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After years of resisting calls to take action against Donald Trump, the top internet platforms including Twitter, Facebook and YouTube moved swiftly this month to lock the US President out.
The effort to de-platform Trump began as the outgoing president s supporters ransacked the US Capitol; Within a few days the internet companies efforts mushroomed into a broader purge of extremist content and services.
Insider spoke to numerous people involved in the frenetic days in which the decisions were made, revealing how a mix of motives, pressure and spontaneous events suddenly converged to force a long overdue reckoning.
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Conservative commentator and founder of TheBlaze Glenn Beck said Tuesday that President Trump’s exile from social media following last week's Capitol riot is like a "digital ghetto," comparing it to "Germa
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