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Elon Musk to be summoned by UK MPs over X's role in UK riots
Along with billionaire Musk, senior executives from Meta, who runs social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, and TikTok are also expected to be summoned
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After UK’s Guardian, Spain’s Vanguardia daily to stop posting on ‘disinformation network’ X
The decision by the Barcelona-based daily comes a day after Britain's The Guardian also said it would quit promoting its journalism on X, formerly Twitter, citing "often disturbing content" on the…
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Australia 'calls time' on social media, to ban use by children under 16: No parental exemptions
“Social media is doing harm to our kids and I'm calling time on it,” said Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
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US Election 2024: Elon Musk's X failing in tackling false claims, election misinformation, says report
According to a report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), 74 per cent — amounting to 209 posts — of the 283 misleading election-related posts it reviewed did not display accurate…
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Trudeau breaks English: 'Brokenist' Canadian PM gets mocked in Parliament, internet for made-up word
"Once again, we see the leader of the Opposition is pushing a '…
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Australia social media ban for under-16s: Meta slams law, minister says 'play ball' or will 'get after them'
Australia woke up to world's first social media ban on children aged under 16 on Friday (Nov 29), with Meta criticising the 'rushed' legislation. The government is digging its heals, warning…
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Elon Musk to be summoned by UK MPs over X's role in UK riots
Along with billionaire Musk, senior executives from Meta, who runs social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, and TikTok are also expected to be summoned
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After UK’s Guardian, Spain’s Vanguardia daily to stop posting on ‘disinformation network’ X
The decision by the Barcelona-based daily comes a day after Britain's The Guardian also said it would quit promoting its journalism on X, formerly Twitter, citing "often disturbing content" on the…
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Australia 'calls time' on social media, to ban use by children under 16: No parental exemptions
“Social media is doing harm to our kids and I'm calling time on it,” said Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
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US Election 2024: Elon Musk's X failing in tackling false claims, election misinformation, says report
According to a report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), 74 per cent — amounting to 209 posts — of the 283 misleading election-related posts it reviewed did not display accurate…
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Trudeau breaks English: 'Brokenist' Canadian PM gets mocked in Parliament, internet for made-up word
"Once again, we see the leader of the Opposition is pushing a '…
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Fact check: Does Kamala Harris want to shut down X? Elon Musk, Robert F Kennedy Jr claim so
Elon Musk and Robert F Kennedy Jr shared a clip from a 2019 interview where Harris criticised social media platforms for "directly speaking to millions and millions of people without any level of…
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Musk sacked Twitter employee for failing to click 'yes', now gives him a payout of...
The Twitter employee feared that the email sent by Elon Musk was a malware or a spam and hence did not click on 'yes'
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Donald Trump whitewashes Kamala Harris? Calls her ‘beautiful’ like wife Melania
Kamala Harris' TIME cover has earned itself an unlikely admirer: Donald Trump, her political rival
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Elon Musk a ‘teenager on the bus with no headphones’, should face ‘arrest warrant’, says ex-Twitter chief
Daisley described Musk as behaving like a "teenager on the bus with no…
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Elon Musk's X sues Mars, Unilever and other major advertisers, alleges unlawful boycott
X claims that these advertisers, through the WFA's Global Alliance for Responsible Media initiative, collectively withheld "billions of dollars in ad revenue" from the social media giant
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US court dismisses $500 million severance lawsuit against Elon Musk
Ex-Twitter employees claim that one of the world's richest men, Musk, did not provide them with the appropriate severance packages as promised
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Warning labels on social media? Vivek Murthy calls for 'surgeon general's warning label' for child safety
In an opinion piece, Vivek Murthy pointed out that while a warning label alone might not alleviate all the issues around social media, it could at least increase awareness and perhaps change…
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Australian MP responds to Musk's 'global censorship' remark, calls X a 'factory for trolls and misinformation'
The controversy began after the eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, issued an order last Tuesday for X and Meta to remove videos depicting a violent stabbing incident at a church in Sydney…
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Elon Musk's X backtracks, will comply with Brazil court order to ban certain accounts
In a letter addressed to Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, lawyers for the social media giant said: "As already communicated to the federal police, X Brasil informs that all orders issued…
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Elon Musk under inquiry after defying Brazil judge's 'unconstitutional' order to block certain X accounts
Musk and X face a fine amounting to 100,000 reais ($19,740) per day if they fail to block certain accounts
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Back from the dead: Elon Musk's X sparks confusion with surprise return of free blue ticks
For those living under a rock, X, formerly Twitter, for years, used to offer blue tick verification badges to prominent accounts, including those of celebrities, politicians, journalists, and…
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Elon Musk's 'frivolous' lawsuit against hate speech watchdog dismissed by US judge
US District Judge Charles Breyer said it was "evident" that Musk's X Corp had sued CCDH in an attempt to punish the NGO for its criticism of X
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Doesn't pay his bills: Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, other former execs sue Musk over $130mn unpaid benefits
The lawsuit, filed in a California federal court on Monday, accuses Musk of using "his wealth and power to run roughshod over anyone who disagrees with him"
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Judge orders Elon Musk to answer to regulators in Twitter/X probe
The billionaire boss and the SEC now have a week to agree on a time and place for Musk to give testimony, it added.
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Australia social media ban for under-16s: Meta slams law, minister says 'play ball' or will 'get after them'
Australia woke up to world's first social media ban on children aged under 16 on Friday (Nov 29), with Meta criticising the 'rushed' legislation. The government is digging its heals, warning…
Read Article →
Elon Musk to be summoned by UK MPs over X's role in UK riots
Along with billionaire Musk, senior executives from Meta, who runs social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, and TikTok are also expected to be summoned
Read Article →
After UK’s Guardian, Spain’s Vanguardia daily to stop posting on ‘disinformation network’ X
The decision by the Barcelona-based daily comes a day after Britain's The Guardian also said it would quit promoting its journalism on X, formerly Twitter, citing "often disturbing content" on the…
Read Article →
Australia 'calls time' on social media, to ban use by children under 16: No parental exemptions
“Social media is doing harm to our kids and I'm calling time on it,” said Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
Read Article →
US Election 2024: Elon Musk's X failing in tackling false claims, election misinformation, says report
According to a report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), 74 per cent — amounting to 209 posts — of the 283 misleading election-related posts it reviewed did not display accurate…
Read Article →
Trudeau breaks English: 'Brokenist' Canadian PM gets mocked in Parliament, internet for made-up word
"Once again, we see the leader of the Opposition is pushing a '…
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Fact check: Does Kamala Harris want to shut down X? Elon Musk, Robert F Kennedy Jr claim so
Elon Musk and Robert F Kennedy Jr shared a clip from a 2019 interview where Harris criticised social media platforms for "directly speaking to millions and millions of people without any level of…
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Musk sacked Twitter employee for failing to click 'yes', now gives him a payout of...
The Twitter employee feared that the email sent by Elon Musk was a malware or a spam and hence did not click on 'yes'
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Donald Trump whitewashes Kamala Harris? Calls her ‘beautiful’ like wife Melania
Kamala Harris' TIME cover has earned itself an unlikely admirer: Donald Trump, her political rival
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Elon Musk a ‘teenager on the bus with no headphones’, should face ‘arrest warrant’, says ex-Twitter chief
Daisley described Musk as behaving like a "teenager on the bus with no…
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Elon Musk's X sues Mars, Unilever and other major advertisers, alleges unlawful boycott
X claims that these advertisers, through the WFA's Global Alliance for Responsible Media initiative, collectively withheld "billions of dollars in ad revenue" from the social media giant
Read Article →
US court dismisses $500 million severance lawsuit against Elon Musk
Ex-Twitter employees claim that one of the world's richest men, Musk, did not provide them with the appropriate severance packages as promised
Read Article →
Warning labels on social media? Vivek Murthy calls for 'surgeon general's warning label' for child safety
In an opinion piece, Vivek Murthy pointed out that while a warning label alone might not alleviate all the issues around social media, it could at least increase awareness and perhaps change…
Read Article →
Australian MP responds to Musk's 'global censorship' remark, calls X a 'factory for trolls and misinformation'
The controversy began after the eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, issued an order last Tuesday for X and Meta to remove videos depicting a violent stabbing incident at a church in Sydney…
Read Article →
Elon Musk's X backtracks, will comply with Brazil court order to ban certain accounts
In a letter addressed to Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, lawyers for the social media giant said: "As already communicated to the federal police, X Brasil informs that all orders issued…
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Elon Musk under inquiry after defying Brazil judge's 'unconstitutional' order to block certain X accounts
Musk and X face a fine amounting to 100,000 reais ($19,740) per day if they fail to block certain accounts
Read Article →
Back from the dead: Elon Musk's X sparks confusion with surprise return of free blue ticks
For those living under a rock, X, formerly Twitter, for years, used to offer blue tick verification badges to prominent accounts, including those of celebrities, politicians, journalists, and…
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Elon Musk's 'frivolous' lawsuit against hate speech watchdog dismissed by US judge
US District Judge Charles Breyer said it was "evident" that Musk's X Corp had sued CCDH in an attempt to punish the NGO for its criticism of X
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Doesn't pay his bills: Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, other former execs sue Musk over $130mn unpaid benefits
The lawsuit, filed in a California federal court on Monday, accuses Musk of using "his wealth and power to run roughshod over anyone who disagrees with him"
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Judge orders Elon Musk to answer to regulators in Twitter/X probe
The billionaire boss and the SEC now have a week to agree on a time and place for Musk to give testimony, it added.
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It has finally happened! Musk now owns Twitter
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has finally taken over Twitter, hours before the looming deadline of October 28.
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From Tesla to Peloton, companies slow hiring as US economy sputters
Elon Musk spooked investors with a warning on the economy and plans to cut Tesla's workforce, joining a growing list of companies that have dialed back hiring amid decades-high inflation and fallou
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Here's how much Twitter shareholders will get after Elon Musk's $44bn offer
Elon Musk has finally acquired Twitter for $44bn, with its co-founder Jack Dorsey throwing his weight behind the Tesla chief.
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Tech visionary turned social media king Elon Musk's A-list enterprises and how much they are worth
Sometimes it feels like it's Elon Musk's world and we just live in it.
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The Twitter saga: From Jack Dorsey's first tweet to $43bn bid by Elon Musk
The internet is abuzz with reports of Tesla chief Elon Musk buying Twitter for a record $43 billion, all payable in cash.
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Tesla CEO pulls out of $44 bn deal; Here's the Elon Musk-Twitter saga; from hostile bid to the abandoned deal
It has been a whirlwind of a situation, featuring controversial Twitter polls, a will he - won’t he situation with Elon Musk joining the Twitter board, a ‘poison pill’ plan and finally the purchase
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