Joe Biden announces withdrawal of his re-election bid

Joe Biden speaking with supporters at his presidential campaign office in Des Moines, Iowa (USA)
Joe Biden speaking with supporters at his presidential campaign office in Des Moines, Iowa (USA). Photo: Gage Skidmore. CC BY-SA 2.0.

The President of the United States has communicated his decision by letter: he will give further explanations this week. He confesses that his intention was to “seek re-election” and thanks Kamala Harris for her role as vice president.

Bill Gates says Trump should be allowed back on social media ‘at some point’

Bill Gates, Co-Chair the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation shows a vaccine during the press conference
Bill Gates, Co-Chair the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation shows a vaccine during the press conference. UN Photo / Jean-Marc Ferré. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

Microsoft founder and synthetic meat enthusiast Bill Gates has said former President Donald Trump should be let back on social media “at some point.” Trump [Read More…]

Pinterest cracks down on ‘hateful’ pro-Trump content in latest Big Tech purge of US president

Social media icons on smartphone screen
Social media icons on smartphone screen. Photo: Pxhere. CC0.

Pinterest has said that it will restrict keywords used by Donald Trump supporters, joining the ranks of other sites and apps that have deplatformed the [Read More…]

Parler CEO denounces ‘coordinated attack’ by Big Tech as Amazon prepares to pull plug on its servers

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) office at CityCentre Five, 825 Town and Country Lane, Houston, Texas (USA)
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) office at CityCentre Five, 825 Town and Country Lane, Houston, Texas (USA). Photo: Tony Webster. CC BY 2.0.

Amazon is preparing to pull the plug on Parler, suspending it from web hosting services, after Apple and Google banned the app from their respective [Read More…]

Mozilla says ‘deplatforming’ Trump isn’t enough, wants to shield internet from ‘bad actors’ as users uninstall Firefox in disgust

Firefox open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation
Firefox open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation. Image: Mozilla Corporation.

Mozilla, developer of the Firefox internet browser, has argued that more must be done to keep Donald Trump and other “bad actors” out of cyberspace, [Read More…]