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Twitter Sanctions Trump Following Deadly Riot at U.S. Capitol The president’s preferred social media outlet, Twitter, took action to block his posts following a deadly invasion of the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump supporters Jan. 6. by Sam Dean, Johana Bhuiyan and Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times / January 7, 2021 Shutterstock/rafapress (TNS) — The violent pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday took shape on soci...

Days after mob overruns U.S. Capitol, Twitter permanently suspends account of President Trump January 8, 2021 at 4:14 pm The @realDonaldTrump Twitter profile on Friday after the account was taken down by Twitter. (Twitter screenshot) Update, Friday, 4:10 p.m.: Twitter announced Friday that it was permanently suspending the account of President Trump, citing what it called “the risk of further incitement of violence” days after a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. The account @r...

The violent pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday took shape on social media.

For researchers who study right-wing digital extremism, it was no surprise. "Extremists have for weeks repeatedly expressed their intentions to attend the January 6 protests, and unabashedly voiced their desire for chaos and violence online," Jared Holt, a visiting fellow at the Digital Forensic Research Lab, told BuzzFeed.  January 6 was a significant date for rioters because it was when Congress was scheduled to vote to certify President-elect Joe Bidens electoral victory. Congress successfu...

© Getty Images Welcome to Hillicon Valley, The Hills newsletter detailing all you need to know about the tech and cyber news from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. If you don’t already, be sure to sign up for our newsletter with this . Welcome! Follow our cyber reporter, Maggie Miller (@magmill95), and tech team, Chris Mills Rodrigo (@chrisismills) and Rebecca Klar (@rebeccaklar_), for more coverage. RESTRICTING TRUMP PART ONE: Twitter announced Wednesday night that President Trump ADVERTISEM...

» Plans to storm the Capitol were circulating on social media sites, including Facebook, Twitter, and Parler, for days before the siege Plans to storm the Capitol were circulating on social media sites, including Facebook, Twitter, and Parler, for days before the siege Isobel Asher HamiltonJan 7, 2021, 19:18 IST US Capitol police officers try to stop supporters of US President Donald Trump to enter the Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. - Demonstrators breeched security and entered...

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Culture 2 months, 2 weeks The Georgia Senate runoff election is all but over. At time of writing, while the major outlets are being understandably cautious about making big calls, Rev. Raphael Warnock has claimed victory over Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Decision Desk HQ has called the count for Jon Ossoff, who is leading Sen. David Perdue.  This would mean both of Georgias senate seats have flipped from Republican incumbents to the Democrats, making up the crucial 49th and 50th blue seats requir...

Third Innocent Black Man to Be Misidentified by Facial Recognition Software Sues Police Department and Prosecutor for False Arrest and Imprisonment Elura Nanos © Provided by Law & Crime Nijeer Parks, a 33 year old Black man is suing a New Jersey city, police department, and prosecutor, for false arrest, false imprisonment and violation of his civil rights for misidentifying him using facial recognition software. In January 2019,  police officers responded to a call at a Hampt...