Digital News: January 11, 2021

Twitter Permanently Bans Trump (Forbes)

Twitter has permanently suspended President Donald Trump’s account, the company announced Friday, a striking move that comes as the social media network faced growing pressure to remove him following the deadly Capitol riots earlier this week. Read more: http://bit.ly/2Xujr8f

Apple Suspends Parler from App Store (TechCrunch)

Apple confirmed that it has suspended the conservative social media app Parler from the App Store, shortly after Google banned it from Google Play. The app, which became a home to Trump supporters and several high-profile conservatives in the days leading up to the Capitol riots, had been operating in violation of Apple’s rules. Read more: http://tcrn.ch/3bsfDg0