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Parler Registers Domain With Epik Hosting Service
Epik said the company had not been in any communication with Parler leadership, but railed against the press and other social media companies
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Leaders of the SPAC: Why Hollywood Is Hot for Blank-Check Companies
“It’s like, if you don’t have a SPAC, where have you been? What are you going to say at your next cocktail party on Zoom?” investment banker Burke Dempsey says
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Twitter Bans Over 70,000 Accounts Associated With QAnon
“Numerous accounts” were operated by a single individual, company says
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State Department Blames Disgruntled Staffer for Web Page Falsely Saying Trump’s Term Ended Monday
The State Department’s online biography of Donald Trump was altered Monday to say his term ended
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Parler Sues Amazon for Yanking Web Support
The social media platform, beloved by conservatives, went offline after Amazon pulled its web support
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Stripe Cuts Off Online Payments to Trump Campaign After US Capitol Riot (Report)
Online transaction company cites rules against encouraging “unlawful violence,” Wall Street Journal reports
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Parler Gets the Boot From Amazon, Google and Apple
“Parler has not taken adequate measures to address the proliferation of these threats to people’s safety,” Apple says
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4 Predictions for Digital Advertising in 2021 | PRO Insight
With new services launching, audiences won’t want to keep paying for individual subscriptions
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Kirstie Alley Called Out for Comparing Twitter’s Ban of Trump to ‘Slavery’
“This censorship proves BIG TECH now holds the keys to the chains,” actress tweets
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Steve Bannon’s ‘War Room’ Channel Pulled From YouTube
The channel associated with Bannon’s “War Room” podcast was gone as of Friday evening
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Trump Goes on Twitter Tirade From POTUS Account: ‘We Will Not Be Silenced!’
Tweets were removed shortly after they were posted
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Parler Suspended From Google Play Store for Lack of Moderation on ‘Egregious Content’
“For us to distribute an app through Google Play, we do require that apps implement robust moderation for egregious content,” Google spokesperson says
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Twitter Permanently Suspends Trump’s Account
Platform cites “risk of further incitement of violence”
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Reddit Bans ‘r/DonaldTrump’ Subreddit Following Capitol Riot
The subreddit had thousands of members before it was shut down on Friday for “repeated policy violations”
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Roku Lands Rights to 75+ Quibi Shows, Will Stream Them for Free
Quibi lasted only seven months as a standalone service