Monday, June 29, 2020

Twitch suspends Trump campaign account

Twitch, the video streaming service popular with online gamers, has suspended an account belonging to the Trump campaign, becoming the latest tech platform to take action against President Donald Trump.


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Reddit bans pro-Trump forum The_Donald and other communities that promote hate

Reddit, one of the most controversial social sites, is now trying to tackle hateful content on its platform amid broader calls for racial justice.


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The Facebook ad boycott is starting to rattle investors

After several days of largely shrugging off news about a growing Facebook advertiser boycott, investors now appear to be taking notice.


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Thousands of UK consumers can't access their cash because of Wirecard's collapse

Hundreds of thousands of people and businesses have been locked out of accounts linked to Wirecard after Britain's financial watchdog ordered the collapsed digital payments company to suspend UK operations.


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The Supreme Court Struck Down An Anti-Abortion Law In Louisiana In Its First Major Abortion Case Under Trump

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional right to abortion Monday, rejecting a state’s attempts to limit access to the procedure for the second time in four years.


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Democrats Are Threatening To Kick Republicans Out Of Future Coronavirus Hearings After Republicans Showed Up Without Masks

“We’re not going to have another meeting in a confined space if we’re not going to abide by this,” Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn told Republicans.


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Facebook VP on ad boycott: We have 'no incentive' to allow hate speech

Facebook is facing an advertising boycott unlike anything the company has experienced in recent history. A growing list of advertisers have signed onto the #StopHateForProfit campaign, protesting what they say are Facebook's failures to stop the spread of hate.


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Sunday, June 28, 2020

Trump Had Four Years To Fill 93 US Attorney Spots. Seven Are Women And Only Two Are Black.

Audrey Strauss, now in charge of the US attorney’s office in Manhattan, is one of a small number of US attorneys nationwide who are women or BIPOC.


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Apple, Google, Amazon and Facebook bet on gaming. Here's how they've done so far

Almost every tech giant has its sights on gaming. Even Apple and Google, predominantly known for their hardware and operating systems, have made big bets in games.


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Joe Biden Says 35% Of His Campaign Staffers Are People Of Color

After questions last week, the presumptive nominee released overall statistics about the makeup of his campaign, including consultants in their senior staff statistic.


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