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An Attempted Coup Powered By Social Media

01.08.2021 - By EngadgetPlay

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This week, Devindra and Cherlynn were planning to chat about everything coming at CES 2021... but the siege on the U.S. Capitol by right-wing extremists changed things. We discuss how social media and mobile tech played a huge role in planning and executing the attempted coup, and what this means for Twitter and Facebook. And then we somehow manage to keep talking about gadgets and CES.

Online extremism’s role in the siege on US capitol – 1:11

CES Preview: TVs and computers – 19:58

CES Preview: Wearables and other previews – 44:58

Working on – 57:39

Picks – 1:00:33

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