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Members of the far-right group, who were among Donald Trump’s staunchest fans, are calling him “weak” as more of them were charged for storming the U.S. Capitol.

Jack Dorsey, the chief executive, had reservations about locking the president’s account. But the calls for violence that his tweets provoked were too overwhelming.

The company faced a backlash from users who worried the changes made the messaging service less secure.

Facebook and Twitter have kicked out the online horribles. Are they going where we can’t find them?

YouTube is the latest tech company to bar the president from posting online, after Twitter, Facebook and others.

The actions followed the barring of President Trump from the service last week, as Twitter has moved to distance itself from violent content.

The companies pulled support for the “free speech” social network, all but killing the service just as many conservatives are seeking alternatives to Facebook and Twitter.

The president’s preferred megaphone cited “the risk of further incitement of violence.” It acted after Facebook, Snapchat, Twitch and other platforms placed limits on him.

Wednesday was a dark moment in American history. We look at the forces that led us here.

The moves came after critics and even some allies of the social media companies said they had failed to prevent the misinformation that led to chaos on Wednesday.

Here are the explanations from the official, Gabriel Sterling, that rebut more than a dozen of the president’s false assertions.

The Trump campaign had circulated the mother’s name while arguing there was widespread voter fraud that helped propel Joseph R. Biden Jr. to victory.

Thousands of internal directives and reports reveal how Chinese officials stage-managed what appeared online in the early days of the outbreak.

Continue reading the main storyTracking Viral MisinformationDec. 18, 2020, 6:00 a.m. ETDec. 18, 2020, 6:00 a.m. ETBy Sheera Frenkel“Even after the ban, personal Facebook profiles — many with large followings — continue to discuss and promote the conspiracy on the platform,” a new report says.Credit...Robyn Beck/Agen...