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Brian Fung
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Brian Fung
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- HBO responds to Trump's GoT-themed tweet: “Though we can understand the enthusiasm for Game of Thrones now that the final season has arrived, we still prefer our intellectual property not be used for political purposes.”
- NEW: The White House did not consult the FCC on a forthcoming executive order pertaining to social media companies, according to a person briefed on the matter. This suggests the draft order has not gone through the normal interagency review process.
- Replying to @b_fungParler will be deplatformed from AWS at 11:59 pm Pacific time on Sunday for what Amazon told it was repeated examples of violent rhetoric and incitement. Amazon told Parler that it flagged 98 examples of this type of content and that it will no longer host Parler's website.
- Amazon has fired the warehouse worker who organized a walkout yesterday to protest the level of coronavirus protections at the company’s Staten Island facility: cnn.com/2020/03/30/tec…
- NEW: YouTube has suspended President Trump’s channel for a week, and potentially longer, after it removed a video that the company says incited violence.
- A little scoop from me: The FCC has launched a sweeping review of the companies it regulates, hunting for ownership ties to Russia in a possible prelude to a clampdown. The assessment in coordination with DOJ and DHS covers all FCC licensees.
- YouTube confirms to me that Trump’s suspension is being extended again and that Rudy Giuliani will be barred from monetizing his channel for at least 30 days.
- Twitter confirms to me it's permanently banned Project Veritas (and temporarily locked James O'Keefe's account) for what the platform says is repeated violations of the company's anti-doxxing policies.
- Confirming @BuzzFeedNews' scoop, I've independently obtained a copy of the letter that Amazon sent to Parler announcing plans to boot the company off AWS.
- Replying to @b_fungAmazon says the worker was fired because he was supposed to be under quarantine, not out and about. Amazon says that put others at risk. The worker, Chris Smalls, says Amazon is the one putting people at risk by not closing and sanitizing the warehouse.
