(Politico) YouTube said late Tuesday it’s suspending President Donald Trump’s channel for at least one week for violating the company's policies amid fears of additional violence in the wake of the insurrection at the Capitol. The details: The Google-owned video-sharing service announced in a tweet that the action would count as an initial strike against Trump’s … [Read more...] about YouTube Suspends Trump for at Least a Week
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Moderna Says COVID-19 Vaccine Immunity to Stay at Least a Year
(New York Post) Immunity from Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine should last at least a year, the company said Monday at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference. The drugmaker said it was confident that the messenger RNA (mRNA) technology it used was well suited to deploy a vaccine based on the new variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in a handful of countries. … [Read more...] about Moderna Says COVID-19 Vaccine Immunity to Stay at Least a Year
Anti-Abortion Faith Leaders Support Use of COVID-19 Vaccines
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer (AP) In a growing consensus, religious leaders at the forefront of the anti-abortion movement in the United States are telling their followers that the leading vaccines available to combat COVID-19 are acceptable to take, given their remote and indirect connection to lines of cells derived from aborted fetuses. One outspoken foe of … [Read more...] about Anti-Abortion Faith Leaders Support Use of COVID-19 Vaccines
Parler Has Now Been Booted by Amazon, Apple and Google
(CNN Business) Parler, the alternative social media platform favored by conservatives, now finds itself virtually homeless on the internet as Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOGL) have all booted it from their platforms in a span of a little more than 24 hours. Amazon said it would remove Parler from its cloud hosting service, Amazon Web Services, Sunday evening, … [Read more...] about Parler Has Now Been Booted by Amazon, Apple and Google
Google Removes Parler, Popular With Trump Supporters, From App Store for Android
(CNBC) Google has removed Parler, a social media app popular with Trump supporters, from the Google Play Store, making it much harder for Android users to download and access the app. Google said in a statement that its requires social media apps to have content moderation policies that remove posts that incite violence, and that posts on Parler were encouraging further … [Read more...] about Google Removes Parler, Popular With Trump Supporters, From App Store for Android