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Social media Trump ban, Section 230 in Biden era, nationalizing Alibaba Social networks begin to ban President Trump. Should a few giant enterprises decide which speech is heard? China is nationalizing Jack Ma's Alibaba. Signal sees an uptick in light of the WhatsApp controversy. Stripe stops payment processing for the Trump campaign. Happy birthday to Wikipedia. Happy 13th anniversary of the iPhone unveiling. Hyundai announces it's in talks with Apple. Facebook's smart glasses are coming "sooner than later." Ajit Pai announced he would not move forward with Section 230. Will Section 230 see less of a threat in the Biden era? SolarWinds hired Chris Krebs, Trump's former cybersecurity chief. The Cybersecurity and Emerging Technologies bureau is set. Bitcoin and Tesla's performance is a win for day-traders. Father of Fiber Optics Narinder S. Kapany dies at 94. Roku acquires Quibi assets for less than $100M. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Alex Kantrowitz, Amy Webb, and Dan Gillmor Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: barracuda.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit mintmobile.com/twit newtek.com/tricaster