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"It's helped us immensely. Any avenue an owner can get to reach the public during this time is so important," said Matt Berthiaume, the owner of The Social House in Hermantown. DULUTH, Minn. – Social media is helping many Twin Ports restaurants stay in the spotlight. The “Duluth and Superior Food To-Go During COVID-19” Facebook group is spreading the word by helping restaurants reach customers during these trying times. Restaurants all over the Twin Ports have been fighting just to stay afloat during the pandemic after shutting down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. “It was a roller coaster ride. just us opening up six months before the pandemic, it was tough for us. We were gaining a following and getting popular and then we took a hard dive,” said Matt Berthiaume, the owner of the Social House in Hermantown. After watching these businesses struggle during these tough times, a Superior man is using the power of social media to help out. “I hate to admit it, but my wife and I like to eat out a lot. We just started clicking and seeing these places saying they have to close and some are were trying to-go. It was…

Getty Images It took a mob-fueled insurrection, but Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey finally grasped the enormity of the damage and harm President Donald Trump has done by weaponizing their influential social media platforms, and they banned him, permanently on Twitter and "indefinitely" on Facebook, from continuing to post incendiary lies about the 2020 election.But it's no longer about Trump. Facebook and Twitter need radical change. It's time for social media companies to let someone else moderate their platforms. Editors' top picks Subscribe to CNET Now for the day's most interesting reviews, news stories and videos. Facebook and its Instagram photo sharing site, Twitter, Google's YouTube, and other social networks pay tens of thousands of people to identify and respond to bad behavior. Many of those employees are located outside the US, where fewer benefits and lower hourly wages are common.That process hasn't worked well, as evidenced by the many stories we've had to write about the terrible videos, misleading posts and dangerous lies that need to be taken down but that have already been viewed and shared millions of times. Now playing: Watch this: Facebook removes Trump video, Twitter locks his account... 1:32 These screwups are happening on a worldwide…

Online platforms take action against President Trump, Lenovo tries out a swiveling screen and Roblox raises $250 million. This is your Daily Crunch for January 7, 2021. The big story: Facebook bans Trump for two weeks After a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol yesterday, a number of online platforms moved to suspend accounts connected to the outgoing president. For example, Twitter locked Trump’s account for 12 hours after he posted several (subsequently deleted) tweets repeating his unsubstantiated claims of election fraud and expressing support for the rioters (while also calling for an end to violence). Twitch also disabled his channel until the end of his term and Shopify pulled down stores tied to the president and his campaign. But the most notable move came from Facebook, which banned Trump from both Facebook and Instagram for “at least the next two weeks,” until the end of his term. Mark Zuckerberg wrote that this was necessary due to the “use of our platform to incite violent insurrection against a democratically elected government.” The tech giants Waymo is dropping the term ‘self-driving,’ but not everyone in the industry is on board — Alphabet-owned Waymo will no longer use the term “self-driving” to…

by: Jamey Tucker Posted: Jan 7, 2021 / 05:14 PM CST / Updated: Jan 7, 2021 / 05:14 PM CST Posting something controversial on social media is risky. Whether it’s about protests, conspiracy theories, masks, religion, or college football you can alienate, offend, and anger some people you like in real life. According to MentalHelp.net, social media is a breeding ground for conversations that make you and other people angry. You can defriend or block them forever, or keep them from seeing posts you know that might offend them. Here’s how to create Facebook Friend lists and prevent any awkward conversations when you see them in person: (note much of this must be done on a computer rather than using the Facebook app) On the Facebook homepage click on the ‘see more’ tab on the left side of the screen.Scroll down and click on “Friend Lists”. Facebook has already created a couple of list for you (Close Friends, and Acquaintances”)Click “Create List” and give it a name such as “people who think like me” or “jerks”.Add people to the list you just created (this will take some time but you can add to or edit the list laterNow when you…

(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump saw his Facebook and Twitter account suspended Wednesday evening after the nation’s two dominant social media platforms accused him of inciting violence through his posts.Twitter was the first to act, issuing a minimum 12-hour ban with a threat that it could become permanent if Trump didn’t delete three offending Tweets.“As a result of the unprecedented and ongoing violent situation in Washington, D.C., we have required the removal of three @realDonaldTrump Tweets that were posted earlier today for repeated and severe violations of our Civic Integrity policy,” the @TwitterSafety account posted. “This means that the account of @realDonaldTrump will be locked for 12 hours following the removal of these Tweets. If the Tweets are not removed, the account will remain locked.As a result of the unprecedented and ongoing violent situation in Washington, D.C., we have required the removal of three @realDonaldTrump Tweets that were posted earlier today for repeated and severe violations of our Civic Integrity policy. https://t.co/k6OkjNG3bM— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) January 7, 2021“Future violations of the Twitter Rules, including our Civic Integrity or Violent Threats policies, will result in permanent suspension of the @realDonaldTrump account,” Twitter added.A little over an hour later, Facebook followed…

by: Nexstar Media Wire Posted: Jan 6, 2021 / 09:41 PM EST / Updated: Jan 6, 2021 / 09:41 PM EST President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally for Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., and David Perdue, at Dalton Regional Airport, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, in Dalton, Ga. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (NEXSTAR) – Facebook said Wednesday that it had blocked President Trump’s account and he will be unable to post on the platform for 24 hours. The tech company said it came to the decision after assessing two policy violations against Trump’s page. Earlier in the day, Facebook said in a statement it was “appalled by the violence at the Capitol today,” and that it would be “treating these events as an emergency.” In addition to temporarily blocking Trump’s account, Facebook said it had removed a video of the president speaking that was posted Wednesday, as well as a subsequent post about the election results. “We made the decision that on balance these posts contribute to, rather than diminish, the risk of ongoing violence,” the company said. The platform is also “searching for and removing” content that praises the storming of the Capitol, calls to bring weapons to locations across…

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After donations started to dwindle toward the end of 2020, the ‘Tipping the Shoals’ Facebook group has decided to shut down temporarily. MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. — During the pandemic, a lot of needs have popped up within our community. Some pretty amazing groups have stepped up to fill them.  The ‘Tipping the Shoals’ Facebook group was created during the pandemic. The Facebook page organizers collected donations weekly and would surprise servers with large tips. This is particularly impactful during a time when the food industry was hit hardest.  Most of the surprise tipping moments were captured on camera and the videos have been shared thousands of times. After donations started to dwindle toward the end of 2020, the group has decided to shut down temporarily.  We caught up with Stephanie Stern, the Creator of the ‘Tipping the Shoals’ Facebook group. She tells us just how much of an impact this page has had on the lives of servers and delivery workers during the pandemic. Stern says, “Our total that we gave in 2020 was 9,932 dollars-- just shy of ten 10,000 dollars. If we can do that is 2020, who knows what we can do in 2021. I want to…

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Kathy Harvey, owner of Furniture, Mattresses & More, asked in a Facebook post if anyone could make 'Proud Boys' hoodies after a few customers requested them. BANGOR, Maine — The owner of a Bangor furniture store insisted Monday that a post on Facebook seeking someone to make 'Proud Boys' sweatshirts in advance of rallies by several pro-Trump organizations in Washington, D.C. this week does not mean she is racist. "There's no craft fairs going on due to COVID, so we were trying to help the crafters, so we set up a place for 150 of them to come into our store, install their product during COVID," Kathy Harvey said. "Recently we had people who wanted BLM shirts...some people who wanted some things with the Antifa logo...we don't tell people...their political views are theirs and we respect all views." Kathy Harvey, who owns Furniture, Mattresses & More in the Bangor Mall, said she posted the request on behalf of a few customers who requested them before their trip to D.C. She did acknowledge that her children plan to attend pro-Trump protests in the nation's capital on Tuesday and Wednesday. "We had four or five customers that were going to the Washington…