Sen. Bernie Sanders is not a fan of Trump, but that doesn’t mean he thinks the former president should have been suspended after deadly Capitol siege.
Author: Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY
Facebook and Twitter must crack down on COVID-19 vaccine hoaxes and lies, 12 state attorneys general say
State attorneys general demand Facebook and Twitter take action against conspiracy theories and hoaxes undermining public trust in COVID-19 vaccines.
Corporations vowed to fight racism after George Floyd, but many still don’t have a single Black board member
Despite pledges, nearly one year after the police killing of George Floyd, almost two-thirds of the largest public companies lack a Black board member
‘We are going to have to save ourselves,’ Black community fights deadly COVID vaccine conspiracy theories
The Black community is fighting conspiracy theories and lies about COVID-19 vaccines on Facebook and Twitter to get more Black Americans vaccinated.
COVID-19 vaccine: Instagram’s ‘suggested’ posts recommended anti-vaccine misinformation, report says
Instagram’s “suggested” posts recommended anti-vaccine content even as Facebook cracked down on false and misleading statements about COVID-19.
Trump YouTube suspension will lift after ‘risk of violence’ decreases, CEO Susan Wojcicki says
Suspension of former President Donald Trump’s YouTube channel will lift “when we determine the risk of violence has decreased,” Susan Wojcicki said.
Kroger, Starbucks and Target among retailers that will still require masks in Texas despite end of state mandate
As Texas ends its mask mandate, some of nation’s largest retailers including Macy’s, Starbucks and Target are not rolling back theirs.
Thasunda Brown Duckett to lead TIAA, becoming second Black woman CEO of Fortune 500 company
TIAA named JPMorgan Chase’s Thasunda Brown Duckett as CEO, the second Black woman tapped this year to lead a Fortune 500 company following Roz Brewer.
Trump allies banned from Twitter still spreading QAnon, election fraud conspiracies there
Key allies of Donald Trump – Lin Wood, Sidney Powell and Michael Flynn – are still spreading QAnon, election lies on Twitter after Capitol Riot bans.
Facebook says it cracked down on climate change lies. Then came false power outage claim during Texas winter storm
Misleading claims by prominent conservatives including Fox News personalities that wind turbines caused Texas power outages whipped through Facebook.