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Maher later added that while he thinks Trump has been inciting violence for a long time and was doing so by refusing to concede the election, “that’s kind of a removed version of inciting violence,” and that the statement from Trump that Twitter used to justify kicking Trump off was “pretty vague.” … [Read more...] about Maher on Trump Twitter Ban: I Don’t Like Banning Speech — Turns into the ‘One True Opinion in the Liberal Bubble’

“Since Friday, more than 70,000 accounts have been suspended as a result of our efforts, with many instances of a single individual operating numerous accounts,” Twitter said in the blogpost. “These accounts were engaged in sharing harmful QAnon-associated content at scale and were primarily dedicated to the propagation of this conspiracy theory across the service.” … [Read more...] about Twitter Says It Purged Over 70,000 Accounts Sharing ‘Harmful QAnon-Associated Content’

Republicans have questioned whether social media giants should still be afforded liability protections under Section 230 -- a rule dating to 1996 that shields social media companies from being held liable for third-party posts on their platforms while allowing them to moderate that content. … [Read more...] about Censored by Twitter or Facebook? This state’s bill would let you sue

A “bug” prevented Twitter users from searching the Lincoln Project on Friday, Twitter told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Twitter did not immediately address why the bug seemed to only affected searches for the Lincoln Project at a time when a co-founder, John Weaver, was facing allegations of sexual misconduct. Weaver apologized Friday for sending “inappropriate” messages to multiple men and announced that he is gay, Axios reported. He also said that he would not be returning to the Lincoln Project.  A “bug” prevented Twitter users from searching the Lincoln Project, Twitter told the Daily Caller News Foundation on Saturday. … [Read more...] about Twitter Says ‘Bug’ Prevented Users From Searching Lincoln Project Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations

"In most cases, Weaver initiated contact over Twitter Direct Message, though many times later conversations included phone calls," Stedman reported. "Weaver, according to the people who shared details and screenshots of conversations, attempted multiple times to pay for travel in order to meet in-person. At least two people took him up on his offer, expecting the meetings to be about professional opportunities." … [Read more...] about Twitter says ‘bug’ prevented users from searching Lincoln Project Aamid sexual misconduct allegations