YouTube said it has suspended President Trump’s channel as it violated policies for inciting violence after last week’s assault on the Capitol by the president’s supporters reut.rs/38GgkAo
Online platforms and social media companies are distancing themselves from, and taking action against, those that encouraged or engaged in the violence in Washington, DC
Trump’s channel is now prevented from uploading new videos or livestreams for a minimum of seven days, which may be extended, YouTube said in a statement. The company has also indefinitely disabled comments under videos on the channel
The suspension of Trump’s channel came after comments that he made at a news conference, which was streamed on the platform on Tuesday morning, the company said
YouTube’s action against the president comes after U.S. civil rights groups told @Reuters that they were set to organize an advertiser boycott against the company if it does not remove Trump’s channel reut.rs/35B8HJO
Facebook’s operations chief Sheryl Sandberg said on Monday the world’s largest social network had no plans to lift its block on the accounts of President Donald Trump reut.rs/3oBfCKq
Facebook identified and suspended 17 disinformation networks on its platforms in December, representing its largest monthly takedown, the U.S. tech giant said reut.rs/38CawYU
Online misinformation that led to violent unrest at the Capitol last week has gone beyond false claims and has reached the point of 'radicalization,' researchers told a #ReutersNext panel reut.rs/3i9Z0qO
Before Apple banned Parler from its App Store store on Saturday, the social media site topped the charts as the most popular free app on its App Store in the United States. What is Parler and why has it been pulled offline? reut.rs/3slhZU0
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Ugandans wearing face masks to brave the pandemic voted as police and soldiers patrolled the streets of the capital during a presidential election pitting long-time leader Yoweri Museveni against Bobi Wine reut.rs/3qp3fll
Long lines of voters snaked out of polling stations visited by @Reuters in Kampala, a stronghold for an opposition galvanized by popstar-turned-politician Wine despite a campaign scarred by deadly crackdowns
The government in the East African country of nearly 46 million people ordered an internet blackout until further notice on Wednesday, a day after it banned all social media and messaging apps
From off-duty police to firefighters, state lawmakers, teachers, municipal workers and at least one active-duty military officer, dozens of public servants from across the U.S. joined the protests in Washington that turned into a siege on the Capitol reut.rs/35B0Wnd
The mob’s violent effort aimed to block Congress’ certification of Joe Biden’s election as president. Since returning home, many have confronted harsh criticism from angry constituents or employers - often because of their own posts on social media
At least 50 elected officials and others in public sector jobs are facing internal inquiries or investigations that, in some cases, have resulted in temporary suspensions pending investigations, based on @Reuters examination of public statements, news reports and video footage
Donald Trump became the first president in U.S. history to be impeached twice, as 10 of his fellow Republicans joined Democrats in the House of Representatives. Here’s a guide to what happens next 👇 reut.rs/3ia6PwJ
Is the impeachment proceeding over?
No. Impeachment refers only to the House, the lower chamber of Congress, bringing charges, or Articles of Impeachment. The next major step is for the Senate, the upper chamber, to have a trial to determine Trump’s guilt
A two-thirds majority is needed to convict Trump. If all 100 senators are present for the vote, at least 17 Republicans need to join the Democrats to convict Trump
Donald Trump became the first president in U.S. history to be impeached twice, as 10 of his fellow Republicans joined Democrats in the House of Representatives to charge him with inciting an insurrection in last week’s violent rampage in the Capitol reut.rs/2XBtvwb
Graphic: A detailed look at how each member voted and notable defections reut.rs/3qnbvC3
Top leaders react to a historic second impeachment of President Trump reut.rs/2LLYPWv
One of Italy’s largest-ever mafia trials kicked off on Wednesday, with more than 320 suspected mobsters and their associates facing an array of charges, including extortion, drug trafficking and theft reut.rs/2XyL3t4
The trial is being held in a converted call-center in the Calabrian city of Lamezia Terme, with defendants placed in metal cages and rows of desks set up for the hundreds of lawyers, prosecutors, journalists and spectators expected to attend
Prosecutor Nicola Gratteri has spent the past three decades battling Italy’s most powerful mob group, the 'Ndrangheta, renouncing any semblance of a normal life as he seeks to break its grip on his native Calabria reut.rs/2XDWQGk
President Donald Trump emboldened other leaders to quash press freedom, his message amplified by tech platforms and a mainstream media that did not know how to respond, three leading journalists and campaigners said reut.rs/2LuNzxR
Maria Ressa, who has faced criminal prosecutions for her reporting, likened the arrival of the major tech platforms to an atomic bomb going off in the media ecosystem, with readers manipulated by algorithms toward ever more incendiary news