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Microsoft, Google and Facebook halt political contributions following Capitol attack Google

Microsoft, Google and Facebook halt political contributions following Capitol attack

The companies are reviewing the implications of the events that took place last week Microsoft, Google and Facebook have all said that they will pause some political contributions following the deadly siege of the U.S. Capitol. A spokesperson for Microsoft has said that the tech giant is pausing its political…
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January 11, 2021
Devin Nunes Complains on Fox News ‘Republicans Have No Way to Communicate’ if Parler Taken Down Google

Devin Nunes Complains on Fox News ‘Republicans Have No Way to Communicate’ if Parler Taken Down

California Republican Congressman Devin Nunes railed against tech giants Apple, Google and Amazon for banning Parler from their app stores, complaining Sunday that he and all other conservatives are being cut off from each other on social media. Nunes demanded federal authorities immediately investigate those companies for their "coordinated attack"…
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January 10, 2021
Amazon, Apple and Google cut off Parler, an app that drew Trump supporters Google

Amazon, Apple and Google cut off Parler, an app that drew Trump supporters

Parler, a social network that pitches itself as a “free speech” alternative to Twitter and Facebook, is suffering from whiplash. Over the past several months, Parler has become one of the fastest-growing apps in the United States. Millions of President Donald Trump’s supporters have flocked to it as Facebook and…
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January 10, 2021
Social media and telco companies urged to preserve evidence from Capitol attack Google

Social media and telco companies urged to preserve evidence from Capitol attack

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Virginia), incoming chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is asking mobile carriers and social media platforms to preserve “content and associated metadata” that may be connected to the attack on the US Capitol. Warner said in a statement Saturday that he contacted the CEOs of AT&T, T-Mobile,…
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January 9, 2021