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January 14, 2021

Facebook criticized by Dems, liberal watchdog for skirting Capitol riot blame

As Facebook tried to shift blame over the Capitol riot to Parler or other smaller platforms popular with conservatives, several Democrats and a liberal watchdog group slammed the tech giant for doing too little, too late to crack down on pro-Trump, radical groups organizing violence in Washington.

January 14, 2021

Babylon Bee mocks push to edit Trump out of 'Home Alone 2', jokes 'The Apprentice' reruns will be next

The Babylon Bee had some fun at the expense of the ongoing movement to remove President Trump's brief cameo in the classic Chrismas family comedy, "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York." 

January 14, 2021

Twitter 'whistleblower' leaks video of Dorsey telling staff actions will be 'much bigger' than Trump ban

A leaked recording of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey suggests that the company's policy enforcement actions will go far beyond banning President Trump.

January 14, 2021

Twitter says Chinese government’s tweets denying ‘forced labor’ in Xinjiang don’t break its rules

Twitter on Thursday said that recent tweets by the Chinese communist regime denying that forced labor takes place in the Xinjiang province do not violate its rules -- amid the ongoing debate about the tech company’s policies.

January 14, 2021

Hong Kong ISP blocks access to pro-democracy website under national security law

A Hong Kong internet service provider on Thursday said it had blocked access to a pro-democracy website to comply with the city’s national security law.

January 14, 2021

Jason Chaffetz: Democrats have leveraged pandemic, economic pain and civil unrest for political gain

Never let it be said that Democrats let the crises of the past 12 months go to waste. With the coronavirus pandemic, forced closures of large swaths of the economy and civil unrest, the left did what it always does in times of crisis: leverage disaster for political gain.

January 13, 2021

Journalists falsely accuse Louie Gohmert of calling for more 'uprisings' after he quotes Pelosi

Several members of the media wrongly went after Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, Wednesday and suggested that he was calling for more "uprisings" following last week's Capitol Hill riot. 

January 13, 2021

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey defends Trump ban, but admits company's power sets 'dangerous' precedent

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey spoke out Wednesday about his company's decision last week to ban President Trump from its platform. 

January 13, 2021

CNN's Jake Tapper blasted for questioning disabled veteran GOP rep's patriotism for opposing impeachment

CNN anchor Jake Tapper faced intense backlash Wednesday for questioning the patriotism of Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., an Army veteran and double amputee, after Mast opposed President Trump's impeachment.

January 13, 2021

Washington Post, owned by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, endorses shutdown of Parler

The editorial board from The Washington Post came out in support of censorship amid big tech's ongoing efforts to shut down the social media platform Parler.