- Battle Over Trump's Twitter Blocks Could Still Reach Supreme Court
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Donald Trump is no longer president, and can no longer tweet from his @realDonaldTrump account, but a legal battle over his use of Twitter could still reach the Supreme Co ...
- Trump-Era FCC Issues Cheery Broadband Report
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 20, 2021
A divided FCC said for the third straight year that broadband is being deployed in a "reasonable and timely" fashion, even though more than 14 million Americans lacked access ...
- Fox News Host's Ex-Spouse Gets Last-Minute Trump Pardon
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, January 21, 2021
The pardon was for Albert Pirro, the ex-husband of Fox News weekend host and unwavering Trump defender Jeanine Pirro. ...
- Whither The Lincoln Project Now That Trump Is Gone?
Mediapsssst, Richard Whitman - Wednesday, January 20, 2021
If you thought the folks at the LP would break down their ad making operation for a new mission, guess again. "We aren't going anywhere," co-founder Reed Galen said th ...
- Former Google Engineer Anthony Levandowski Among Trump's Long LIst Of Pardons
Around the Net in Search Marketing, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Before leaving office, President Trump released a long list of pardons. Among them was Anthony Levandowski, former Google engineer who pleaded guilty to stealing technology related to self-driving cars before becomi ...
- Fox Digital Layoffs Include Exec Involved In Calling Arizona For Biden
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Among the layoffs, which Fox says are due to reorganization, is reportedly Chris Stirewalt, who was involved in Fox News' early call on election night of Biden's Arizona win. ...
- Presidency Lost: No Cambridge Analytica
Marketing Politics Weekly, Ed DeNicola - Wednesday, January 20, 2021
What would have happened if Cambridge Analytica had not folded in 2018 and had worked on Trump's re-election campaign? Would the outcome have been different? ...
- Rep. Boebert Sued For Violating 1st Amendment By Blocking Critic On Twitter
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 18, 2021
Former Colorado state lawmaker Brianna Buentello says she was blocked on Twitter by Rep. Lauren Boebert after calling for her recall on January 6. ...
- Ford, Atlanta Airport Among Businesses Honoring COVID-19 Victims
Marketing Daily, Tanya Gazdik - Monday, January 18, 2021
Ford is contributing up to four million Michigan-made face masks being used in inaugural activities. ...
- Apple May Lift Parler Block, If Parler Beefs Up Content Moderation
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 15, 2021
"If they get their moderation together, they would be back on there," CEO Tim Cook says. ...
- Free Speech Or Freedom Of Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Twitter
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, January 18, 2021
There has been legitimate concern about how much power to give big tech companies and what constitutes acceptable free speech. ...
- Taking A Stand: Why Brands Should Stay In Their Lane
Marketing Insider, Hinda Mitchell - Monday, January 18, 2021
Brand engagement on divisive political issues is fraught with risk. Do not pass go unless you are prepared for the consequences. ...
- Does Zello's Walkie-Talkie App Power Right-Wing Violence?
Media Insider, Steven Rosenbaum - Monday, January 18, 2021
If there was any doubt the attack on the Capitol was an organized military operation, audio logs put that debate to rest. ...
- Mailchimp Blocks Pro-Gun Lobby Group's Email: Report
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, January 15, 2021
The Virginia Citizens Defense League chief claims the group had not violated Mailchimp's policy with emails. ...
- On The Culpability Of Social Media
Media Insider, Kaila Colbin - Friday, January 15, 2021
Of course it's not the platforms' fault. Nothing ever is -- nothing that could cause accountability, financial culpability, or regulation. And yet... ...
- Platform Censorship: He Has Only Himself To Blame
MediaDailyNews, George Simpson - Thursday, January 14, 2021
Now everyone seems to agree that continuing to give Trump direct access to a massive audience is not in the interest of our country. ...
- How Much Did Brands Support Election Misinformation?
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Friday, January 15, 2021
P&B, Walmart, Disney and American Express were among the more than 1,600 brands that ran ads on websites , flagged for "publishing falsehoods and conspiracy theories about the election." ...
- Advertising Community: America Needs Our Help
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Uriah Av-Ron - Friday, January 15, 2021
Now is the time for Madison Avenue to communicate the fairness of the election and empower citizens to make America's democracy more participative. Search should play a critical role bo ...
- Parler Was Suspended Over Posts Inciting Violence, Amazon Tells Judge
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 13, 2021
"Parler was used to incite, organize, and coordinate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol," Amazon writes. ...
- Texas AG Demands Answers From Tech Companies That Booted Trump And Parler
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 13, 2021
"For years, these Big Tech companies have silenced voices in the social media sphere and shut down competing companies and platforms," Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton stated Wednesday afternoon. ...
- Snapchat Will Permanently Ban Trump As Of January 20
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, January 14, 2021
Snapchat, which cut the Trump account's visibility back in June because of its inflammatory content, said Trump had violated its user terms dozens of times. ...
- Trump The Influencer's Tweet Storm In Last 30 Days Valued At Nearly $2.2M
Marketing Daily, P.J. Bednarski - Wednesday, January 13, 2021
"We were interested in what Twitter's permanent suspension of Trump will mean for his exposure ability," said exec at influencer marketing firm Klear. ...
- @jack: Blue Skies Ahead For Post-@realDonaldTrump Social Media
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Thursday, January 14, 2021
In his first public statements since permanently removing @realDonaldTrump from Twitter, CEO Jack Dorsey expressed some ambivalence, implied some ambiguous but big changes for the microblogging platform, and also announc ...
- The Media Value Of @realDonaldTrump's Last 30 Days
MediaDailyNews, P.J. Bednarski - Thursday, January 14, 2021
The hypothetical price tag: $2,196,506. ...
- 'New York Times' Admits Fault In Handling 'Caliphate' Correction
Publishers Daily, Rob Williams - Wednesday, January 13, 2021
The Public Radio Program Directors Association (PRPD), which represents 24 public radio stations, this week sent a letter to the NYT's audio group detailing its key concerns. ...
- Is Twitter A Cautionary Tale On Post-Trump Slump?
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Thursday, January 14, 2021
The predicted slump in Twitter's business is analogous to the idea that media outlets will lose their "cash cow" when Trump's presidency isn't the center of attention. ...
- Google To Pause Political Ads Through Inauguration Following YouTube's Ban On Trump
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Google will suspend political ads along with any reference to "impeachment, inauguration or protests at the U.S. Capitol" beginning Thursday. The ban will run through the day after President-elect J ...
- Airbnb Bans Capitol Rioters
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Airbnb announced steps it is taking to help keep Washington safe as a lead-up to inauguration activities. The home rental company plans to ban people involved in last week's Capitol riot ...
- Google Hit With Antitrust Suit By Online Video Platform Rumble
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 12, 2021
"By unfairly rigging its search algorithms such that YouTube is the first-listed links 'above the fold' on its search results page, Google, through its search engine, was able to wrongful ...
- YouTube Suspends Trump
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, January 13, 2021
YouTube said Trump was suspended for at least a week for violating its policy against content that could incite violence, and will review the suspension following that period. ...
