by Jim Heath | Jan 9, 2021 | Headlines, Social Media, Trump
Twitter’s extraordinary action against President Trump on Friday night was driven both by the violent rampage of his supporters in Washington and what the company said was a looming “secondary attack” on the U.S. Capitol and state government facilities next weekend —...
by Jim Heath | Jan 5, 2021 | Headlines, QAnon, Social Media, Trump
Far-right online forums are seething with references to potential violence and urging supporters of President Trump to bring guns to Wednesday’s protests in Washington — in violation of local laws — as Congress meets to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s victory....
by Jim Heath | Dec 16, 2020 | Headlines, Joe Biden, Social Media
The Associated Press, not known to make many mistakes, made a small gaffe in one of its stories yesterday that put Twitter into overdrive. In an article about the Mexican and Brazilian presidents congratulating Joe Biden, the story referred to the president-elect as...
by Jim Heath | Dec 9, 2020 | Entertainment, Headlines, Social Media
The Federal Trade Commission and 46 states accused Facebook today of becoming a social media monopoly by buying up its rivals to illegally squash competition, and said the deals that turned the social network into a behemoth should be unwound. NYTimes: Federal and...
by Jim Heath | Nov 16, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Social Media
Michelle Obama has weighed in on the refusal of defeated President Trump and first lady Melania Trump to move forward with a transition of power to the incoming administration. In a note on social media today, Obama reflected on where she was four years ago and how...
by Jim Heath | Sep 1, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Social Media
Twitter and Facebook announced today they had suspended accounts linked to a Russian influence operation which posed as an independent news outlet to target left-wing voters in the United States and Britain. The accounts were linked to a website named Peace Data,...
