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Twitter said on Wednesday that it has locked the account of Diamond and Silk, the video bloggers and political commentators, for a tweet that criticized coronavirus crisis stay-at home orders and suggested that people should be “out in the environment.” “The Tweet is in violation of our COVID-19 misinformation policy…

Twitter founder-CEO Jack Dorsey said Tuesday he’s giving $1 billion worth of equity in Square – a mobile payments platform he founded and also runs – to a COVID-19 relief fund. He said the figure represents about 28% of his net worth. “I'm moving $1B of my Square equity (~28% of my wealth) to #startsmall LLC to fund…

A tweet from Hillary Clinton mocking President Trump’s handling of the pandemic is drawing severe backlash from conservatives, who accuse the former Secretary of State of playing politics during a national health crisis. "He did promise 'America First,' " Clinton tweeted, referring to a phrase President Donald Trump…

Comcast’s NBCUniversal said it’s working with advertisers on the fate of $1.25 billion in ad sales already committed to the just-postponed Tokyo Summer Olympics. Official sponsorship revenue flowing to International Olympic Committee, which industry experts calculate at around $6 billion but is separately from Comcast…

Twitter on Monday said it’s withdrawing its revenue and operating income guidance for the first quarter of 2020, as well as its outlook for expenses, stock-based compensation, headcount and capital expenditures for the full year. The company said its due to the growing impact of COVID-19 on the global operating and…

Even movie stars go a little stir crazy these days. In an Instagram posted by Rita Wilson, the sheltering in place actress does the kind of rap video even the feverish might usually wish to keep private. Truth be told, though, she’s not bad, inasmuch as she nails the words to the Naughty By Nature’s 1992 hit “Hip Hop H…

It’s a test of endurance for both parent and child while the world is on coronavirus lockdown. Fortunately, there are many kind folks in the world providing some moments of social distancing fun. One of them is Josh Gad, the voice of Frozen’s beloved snowman, Olaf, who is reaching out to read online and provide a…

Roku jumped in Thursday to cancel its live presentation to advertisers, following Twitter and YouTube earlier in the week. These companies are part of the NewFronts, which are organized by the IAB. The organization recommended yesterday that presentations all migrate to virtual only and is coming up with a suite of…

Updated with Twitter news: Twitter joined YouTube in canceling live events for advertisers this year in favor of streaming-only as the coronavirus continues to hit the upfront season. “Twitter will be producing a fully-streamed presentation for NewFronts this year. We’re excited to embrace this new level of…

Twitter said Monday it has entered into a cooperation agreement with Elliott Management, an activist investment firm that had been pressing for changes including the possible ouster of CEO Jack Dorsey. Dorsey will keep his job and Twitter today announced that investment firm Silver Lake, will make a $1…

UPDATED with Paramount Network and Comedy Central exits: In the wake of SXSW declaring that the fest will go on amid fears of the coronavirus, notable attendees have decided they’re pulling out. On Friday, Deadline confirmed that ViacomCBS’ Paramount Network and Comedy Central are the latest to withdraw from the…

Don't tell President Trump but Twitter is testing a new kind of tweets called Fleets that disappear after 24 hours, offering tweeters more control and less pressure, the company said Wednesday. "Some people say they feel insecure to Tweet because Tweets are public, permanent and exhibit public engagement counts (likes…