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As tech giants banish Donald Trump, here's the next big question

Major tech platforms have shown him the door in the wake of his incitement of violence by supporters at the US Capitol on January 6. He's gone from Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat even Shopify

Free speech is under assault like never before, says Donald Trump

Free speech is under assault in the United States like never before, outgoing President Donald Trump said as almost all major social media outlets moved to block him after Capitol attack by supporters

Banning of social media accounts by tech firms a big mistake: Trump

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that the steps being taken by big tech companies, who have banned and suspended his social media accounts, is going to be a catastrophic mistake. I think that big tech is doing a horrible thing for our country and to our country. And I believe it's going to be a catastrophic mistake for them, Trump told reporters before boarding Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base. This was Trump's first remarks in the public after Twitter permanently suspended his account. Facebook, Instagram and other social media outlets have also banned his account alleging that his postings incite violence. They're dividing and divisive, and they're showing something that I've been predicting for a long time. I've been predicting it for a long time and people didn't act on it. But I think big tech has made a terrible mistake, and very, very bad for our country--and that's leading others to do the same thing. And it causes a lot of problems and a lot of danger, Trum

Twitter blocks 70,000 QAnon accounts after United States Capitol riots

Twitter says it has suspended more than 70,000 accounts associated with the far right QAnon conspiracy theory following last week's US Capitol riot

Vijaya Gadde: The lawyer at the forefront of Trump's Twitter ban

When Twitter permanently suspended the account of Donald Trump, the microblogging giant's top lawyer, Indian-American Vijaya Gadde, was at the forefront of the unprecedented decision following the attempted insurrection of the US Capitol by supporters of the outgoing President. Hyderabad-born Gadde, 45, is Twitter's legal, public policy and trust and safety lead. On Friday, Gadde tweeted that the account of Trump has been "permanently suspended from Twitter due to the risk of further violence". At the time of suspension, Trump had 88.7 million followers and followed 51 people. According to Gadde's Twitter profile, prior to joining the California-based social media company in 2011, she was senior director of legal at US multinational corporation Juniper Networks. Previously, she worked for nearly a decade at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, a law firm based in California. Gadde serves on the Board of Trustees of New York University Law School and the Board of Directors of Mercy ...

Twitter without Donald Trump tumbles along with other tech shares

Shares of social media and other tech companies slid on Monday, hit by fallout from the siege on the US Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump

Wall Street retreats from all-time highs after strong run; Twitter slumps

Shares of the micro-blogging site slumped about 9%, knocking off more than $2.5 billion from the company's market value

Twitter shares fall 7% following permanent ban on Donald Trump

The company confirmed its decision in a blog post on Friday, saying Trump's tweets breached policies by risking incitement to violence

Technology firms under attack after Parler goes dark, Twitter drops

The tech giants are trying to distance themselves from accusations they helped fuel the violence during the storming of the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6

German-listed Twitter shares slump 8% after Trump account suspension

Monday is the first trading day after Twitter permanently suspended US President Donald Trump's account late on Friday

Twitter's headquarters in US may be the target of pro-Trump demonstration

Angry at Twitter which permanently banned Trump last week, his supporters are planning a rally at the company's headquarters here on Monday

Curbed user growth, engagement: Can Twitter survive banning Donald Trump?

The ban and public-safety rationale behind it are part of a wave of crackdowns on the public digital spaces where the president's most radicalized supporters congregate

Bans on Parler and Trump show big tech's power over web conversation

With an internet ecosystem dominated by a few big players, the app has little chance of survival without access to these mainstream channels

LIVE: Indian spinner Ashwin says racial slurs must be dealt with iron fist

Indonesia's Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has confirmed the crash of a Boeing 737-500 plane of Indonesian airlines with 62 people on board that lost contact with the air traffic controller

Trump's Twitter account suspension dangerous precedent: BJP leaders

BJP leaders expressed concern on Saturday over the permanent suspension of US President Donald Trump's Twitter account by the social media giant

GoAir sacks pilot over derogatory tweet against PM Narendra Modi

India's low-cost airline GoAir on Saturday terminated its senior pilot from services over his derogatory remarks on Modi on Twitter

Won't be silenced: Trump after Twitter permanently suspends his account

Outgoing US President Donald Trump has slammed Twitter for permanently suspending him, vowing that he and his support base would not be silenced. The unprecedented move by the California-based microblogging site on Friday comes after Trump tweeted that he would not attend the inauguration of his successor Joe Biden on January 20. "After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them - specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter - we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence," Twitter said in a statement. At the time of permanent suspension, Trump had 88.7 million followers and followed 51 people. In a statement hours after he was banned, Trump said: "I predicted this would happen. We have been negotiating with various other sites, and will have a big announcement soon, while we also look at the possibilities of building out our own platform in the near future.

Twitter permanently suspends Trump's account after US Capitol violence

The unprecedented move by the California-based social media platform comes two days after his supporters stormed the Capitol, bringing disgrace to the country and its democratic institutions

Mexico president condemns Twitter, Facebook for blocking Donald Trump

Mexico's president on Thursday condemned the decision by social media platforms to block the accounts of US President Donald Trump

An attack on America

Donald Trump has irreparably damaged US power