June 26, 2020 Social media alternative Parler doesn’t censor, fact-check posts, CEO says Parler CEO John Matze said Parler is important for conservatives during an election year, where they can post freely without being censored.
June 26, 2020 Twitter users have fun after seeing tweets with words 'frequency' and 'oxygen' prompt automatic COVID-19 fact-check Twitter users had some fun on Friday upon seeing that tweets that contained the words "frequency" and "oxygen" were automatically slapped with a coronavirus fact-check label.
June 26, 2020 Facebook slaps warning label on RNC video about 'left-wing anarchists' as platform unveils new policy Facebook on Friday placed a warning label on a video posted by the Republican National Committee (RNC) that features police officers being hit by drivers during the midst of civil unrest following the death of George Floyd -- the same day the company announced a new policy to flag "newsworthy" posts from politicians that break its rules.
June 25, 2020 Devin Nunes' attempt to sue Twitter over parody posts shut down by judge A Virginia judge nixed Rep. Devin Nunes’ lawsuit against Twitter over parody posts from a fake cow account, someone pretending to be his mother and a Republican strategist who has criticized the congressman.
June 24, 2020 Critics knock PBS' Yamiche Alcindor's claim that protesters 'understand' why statues they're destroying should be gone PBS NewsHour White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor raised eyebrows on Wednesday while attempting to refute President Trump's claim that the protesters who have been destroying statues in recent weeks have no knowledge about the statues they're destroying.
June 24, 2020 Charles Payne on Twitter's new Trump warning label: Looks like president being 'singled out' Fox Business anchor Charles Payne told “America’s Newsroom” on Wednesday that Twitter's moves to add warning labels to President Trump’s tweets feels “personal.”
June 23, 2020 Twitter permanently bans pro-Trump meme creator Carpe Donktum for copyright infringement Twitter has permanently suspended pro-Trump meme creator Carpe Donktum due to repeated copyright violations.
June 23, 2020 NY Times' Maggie Haberman slammed by Biden supporters for calling him a 'very flawed' candidate New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman faced intense backlash from liberal Twitter for offering a gentle criticism of Joe Biden's candidacy.
June 23, 2020 Jimmy Kimmel faces backlash for 'non-apology' addressing blackface controversy Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel was blasted for what critics call a "non-apology" addressing his history of wearing blackface.
June 23, 2020 California professor who asked student to 'Anglicize' name put on leave Laney College in Oakland placed one of its teachers on leave over the weekend after he asked a Vietnamese student to go by a different moniker because her name sounded like an insult in English.
