President Donald Trump
Special counsel secured a secret search warrant for Trump’s Twitter account
New court papers first reported by Politico reveal that the special counsel investigating former President Trump secured a search warrant for his Twitter account back in January. The documents, which…
Meta will restore Trump’s Facebook account ‘in the coming weeks’
Two years after the company formerly known as Facebook suspended then-president Donald Trump’s account, it’s bringing him back. Meta announced its decision to restore former president Trump’s Facebook and Instagram…
Twitter permanently banned the U.S. president Friday, taking a dramatic step to limit Trump’s ability to communicate with his followers. That decision, made in light of his encouragement for Wednesday’s…
Twitch disables Trump’s channel until the end of his term to ‘minimize harm’ during transition
Following a slate of temporary and permanent bans from a number of the top online platforms, popular video streaming service Twitch today confirmed that it has disabled the president of…
Snapchat locks President Donald Trump’s account
Snapchat locked President Donald Trump’s account after pro-Trump rioters stormed the United States Capitol. A Snap spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch that the action was taken on Wednesday and added that…
Close US election results plunge social media into nightmare misinformation scenario
When Trump spoke early Wednesday morning, it became clear which long-dreaded election scenario an anxious nation was on the cusp of. “This is a fraud on the American public,” Trump…
Twitter restricts Trump’s tweet claiming that foes would ‘steal’ the election
With key wins notched in a few states, Trump didn’t quite declare victory prematurely on social media as platforms had feared — but he did baselessly raise the specter of…
American stocks drop in wake of president’s COVID-19 diagnosis
American stocks are selling in the wake of President Trump, and members of his family and a key staff member, testing positive for COVID-19. The news, which came overnight, is…
Justice Department says WeChat users won’t be penalized under Trump’s executive order
In a Wednesday filing in federal court, the United States government said that users who use or download WeChat “to convey personal or business information” will not be subject to…
Trump says deadline for TikTok sale won’t be extended
The United States government will not extend the September 20 deadline for Beijing-based ByteDance to sell TikTok, President Donald Trump said on Thursday. This adds urgency to negotiations because TikTok…
Twitter and Facebook wrestle with Trump telling Americans to vote twice
President Trump’s recent suggestion that North Carolina voters should cast multiple ballots has run afoul of Twitter’s election integrity rules. In a series of tweets Thursday morning, the president elaborated…
Trump signs orders banning US business with TikTok owner ByteDance and Tencent’s WeChat
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday banning transactions with ByteDance, the parent company of popular app TikTok. The White House also announced that he signed a similar…
ByteDance and Microsoft deal for TikTok to stay in the US waits for White House ruling
Update 8/1 1:30 PM PT: The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the deal ByteDance and Microsoft were pitching as a way to keep TikTok running as a U.S. company…
Trump told reporters he will use executive power to ban TikTok
President Donald Trump said he could act to ban the world’s most popular short video app TikTok from the U.S. as early as Saturday, according to The Hill. The president…
Jack Dorsey explains why Twitter fact-checked Trump’s false voting claims
After Twitter flagged a pair of President Trump’s tweets with a fact-checking label on Tuesday, tensions between the president and his favored social media platform are running high. On Wednesday…
Twitter plans to expand its misinformation labels — but will they apply to Trump?
President Trump is again testing Twitter’s stomach for misinformation flowing from its most prominent users. In a flurry of recent tweets, Trump floated conspiracy theories about the death of Lori…
Facebook flags Biden video from Trump’s social media director as ‘partly false’
The disinformation wars are heating up as the U.S. barrels toward the 2020 presidential election, leaving tech companies again uncomfortable in the role of referee. On Monday, Facebook joined Twitter…
Appeals court finds that President Trump cannot block his critics on Twitter
The legal battle between President Donald Trump and his reply guys and Twitter critics is entering a new phase now that a New York-based appeals court has ruled that the…
Trump’s views about ‘crazy’ self-driving cars are at odds with his DOT
President Donald Trump is an automated-vehicle skeptic, a point of view that lies in stark contrast with agencies within his own administration, including the U.S. Department of Transportation. According to…
A runaway GoFundMe campaign to build Trumps’ border wall raises questions about its funding — and the future
Florida men are seemingly involved in so many strange happenings involving pythons, alligators and restaurant break-ins that when a parody “Florida Man” Twitter account surfaced back in 2013, it became an immediate…
US Armed Forces is getting a Space Force over the objections of the Secretary of Defense
President Donald J. Trump intends to create a new Space Force within the U.S. Armed Forces. The surprise announcement came today at the third meeting of the White House’s newly…
At the State of the Union, Trump touts tax cuts and immigration deal
With a president as mercurial as Trump, it was anyone’s guess what would happen during his first State of the Union address. The appearance is the president’s most high profile…
The president of the United States cannot seem to stop tweeting. Despite stern advice from his advisors and opprobrium from the world, not a day goes by that POTUS doesn’t…
‘When you spend $100 million on social media,’ it comes with help, says Trump strategist
Earlier today, at the Web Summit conference in Lisbon, Brad Parscale, the digital director of Donald Trump’s presidential election campaign, revealed much more about Trump’s election campaign and the role that…
The Trump team has failed to address the nation’s mounting cybersecurity threats
Government civilian and military agencies had a 90-day deadline to review and assess their cybersecurity status and propose improvements. Eight deadlines related to this have come and gone, and more…
Donald Trump wore proper safety glasses to look at the solar eclipse that crossed the U.S. today — at least at first. Near the end of his viewing, the president…
Under Armour CEO joins the exodus from the president’s Manufacturing Council
Kevin Plank, the founder and chief executive of Under Armour, is the latest high-profile leader of a major American company to leave President Donald Trump’s American Manufacturing Council. In a…
Why pulling out of Paris Accord damages America’s economic future
People can disagree about the scientific premise behind climate change, but it’s an inescapable fact that the world is driving ahead to replace carbon energy with clean energy anyway. That makes advanced…
Tim Cook says he tried to persuade Trump not to leave the Paris Agreement ‘but it wasn’t enough’
Donald Trump took to the White House Rose Garden this afternoon to announce his plans to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement, and reactions from the leaders of…
Venture investors blast US decision to withdraw from Paris Climate Accord
Joining an overwhelming chorus that includes most Americans, several major businesses in the U.S. and much of the global community, several investors have come out swinging against President Trump’s decision…