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Published
May 29, 2020

Commentary: Twitter’s inaction on Trump’s unfounded ‘murder’ tweets is disgraceful

The tweets about the death of an aide to ex-U.S. Rep. Joe Scarborough violate the platform's own rules and should be deleted.
Published
May 28, 2020

Trump escalates war on Twitter, social media protections

Days after Twitter applied fact checks to two of his tweets, the president signs an executive order challenging the lawsuit protections for free speech on the internet.
Published
May 27, 2020

Trump expected to sign order that could threaten punishment of social media

The president claims that tech giants Facebook, Google and Twitter 'silence conservative voices.'
Published
May 26, 2020

Commentary: Trump says a lot of foolish things. Taking them seriously gives him too much credit

Commentators should focus on the remarks that are calculating and pay less attention to the ones that are just ignorant.
Published
May 24, 2020

The Maine Millennial: What makes a ‘real Mainer’?

Claiming that everyone who disagrees with you doesn't belong in the conversation is no way to win an argument.

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Published
May 18, 2020

Collins says Trump didn’t follow the law when firing inspector general

In an exchange on Twitter, Maine's senior U.S. senator said the president did not follow a federal law, which she helped pass in 2008, when he fired a federal watchdog in the office of the U.S. Inspector General late last Friday.
Published
February 20, 2020

Father of murdered journalist takes on YouTube over refusal to remove graphic videos

Despite repeated requests from the father of Alison Parker and others, videos of her death remain on YouTube, as do countless other graphic videos that show people dying.
Published
February 19, 2020

Attorney General Barr suggests big tech should be accountable for harmful content

He says it may be time for significant changes to a key part of federal law that shields the companies from liability for their users' posts.
Published
February 12, 2020

Social media giants face fines in planned U.K. online crackdown

The announcement risks inflaming tensions with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Published
December 30, 2019

Leeds man fires back after Donald Trump calls him an ‘animal’

Richard Fochtmann, called an "animal" by Trump on Twitter, said Monday he considers the president a bully, a racist and a would-be dictator.