Pro-Trump mob livestreamed its rampage, and made money doing it
A site called Dlive, where rioters broadcast from the Capitol, is benefiting from the growing exodus of right-wing users from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
Amazon-owned Twitch says it’s cracking down on hate speech and harassment
Twitch, the livestreaming platform popular among video game players, unveiled new guidelines this past week aimed at cracking down on hateful conduct and sexual harassment...
Fact-checked on Facebook and Twitter, conservatives switch their apps
Corey Adam, a political comedian from Minneapolis, joined a mass social media switcheroo in the days after Nov. 3. That was when Adam, 39, a...
Students face a shortage of low-cost laptops as demand soars due to pandemic
A surge in worldwide demand by educators for low-cost laptops and Chromebooks has created monthslong shipment delays and pitted desperate schools against one another. Many...
Chess (yes, chess) is now a streaming obsession
Could chess, one of the world’s oldest and most cerebral games, really rebrand itself as a lively enough pastime during the pandemic to capture the...
As wildfires rage, Californians fear the virus at shelters
More than 25,000 people have been forced to evacuate from the rural areas of San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties, Cal Fire said, and many...
Apple and Google ban Fortnite
Epic Games, the maker of the popular game Fortnite, provoked the Apple and Google by violating their policies, then released a social media campaign and...
After a flop, Amazon makes another foray into video games
Amazon announced Prime Gaming, which is essentially a rebranding of its Twitch Prime service that provides exclusive game content. The move comes after the company...
Twitch suspends Trump’s channel for ‘hateful conduct’
Twitch, the livestreaming platform, said Monday it was suspending President Donald Trump’s channel for “hateful conduct,” in what appeared to be the first deliberate suspension...