Tech Companies Can’t Stay Out of National Security Irrespective of What They Want
The January 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob once again brings the role of social media in maintaining public security and safety to the foreground.
January 08, 2021
Senator Tim Scott, R-S.C., stops to look at damage in the early morning hours of Thursday, January 7, 2021, after a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol in Washington, on Wednesday.
Credit: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
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Yesterday, egged on by outgoing President Donald Trump in person and via social media, a group of armed Trump supporters stormed the United States Capitol as Congress met to certify Joe Biden’s electoral victory. Amidst chaotic scenes, one woman died of a gunshot wound and three others from undisclosed medical emergencies, Congress was forced to evacuate to secure locations, and far-right figures were photographed briefly occupying the Senate chamber, Speaker Nancy P
Facebook blocks Donald Trump for at least final two weeks of presidency, saying risks are ‘too great’
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Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg (right) and US President Donald Trump. Reuters/File
Donald Trump intends to use his remaining time in office to undermine peaceful, lawful transition of power, says Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
We believe risks of allowing Trump to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great, says Zuckerberg
Trump and his allies for months have amplified baseless claims of election fraud and told protesters to go to Capitol Hill
Facebook said it would block US President Donald Trump’s accounts “indefinitely” and for at least the next two weeks until the presidential transition is completed.
Facebook, Google agreed to team up against antitrust probe, says draft lawsuit
The states had accused Google of working with Facebook in an unlawful manner that violated antitrust law to boost its already-dominant online advertising business
Reuters | December 23, 2020 | Updated 09:02 IST
The unredacted draft version of the lawsuit, which the Journal said it reviewed, also said that Facebook s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg signed the deal with Google
Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc s Google agreed to cooperate and assist one another in case of an investigation into their pact to work together in online advertising, the Wall Street Journal reported late on Monday.
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Bakery workers package freshly-produced bread coming off a production line at an automated bakery in Beirut, Lebanon, 24 March 2021. Bread prices increased for third time in nine months. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH
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A Tokyo 2020 staff member (L) transfers the Olympic flame from the torch of Tomioka resident Momomi Kodama (C) to a lantern (R) at Tomioka Daiichi Junior High School during the first day of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games torch relay on March 25, 2021. AFP
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A smuggler retreats while pulling a raft with migrants across the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico as seen from Roma, Texas, US, March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
REVEALED: Google and Facebook formed Jedi Blue pact to dominate online ads and plotted to team up if they were hit with antitrust probe, lawsuit claims
Unredacted lawsuit from 10 states alleges the two companies agreed to cooperate and assist one another in battling antitrust investigations
Deal dubbed Jedi Blue by Google saw Facebook agree not to compete with Google s online advertising tools in exchange for special treatment, suit claims
Suit alleges that Facebook committed $500 million a year to Google s ad auctions, and in return Facebook would win a fixed percent of those auctions
Google and Facebook blast allegations as inaccurate and deny wrongdoing