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Apple lifts ban on social network Parler after it agrees to ‘content moderation’ but users worry ‘free speech’ site’s now neutered

The self-proclaimed ‘free speech social network’ Parler will be allowed to return to Apple's App Store after it was previously banned for not censoring enough content and was also accused of allowing threats of violence.
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Facebook reverses ban on Australian news as government agrees to amend media code

Facebook will lifts its news ban for Australian users and publishers, less than a week after making the shock decision.

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Microsoft says it can replace Google, backs media code

Microsoft has given the federal government a major boost, pledging to soften the blow if Google carries out a threat to leave the Australian market.

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Parler transfers domain name to Epik, domain registrar of choice for the far right

While multiple online service providers have cut ties with right-wing social media platform Parler, one company is welcoming its business.

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Parler Sues Amazon After Tech Giant Kicks Site Off Its Servers

Lawsuit seeks order to prevent Amazon from shutting down social-media platform’s account

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Twitter shares tumble more than 10% after site permanently bans Trump

Shares of Twitter (TWTR) sank more than 10% on Monday after the social media company permanently banned President Donald Trump from the platform late last week.

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Apple, Amazon Move to Marginalize Parler

Amazon said it would stop providing cloud services to the platform and Apple suspended Parler from its App Store, sharply escalating a campaign by tech giants to regulate content they see as dangerous in the wake of the Capitol riot.

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Pornhub deletes millions of videos ​

Pornhub has deleted most of its content, but it claims big social media platforms are the worst offenders as it announces new changes.

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Multiple Google services including YouTube and Gmail simultaneously crashed across the world overnight, sending the internet into a spin.

Multiple Google services including YouTube and Gmail simultaneously crashed across the world overnight, sending the internet into a spin.

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Google services back online after global outages of Gmail, YouTube & others prompt panic

For almost an hour, users across the world reported that Google services were not working for them. The company's main product, Google Search, appeared to be unaffected. The problem now appears to have been fixed.

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Celebs join Instagram 'freeze' to protest Facebook inaction

Hollywood stars and influencers are lending their backing to the “#StopHateforProfit” movement's latest campaign.

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​YouTube star tragically dies aged 17 ​

The beauty community is mourning the loss of Ethan Peters, best known as Ethan is Supreme online, after he died over the weekend.

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Twitter says hackers downloaded private account data

Twitter has confirmed hackers made use of tools that were supposed to have only been available to its own staff to carry off Wednesday's hack attack.

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Twitter hides Trump tweet on Minneapolis unrest for ‘glorifying violence’

Twitter attached a disclaimer to a tweet by President Donald Trump on the unrest in Minneapolis on Friday, saying it broke its rules on "glorifying violence", hours after the US president signed an executive order targeting the social media giant’s legal protections.

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Donald Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Social Media Platforms: “They’ve Had Unchecked Power”

He added, “There’s no precedent in American history for so small a number of corporations to control so large a sphere of human interaction.”

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Instagram Finally Launches Content-Monetization Features for Creators

The Facebook-owned social platform is rolling out new ways for creators to make money.

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