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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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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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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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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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Parler Goes Offline After Google, Apple, Amazon Ban Over US Capitol Siege
Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc have suspended Parler from their respective App Store and web hosting service, saying the social networking service that many right-leaning social media users have flocked to has not taken adequate measures to prevent the spread of posts inciting violence.
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Man Spotted Carrying Speaker's Lectern In US Capitol Violence Arrested
A Florida man photographed carrying U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's lectern from the House of Representative chambers during the riot at the U.S. Capitol was arrested late Friday, according to jail records.
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World Bank Chief, A Trump Appointee, "Deeply Appalled" By US Capitol Violence
World Bank President David Malpass, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, told his staff he was deeply appalled by the storming of the Capitol by Trump supporters on Wednesday, and had been concerned about developments for years.
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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.
-
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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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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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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Parler Goes Offline After Google, Apple, Amazon Ban Over US Capitol Siege
Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc have suspended Parler from their respective App Store and web hosting service, saying the social networking service that many right-leaning social media users have flocked to has not taken adequate measures to prevent the spread of posts inciting violence.
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Man Spotted Carrying Speaker's Lectern In US Capitol Violence Arrested
A Florida man photographed carrying U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's lectern from the House of Representative chambers during the riot at the U.S. Capitol was arrested late Friday, according to jail records.
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World Bank Chief, A Trump Appointee, "Deeply Appalled" By US Capitol Violence
World Bank President David Malpass, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, told his staff he was deeply appalled by the storming of the Capitol by Trump supporters on Wednesday, and had been concerned about developments for years.
