Social media monitoring agency could curb free speech, activists warn: The new communications and information minister, Budi Arie Setiadi, says Indonesia needs ...
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Elon Musk, Twitter and Free Speech: The $44 billion purchase of the social-media company is a gamble that could break Silicon Valley’s culture of progressive ...
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Quick Glance: It's official: Elon Musk will become the sole owner of Twitter.
- Twitter has agreed to be acquired for $54.20 per share in cash after reconsidering Musk's $44 billion deal.
- The purchase price at that valuation reflects a 38% premium over Twitter's stock price on April 1, 2022, the final trading day before Musk declared his 9% interest in Twitter.
- When everything is said and done, Twitter will be a privately held company.
- Some shareholders reportedly wanted Twitter to seek a better deal from Musk, despite the fact that he had previously stated that his offer of $54.20 per share was his "best and final" offer.
No triumph for free speech : If we block abusive language on the parts of the internet most people use, it will just move to the shadows where we can't ...
newsroom.co.nz/page/no-triumph-for-free-speech
Elon Musk’s ‘Free Speech’ Will Be a Nightmare For Trans People on Twitter: The shitposting billionaire’s plan for “authenticating humans” begs the question: free ...
vice.com/en/article/n7np5x/elon-musks-free-speech-will-be-a-nightmare-for-trans-people-on-twitter
UN condemns over 1,800 arrests of anti-war protesters in Russia: The United Nations on Friday condemned numerous "arbitrary arrests" of people in ...
punchng.com/un-condemns-over-1800-arrests-of-anti-war-protesters-in-russia/
Gun applicants in NY will have to hand over social accounts: ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — As missed warning signs pile up in investigations of mass killings ...
apnews.com/article/technology-new-york-social-media-gun-politics-bd1fba804dfa2adb347c74bb6e52d2b0
Quick Glance: New York gun applicants will be required to provide social media information for vetting.
- According to the rule, applicants must present a list of current and defunct social media accounts over the last three years to local officials.
- "It can be tricky, he said, to decode social media posts by younger people, who could simply be expressing themselves by posting a music video." he said.
- "Adam Scott Wandt, a public policy professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said that he supports gun control, but that he worries the New York law could set a precedent for mandatory disclosure of social media activity for people seeking other types of licenses from the state."
Billionaires Won't Save Twitter: To actually change Twitter and social media for the better, we need to abandon big money STEMlords like Elon Musk and fix the ...
pcmag.com/opinions/billionaires-wont-save-twitter
Quick Glance: Elon Musk offers $41.3 billion to buy Twitter, stating the company "needs to be transformed"
- "I invested in Twitter as I believe in its potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe, and I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy," Musk stated in his proposal.
- Check your facts: A fake Twitter employee tweet regarding Elon Musk has gone viral.
- Musk revealed in recent weeks that he had been purchasing shares practically daily since January 31, forcing Twitter to give Musk a seat on its board on the condition that he not possess more than 14.9% of the company's outstanding stock, according to a filing.
- Twitter has enormous potential.
Armenia moves to restrict internet: Armenia’s General Prosecutor has proposed a law allowing the state to block certain internet content ...
eurasianet.org/armenia-moves-to-restrict-internet
3 ways Musk can support free speech | Commentary: Shira Ovide offers suggestions on how Elon Musk could support free speech if he ends up owning Twitter.
nytimes.com/2022/07/19/technology/musk-free-speech-twitter.html
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Foremski's last word: When every company is a media company: We are in the midst of a global disruption of the media industry thanks to Silicon Valley ...
zdnet.com/article/foremskis-last-word-every-company-is-a-media-company/
What Does Musk's Purchase of Twitter Mean for Disinformation?: His free-speech values could undermine the site's efforts to stem foreign influence operations.
defenseone.com/technology/2022/04/what-does-musk-purchase-twitter-mean-disinformation/366096/
U.S. rights monitor warns over athletes' safety at Beijing Olympics: A U.S. rights monitor has sounded the alarm over athletes' safety at China's ...
japantoday.com/category/beijing-2022-winter-olympics/us-watchdog-warns-over-athletes&
SERAP sues Buhari, wants ‘plan to monitor phone calls, WhatsApp messages' declared illegal - Punch Newspapers
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MEPs urged to reject Commission’s ‘anti-free speech’ proposal to monitor terror online
euractiv.com/section/digital/news/meps-urged-to-reject-commissions-anti-free-speech-proposal-to-monitor-terror-online/
An FBI official told Congress the bureau can't monitor Americans' social media. That's not true.
nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/fbi-official-told-congress-bureau-can-t-monitor-americans-social-n1259769
Kevin McGahern: ‘2020 was the most annoying yet interesting year in human history’
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