Steve Bannon, who previously ran the populist news site before joining President Donald Trump's campaign, left his West Wing post earlier on Friday.Steve Bannon on Friday returned to Breitbart News as executive chairman, just hours after officially being ousted as White House chief strategist, and even helmed the conservative news site’s evening editorial meeting.“The populist-nationalist movement got a lot stronger today,” Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow. “Breitbart gained an executive chairman with his finger on the pulse of the Trump agenda.”Bannon, who previously ran the...…Steve Bannon, who previously ran the populist news site before joining President Donald Trump's campaign, left his West Wing post earlier on Friday.Steve Bannon on Friday returned to Breitbart News as executive chairman, just hours after officially being ousted as White House chief strategist, and even helmed the conservative news site’s evening editorial meeting.“The populist-nationalist movement got a lot stronger today,” Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow. “Breitbart gained an executive chairman with his finger on the pulse of the Trump agenda.”Bannon, who previously ran the...WW…

The board reviewing his case has overturned Facebook’s content takedowns in almost every decision so far. But the ex-president poses special challenges.Former President Donald Trump spent years butting heads with Facebook over its standards, including posts before and after the election that the company either adorned with warning labels or took down entirely for making unfounded claims. | Alex Wong/Getty ImagesIf former President Donald Trump manages to get back on Facebook and Instagram this month, his win will rest on a series of close calls.Facebook’s oversight board is expected to rule...…The board reviewing his case has overturned Facebook’s content takedowns in almost every decision so far. But the ex-president poses special challenges.Former President Donald Trump spent years butting heads with Facebook over its standards, including posts before and after the election that the company either adorned with warning labels or took down entirely for making unfounded claims. | Alex Wong/Getty ImagesIf former President Donald Trump manages to get back on Facebook and Instagram this month, his win will rest on a series of close calls.Facebook’s oversight board is expected to rule...WW…

YouTube has extended its suspension of former President Donald Trump’s channel indefinitely.Former President Donald Trump's YouTube channel has been suspended indefinitely. | Alex Brandon/APVideo sharing giant YouTube extended its suspension of former President Donald Trump’s channel indefinitely on Tuesday and restricted Trump adviser Rudy Giuliani’s ability to make money off the platform.The latest clampdowns: The Google-owned company announced that for the second time in two weeks, it would extend restrictions that block Trump from posting on the platform. The company initially blocked...…YouTube has extended its suspension of former President Donald Trump’s channel indefinitely.Former President Donald Trump's YouTube channel has been suspended indefinitely. | Alex Brandon/APVideo sharing giant YouTube extended its suspension of former President Donald Trump’s channel indefinitely on Tuesday and restricted Trump adviser Rudy Giuliani’s ability to make money off the platform.The latest clampdowns: The Google-owned company announced that for the second time in two weeks, it would extend restrictions that block Trump from posting on the platform. The company initially blocked...WW…

President Donald Trump ordered the TikTok ban in August, citing fears U.S. users’ personal information could fall into the hands of Chinese government officials.TikTok has maintained throughout that it would not provide any U.S. user data to the Chinese government. | Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesA federal judge halted the Trump administration’s executive order to ban downloads of Chinese-owned video-sharing platform TikTok from U.S. mobile-app stores on Sunday, hours before it was set to take effect.The decision: Washington, D.C., District Judge Carl Nichols granted TikTok’s request for a...…President Donald Trump ordered the TikTok ban in August, citing fears U.S. users’ personal information could fall into the hands of Chinese government officials.TikTok has maintained throughout that it would not provide any U.S. user data to the Chinese government. | Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesA federal judge halted the Trump administration’s executive order to ban downloads of Chinese-owned video-sharing platform TikTok from U.S. mobile-app stores on Sunday, hours before it was set to take effect.The decision: Washington, D.C., District Judge Carl Nichols granted TikTok’s request for a...WW…

The legal shield, enacted in 1996, has come under attack from officials across the political aisle.Attorney General William Barr speaks with federal officials for a panel discussion at the U.S. Attorney's Office. | Brynn Anderson/AP PhotoThe Justice Department proposed legislation Wednesday to narrow a key set of legal protections that shield internet companies like Facebook and Google from lawsuits over their efforts to police speech online, marking the latest escalation of the Trump administration’s battle with social media platforms.The details: The legislation, submitted by the DOJ to...…The legal shield, enacted in 1996, has come under attack from officials across the political aisle.Attorney General William Barr speaks with federal officials for a panel discussion at the U.S. Attorney's Office. | Brynn Anderson/AP PhotoThe Justice Department proposed legislation Wednesday to narrow a key set of legal protections that shield internet companies like Facebook and Google from lawsuits over their efforts to police speech online, marking the latest escalation of the Trump administration’s battle with social media platforms.The details: The legislation, submitted by the DOJ to...WW…