Popular subreddits ‘vandalized’ with pro-Trump imagery
No, fans of the Great British Bake Off did not suddenly convert en masse to Donald Trump supporters. You’d be forgiven for thinking otherwise, however, as scores of popular subreddits…
Facebook just banned one of its biggest QAnon groups
Hundreds of thousands of advocates of the QAnon conspiracy theory are going to have to find a new online hangout. The second largest QAnon group on Facebook has been banned…
Facebook removes Trump post over coronavirus misinformation
In a TV interview included in the post, Trump falsely said children are ‘almost immune’
Seth Meyers slams White House’s ‘evil and stupid’ reason for ditching its coronavirus testing plan
[embedded content] The U.S. now accounts for almost a quarter of all coronavirus deaths around the world, with the country’s testing capabilities still woefully ill-equipped to handle the pandemic. Now…
Microsoft confirms it’s in talks to buy TikTok, and Trump is involved
Microsoft has confirmed reports it’s in talks to acquire TikTok, writing in a Sunday blog post that the deal is currently in preliminary discussions. Oh, and the U.S. president is…
Microsoft, ByteDance pause TikTok negotiations as Trump supports ban over sale
The key details of the deal would reportedly have been in place by Monday
Trump says he’ll ban TikTok from the U.S.
“As far as TikTok is concerned, we’re banning them from the United States.”
Trump may demand TikTok’s Chinese owners sell it, and guess who may be interested
Sell the company or face a potential U.S. ban? That’s the decision TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, may have to make. TikTok may soon be put up for sale in…
Trump to order TikTok’s Chinese owners to sell U.S. operations
The Trump administration hinted at “banning” the app for weeks
‘Incinerating American democracy’: Seth Meyers blasts Trump’s suggestion to delay the election
[embedded content] The U.S. has continued to spin out of control this week, struggling with massive unemployment, increasing coronavirus deaths, and a presidentially praised doctor who believes in demon sperm.…