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Trump's Georgia election interference trial will be livestreamed on YouTube
Trump's Georgia election interference case will be livestreamed on YouTube.
EPA announces strictest fuel efficiency standards ever, reversing Trump-era rollback
On Monday, the Biden administration finalized new fuel efficiency standards designed to limit greenhouse gas emissions put out by passenger vehicles.
Twitter asks judge to throw out Trump's lawsuit over ban
Twitter has asked a judge to throw out Trump's lawsuit over his ban, calling it a threat to free speech.
Trump’s social network was defaced before it even launched
Someone signed up for an account on TRUTH Social and posted a photo of a defecating pig.
Trump plans to launch his own social media platform in early 2022
Former President Donald Trump has officially revealed that he's launching his own social media called TRUTH Social in 2022.
President Biden revokes Trump orders aimed at TikTok and WeChat
President Biden has revoked Trump executive orders meant to limit TikTok and WeChat, but has issued his own orders reviewing security for these apps.
Donald Trump's blog is dead
Like too many web empires of yore, Donald Trump's blog page is no more.
Engadget Podcast: What’s the point of Facebook’s Oversight Board?
This week, Facebook’s Oversight Board upheld the company’s decision to ban Donald Trump… with some caveats. Cherlynn and Devindra chat with Senior Editor Karissa Bell about the long-awaited decision, and what it means for the future of Facebook’s “Supreme Court.”
Facebook's Oversight Board will issue its ruling on Trump's ban this week
Facebook's Oversight Board has delivered its ruling on the company's indefinite ban on Donald Trump. After a delay, partially to review the more than 9,000 public comments people submitted to this case, the Oversight Board has announced that it'll release its decision on Trump's ban this Wednesday, May 5th, at 9AM ET.
Donald Trump plans to launch a social network in 'two to three months'
A Donald Trump aide says the former President will launch a social network in two to three months, although it may have trouble getting the tech partners it needs.
US intelligence report on the 2020 election dismisses claims of fraud, hacking
The report found no foreign country tried to change the results of any ballots or votes.
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Federal court strikes down Trump's coal-friendly EPA climate rules
A federal appeals court has struck down the Trump administration’s plan to relax restrictions on power plant greenhouse emissions.
YouTube extends Trump's suspension ahead of inauguration day
YouTube will continue blocking Donald Trump’s official channel from uploading new videos and livestreams for a minimum of seven more days. The Google—owned video platform told CNBC and Bloomberg that it extended the channel’s suspension “[i]n light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence.” The website originally blocked Trump from uploading new content on January 12th after removing a video wherein he called the Capitol rioters “very special.”
Parler's website is back up, but the service is still unavailable
One week after it lost access to Amazon’s hosting servers, Parler’s website is back online in limited form.
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YouTube will temporarily ban accounts for posting election fraud videos
Given YouTube’s strike rules, it would seem that Trump’s YouTube account is subject to the one week ban on adding new content. It took this writer all of 10 seconds to find a full copy of Trump’s offending video from yesterday.
Snapchat locks Donald Trump's account, as well
Facebook and Twitter aren’t the only social networks that blocked Donald Trump on their platform. Snap has revealed that it has also placed a restriction on the outgoing president’s account, preventing him from sharing anything on its app. Rachel Racusen, the company’s spokesperson, told The Information: “We can confirm that earlier today we locked President Trump’s Snapchat account.”
Twitter's latest Trump labels say Biden won the election
Twitter is more aggressively labeling Trump's tweets, noting that officials have certified Biden's election win.
Prosecutors say Trump's Twitter was 'hacked' through simple password guess
Dutch prosecutors say a man really did 'hack' Donald Trump's Twitter account by guessing the password.