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Twitter gives Senator Mitch McConnell campaign account ultimatum, won’t unlock it unless he deletes video
Yet another example of Twitter’s actions impacting US elections.
White House drafts executive order to tackle social media’s anti-conservative bias
This follows numerous reports exposing anti-conservative bias in 2019.
Chapo Trap House subreddit quarantined for “encouragement of violence” and “repeated rule breaking behavior”
The quarantine comes a few days after members of The Donald subreddit highlighted multiple examples of violent threats in the Chapo Trap House subreddit.
8chan owner Jim Watkins called to testify before congress
This follows multiple media reports alleging that the El Paso shooter posted a manifesto to 8chan.
Soph’s merch store suspended less than a week after she was deplatformed by Patreon and YouTube
Soph is responding by embracing alt-tech such as Gab, BitChute, DLive, and Bitcoin.
President Trump calls Google manipulating political news stories “all very illegal”
Trump made the comments following an Oval Office meeting with Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
Roger Stone appeals judge-ordered social media ban, says it violates his free speech rights
Stone was banned from using Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter last month by US District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson.
Barack Obama calls on internet platforms to reduce the influence of hate groups
Obama made the comments in response to media reports about the El Paso shooter posting a manifesto to 8chan.
Trump says popular video games are to blame for gun violence, says action is needed “immediately”
The President provided no evidence for the claim.
Cloudflare reverses course and suspends service for 8chan
After first stating the importance of remaining a neutral service provider, Cloudflare has reversed course.
Cloudflare CEO comments on 8chan, reiterates the company’s commitment to being a neutral service provider
Calls for Cloudflare to drop 8chan have increased in the wake of the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio.
Fainted is the latest victim of YouTube’s ban-hammer, having its entire video catalog deleted
As always, YouTube hasn’t given any specifics about what the offense was.