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Trump Immunity Ruling Puts Spotlight on Indian-Origin Judge Amit Mehta
Last August, Amit Mehta had ruled that Google had broken anti-trust laws to maintain its dominance in online search.
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US Secret Service Deleted Text Messages Sent During Jan 6 Riots: Watchdog
The US Secret Service, the law enforcement agency that protects the president, deleted agents' text messages sent during the January 6 Capitol riot, a government watchdog said in a letter published Thursday.
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Facebook Algorithm Fuelled Spread of Misinformation Over Factual News During 2020 US Elections: Study
Facebook and other social media's utility for dissemination of information accurately has been a hot topic for debate for quite some time now. These platforms depend on algorithms to pick and show information that they see fit for their users, based on their individual behaviour. A new study is — again — bolstering the long-standing argument by...
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Two Trump Pentagon Officials Blamed For Poor Reaction To US Capitol Attack
Two top Pentagon officials who were chosen by former president Donald Trump were blamed in a Senate hearing Wednesday for the slow security reaction to the January 6 Capitol assault.
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Democrats Detail How "Inciter-In-Chief" Donald Trump Whipped Up "Mob"
Democratic impeachment prosecutors on Wednesday branded Donald Trump "inciter-in-chief" of a deadly attack on Congress at the culmination of his doomed attempt to overturn the US election.
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12 US Guard Troops Pulled From Joe Biden Inauguration After Far-Right Probe
Twelve US National Guard troops have been pulled from duty protecting the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden, partly due to an investigation of extremist sympathies in the ranks, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
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Facebook, Twitter, More Social Media Face Push From Investors Over Control Ahead of US Inauguration
Pension fund managers and religious investors on Friday asked top social media companies to step up their content control efforts to reduce the threat of violence ahead of the inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden next week.
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More Than 100 Individuals Arrested For Capitol Hill Riots: FBI
US security agencies have arrested more than 100 individuals for their criminal activities in last week's siege of the Capitol and are monitoring "an extensive amount of concerning online chatter" ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20, FBI Director Christopher Wray said.
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The 10 Republicans Who Joined Democrats To Impeach Donald Trump
After the Republican party spent years defending President Donald Trump's behavior, 10 Republican lawmakers decided to vote to impeach him Wednesday on charges that he incited his supporters to carry out the deadly Jan. 6 attack on Congress.
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Trump May Hire Lawyer Who Spoke At Rally Before Capitol Violence: Report
President Donald Trump may hire a law professor who spoke at his rally before the riot at the U.S. Capitol to help defend him in an impeachment trial over a charge that he incited the violence, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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YouTube Removes New Content Uploaded on Donald J Trump Channel, Disables Comments
YouTube’s action against Donald J Trump comes after US civil rights group threatened to organise an advertiser boycott if Trump’s official channel was not taken down. YouTube, however, has just prevented the channel from not uploading for seven days.
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He Came To See Trump Speech, Ended Up In Senator's Office, Smoking Joint
Brandon Fellows had never attended a Trump rally before last week. He said he was motivated to drive to Washington after seeing a tweet from the president. "Big protest in D.C. on January 6th," President Donald Trump wrote on Dec. 19. "Be there, will be wild!"
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Apple Chief Calls For Accountability In US Capitol Violence: Report
Apple chief Tim Cook says he wants those involved with the deadly attack on the US Capitol last week to be held accountable, even if that includes US President Donald Trump.
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US Democratic Lawmaker Tests Positive For Covid After Capitol Violence
A Democratic member of the US House of Representatives said Monday she had tested positive for Covid-19 after sheltering during the violent storming of the Capitol with several other lawmakers who declined to wear masks.
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Angela Merkel Finds Twitter Halt Of Donald Trump Account "Problematic"
German Chancellor Angela Merkel believes that the decision by social media giants to permanently suspend Donald Trump's accounts is problematic because freedom of opinion should not be determined by such online platform bosses, her spokesman said Monday.
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Trump Immunity Ruling Puts Spotlight on Indian-Origin Judge Amit Mehta
Last August, Amit Mehta had ruled that Google had broken anti-trust laws to maintain its dominance in online search.
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US Secret Service Deleted Text Messages Sent During Jan 6 Riots: Watchdog
The US Secret Service, the law enforcement agency that protects the president, deleted agents' text messages sent during the January 6 Capitol riot, a government watchdog said in a letter published Thursday.
-
Facebook Algorithm Fuelled Spread of Misinformation Over Factual News During 2020 US Elections: Study
Facebook and other social media's utility for dissemination of information accurately has been a hot topic for debate for quite some time now. These platforms depend on algorithms to pick and show information that they see fit for their users, based on their individual behaviour. A new study is — again — bolstering the long-standing argument by...
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Two Trump Pentagon Officials Blamed For Poor Reaction To US Capitol Attack
Two top Pentagon officials who were chosen by former president Donald Trump were blamed in a Senate hearing Wednesday for the slow security reaction to the January 6 Capitol assault.
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Democrats Detail How "Inciter-In-Chief" Donald Trump Whipped Up "Mob"
Democratic impeachment prosecutors on Wednesday branded Donald Trump "inciter-in-chief" of a deadly attack on Congress at the culmination of his doomed attempt to overturn the US election.
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12 US Guard Troops Pulled From Joe Biden Inauguration After Far-Right Probe
Twelve US National Guard troops have been pulled from duty protecting the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden, partly due to an investigation of extremist sympathies in the ranks, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
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Facebook, Twitter, More Social Media Face Push From Investors Over Control Ahead of US Inauguration
Pension fund managers and religious investors on Friday asked top social media companies to step up their content control efforts to reduce the threat of violence ahead of the inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden next week.
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More Than 100 Individuals Arrested For Capitol Hill Riots: FBI
US security agencies have arrested more than 100 individuals for their criminal activities in last week's siege of the Capitol and are monitoring "an extensive amount of concerning online chatter" ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20, FBI Director Christopher Wray said.
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The 10 Republicans Who Joined Democrats To Impeach Donald Trump
After the Republican party spent years defending President Donald Trump's behavior, 10 Republican lawmakers decided to vote to impeach him Wednesday on charges that he incited his supporters to carry out the deadly Jan. 6 attack on Congress.
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Trump May Hire Lawyer Who Spoke At Rally Before Capitol Violence: Report
President Donald Trump may hire a law professor who spoke at his rally before the riot at the U.S. Capitol to help defend him in an impeachment trial over a charge that he incited the violence, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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YouTube Removes New Content Uploaded on Donald J Trump Channel, Disables Comments
YouTube’s action against Donald J Trump comes after US civil rights group threatened to organise an advertiser boycott if Trump’s official channel was not taken down. YouTube, however, has just prevented the channel from not uploading for seven days.
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He Came To See Trump Speech, Ended Up In Senator's Office, Smoking Joint
Brandon Fellows had never attended a Trump rally before last week. He said he was motivated to drive to Washington after seeing a tweet from the president. "Big protest in D.C. on January 6th," President Donald Trump wrote on Dec. 19. "Be there, will be wild!"
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Apple Chief Calls For Accountability In US Capitol Violence: Report
Apple chief Tim Cook says he wants those involved with the deadly attack on the US Capitol last week to be held accountable, even if that includes US President Donald Trump.
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US Democratic Lawmaker Tests Positive For Covid After Capitol Violence
A Democratic member of the US House of Representatives said Monday she had tested positive for Covid-19 after sheltering during the violent storming of the Capitol with several other lawmakers who declined to wear masks.
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Angela Merkel Finds Twitter Halt Of Donald Trump Account "Problematic"
German Chancellor Angela Merkel believes that the decision by social media giants to permanently suspend Donald Trump's accounts is problematic because freedom of opinion should not be determined by such online platform bosses, her spokesman said Monday.
