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Threat of inauguration violence casts a protracted shadow over social media

As the U.S. heads into one of the an important perilous stages of American democracy since the Civil War, social media companies are scrambling to shore up their patchwork defenses for a 2nd they appear to have believed would certainly not come. Most primary platforms pulled the emergency destroy ultimate week, deplatf…
As the U.S. heads into one of the most perilous phases of American democracy since the Civil War, social media companies are scrambling to shore up their patchwork defenses for a moment they appear to have believed would never come. Most major platforms pulled the emergency break last week, deplatf…

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Author: Taylor Hatmaker

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