In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue speaks with Matthew Bey, RANE's Senior Global analyst. In the wake of the attacks on the U.S. Capitol building, President Trump has been banned either temporarily or indefinitely on several social media sites. Meanwhile, Parler, a popular social media platform for right wing groups and Trump supporters, was blocked from Google, Apple and Amazon app stores. Although Democrats have supported those bans, there are first amendment concerns -- and about the power that large U.S. tech firms have consolidated.