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Published
January 20, 2021

Biden takes over POTUS Twitter account, inheriting blank slate from Trump

The account he took over at midday Wednesday started with more than 955,000 followers, those who had followed his transition account.
Published
January 15, 2021

Commentary: Tech censorship is the real gift to Putin

Authoritarian leaders will use Twitter’s ban on President Trump to justify their own deplatforming of political opponents for inciting ‘terrorism.’
Published
January 8, 2021

Twitter permanently bans Trump account, citing risk of violent incitement

The social media platform had faced growing pressure to take further action against Trump in response to Wednesday's riot by his supporters.
Published
January 8, 2021

Hundreds of Twitter employees sign letter demanding permanent suspension of Trump

They also ask for a clear account of the company's decision-making process regarding the president's tweets the day that a pro-Trump mob breached the U.S. Capitol.
Published
January 8, 2021

Facebook, Twitter could face punishing regulation for their role in U.S. Capitol riot, Democrats say

Trump on Friday resumed tweeting, praising his supporters as "great American patriots" and pledging they would not be "disrespected or treated unfairly in any way, shape or form!!!"

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Published
January 7, 2021

Facebook bans Trump through Biden inauguration, maybe longer

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said the risk of allowing Trump to use the platform is too great, following his incitement of a mob that later touched off a deadly riot in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
Published
January 6, 2021

Twitter locks Trump’s account for 12 hours and warns he could be kicked off for good

Facebook follows, blocking the president's account, for the first time, for 24 hours for what it said were two policy violations.
Published
November 23, 2020

Twitter, Facebook transferring @POTUS accounts to Biden on inauguration day

The social media giants said the @POTUS handle and those for the White House, vice president and first lady will be transferred on Jan. 20.
Published
November 17, 2020

Twitter, Facebook CEOs defend election safeguards, promise more

The CEOs of Twitter and Facebook promised Congress they would take action for two special elections in Georgia that could determine which party controls the U.S. Senate.
Published
November 17, 2020

Twitter says it flagged 300,000 tweets for election disinformation

The election turned out to be the most secure in U.S. history, federal and state officials from both parties say — repudiating Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of fraud.