Social media

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 ...

U.S. 06/18/19, 17:34

The racist social-media posts were originally shared only among friends — in text messages and a Goggle document. But someone took screenshots, which led Harvard University to revoke an offer of admission to a Parkland high school survivor.The decision announced Monday serves as a reminder to aspiring college students and ...

Tech 06/12/19, 20:30

Three weeks after Facebook refused to remove a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slurring her words, Mark Zuckerberg is getting a taste of his own medicine: fake footage showing him gloating over his one-man domination of the world. It's the latest flap over deviously altered "deepfake" videos as Facebook ...

U.S. 06/11/19, 18:17

A woman says she was sexually assaulted by a gynecologist who worked for the University of California, Los Angeles and is upset the school apparently knew about it from her social media post but never contacted her as it investigated other incidents that led to criminal charges.The Los Angeles-area woman ...

U.S. 06/11/19, 00:10

Facebook is building a massive solar farm in West Texas that's believed to be one of the largest solar projects in the nation and the social media giant's first direct investment in renewable energy.Boston-based renewable energy developer Longroad Energy recently announced it was partnering with Facebook on the $416 million ...

U.S. 06/07/19, 02:19

High school biology teacher Kelly Chavis knew smartphones were a distraction in her class. But not even her students realized the psychological toll of their devices until an in-class experiment that, of course, was then spreading on social media.For one class period, students used a whiteboard to tally, in real ...