The big social networks themselves often say they want government to create a common set of rules that all players would use for content moderation. But their enthusiasm may depend on how much they get to help write the rules. Their investors can’t know what an eventual regulatory regime for social networks might look like, especially with the growing feeling in Washington that Big Tech has simply become too powerful. … [Read more...] about 3 reasons why Twitter took a $5 billion stock hit after banning Trump
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Airbnb is blocking D.C. inauguration bookings amid threats of violence
But this time the company will cancel all D.C. area reservations during inauguration week, it announced Wednesday. The booking ban will also extend to HotelTonight, Airbnb’s app for last-minute lodging. According to the company, it will reimburse hosts for the money they would have earned from the cancelled stays. … [Read more...] about Airbnb is blocking D.C. inauguration bookings amid threats of violence
As a mob attacked the Capitol, Wikipedia struggled to find the right words
“What a load of horseshit,” wrote SkepticalRaptor, a nine-year Wikipedia veteran, on Sunday. “‘Protestors’ is a weasel word that makes these treasonous insurrectionists appear to be roughly equivalent to BLM protestors (who actually protested). This story is about the attempted coup and the terrorist infiltration of the Capitol. They weren’t protestors, they were terrorists. I even think ‘rioters’ is weasel wording. This seems like whitewashing that we’d find in Conservapedia. Disgusting.” … [Read more...] about As a mob attacked the Capitol, Wikipedia struggled to find the right words