Parler CEO says social media app, favoured by Trump supporters, may not return
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Social media platform Parler, which has gone dark after being cut off by major service providers that accused the app [...]
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When Did This Rug Become ‘The’ Rug?
There are a million Moroccan Berber knockoffs but — like the Amazon coat before it — one particular brand and pattern is winning. [...]
Angst in Senegal After Its ‘Best Student’ Goes Missing in Paris
PARIS — When Diary Sow was crowned Senegal’s best student, after coming in first in national high-school competitions in 2018 and 2019, much [...]
Twitter's 'problematic' Trump ban troubles Europe
PARIS (AFP) – Twitter’s decision to impose a permanent ban on US President Donald Trump’s account has sparked some consternation in Europe, with [...]
US Capitol riot: How social media helped enable attack by die-hard Trump fans
WASHINGTON – “If we occupy the Capitol building, there will be no vote,” one user on the pro-Trump forum The Donald wrote on [...]
Google, Facebook, coordinated antitrust response: Report
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Google and Facebook worked together to help fend off an antitrust investigation into the two tech giants which dominate digital [...]
A TikTok Doctor Talks Vaccines
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays. Health information needs to reach [...]
QAnon's rise in Japan shows conspiracy theory's global spread
TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) – QAnon’s days as a solely US phenomenon are over. The conspiracy theory’s foothold in Japan – home to one of [...]
The Celebrity Gossip You Won’t Find in the Tabloids
Did you hear the scoop about Chris Evans? When the 39-year-old actor goes to the local sandwich shop in his Massachusetts hometown, he [...]
Fact-Checked on Facebook and Twitter, Conservatives Switch Their Apps
Corey Adam, a political comedian from Minneapolis, joined a mass social media switcheroo last week. That was when Mr. Adam, 39, a conservative [...]