Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Trump’s court plea to unban him from Twitter dismissed

Trump suspended by Twitter

Trump’s court plea to unban him from Twitter dismissed A claim recorded by previous US president Donald Trump trying to restore his restricted Twitter account was thrown out Friday by a government judge in California. The suit’s contention that Twitter had “blue-penciled” Trump disregarding free discourse privileges was powerless since the First Amendment bars government … Read more

Facebook tightens controls on hate speech as ad boycott grows

Facebook will allow group admins to ‘slow down’ toxic conversations

Social media platform Facebook has announced it would ban all ads containing hateful content as it ramps up efforts to curb hate speech. Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook would also add tags to posts that are “newsworthy” but violate platform rules — following the lead of Twitter, which has used such labels on tweets … Read more