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December 30, 2019

Leeds man fires back after Donald Trump calls him an ‘animal’

Richard Fochtmann, called an "animal" by Trump on Twitter, said Monday he considers the president a bully, a racist and a would-be dictator.
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December 18, 2019

Commentary: Trump’s trolling of Greta Thunberg was petty bullying, but she is fair game for criticism

The climate activist is a public figure, and her age shouldn't give her a blanket exemption from disapproval.
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November 16, 2019

Another View: Tech platforms have far to go in policing child exploitation material online

Their ability to take on this task will say much about their ability to take on all the others.
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November 13, 2019

Leonard Pitts: Reporter misquotes Buttigieg and apologizes. Then all hell breaks loose

No controversy ends quietly on social media – instead, the conspiracy theorists just transfer their anger to someone else.
Published
October 30, 2019

In contrast to Facebook, Twitter will ban all political advertising

The move comes as Facebook has taken fire since it disclosed that it will not fact-check ads by politicians or their campaigns.
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September 5, 2019

Dana Milbank: Trump’s Dorian response is par for the course

The president prepares for the powerful storm by tweeting and hanging out on the fairways.
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August 10, 2019

Commentary: Democratic congressman shames his own constituents, and himself

Defenders of Joaquin Castro's tweet don't understand the line between criticism and harassment.
Published
August 1, 2019

Migrant in Portland ‘shocked’ by fake Twitter account used to smear fellow asylum seekers

Someone posed as Prince Pombo Mafumba in an attempt to stoke xenophobia and anger among Mainers.
Published
July 16, 2019

Trump friend Roger Stone barred from Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Stone, a longtime friend of President Donald Trump, was banned from posting on social media after a judge found he violated a gag order in his case.
Published
July 15, 2019

Twitter says Trump’s tweets didn’t violate its rules against racism but won’t say why

Twitter announced last month that it would label posts from world leaders when they violate company standards.