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Published
January 7, 2021

Facebook bans Trump through Biden inauguration, maybe longer

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said the risk of allowing Trump to use the platform is too great, following his incitement of a mob that later touched off a deadly riot in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
Published
January 6, 2021

Twitter locks Trump’s account for 12 hours and warns he could be kicked off for good

Facebook follows, blocking the president's account, for the first time, for 24 hours for what it said were two policy violations.
Published
November 23, 2020

Twitter, Facebook transferring @POTUS accounts to Biden on inauguration day

The social media giants said the @POTUS handle and those for the White House, vice president and first lady will be transferred on Jan. 20.
Published
November 17, 2020

Twitter, Facebook CEOs defend election safeguards, promise more

The CEOs of Twitter and Facebook promised Congress they would take action for two special elections in Georgia that could determine which party controls the U.S. Senate.
Published
November 17, 2020

Twitter says it flagged 300,000 tweets for election disinformation

The election turned out to be the most secure in U.S. history, federal and state officials from both parties say — repudiating Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of fraud.

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Published
October 28, 2020

Senators give social media CEOs an earful – and warn of new limits

The chief executives of Twitter, Facebook and Google promise to take needed measures as Republicans accuse them of anti-conservative bias and Democrats criticize hate speech and misinformation.
Published
October 9, 2020

Twitter tightens limits on candidates before Nov. 3 election

The rules restrict candidates from declaring premature victory and stiffens its measures against spreading misinformation, calling for political violence or spreading thoughtless commentary.
Published
September 10, 2020

Twitter to label or remove misleading claims on vote results

The policy goes into effect Sept. 17, a few weeks before the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election.
Published
August 20, 2020

Trump wants Supreme Court to let him block critics on Twitter

A federal appeals court ruled last year that Trump uses the account to make daily pronouncements and observations that are overwhelmingly official in nature.
Published
July 31, 2020

Three charged in massive Twitter hack, Bitcoin scam

The July 15 attack compromised the accounts of some of the company's most high-profile users.