Tech
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Reddit Raises $250 Million After #WallStreetBets Dust-Up
Announcement comes after Reddit user campaign inflated the stock prices for several companies including GameStop and AMC Theatres
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Birdwatch, Twitter’s Crowdsourced Fact-Checking Program, Expects to Admit Up to 100,000 Participants
Users must have a verified U.S. phone number and email, two-factor authentication and no “recent” Twitter rule violations to be eligible
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Joe Biden’s @POTUS Twitter Account Passes 5 Million Mark in First Day
Biden’s account didn’t inherit Trump’s followers, though Trump inherited the followers of former President Obama
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Defends Parler Shutdown: ‘Free Speech and Incitement to Violence’ Has No ‘Intersection’
Silicon Valley exec appeared on Fox News, as right-wing social media site has been cut off following Capitol attack
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Snapchat Permanently Bans Trump for Spreading Misinformation, Hate Speech, Inciting Violence
The social media platform previously placed an “indefinite suspension” on his account
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Tech Talk With Sean Burch and Alex Kantrowitz: How Parler Crackdown Could Make ‘Life Miserable’ for Amazon, Google | PRO Video
Democrats and Republicans could soon unite to hit Big Tech on antitrust issues, Alex Kantrowitz says
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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
