Jack Dorsey announced Monday that he is leaving Twitter after co-founding the social media platform in 2006 and serving as its CEO since 2015.He will be replaced by chief technology officer Parag Agrawal, according…
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Justice Department defends Section 230 protections in Trump suit
The Justice Department stepped into former President Trump’s lawsuit against Facebook Monday to defend Section 230, an internet communications law criticized by both Trump and his successor.The…
YouTube temporarily suspends Ron Johnson’s channel over COVID-19 misinformation
Sen. Ron Johnson’s (R-Wis.) YouTube account was suspended for one week starting Friday for uploading content violating the platform’s policy against COVID-19 misinformation.The video that triggered the suspension w…
Tech billionaires in the crosshairs of new tax proposals
America’s richest tech executives and their companies are in the crosshairs of a new effort by Democrats to pay for the party’s ambitious social spending plans.