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Unlike Airbnb, VRBO reportedly won’t cancel reservations in DC during inauguration week
Law enforcement officials have said there is a potential for more violence in DC
Facebook is blocking events near the White House through Inauguration Day
It’s also blocking events near the US Capitol building and state capitol buildings
Policy
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.
Twitter says a new video from Trump doesn’t break the rules
Twitter told NBC it wasn’t technically ban evasion
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WhatsApp clarifies it’s not giving all your data to Facebook after surge in Signal and Telegram users
The company is trying to contain fallout over a privacy policy update
Who decides what stays on the internet?
Regulation expert Daphne Keller on where moderation goes after banning Trump
Only one person showed up to the pro-Trump protest outside Twitter’s San Francisco HQ
30 police officers were there to monitor the scene
Why platforms had to cut off Trump and Parler
Last week’s deplatforming isn’t as unprecedented as it looks