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TikTok Is Poised to Outlast Trump, and to Test Biden

New York Times
January 15, 2021

TikTok is about to outlast President Trump. Now, the company could become an early test of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr[1].’s stance toward Chinese tech companies. Mr. Trump demanded last…

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Millions Flock to Telegram and Signal as Fears Grow Over Big Tech

New York Times
January 14, 2021

Neeraj Agrawal, a spokesman for a cryptocurrency think tank, has typically used the encrypted messaging app Signal[1] to chat with privacy-minded colleagues and peers. So he was surprised on Monday…

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YouTube Suspends Trump’s Channel for at Least Seven Days

New York Times
January 13, 2021

OAKLAND, Calif. — YouTube said on Tuesday that it had suspended President Trump’s channel over concern about “ongoing potential for violence,” the latest move by one of the large technology…

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Senator Klobuchar to Write Antitrust Book

New York Times
January 11, 2021

Alfred A. Knopf announced on Monday that Senator Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat and former presidential candidate, will write about monopolies and her recommendations for how they should be challenged…

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Apple and Google Cut Off Parler, an App That Drew Trump Supporters

New York Times
January 10, 2021

Amazon helps Parler operate by hosting its web traffic on its servers, according to a group of Amazon employees[1]. Those employees and at least one member of Congress[2] have called…

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Twitter's Ban on Trump Shows Where Power Now Lies

New York Times
January 9, 2021

It was a perfect match, and Mr. Trump soon began honing the freewheeling, stream-of-consciousness style that would become his signature. For years, he used the platform to weigh in on…

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The facial-recognition app Clearview sees a spike in use after Capitol attack.

New York Times
January 9, 2021

After the Capitol riot, Clearview AI, a facial-recognition app used by law enforcement, has seen a spike in use, said the company’s chief executive, Hoan Ton-That. “There was a 26…

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How Trump is Losing his Social Media Platforms

New York Times
January 7, 2021

Mr. Trump would still find ways to reach his followers[1] without Facebook and Twitter, of course. There would still be Fox News, Newsmax, OANN and legions of pro-Trump partisans willing…

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Trump Is Banned on Facebook 'at Least' Until His Term is Over

New York Times
January 7, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook on Thursday said it will block President Trump on its platforms at least until the end of his term on Jan. 20, as the mainstream online…

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‘Be There. Will Be Wild!’: Trump All but Circled the Date

New York Times
January 7, 2021

For weeks, President Trump and his supporters had been proclaiming Jan. 6, 2021, as a day of reckoning. A day to gather in Washington to “save America” and “stop the…

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