===Covid pandemic===
:{{See also|CCP global pandemic}}
When the [[Coronavirus|Chinese coronavirus]] first struck the United States in the Spring of 2020, Facebook banned speech or contrary scientific discussion regarding [[lockdown]] orders and forced , business closures , and forced layoffs. YouTube took down videos, and Twitter banned all users who would dare question the [[mainstream media]] COVID narrative.
By mid October ''[[Forbes]]'' reported that "Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Google all began scooping up New York City commercial real estate after prices have plummeted due to the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic."<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2020/10/16/amazon-apple-google-and-facebook-are-all-scooping-up-office-space-in-new-york-despite-predictions-of-the-citys-demise/#b23fb282c0f7</ref>