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By NAOMI NIX | Bloomberg | Published: May 6, 2021 The decision by a Facebook panel to extend for up to six months former President Donald Trump's banishment from the social media platform has renewed calls to revoke the legal shield that enabled Facebook to grow into one of the richest and most powerful companies in the world. Minutes after the announcement, it was clear that the Facebook ruling hadn't pleased liberals or conservatives. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy tweeted that Republicans would move to "rein in big tech power over our speech" if the GOP takes control of the House a...

A vast web of vengeance: When online lies destroy lives 19 minutes to read By: Kashmir Hill Outrageous lies destroyed Guy Babcock's online reputation. When he went hunting for their source, what he discovered was worse than he could have imagined. Guy Babcock vividly remembers the chilly Saturday evening when he discovered the stain on his family. It was September 2018. He, his wife and their young son had just returned to their home in Beckley, an English village outside of Oxford. Babcock still had his coat on when he got a frantic call from his father. "I don't want to up...