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CEOs of Facebook, Twitter, Google face new grilling by Congress

As malicious conspiracy theories continue to spread, lawmakers are pounding the social media companies over their market dominance, harvesting of user data and practices that some believe actually encourage the spread of engaging but potentially harmful misinformation.

March 25

Public figures mark 56th anniversary of "Blood Sunday"

On the 56th anniversary of the historic event, public figures from President Joe Biden to former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams and organizations took to social media in solemn observance of the anniversary.

March 7

'Super Follows': Twitter will soon let users charge followers to view premium posts

Twitter is branching out from advertising to find more ways to make money — both for itself and for its most prolific users, whether those are businesses, celebrities or regular people.

February 25

Napa man with pipe bombs charged; authorities allege he was targeting governor, Twitter, FB

Federal prosecutors say a Northern California man has been charged with stockpiling weapons, including pipe bombs, and the FBI said he sent texts that could be seen as threats against the governor's office.

January 28

Twitter permanently bans MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell

Twitter has permanently banned My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell’s account after he continued to perpetuate the false claim that Donald Trump won the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

January 26

‘I believe this was the right decision’: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey speaks out on Trump ban

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey broke his silence on the permanent suspension of President Donald Trump from the social media platform after the violent pro-Trump Capitol riot last week.

January 13

Twitter removes more than 70K QAnon-associated accounts following Trump ban

Twitter announced on Monday that it had deleted more than 70,000 accounts associated with the QAnon conspiracy theory following the permanent suspension of President Donald Trump’s account last week.

January 11