Prominent conservative commentators are claiming that they are losing Twitter followers in droves, with some asserting that Twitter is deleting their following. Published January 8, 2021
Former First Lady Michelle Obama on Thursday urged tech companies to permanently ban President Trump. Published January 7, 2021
The Trump Organization's TrumpStore.com has been taken offline by the e-commerce platform Shopify in response to the riots by angry Trump supporters at the U.S. Capitol. Published January 7, 2021
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday that his company would continue to prevent President Trump from posting on their platform for at least the next two weeks until he exits office. Published January 7, 2021
Twitter and Facebook walled off President Trump's social media accounts Thursday in a dramatic escalation of the years-long feud between Big Tech and the president. Published January 7, 2021
The social media platform Parler, a favorite among conservatives, has withdrawn its support for the legal liability protection granted to social media companies, separating itself from competitors such as Twitter and Facebook that say eliminating the protection would prompt them to crack down on their users' posts. Published January 6, 2021
Facebook on Wednesday evening said it has temporarily blocked President Trump from posting on their platform. Published January 6, 2021
Twitter on Wednesday evening suspended President Trump's account, @realDonaldTrump, and threatened to permanently ban him from their platform. Published January 6, 2021
The Justice Department said Wednesday that hackers exploiting SolarWinds to target federal government networks accessed its email system. Published January 6, 2021
Venmo, a digital payment platform, has established a check-depositing feature and is waiving fees on incoming government stimulus checks. Published January 5, 2021
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce spent four years in the political wilderness but now sees a path forward for its business-first agenda with Joseph R. Biden in the White House. Published January 4, 2021
T-Mobile acknowledged Monday a major hack involving customers' cellphone data. Published January 4, 2021
Tech dominated 2020 -- from social media censorship to the SolarWinds hack of the federal government to reshaping everyday life for millions of Americans forced to school, work and socialize at home during the coronavirus. Published January 2, 2021
Social media platforms and other Big Tech companies won't be out of the government's crosshairs in the post-Trump Washington. Published December 31, 2020
President Trump's demand for Congress to eliminate Big Tech's legal liability protection would not only punish companies such as Twitter and Facebook but also fundamentally alter Americans' online life. Published December 31, 2020
Published December 29, 2020
A federal judge on Tuesday tossed out a defamation lawsuit against Twitter brought by the repairman source of social media-censored stories about Hunter Biden's laptop. Published December 29, 2020
The source of social media-censored stories about Hunter Biden's laptop is suing Twitter for defamation. John Paul Mac Isaac, owner of a computer repair shop that obtained a laptop owned by President-elect Joseph R. Biden's son, has sued Twitter in federal court for defaming him as an alleged hacker. Published December 29, 2020
No taxpayer data was affected in the recently discovered hack affecting federal networks but several Treasury Department officials' email accounts were compromised, according to Sen. Ron Wyden, Oregon Democrat Published December 21, 2020
Government officials are working to find the extent of the SolarWinds hack of federal networks, but a previous cyber breach of a cryptocurrency company shows how far and wide the damage can spread. Published December 21, 2020
