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‘Arrogant Billionaire’: Elon Musk Feuds With Australian PM Over Content Takedown Orders
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‘Arrogant Billionaire’: Elon Musk Feuds With Australian PM Over Content ...
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Bill Ackman says he's 'learned a lot' from Elon Musk's free-wheeling X: The activist investor was a main speaker at this year's annual TED conference
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Bill Ackman says he's 'learned a lot' from Elon Musk's free-wheeling X
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'Elon Is Mad at Me': Don Lemon Says Elon Musk Canceled His New Talk Show After Controversial Interview
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'Elon Is Mad at Me': Don Lemon Says Elon Musk Canceled His New ...
Quick Glance: Don Lemon cancels show partnership with X after Elon Musk's decision
  • Don Lemon canceled the partnership for his show with X after Elon Musk's decision.

  • Elon Musk lifted the exclusivity of the show on X after months of pursuing exclusive content.

  • Don Lemon challenged Musk, discussing his ketamine use and hate speech on X.
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Don Lemon says Elon Musk canceled his new show after "tense" interview: He claimed Musk, a self-proclaimed advocate of free speech, was ...
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Don Lemon says Elon Musk canceled his new show after "tense" ...
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Elon Musk's fight with Brazil exposes his fear of China: Elon Musk is refusing to ban X accounts is response to an order from Brazil's courts.
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Elon Musk's fight with Brazil exposes his fear of China
Quick Glance: Elon Musk and the Support of Far-Right in Brazil
  • A court in Brazil is planning an investigation against X owner Elon Musk for alleged obstruction of justice, following Musk's reactivation of accounts belonging to far-right individuals that were flagged by the Brazilian government for removal.

  • Under Musk's leadership, X has transformed into a sanctuary for the far right and dissemination of misinformation, resulting in an escalation of hate speech on the platform.

  • Experts caution that Musk is establishing a dangerous precedent by protecting and promoting the far right on his platform, regardless of local regulations or public opinion.

  • Despite Musk's claims of advocating for free speech, the implementation of these principles on the platform has been inconsistent under his direction, especially concerning government requests to deactivate accounts.
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Elon Musk has become the world’s biggest hypocrite on free speech: The world needs people willing to stand up for freedom of expression – which makes Musk’s ...
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Elon Musk has become the world’s biggest hypocrite on free speech
Quick Glance: Elon Musk: The Ultimate Hypocrite on Free Speech
  • Elon Musk is likely the biggest hypocrite on free speech.

  • He didn't just criticize Media Matters, he sued them.

  • His gigantic business interests in China means he has no interest in the free speech rights of the Chinese people.

  • Musk has turned a strong strategy and principle for free expression into a marketing scheme.
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X marks the spot where free speech comes at a cost: Unregulated big tech poses significant threats to the health of our democracy and social cohesion ...
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X marks the spot where free speech comes at a cost
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Elon Musk, Gina Carano Team Up Against Disney in New Lawsuit: Gina Carano and Elon Musk’s team-up against Disney and Lucasfilm for Carano’s 2021 firing is a ...
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Elon Musk, Gina Carano Team Up Against Disney in New Lawsuit
Quick Glance: Gina Carano Files Lawsuit Against Disney Over Firing
  • Supported by Elon Musk, Gina Carano is suing Disney and Lucasfilm over her dismissal from The Mandalorian.

  • Gina Carano files lawsuit for discrimination and wrongful termination, stemming from controversial, right-wing social media posts in 2021.

  • The complaint was filed in a California federal court, and Elon Musk is funding the lawsuit for the former star of The Mandalorian.

  • Gina Carano appreciates the support from The Mandalorian 'mentor' Carl Weathers, both on the set and after her dismissal.
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Elon Musk Has Entered the ‘Please Clap’ Stage of His Megalomania: The X boss is begging you still to care about the once-influential social media app he very ...
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Elon Musk Has Entered the ‘Please Clap’ Stage of His Megalomania
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What a surprise! Free speech absolutist Elon Musk doesn’t really love free speech
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What a surprise! Free speech absolutist Elon Musk doesn’t really love free ...
Quick Glance: Elon Musk and the Controversy of Free Speech
  • Elon Musk's online platforms are losing users as he focuses on funding absurd lawsuits.

  • Despite issues at his companies, Musk supports controversial expressions.

  • Musk presents himself as a free speech advocate but seems intolerant of criticism towards him.

  • Musk weaponizes the law to silence critics and acts hypocritically as a 'champion' of free speech.
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Quick Glance: Elon Musk's X: Drastic Value Loss After Twitter Acquisition
  • Elon Musk did not make a good financial deal with the acquisition of Twitter.

  • Elon Musk's online platform X has experienced a significant value loss within one year.

  • The value of X is estimated to be less than half of what was paid under the name Twitter.

  • Musk is trying to fill the gap with subscription revenues.
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Opinion | Ackman, Musk, Trump and How the Rich Convert Their Wealth Into Power: What the rise of Bill Ackman, yet another megarich troublemaker ...
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Opinion | Ackman, Musk, Trump and How the Rich Convert Their Wealth Into ...
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What’s the world saying about Scotland’s new hate crime law as Joe Rogan, JK Rowling and Elon Musk wade in?
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What’s the world saying about Scotland’s new hate crime law as Joe Rogan ...
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Musk: ‘Thermonuclear lawsuit’ coming for Media Matters, others after companies drop X ads
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Musk: ‘Thermonuclear lawsuit’ coming for Media Matters, others after ...
Quick Glance: Media Watchdog Claps Back at Elon Musk
  • Media Matters for America found corporate ads for IBM, Apple, Oracle, and Comcast’s Xfinity were placed next to antisemitic content on X.

  • Elon Musk threatens a 'thermonuclear lawsuit' against Media Matters and those involved in the fraudulent attack on his company.

  • Musk has been accused of fueling antisemitism by agreeing with a social media user spreading the 'great replacement' conspiracy theory on X.

  • In September, Musk also threatened to sue the Anti-Defamation League, accusing the group of 'trying to kill this platform' with accusations of antisemitism.
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Musk lashes out over Aussie stabbing clips: Elon Musk and his social media company X have pledged to fight Australia’s online safety watchdog over posts about ...
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Musk lashes out over Aussie stabbing clips
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How Elon Musk may be spinning up a Plan B to save X: Musk has publicly admitted that he overpaid for what was then known as Twitter.
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How Elon Musk may be spinning up a Plan B to save X
Quick Glance: Elon Musk's New Strategy for X's Salvation
  • Elon Musk presents at New York Times annual DealBook summit in NYC.

  • Musk is possibly devising a new plan to save X without involving advertising, free speech, or financial services.

  • Why it matters: Intriguing signs indicate Musk shifting his attention and business focus to AI.

  • This development might have been perceived as a farewell letter from the company, especially by those responsible for reviving Musk's acquired business.
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Twitter takeover: how a year of Elon Musk rendered the platform useless: We’ve watched in horrified fascination as the town square that was once the world’s ...
theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/27/elon-musk-twitter-x-one-year-anniversary
Twitter takeover: how a year of Elon Musk rendered the platform useless
Quick Glance: Elon Musk Takes Over Twitter and Causes Chaos
  • Elon Musk has negatively impacted Twitter in many ways - for users, advertisers, the internet at large, and potentially even for democracy.

  • Musk now offers an imprecisely defined revenue-sharing model for larger accounts, allowing them to earn money from ad impressions around their posts.

  • The For You Feed, X's algorithmic fire hose that shows you posts it believes you'll like instead of posts you explicitly want to see, is actually quite good.

  • It helps me avoid posts that I might actually like.
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Federal judge mocks Elon Musk’s X lawsuit targeting hate speech researchers: A lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X targeting hate speech researchers appeared to stumble on ...
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Federal judge mocks Elon Musk’s X lawsuit targeting hate speech ...
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Elon Musk opposes TikTok Ban in US, citing free speech : Firmly opposing the proposed ban of TikTok in the US, Elon Musk argued that it suppress freedom of ...
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Elon Musk opposes TikTok Ban in US, citing free speech
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Musk’s X loses bid to block California content moderation law: Social media giant X, formerly Twitter, lost its bid to block a California content moderation law ...
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Musk’s X loses bid to block California content moderation law
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Jair Bolsonaro Praises Elon Musk at Brazil Rally Amid Police Probes: Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro praised Elon Musk as a free-speech advocate ...
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Jair Bolsonaro Praises Elon Musk at Brazil Rally Amid Police Probes
Quick Glance: Bolsonaro Mobilizes Supporters in Rio
  • Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro rallied thousands of supporters in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to boost his political capital after losing a reelection bid in October 2022 and facing allegations of involvement in a coup.

  • Bolsonaro, under investigation for undermining faith in Brazil's voting system, took the opportunity to praise Elon Musk and urged the crowd to applaud the billionaire.

  • Brazil's federal police formally accused Bolsonaro of sowing doubts about his vaccination records during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to potential criminal charges.

  • Bolsonaro emphasized that his government never operated outside the bounds of the constitution and addressed accusations of involvement in manipulating decrees to overturn the 2022 election results.
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Former Twitter employee on working for Musk: ‘It absolutely was the hardest experience’
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Former Twitter employee on working for Musk: ‘It absolutely was the ...
Quick Glance: Elon Musk announces two new premium levels for X
  • The company now charges a fee of $1 for access to the platform in New Zealand and the Philippines.

  • Mr. Musk has long stated that his solution for eliminating bots and fake accounts on the social media platform is to charge for the service.

  • Since taking over the company in October of last year, he has been trying to incentivize users to pay for an improved service, now called X Premium.

  • Some users now pay $8 per month for the blue check subscription service.
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Comment: Elon Musk ruins X out of vanity: The billionaire makes serious accusations against renegade advertising customers of his online network X. In doing so ...
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Comment: Elon Musk ruins X out of vanity
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Elon Musk hurls defiant, profanity-laced retort at fleeing advertisers : At New York event Wednesday, X owner had choice words for Walt Disney and others who ...
theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/29/elon-musk-hurls-defiant-profanity-laced-retort-at-fleeing-advertisers
Elon Musk hurls defiant, profanity-laced retort at fleeing advertisers
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It Is Very Clear What Elon Musk Wants to Happen to Twitter Now: Maybe he can’t help himself. Or maybe he’s endorsing antisemitic smears and cursing out ...
slate.com/technology/2023/11/elon-musk-advertisers-curse-out-dealbook-antisemitism.html
It Is Very Clear What Elon Musk Wants to Happen to Twitter Now
Quick Glance: Twitter Successor X: Musk Insults Defecting Advertisers
  • Elon Musk lashes out at major advertisers who have withdrawn from X.

  • Musk warns that a boycott by advertisers will kill X (formerly Twitter).

  • Musk emphasizes that he is not an antisemite and that the visit to Israel was unrelated to the controversy surrounding his X post.
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Musk appeals dispute over what he calls SEC’s ‘muzzle’ on free speech rights to Supreme Court
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Musk appeals dispute over what he calls SEC’s ‘muzzle’ on free speech ...
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John Crace on the villains of 2023: ‘We used to debate whether she was dim or vindictive. The answer appears to be both’
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John Crace on the villains of 2023: ‘We used to debate whether she was dim ...
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A year later, Musk’s X is tilting right. And sinking.: The billionaire bought Twitter to revive its business and make it less “woke.” He has achieved only one of ...
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A year later, Musk’s X is tilting right. And sinking.
Quick Glance: Elon Musk's Radical Transformation of Twitter
  • Elon Musk bought Twitter and quickly stated that he didn't do it because it would be easy.

  • From abandoning a globally recognized brand to attempting a complete overhaul of the company's business model, Musk has made more changes to Twitter in the past year than any other executive in its 16-year history.

  • Musk acquired Twitter on October 27, 2022.

  • Bruce Daisley, former head of Twitter's European operations, expressed that the rebranding had negatively impacted a company that was thriving in terms of its brand.
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Bill Ackman says he's 'learned a lot' from Elon Musk's free-wheeling X: The activist investor was a main speaker at this year's annual TED conference
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Bill Ackman says he's 'learned a lot' from Elon Musk's free-wheeling X
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Elon Musk’s hypocrisy is showing  : Merely existing for any length of time on X is enough to dismantle Musk’s case against Media Matters.
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Elon Musk’s hypocrisy is showing  
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Elon Musk Meets His Match in Twitter Fake News Fight With Brazil’s Supreme Court: Elon Musk may have found in Brazil the strongest challenger yet to his free ...
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Elon Musk Meets His Match in Twitter Fake News Fight With Brazil’s Supreme ...
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Musk threatens 'thermonuclear lawsuit' against Media Matters: Tech billionaire Elon Musk says social media platform X is launching a "thermonuclear lawsuit" ...
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Musk threatens 'thermonuclear lawsuit' against Media Matters
Quick Glance: Elon Musk's X Files Lawsuit Against Media Matters Over Antisemitism Analysis
  • X's lawsuit alleges that Media Matters manipulated data to destroy the platform.

  • After Mr. Musk threatened the lawsuit, Media Matters called him a bully.

  • The lawsuit in Texas claims that Media Matters knowingly and maliciously manufactured images to drive advertisers away from the platform.

  • Following the allegations by Media Matters, more companies have pulled ad dollars from X.
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Elon Musk's X funds lawsuit against Jack Dorsey's Block: Free speech?
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Elon Musk's X funds lawsuit against Jack Dorsey's Block
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Anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim accounts have grown on Elon Musk's X, new study finds
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Anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim accounts have grown on Elon Musk's X ...
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It’s the Billionaires’ Internet, and We’re Just Posting on It: You won’t find liberation on a platform owned by this or that billionaire.
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It’s the Billionaires’ Internet, and We’re Just Posting on It
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JK Rowling, Joe Rogan and Elon Musk are fuming over Scotland’s hate crime law. Here’s why.
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JK Rowling, Joe Rogan and Elon Musk are fuming over Scotland’s hate crime ...
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After appeal to Musk, X suspends accounts that outed neo-Nazi cartoonist: Researchers, journalists are blocked from sharing the alleged identity of Stonetoss.
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After appeal to Musk, X suspends accounts that outed neo-Nazi cartoonist
Quick Glance: Elon Musk's X Responds to Uncovering Alleged Neo-Nazi Cartoonist's Identity
  • Research specialists and media professionals faced restrictions on X when attempting to expose the supposed identity of the neo-Nazi artist Stonetoss.

  • Critics emphasize Musk's active involvement in endorsing extremists on the platform, supporting their narratives, engaging with their profiles, and shielding them from thorough examinations.

  • Despite X's efforts to suppress information, individuals persisted in sharing specifics regarding the Stonetoss investigation by disclosing Graebener's name.

  • Following the removal of their content, individuals previously limited for disclosing Graebener's identity have had their access restored. However, the timeline for Caraballo's account reactivation remains uncertain. Furthermore, the suspension of the Anonymous Comrade Collective account persists.
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Elon Musk's X to pay fees to support Dr. Kulvinder Kaur Gill after failed lawsuit
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Elon Musk's X to pay fees to support Dr. Kulvinder Kaur Gill after failed ...
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Elon Musk Is Absolutely an Enemy of Free Speech: The magnate positions himself as a champion of free and open debate while taking extraordinary efforts to ...
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Elon Musk Is Absolutely an Enemy of Free Speech
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X removes unverified video Elon Musk shared as evidence of cannibalism in Haiti: Musk has tried to turn X, formerly Twitter, into a free speech zone.
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X removes unverified video Elon Musk shared as evidence of cannibalism in ...
Quick Glance: Elon Musk and Right-Wing Influencers Spread False Cannibalism Claims About Haiti
  • As Haiti endures an extreme crisis, Elon Musk and right-wing influencers are resurfacing gruesome propaganda videos to advance their immigration agenda.

  • The unfounded claims of widespread cannibalism are being spread by Musk and conservative influencers to smear Haitian migrants as they face a real emergency in Haiti.

  • The wave of cannibalism-related social media posts is insulting to Haitians and Haitian Americans, contributing to the racist stigmatization of the entire Caribbean nation.

  • Despite the cruelty of Haitian armed groups and the widespread killings during a political crisis, the false claims about widespread cannibalism are exaggerated, aiming to portray the whole Caribbean nation as barbaric.
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At Auschwitz, Musk says social media, free speech would have prevented extermination
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At Auschwitz, Musk says social media, free speech would have prevented ...
Quick Glance: Elon Musk: Controversial Remarks After Auschwitz Visit
  • Musk made controversial remarks during a conversation with commentator Ben Shapiro after his visit to the former concentration camp Auschwitz in Poland.

  • The remarks were made during a conference on antisemitism organized by the European Jewish Association.

  • The association had arranged for a private visit by Musk to Auschwitz, where approximately 1.1 million Jewish people were killed during the Holocaust.

  • The visit was organized to address the worldwide surge of antisemitism after the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
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Here are the dozen brands that have paused ads on X amid ongoing crisis for Elon Musk’s platform
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Here are the dozen brands that have paused ads on X amid ongoing crisis ...
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India’s demand to block accounts amid farmers’ stir curtails free speech: X: Platform takes down certain accounts and posts following the government order ...
aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/22/indias-demand-to-block-accounts-amid-farmers-stir-curtails-free-speech-x
India’s demand to block accounts amid farmers’ stir curtails free speech: ...
Quick Glance: Indian government mandates X to enforce account blocks
  • Indian government demands X to block specific accounts and posts, with penalties looming.

  • X complies with Indian government's demands despite disagreement.

  • Elon Musk states X has no choice but to comply with local government instructions.

  • Jack Dorsey claims India threatened to shut down Twitter if certain accounts remained unblocked.
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Elon Musk criticised for far-right tweet in support of Van Langenhove: "Dear Elon Musk, in Belgium, racism is not an opinion. It is a crime ...
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Elon Musk criticised for far-right tweet in support of Van Langenhove
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Elon Musk’s $44 Billion Twitter Takeover Failure: This week, on The Small Business Radio Show, I interviewed Bloomberg journalist Kurt Wagner ...
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Elon Musk’s $44 Billion Twitter Takeover Failure
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Elon Musk nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Norwegian lawmaker for advocacy of free speech
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Elon Musk nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Norwegian lawmaker for ...
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Elon Musk's chosen successor at X just revealed a big surprise : Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X, formerly known as Twitter, defended her platform's rebrand in an ...
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Elon Musk's chosen successor at X just revealed a big surprise
Quick Glance: X CEO Linda Yaccarino Revives 'Client Council' to Attract Advertisers
  • Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X (formerly known as Twitter), is reinstating the 'client council' to rebuild brand relationships after Elon Musk's takeover.

  • Yaccarino officially announced the return of the client council in a tweet on Thursday.

  • X had a client council that met several times a year before Musk's takeover.

  • One attendee of the November meeting reported Musk's dissatisfaction with the questions.
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Bill Ackman Defends Musk After 'F Yourself' Rant Against Advertisers: Bill Ackman, an investor in X, believes Elon Musk had a point when Musk told advertisers ...
variety.com/2023/digital/news/musk-advertisers-go-f-yourself-bill-ackman-1235816126/
Bill Ackman Defends Musk After 'F Yourself' Rant Against Advertisers
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Elon Musk has asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on whether the Securities and Exchange Commission violated the Tesla CEO’s free-speech rights when it ... Show more   cnn.it/3tiLICc
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X, formerly Twitter, promises to abide by Irish hate speech laws: Elon Musk previously promised to fund legal challenges to the law, which is yet to be passed
irishtimes.com/media/2024/02/21/x-formerly-twitter-promises-to-abide-by-irish-hate-speech-laws/
X, formerly Twitter, promises to abide by Irish hate speech laws
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Platform X wants to allow political advertising again: The social media platform X - formerly Twitter - overturns the ban on political advertising ...
tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/x-twitter-musk-100.html
Platform X wants to allow political advertising again
Quick Glance: Elon Musk lifts ban on political ads on X
  • X stated in a blog post that allowing political ads was a sign of their commitment to free expression.

  • On Tuesday, August 29, Elon Musk lifted the ban on political ads that was implemented at Twitter to prevent misinformation before the billionaire acquired the platform now known as X.

  • Trump's recent mug shot post came with a caption that read "Election interference."

  • X announced that it is expanding its safety and elections teams to combat manipulation of the platform and will establish an online center for reviewing political ads.
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Losing Twitter’s block function would be a disaster: Blocking someone on social media is a relief like no other. You can mute, you can log off ...
newstatesman.com/culture/social-media/2023/08/twitter-block-function-removed-disastrous-elon-musk
Losing Twitter’s block function would be a disaster
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Elon Musk plans to build a content moderation center for X in Austin: X plans to hire 100 workers for a new content moderation center focused on combatting child ...
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Elon Musk plans to build a content moderation center for X in Austin
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SpaceX Faces NLRB Accusations Over Wrongful Termination Due to Elon Musk Criticism
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SpaceX Faces NLRB Accusations Over Wrongful Termination Due to Elon Musk ...
Quick Glance: SpaceX Accused of Illegal Firings by US Labor Agency
  • SpaceX was accused of unlawfully firing eight employees critical of Elon Musk, violating federal labor law.

  • The complaint alleges that SpaceX violated workers’ rights to band together and advocate for better working conditions.

  • The employees called on SpaceX to condemn Musk’s statements not aligned with company policies on diversity and workplace misconduct.

  • If found to have violated the law, the NLRB can order reinstatement and back pay for the fired workers.
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Don Lemon announces new show on X less than a year after leaving CNN: Former CNN host Don Lemon is returning to the public eye with a new program on X ...
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Don Lemon announces new show on X less than a year after leaving CNN
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Quick Glance: Twitter on the Verge of Collapse
  • Musk limits tweet access to address data scraping and manipulation.

  • Non-Twitter Blue users can only view 600 posts per day, while paying users are limited to 6,000.

  • Musk degrades the service for all users while promising benefits to Twitter Blue users.

  • Musk shows no interest in enhancing user experience or profitability.
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Elon Musk has ratcheted up his feud with the Irish Government. It should just ignore him
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Elon Musk has ratcheted up his feud with the Irish Government ...
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Elon Musk says he bought X to save humanity from ‘zombie apocalypse’: Elon Musk tells Joe Rogan his lofty reason for buying Twitter – to save the world from ...
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Elon Musk says he bought X to save humanity from ‘zombie apocalypse’
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Billionaires Musk, Cuban duke it out over race, diversity. Whose side are you on? | Opinion
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Q&A: Can Elon Musk’s X fund legal challenges to Republic’s proposed hate speech laws?
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Free speech and rise of State tyranny: Government officials and democrats often enjoyed immunity from making dubious, unsubstantiated claims.
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Free speech and rise of State tyranny