My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell Permanently Suspended From Twitter Lindell, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, had been using his Twitter account to spread disinformation about the 2020 presidential election, including false claims of voter fraud. Brakkton Booker
Is Your 401(k) Colluding To Make Cereal More Expensive? A new study investigates whether common ownership of cereal makers by institutional investors is leading them to become a kind of stealth monopoly. Greg Rosalsky
Is Deplatforming Enough To Fight Disinformation And Extremism? NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with crisis informatics expert Kate Starbird about whether deplatforming is enough to stop disinformation and violent extremism online.
Facebook Oversight Board Co-Chair On Future Of Trump's Account NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jamal Greene, co-chair of Facebook's independent oversight board, about what will happen next with President Trump's suspended account.
Fast-Growing Alternative To Facebook, Twitter Finds Right-Wing Surge 'Messy' Social network MeWe began as a privacy-focused alternative to Facebook. Trump supporters and right-wing groups disillusioned with mainstream social media have flocked to it since the Jan. 6 riot. Shannon Bond
Facebook Asks Oversight Board Whether Trump's Account Should Be Restored Now The social network referred its decision to revoke the former president's posting privileges to its Oversight Board, an independent panel of experts. Shannon Bond
Photos: The Internet's Favorite Inauguration Day Fashions From stepchildren to senators, attendees flocked to the Capitol in both muted and flashy garments, sending Twitter into a frenzy over standout styles. Farah Eltohamy
Web Hosts, Services Connecting Websites To The Internet, Gain More Power The social media site Parler went dark after Amazon's web-hosting services pulled the plug. This highlighted the often invisible Internet infrastructure that makes using the Internet possible. Bobby Allyn
On Inauguration Day, Transfer Of Power Includes Handover Of Twitter Accounts The Biden-Harris administration is inheriting a slew of institutional Twitter accounts, including @WhiteHouse, @POTUS, @VP, @FLOTUS, @PressSec and a brand-new one: @SecondGentleman. Rachel Treisman
Parler Executive Responds To Amazon Cutoff And Defends Approach To Moderation Amazon took the social media platform Parler offline, saying Parler wasn't removing threats of violence. Parler Chief Policy Officer Amy Peikoff tells NPR the site's goal is freedom of speech. Steve Inskeep
