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Texas Republicans are angry at big techās reaction to U.S. Capitol siege. But few mention the GOPās role in sowing election misinformation.
Read full article: Texas Republicans are angry at big techās reaction to U.S. Capitol siege. But few mention the GOPās role in sowing election misinformation.And legal experts agree that these tech companies are exercising their full legal rights to moderate anything on their platforms. Instead, he has used recent days to launch an attack on social media companies. The app and website served as a social media forum for groups of far-right extremists and QAnon conspiracy theorists. āEnough of allowing Big Tech ā Twitter, Google, Facebook and Apple ā to silence our freedom of speech,ā Lt. Gov. And Section 230 of the act protects media companies from legal liability for what their users post.
Right-wing app Parler booted off internet over ties to siege
Read full article: Right-wing app Parler booted off internet over ties to siegeThough stripped of his Twitter account for inciting rebellion, President Donald Trump does have alternative options of much smaller reach. Amazon kicked Parler off its web-hosting service, and the social media app promptly sued to get back online, telling a federal judge that the tech giant had breached its contract and abused its market power. It was a roller coaster of activity for Parler, a 2-year-old magnet for the far right that welcomed a surge of new users. 1 free app on iPhones late last week after Facebook, Twitter and other mainstream social media platforms silenced President Donald Trumpās accounts over comments that seemed to incite Wednesdayās violent insurrection. Organizers of pro-Trump forces are already regrouping in other forums, such as the conservative-friendly social media site Gab, as new actions are planned ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.
Parler squeezed as Trump seeks new online megaphone
Read full article: Parler squeezed as Trump seeks new online megaphoneThough stripped of his Twitter account for inciting rebellion, President Donald Trump does have alternative options of much smaller reach. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)BOSTON ā President Donald Trump has been kicked off of most mainstream social media platforms following his supportersā siege on the U.S. Capitol. Still, Parler might be attractive to Trump since it's where his sons Eric and Don Jr. are already active. Losing Amazon Web Services will mean Parler needs to scramble to find another web host, in addition to the re-engineering. First, there may be an accelerated splintering of the social media world along ideological lines.
What is Parler and why are some people leaving Facebook to join it?
Read full article: What is Parler and why are some people leaving Facebook to join it?If youāre on social media, specifically Facebook, you might have seen some of your friends talking about Parler recently. Parler claims to differ from other social media apps. Parlerās community standards state that other social media platforms' ābiased content curation policies enable rage mobs and bullies to influence Community Guidelines. Some Twitter users have claimed that left-leaning users are getting the boot, according to a Newsweek article, which states that President Donald Trump, his son Eric Trump, Rudy Giuliani and Candace Owens are Parler users. Another part of the Parler user agreement?