Saturday, January 9, 2021

Can Twitter Legally Bar Trump? The First Amendment Says Yes; Related: Parler banned by Amazon, Apple, and Google

Can Twitter Legally Bar Trump? The First Amendment Says Yes
There are reasons to question the wisdom of recent actions by Twitter in barring President Trump from its site and Simon & Schuster in canceling the publication of Senator Josh Hawley’s book. But the First Amendment is on their side.

In Pulling Trump’s Megaphone, Twitter Shows Where Power Now Lies
The ability of a handful of people to control our public discourse has never been more obvious.

Credit...Pool photo by Greg Nash


 If you were on Parler, you saw the mob coming

Capitol Attack Was Planned Openly Online For Weeks—Police Still Weren’t Ready

Google Kicks Parler Off Its Play Store, And An Apple Ban Could Be Next

Apple Suspends Parler From App Store Until ‘Dangerous And Harmful Content’ Resolved

Amazon Is Booting Parler Off Of Its Web Hosting Service 

Parler At Risk Of Going Offline After Bans From Amazon, Apple And Google

People Are Planning to Ditch Their iPhones Over Apple's Ban of Parler. That's a Terrible IdeaBoth Apple and Google have removed the controversial social media app from their respective app stores.

After Parler, What’s Next?