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May 5, 2021

Trump Facebook ban could be a fundraising hurdle for possible 2024 campaign, sources say

The Facebook Oversight Board decision to uphold former President Trump’s ban from the platform could be “devastating” to his digital marketing and fundraising efforts for 2024, a source with Trump’s Facebook strategy told Fox News Wednesday, while others close to the former president said his fundraising track record since being banned from social media sites “suggests otherwise.”

May 5, 2021

Trump slams Facebook ban as 'total disgrace,' says Big Tech companies 'must pay a political price'

Former President Trump on Wednesday slammed the Facebook Oversight Board’s decision to uphold his ban from Facebook and Instagram as a “total disgrace,” saying Big Tech companies “must pay a political price.”

May 5, 2021

New BLM demand seeks to permanently ban Trump from 'all digital media platforms'

The organization Black Lives Matter recently added a new demand to its website to have former President Trump "permanently banned from all digital media platforms."

May 5, 2021

NPR correspondent scorched over tweet suggesting journalists in America require bulletproof vests

An NPR correspondent deleted a tweet Tuesday after she was ridiculed for claiming her job "as a journalist in America" requires a bulletproof vest.

May 4, 2021

LeBron James regrets he ‘fueled wrong conversation’ about Ma'Khia Bryant

NBA star LeBron James expressed regret this week about a Twitter message last month regarding Ma’Khia Bryant, the Ohio teen who was shot dead by a police officer while appearing ready to use a knife against a woman.

May 4, 2021

Glenn Greenwald rips former Intercept colleagues as 'liberal DNC hacks' for seizing data dump of Gab users

Glen Greenwald offered a scathing response to The Intercept after the outlet revealed that it had obtained the personal data of users of the social media platform Gab. 

May 4, 2021

CIA pushes back after critics slam new recruitment ad as 'embarrassment,' 'woke propaganda'

The Central Intelligence Agency pushed back against criticism over their latest recruitment video, insisting in a statement Tuesday that the controversial ad has proven to be effective at helping attract candidates to the agency.

May 4, 2021

Trump launches new communications platform months after Twitter, Facebook ban

EXCLUSIVE: Former President Trump on Tuesday launched a communications platform, which will eventually give him the ability to communicate directly with his followers, after months of being banned from sites like Twitter and Facebook. 

May 4, 2021

House candidate suing FEC over inaction on complaint against Twitter, says blue check of 'value' in campaigns

Anna Paulina Luna, the former 2020 GOP nominee for Democrat Rep. Charlie Crist's House seat, is suing the Federal Election Commission (FEC) over alleged inaction on a complaint about the fact Twitter never verified her account. 

May 4, 2021

'Woke' CIA recruitment video riles up social media: 'Truly embarrassing for our entire country'

A new CIA recruitment video sparked a fierce online reaction Monday for being what critics labeled "full of woke propaganda."