Social media

U.S. 05/07/21, 06:15

According to The New York Post, an account taken down from Twitter for claiming to belong to Donald Trump's newly launched messaging site was not developed by the former president's team. Shortly after the former president introduced his own social site, "From the Desk of Donald J. Trump," which the president ...

U.S. 05/05/21, 19:18

Former President Donald Trump launched his own communication platform, enabling him to speak directly to his followers.  This platform has begun posting messages from the former president. Trump started the platform after months of being blocked by popular social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook over the claims he incited the ...

U.S. 04/22/21, 17:19

According to a document acquired by Yahoo News, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has been secretly operating a program that tracks and shares information from American users' social media messages with various government agencies. The USPS's law enforcement arm has been engaged in a previously undisclosed monitoring campaign known as the ...

U.S. 03/31/21, 23:26

Former President Trump will directly compete against the world's largest social media companies to bypass their alleged suppression of free speech. Donald Trump has decided to proceed with his earlier proposal to establish a new social networking platform after being permanently banned from Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat. Insiders, who know about ...

U.S. 03/11/21, 10:58

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said in an interview on Wednesday, March 10, that he plans to launch a social media site called Vocl that he described as a cross between YouTube and Twitter. Lindell said on conservative radio host Charlie Kirk’s podcast Friday that his Big Tech rival could even be ...

U.S. 03/03/21, 01:13

A broadcast personality that the previous Trump administration praised revealed he hated the former Republican president. Alex Jones may have let Donald Trump applaud his "amazing reputation" and share his InfoWars Radio content on social media since the 2016 election campaign but he was keeping a secret. Jones completely despised the ...

U.S. 02/07/21, 14:28

Former President Donald Trump is mulling over re-emerging with a new social media platform by launching one of his own after being silenced by Big Tech. Speaking on Breitbart News Saturday’s SiriusXM satellite radio on Feb. 6, Trump’s senior adviser Jason Miller said that the former president is considering launching his own ...

2020 Campaign 10/20/20, 18:06

When the story on the alleged corruption of presidential Democratic candidate Joe Biden, his son Hunter and other family members was broken by the New York Post, social media tech giants went into immediate overdrive to prevent the public from knowing the facts. Censorship was harsh—many users who tried to share ...

2020 Campaign 09/29/20, 19:53

Jen O'Malley, Biden's campaign manager, sent a letter to the CEO of Facebook on Sept. 28, seriously questioning why it continues to allow President Trump to post ads alerting fans to the dangers of mail-in ballots, Breitbart reported. O'Malley, convinced or perhaps blind to the facts that are periodically reported about ...

U.S. 09/24/20, 16:30

The Trump Administration, through the Justice Department, sent a bill to Congress on Wednesday that seeks to prevent censorship and address online crime on social networks and websites. The initiative aims to curb the legal protections of Internet companies such as Facebook Inc., Alphabet Inc., and Twitter Inc. by forcing them ...

2020 Campaign 09/09/20, 15:29

Joan Herbert posted a video on social networks more than a month ago where she expressed her support for President Trump with a series of written messages that were later used as part of the campaign. However, an anti-Trump group edited the video and circulated it, modifying the supporting texts ...

U.S. 07/29/20, 19:33

White House press secretary Kaleigh McEnany announced Wednesday, July 29, that the Commerce Department filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on July 27, asking about the scope of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. It follows from the measures requested in an executive order signed ...

U.S. 07/28/20, 02:04

President Donald Trump on Monday, July 28, accused Twitter of promoting bad topics about him and trying to make them “ridiculous” trends. "So disgusting to watch Twitter’s so-called 'Trending,' where sooo many trends are about me, and never a good one," the president wrote in a tweet. “They look for anything they ...

U.S. 05/28/20, 17:43

President Donald Trump signed a new regulation to remove statutory liability protections and slash federal funding for social media tech companies engaging in political conduct after Twitter, in an unprecedented move, slapped a “misleading” warning label on one of his posts. The president, in the presence of Attorney General Bill Barr ...

D.C. 12/20/19, 02:40

A controversial Democrat removed social media content after being strongly criticized for appearing to be excited about impeaching the president. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) quickly backpedaled on her earlier remarks about voting on articles of impeachment against Donald Trump in the House of Representatives on Dec. 18. She removed a 14-second ...

U.S. 08/06/19, 17:46

A missing Michigan teen was found Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 6, with a 40-year-old man she apparently met online. Fifteen-year-old Gracie Hewartson, of Wayland, was found in Warwick, Rhode Island, according to Allegan County Sheriff's Office. She is said to be in good health. Her parents, Darrin and Micki Hewartson, said that they ...

U.S. 07/23/19, 20:42

The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday, July 23, opened a review into whether the U.S.'s biggest and most powerful technology companies have stifled competition or hurt consumers. It said the probe will take into account "widespread concerns" about social media, search engines and online retail services. Its antitrust division is ...

Politics 07/12/19, 05:36

President Donald Trump, during a free-wheeling speech Thursday, said he would be bringing top social media executives to the White House to push them to stop censoring conservatives and try to ensure free speech for everyone’s opinion.   “On behalf of the nation, it’s very important what you’re doing,” Trump said.  He praised ...

Politics 07/11/19, 11:15

President Donald Trump has summoned several representatives of social media participants to a summit at the White House Thursday afternoon. White House spokesman Judd Deere said last month that the meeting "will bring together digital leaders for a solid conversation about the opportunities and challenges of today's online environment." The president sent ...

U.S. 06/19/19, 20:58

Police Commissioner Richard Ross says 72 Philadelphia police officers have been placed on administrative duty amid an initial investigation into a national group's accusation of officers in at least five states posting racist and anti-Muslim comments on social media. Ross said he believed at least "several dozen" people would be disciplined ...