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Nigeria lifts Twitter ban but demands it’s used for ‘business and positive engagements’
Nigeria is set to lift a ban on Twitter under the condition that it's used in the country for "business and positive engagements."
YouTube bans all content containing vaccine misinformation
The service previously blocked content claiming that coronavirus vaccines are dangerous or ineffective.
Google is banning 'sugar daddy' apps as part of new sexual content restrictions
As part of new restrictions on sexual content, Google is banning so-called sugar daddy apps from the Play store, effective September 1st, 2021.
Facebook’s Oversight Board says Trump ban was appropriate
Facebook's Oversight Board has published its ruling on the suspension.
Donald Trump's response to social media bans is... a blog
Mere hours before Facebook's Oversight Board announced its ruling as to whether or not it will allow the former president back onto its platform, Trump seized the initiative and unveiled a brand new communications platform of his very own.
Facebook’s Oversight Board has delayed its decision on Trump’s suspension
The board needs more time to review the thousands of public comments it received.
Tesla takes to Chinese social media to ease local spying fears
Tesla is using its Chinese social media page to assuage local spying fears after its cars were banned from the country's military facilities and select state-owned companies.
Russia threatens to ban Twitter in the next month
Russian authorities are making demands that Twitter is reluctant to meet.
Signal's encrypted messaging app stops working in China
One of the last Western social media apps available in China, Signal, has now gone dark in the nation.
Facebook and Instagram ban Myanmar's military
'We believe the risks of allowing the Tatmadaw on Facebook and Instagram are too great.'
Xiaomi files court challenge against US ban
Xiaomi has filed a court complaint challenging the US investment ban, arguing that it's unconstitutional and based on false claims.
Facebook's Oversight Board will review Trump's suspension
He'll remain locked out of Facebook and Instagram in the meantime.
Russia bans 'Death Note' and other 'violent' anime
A court blocked the shows on some streaming sites.
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.”
Snap permanently closes Donald Trump's account
Add Snapchat to the list of services that no longer allow Donald Trump as a poster.
YouTube removes content from Donald Trump's channel, blocks new uploads
Donald Trump's YouTube channel can't upload new videos for a week, comments are disabled and it has received a strike.
TikTok ban will remove videos of Donald Trump inciting rioters
TikTok's content policy will prevent people from posting Donald Trump's video addressing Washington D.C. rioters who supported him, and is blocking several hashtags. Trump's ban on TikTok in the US has yet to take effect.
Twitch bans the PogChamp emote following Capitol Hill riots
Twitch has banned the popular PogChamp emote after the face of it, Ryan 'Gootecks' Gutierrez, encouraged further violence.
TikTok's deadline comes and goes with no sale and no ban, yet
Instead, Bloomberg and Reuters report, based on anonymous sources, that the Chinese company and the US government will continue negotiations. While the Committee on Foreign Investment (CFIUS) could enact some enforcement of a ban on the company, there’s no indication of when that might happen or in what form.
Massachusetts lawmakers pass state-wide police ban on facial recognition
Massachusetts could make history as the first state to issue a ban on the use of facial recognition by law enforcement.