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Parler, seen as safe haven by Trump fans, becomes free speech case study

World Jan 11, 2021

Parler, seen as safe haven by Trump fans, becomes free speech case study

by Jack Nicas and Davey Alba

So many new users signed up as other networks clamped down on false claims that the 2020 election had been rigged, they overloaded Parler’s systems.

Short on alternatives, fans trash Twitter's Trump ban — on Twitter

World / Politics Jan 10, 2021

Short on alternatives, fans trash Twitter's Trump ban — on Twitter

Friends, family and advisers to Donald Trump have been bitterly complaining that Twitter's ban of the president after his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol amounts to an assault on free speech by radical leftists. Ironically, given the enormous influence of the platform, they have aired ...

Apple and Amazon remove Parler after use in U.S. Capitol riots

World Jan 10, 2021

Apple and Amazon remove Parler after use in U.S. Capitol riots

Parler, which is popular with extremist groups seeking an alternative to more mainstream social media sites, has come under fire since the storming of the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.

The search for positive takeaways from a year of COVID-19 on social media

National / Media | Japan Pulse Jan 9, 2021

The search for positive takeaways from a year of COVID-19 on social media

by Kaori Shoji

Some users discovered they quite like the solitude they faced in 2020.

Facebook and Twitter crackdown around U.S. Capitol siege is too little, too late

World / Politics | ANALYSIS Jan 9, 2021

Facebook and Twitter crackdown around U.S. Capitol siege is too little, too late

by Katie Paul, Elizabeth Culliford and Joseph Menn

For weeks, content on big tech platforms Facebook, Twitter and YouTube as well as upstart fringe social networks foretold the storming of the U.S Capitol.

Twitter permanently suspends Trump's account

World / Politics Jan 9, 2021

Twitter permanently suspends Trump's account

The company said the decision was due to the risk of further incitements of violence after Wednesday’s storming of the U.S. Capitol.

Trump’s future in right-wing media is seen undimmed by riot

World / Politics | FOCUS Jan 9, 2021

Trump’s future in right-wing media is seen undimmed by riot

Facebook and Twitter suspended him. Cabinet officers have abandoned him. And members of Congress want to impeach him — again. But even as Silicon Valley and Washington drew the line with U.S. President Donald Trump after he encouraged supporters to descend on the U.S. Capitol ...

Facebook’s Trump ban is necessary triage

Commentary / World Jan 8, 2021

Facebook’s Trump ban is necessary triage

by Tae Kim

Both Facebook and Twitter have struggled in recent months to take a harder stance over Trump’s often inflammatory posts.

Twitter and Facebook reach Trump breaking point after siege of Capitol

World Jan 7, 2021

Twitter and Facebook reach Trump breaking point after siege of Capitol

Twitter Inc. — the social media giant that for years gave Donald Trump wide latitude to rally supporters, spread misinformation and foment unrest — was on the brink of imposing a ban on the U.S. president after he used the platform to egg on ...

Adults seek solace in the wisdom of children online amid pandemic

National / Media | Japan Pulse Jan 1, 2021

Adults seek solace in the wisdom of children online amid pandemic

by Kaori Shoji

Parents have spent more time with their children over the past 12 months than perhaps any time in the country's history.

QAnon and Japan: Hundreds still contesting Trump's election defeat

National Dec 26, 2020

QAnon and Japan: Hundreds still contesting Trump's election defeat

A man in his 40s said he believes Trump will eventually prevail. "It's possible that key information, which could overthrow (the election outcome), will come out," he said.

She chronicled China’s crisis. Now she is accused of spreading lies.

Asia Pacific Dec 26, 2020

She chronicled China’s crisis. Now she is accused of spreading lies.

by Vivian Wang

Woman who became a symbol of Beijing's efforts to deny its early failings in the pandemic set for first known trial of a chronicler of China’s coronavirus crisis.

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