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Big tech tries to cover its ass over US riot

THE Orange One in the White House incited an invasion of the Capitol last week, which left five people dead.

Big tech, from Twitter to Facebook to Snapchat to Amazon to Google and the rest, all of which played a part in the right-wing riots, moved to hastily cover its ass and institute shut

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