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Parler: We warned the FBI more than 50 times before the Capitol riot

Enlarge (credit: Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | Getty Images) Embattled right-wing social media firm Parler infamously promises its users a laissez-faire approach to “free speech” on its service. As the company now tells Congress, however, Parler apparently does warn federal authorities when it discovers certain kinds of violent content on its platform—and users who flock […]

Elon Musk, Twitter’s next owner, provides his definition of “free speech”

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Photo by Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images) Elon Musk has claimed he is buying Twitter in order to protect free speech. But what does Musk mean by “free speech”? Musk provided a somewhat vague answer in a tweet on Tuesday, one day after striking a deal to buy Twitter for […]

Salesforce to pay Texas employees’ relocation costs in wake of abortion ban law

Enlarge / Protesters hold up signs as they march down Congress Ave at a protest outside the Texas state capitol on May 29, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Thousands of protesters came out in response to a new bill outlawing abortions after six weeks was signed into law by Texas Governor Greg Abbot. (credit: Sergio Flores/Getty […]