Brendan Smialowski - AFP / Getty Images Twitter Cracks Down on Trump's New Account Just One Day After It Launched Twitter quickly suspended Trump's new @DJTDesk account under its policies that forbid a person from circumventing permanent suspensions. By Dillon Burroughs May 6, 2021
Mandel Ngan - AFP / Getty Images Facebook Gets Major Backlash from Lawmakers After Upholding Trump Ban The Oversight Board's move affirmed Facebook’s decision to remove Trump following the Jan. 6 incursion of the Capitol. By Erin Coates May 5, 2021
Phil Sears / AP DeSantis Set to Sign Bill Taking on Big Tech In a shrewd strategic move, DeSantis is making a pre-emptive strike against social media companies that censor and deplatform conservatives. By Samantha Chang May 5, 2021
Christof Stache - AFP / Getty Images; Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images Facebook Oversight Board Upholds Trump's Suspension 'This penalty must be based on the gravity of the violation and the prospect of future harm,' the board said in the decision. By Dillon Burroughs May 5, 2021
Kerem Yucel - AFP / Getty Images BLM Issues Absurd List of Demands for America No. 2 on the list: 'Expel Republican members of Congress who attempted to overturn the election and incited a white supremacist attack.' By Jack Cowhick May 4, 2021
Joe Raedle / Getty Images; Christof Stache - AFP / Getty Images Facebook to Decide on Wednesday Whether Trump Can Return 'We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great,' Zuckerberg once said. By Dillon Burroughs May 3, 2021
Joe Raedle / Getty Images Trump Reacts After Twitter Stock Plummets Late Thursday, Twitter's stock has plunged 11 percent, according to CNBC, before ending Friday down 15.16 percent, according to Google. By Jack Davis May 2, 2021
Brendan Smialowski - AFP / Getty Images Legislature Passes Bill Banning Social Media Companies from 'Deplatforming' Political Candidates The Florida Legislature passed a bill preventing Big Tech companies from kicking political candidates off their platforms. By Erin Coates April 30, 2021
Saul Loeb - AFP / Getty Images Twelve State Attorneys General Write Letter to Big Tech Asking Them to Suppress Americans with the 'Wrong' Viewpoint Twelve Democratic attorneys general asked Facebook and Twitter to further silence people who question COVID vaccines. By Kipp Jones April 29, 2021
Roy Rochlin / Getty Images 'WJ Live': Civil Rights Attorney Crushes 'Systemic Racism' Narrative with One Challenge 'There is no systemic racism within law enforcement in this country. Especially in Democratic cities where people of color are running the cities.' By Kayla Kunkel April 28, 2021