Tag: donald trump
Tech Digest daily roundup: Donald Trump allowed back onto Facebook
Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts will be reinstated after a two-year suspension following the 6 January insurrection. Facebook parent Meta said in a blog post on Wednesday it would be adding "new guardrails" to ensure there are no "repeat offenders" who violate its rules....Nick Clegg, Meta's president of global affairs, said Mr Trump is now…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Donald Trump is back on Twitter
Donald Trump is back on Twitter after an online poll voted for his return. The platform's new owner Elon Musk had announced on Saturday evening that, following the vote, the former president would be reinstated, almost two years after he was removed following the 6 January US Capitol riots. On hearing the news, the former…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Donald Trump’s Truth Social barred from Google Play
Former US President Donald Trump's social media platform has been barred from Google Play. Google says the platform violates its policies on prohibiting content like physical threats and incitement to violence. The move makes it difficult for users with Android phones to download the app. Devin Nunes, the CEO of Truth Social, has previously called…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Tesla delivers record number of EVs
Tesla says it delivered a record number of its cars in the first quarter, despite supply chain challenges. The electric carmaker says it delivered more than 310,000 vehicles in the first three months of this year. That was almost 70% higher than for the same time last year. Chief executive Elon Musk says the improvement…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Virgin Hyperloop changes direction
Sir Richard Branson’s “hyperloop” business, which aims to build a futuristic means of transport, has cut half its staff as part of a shift towards moving cargo rather than passengers. Virgin Hyperloop has made 111 people redundant shortly after a clear-out of top executives. The project is backed by Sir Richard’s Virgin Group as well as…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Donald Trump’s app Truth Social launches
Donald Trump is aiming to make a social media comeback by starting his own app - after being booted off mainstream platforms last year. The app, which allows users to post and share a "truth" as they would a tweet, has launched on Apple's App Store. Truth Social has been touted as America's "Big Tent"…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Twitter claims social media reform plans ‘need more clarity’
Government plans for social media regulation need "far more clarity", a Twitter boss has told the BBC. Katy Minshall said the draft Online Safety Bill failed to answer key questions such as how to define legal but harmful material. Instead of simply targeting those who post offensive content, the bill would put more responsibility on…
Tech Digest daily round up: Donald Trump sues social media
Former US president Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against tech giants Google, Twitter and Facebook, claiming that he is the victim of censorship. The class-action lawsuit also targets the three companies' CEOs. Mr Trump was suspended from his social accounts in January over public safety concerns in the wake of the Capitol riots, led…
Donald Trump Facebook and Instagram ban upheld
Facebook's Oversight Board has upheld the social media company's decision on January 7, 2021, to restrict Donald Trump’s access to posting content on his Facebook page and Instagram account. However, it was not appropriate for Facebook to impose the indeterminate and standardless penalty of indefinite suspension. Facebook’s normal penalties include removing the violating content, imposing…
Tech Digest daily round up: Donald Trump launches new ‘communications platform’
Donald Trump has launched a new "communications" website, which says it will publish content "straight from the desk" of the former US president. Mr Trump was banned by Twitter and suspended by Facebook and YouTube after the Capitol riots in January. The former president has since been releasing statements by press release - which the…
