Ryan Lovelace

Snapchat bans Trump citing ‘public safety’

Snapchat permanently banned President Trump from its platform on Wednesday, citing the potential harm to public safety.

January 13, 2021

Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO, doubles down on Donald Trump ban

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said on Wednesday that he thought his company's decision to permanently suspend President Trump was the right call.

January 13, 2021

Twitter says taking down Students for Trump was an ‘error’

Twitter said Wednesday that its crackdown on the group Students for Trump, @TrumpStudents, account was an "error" that it has reversed.

January 13, 2021

Google to enact political-ad ban for at least one week

Google told advertisers on Wednesday it was pausing all political ads amid the potential for future harm in the aftermath of last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol.

January 13, 2021

YouTube blocks Donald Trump for at least 7 days

YouTube banned President Trump's video posts for the remainder of his presidency, effectively completing the Big Tech blockade of social media.

January 13, 2021

Big Tech break-up push picks up bipartisan steam amid conservative crackdown

Momentum is building in Washington to break up Big Tech, including from Democrats, following the social media crackdown on President Trump and conservative voices.

January 12, 2021

Amazon blasts Parler lawsuit: ‘There is no merit to these claims’

Amazon Web Services disputed Parler's allegations in a lawsuit alleging Amazon violated antitrust law, breached the companies' contract, and was motivated by a political bias.

January 12, 2021

Leading liberal group pushes Democrats to break up Big Tech

An influential liberal advocacy group's leader working with the Biden transition is pushing Democrats to smash Amazon, Facebook, and Google.

January 12, 2021

Parler sues Amazon for allegedly violating antitrust law: ‘It will kill Parler’s business’

The anti-Big Tech social media app Parler asked a federal court to stop Amazon from 'pulling the plug' on its business by booting the platform off its servers. Parler alleges Amazon's decision was political and violated federal antitrust law and the companies' contract.

January 12, 2021

Marco Rubio rips Big Tech attempts to ‘erase’ Trump

Big Tech's battle with President Trump has become an all-out war on conservatives' free speech, Republican critics said Sunday after social media banished the president and his supporters from the Internet platforms.

January 10, 2021

Nancy Pelosi sets timetable for likely Trump impeachment

Democrats vowed Sunday to forge ahead with plans to pave the way for President Trump's early ouster from office, including attempting a second impeachment, while facing the reality that he will survive his final days.

January 10, 2021

Rep. James Clyburn: House may wait to send impeachment to Senate after Biden’s first 100 days

House Majority Whip James Clyburn said the House Democrats may wait to send impeachment articles against President Trump to the Senate until after President-elect Joseph R. Biden's first 100 days in office.

January 10, 2021

Sen. Roy Blunt: U.S. Capitol Police did not assist rioters

Sen. Roy Blunt said that no evidence exists suggesting that U.S. Capitol Police stood aside or assisted rioters attacking the Capitol.

January 10, 2021

Sen. Joe Manchin is ‘open’ to statehood for D.C., Puerto Rico

Sen. Joe Manchin, West Virginia Democrat, is open to adding two new states -- the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

January 10, 2021

AOC: Dems consider barring Trump from future office in impeachment charges

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Sunday that House Democrats pursuing impeachment are looking to bar President Trump from holding future office.

January 10, 2021

Mick Mulvaney: Trump is different now than when I was chief of staff

Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney says something has changed about President Trump since when he left the White House in early 2020.

January 10, 2021

Sen. Pat Toomey calls for Trump to resign before end of term

Sen. Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania Republican, is calling on President Trump to resign and leave office before the end of his term.

January 10, 2021

Why Pelosi approached U.S. military brass about yanking Trump’s nuclear launch codes

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said last week that she spoke to Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about preventing President Trump from using nuclear launch codes if necessary.

January 10, 2021

Amazon to take Parler offline

Amazon's web hosting service is booting Parler, the anti-Big Tech social media platform, and could make the platform unavailable for a week, according Parler CEO John Matze.

January 9, 2021

Apple suspends Parler from App Store

Apple is blocking Parler, the anti-Big Tech social media platform, from its App Store.

January 9, 2021