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Social media and telco companies urged to preserve evidence from Capitol attack
An informal request from Sen. Warner said the Capitol is “now a crime scene”
Twitter is deleting Trump’s attempts to circumvent ban
Tweets from @POTUS and @TeamTrump have been removed
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From platform moderation on Facebook and YouTube to big government struggles like the FCC and privacy regulation, policy is where we take on the rules of the internet. Watch here to follow Ajit Pai's ongoing fight against net neutrality, and Europe's push to protect its citizens' data with the GDPR. We're tracking broadband speeds to look for carrier throttling, making sure your connection stays clean. We're tracking moderation and free speech online, making sure the policies match up with what's happening in the real world. The law isn't always made with the internet in mind, and with antitrust and monopoly concerns overwhelming tech giants, there aren't many powers left standing up for the open web. So check in here to keep an eye on those stories, and we'll make sure you stay ahead of the rules of the internet — even the weird and confusing ones.
Apple and Google face pressure to deplatform Parler over calls to violence
Apple reportedly gave Parler 24 hours to add moderation or be expelled from its App Store
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Matt Gaetz’s antifa-detecting facial recognition story is complete nonsense
The company says the photo showed neo-Nazis and a QAnon figure
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Platforms take action against Trump after Capitol mob attack
Here are the 147 members of Congress who voted to support a conspiracy-fueled mob
The internet is printed in ink, but these names will be chiseled in stone
Twitch deletes PogChamp emote because it’s now the face of ‘further violence’
Twitch says it will work with its community to make a new emote
In photos: the pro-Trump mob’s invasion of Congress
As seen from inside the Capitol building
Georgia’s runoff may have saved net neutrality
Throttling could be much harder under a Democratic Senate
ExamSoft’s proctoring software has a face-detection problem
A new report urges ExamSoft to change its features
Here’s what we know about the Google union so far
The announcement of the Alphabet Workers Union is a big step forward that raises even bigger questions