Sheera Frenkel

June 4, 2021 at 5:19 pm

Facebook says Trump’s ban will last at least 2 years

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook said Friday that former President Donald Trump’s suspension from the service would last at least two years, keeping the former president...

Nation & World

A COVID-19 vaccination card is seen with the date, vaccine type and batch number is seen at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site at the God’s Battalion of Prayer Church, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. SOMOS and Elderplan volunteer nurses are expected to vaccinate up to 500 older New Yorkers who attend the church or live in surrounding areas. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

April 8, 2021 at 4:25 am

Online scammers have a new offer for you: vaccine cards

The coronavirus has made opportunists out of many people, like those who hoarded bottles of hand sanitizer. Now online scammers have latched onto the latest...

Nation & World

FILE – Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, chairman of the Proud Boys, with a contingent of members of the political organization that is known to promote and engage in political violence, in Washington, Dec. 12, 2020. In dozens of conversations on social media sites like Gab and Telegram, there are signs of fraying support by members of the group for former President Donald Trump. (Victor J. Blue/The New York Times) XNYT196 XNYT196

January 20, 2021 at 4:02 pm

‘A total failure’: The Proud Boys now mock Trump

Members of the far-right group, who were among Donald Trump’s staunchest fans when he was president, are now calling him “weak” as more of them...

FILE — The messaging app Signal, which allows messages to be sent with “end-to-end encryption,” on a phone in Shanghai, China, Feb. 26, 2019. The encrypted messaging services Telegram and Signal have become the world’s hottest apps over the last week, driven by growing anxiety over the power of the biggest tech companies and privacy concerns. (Giulia Marchi/The New York Times) XNYT227 XNYT227

January 13, 2021 at 10:42 pm

Millions flock to Telegram and Signal as fears grow over Big Tech

The encrypted messaging services Telegram and Signal have become the world's hottest apps over the last week, driven by growing anxiety over the power of...

Business

Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepared to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, thousands of people gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud.(AP Photo/John Minchillo) DCJM241 DCJM241

January 11, 2021 at 9:17 pm

Fringe groups splinter online after Facebook and Twitter bans

Tracking what may be planned in the coming days could become even more difficult as fringe groups like armed militias, QAnon conspiracy theorists and far-right...

Business

President Donald Trump addresses a rally protesting the presidential election results on the Ellipse, with the White House in the background, in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. As Congress prepared to certify the victory of his successor, Trump railed against the election and helped set in motion hours of violence. (Pete Marovich/The New York Times) XNYT277 XNYT277

January 7, 2021 at 9:20 am

‘Be there. Will be wild!’: Trump all but circled the date VIEW

Inside Trump supporters’ online echo chambers, the chaos of Jan. 6 could be seen coming. People posted their plans to come to Washington — and...

Supporters of President Donald Trump confront Capitol Police officers at the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) DCMC110 DCMC110

January 6, 2021 at 4:04 pm

Violence in nation’s capital is a day of reckoning for social media. Trump’s Twitter, Facebook accounts locked.

Civil rights groups say action by social media companies against calls for political violence was “long overdue.” And even venture capitalists who had reaped riches...