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When self-censorship colours and then becomes the prevailing narrative in journalism
dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2024-04-24-when-self-censorship-colours-and-then-becomes-the-prevailing-narrative-in-journalism/
‘Anti-vax’ doctor disciplinary inquiry underway over use of unproven remedies to treat Covid
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-04-11-anti-vax-doctor-disciplinary-inquiry-underway-over-use-of-unproven-remedies-to-treat-covid/
Man of the province and ‘absolute distinction’ — EC’s longest-serving member bows out
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-03-11-man-of-the-province-and-absolute-distinction-ecs-longest-serving-member-bows-out/
Online harms against minors, victims must be criminalized, not regulated: Poilievre
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We need to act on online disinformation now: Social media companies must tailor their policies to basic principles of transparency and freedom of expression
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Africa Insights: Toxic Masculinity Online in Kenya and South Africa: In Kenya and South Africa, toxic masculinity is a growing concern, particularly online ...
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Letters: 'Take heart, Jordan Peterson, you are a good man': Readers weigh in on Jordan Peterson's free-speech battle, South Africa's allegations against Israel ...
nationalpost.com/opinion/letters-take-heart-jordan-peterson-you-are-a-good-man
Steinhoff’s dogged battle to keep its secrets: Steinhoff’s continued refusal to provide access to a 7,000-page PwC report on its R200bn collapse hampers ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-01-28-steinhoffs-dogged-battle-to-keep-its-secrets/
UN Special Rapporteur to examine PH's state of free expression: A UN Special Rapporteur for free speech questions Philippine officials about media killings and ...
news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/01/26/24/un-special-rapporteur-to-examine-phs-state-of-free-expression
David Teeger, Cricket SA and freedom of speech — what a tangled web we weave: What the David Teeger case illustrates is just how difficult it is to devise (and ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-01-17-david-teeger-cricket-sa-and-freedom-of-speech-a-tangled-web/
X: Elon Musk lifts ban on Alex Jones: A year ago, Elon Musk didn't want him on his platform, but now Alex Jones is back. The prominent advertisers who recently ...
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Quick Glance: Elon Musk Brings Back Conspiracy Theorist to Twitter
- Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter led to changes on the platform.
- After a vote, Elon Musk brought back Infowars operator Alex Jones to Twitter/X.
- Elon Musk emphasized freedom of speech on the platform and surprisingly brought back Jones.
- Elon Musk reaffirmed freedom of speech as the platform's highest priority since taking over Twitter a year ago.
Elon Musk Is a Far-Right Activist: One tweet says it all.
theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/12/elon-musk-twitter-far-right-activist/672436/
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.
Musk: ‘Thermonuclear lawsuit’ coming for Media Matters, others after companies drop X ads
thehill.com/homenews/media/4316549-musk-threatens-thermonuclear-lawsuit-media-matters/
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.
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.
axios.com/2023/12/06/elon-musk-twitter-x-ai-funding
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.
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
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.
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 ...
handelsblatt.com/meinung/kommentare/kommentar-elon-musk-richtet-x-aus-eitelkeit-zugrunde/29534258.html
Former Twitter employee on working for Musk: ‘It absolutely was the hardest experience’
thehill.com/policy/technology/4267548-former-twitter-employee-on-working-for-elon-musk/
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.
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
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
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.
Musk appeals dispute over what he calls SEC’s ‘muzzle’ on free speech rights to Supreme Court
thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4348389-musk-appeals-sec-order-supreme-court/
John Crace on the villains of 2023: ‘We used to debate whether she was dim or vindictive. The answer appears to be both’
theguardian.com/politics/2023/dec/16/john-crace-on-the-villains-of-2023
Exclusive: Elon Musk's X restructuring curtails disinformation research, spurs legal fears
reuters.com/technology/elon-musks-x-restructuring-curtails-disinformation-research-spurs-legal-fears-2023-11-06/
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.
thehill.com/opinion/technology/4323041-elon-musks-hypocrisy-is-showing/
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 ...
washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/10/27/elon-musk-twitter-x-anniversary/
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.
Musk threatens 'thermonuclear lawsuit' against Media Matters: Tech billionaire Elon Musk says social media platform X is launching a "thermonuclear lawsuit" ...
foxbusiness.com/technology/musk-threatens-thermonuclear-lawsuit-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.
Free speech can’t flourish online : Social media is an outrage machine, not a forum for sharing ideas and getting at the truth
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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 ...
commondreams.org/opinion/elon-musk-free-speech
Here are the dozen brands that have paused ads on X amid ongoing crisis for Elon Musk’s platform
cnn.com/2023/11/22/tech/brands-pausing-ads-x-elon-musk-crisis/
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/
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Twitter worst among major social media platforms when it comes to LGBTQ safety, GLAAD says
apnews.com/article/elon-musk-lgbtq-social-media-twitter-glaad-aab0b650c858c177f34155ae3f5390c6
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 ...
thestreet.com/technology/elon-musks-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.
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
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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
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.
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
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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 ...
independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-musk-joe-rogan-zombie-apocalypse-x-b2439700.html
Elon Musk Is a Far-Right Activist: One tweet says it all.
theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/12/elon-musk-twitter-far-right-activist/672436/
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.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: A template for our troubled times: Contemporary models of democracy cry out to be reimagined and revitalised to ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-12-10-the-universal-declaration-of-human-rights-a-template-for-our-troubled-times/
'Respect my right to freedom of expression': Woman cyberbullied for her association with ANC
timeslive.co.za/politics/2024-01-09-respect-my-right-to-freedom-of-expression-woman-cyberbullied-for-her-association-with-anc/
Tesla defends Autopilot promise with free speech: Tesla's names for its assistance systems have been criticized for years. The DMV registration office now wants ...
stern.de/auto/e-mobilitaet/tesla-verteidigt-autopilot-versprechen-mit-redefreiheit-34282510.html
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
Quick Glance: Elon Musk's X.AI Seeks $1 Billion in Funding
- Elon Musk's startup, X.AI, plans to raise up to $1 billion in equity offering after being announced in July.
- X.AI aims to directly compete with companies like OpenAI with its Grok technology.
- X.AI is one of many companies owned or led by Musk, including Twitter, Tesla, SpaceX, Boring Company, and Neuralink.
- The X.AI team includes alumni from DeepMind, OpenAI, Google Research, Microsoft Research, Twitter, and Tesla.
Tenure allowed me to speak out against evils of apartheid. Truth depends on it. | Opinion
jsonline.com/story/opinion/2024/01/03/uw-tenure-college-professors-joe-mccarthy/72049379007/
The best Grok interactions according to users on X: Grok and Musk don't agree on everything, but they both love a good roast.
mashable.com/article/grok-ai-chatbot-crypto-loving-insult-comic-x-users
Elon Musk’s search for a Twitter CEO is over and reports say Linda Yaccarino is in talks to replace him as chief—she is a seasoned ad executive whose ... Show more
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Quick Glance: Elon Musk Plans to Resign as Twitter Chairman
- Tech billionaire Elon Musk intends to make way for new leadership at the top of Twitter.
- Musk has announced his upcoming resignation as chairman of Twitter.
- In December, Musk had stated his intention to pave the way for new leadership.
- Users of Twitter voted for Musk's resignation as CEO due to concerns over his leadership style.
Elon Musk is asking the Supreme Court to get rid of his 'Twitter sitter': The Tesla boss filed a petition with the court requesting it undo a 2018 settlement ...
businessinsider.com/elon-musk-asking-supreme-court-to-get-rid-twitter-sitter-2023-12
X CEO Responds to Advertiser Exodus, Defending Platform Against Antisemitism Claims
techtimes.com/articles/298887/20231120/x-ceo-responds-advertiser-exodus-defending-platform-against-antisemitism-claims.htm
As it rebrands to X, a key question: Is Twitter better or worse under Musk?: Interestingly, Musk is obsessed with the letter X. X.com was an online bank ...
indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-sci-tech/twitter-rebrand-x-elon-musk-explained-8857028/
Quick Glance: Twitter removes half of HQ sign - police intervention follows
- Twitter is attempting to remove the Twitter sign at its headquarters in San Francisco, but police may have intervened.
- Police arrived before they could finish.
- The San Francisco police halted the sign removal shortly after it began, as stated in a caption by Justin Sullivan for Getty Images.
- The reason for police intervention is yet to be confirmed.
After losing everywhere else, Elon Musk asks SCOTUS to get SEC off his back: Musk's last-ditch effort to terminate settlement over "funding secured" ...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/musk-asks-supreme-court-to-toss-sec-settlement-claims-free-speech-violation/
Pierre Poilievre says he has a plan to tackle hate — but without touching free speech
torontosun.com/news/national/pierre-poilievre-says-he-has-a-plan-to-tackle-hate-but-without-touching-free-speech
Africa’s top 10 countries for press freedom: Press freedom is a crucial barometer of democratic progress
mg.co.za/africa/2023-12-02-africas-top-10-countries-for-press-freedom/
Trump, Elon Musk, Billionaire ‘Populists’ Threaten Democracy and Freedom: We’re living in a second Gilded Age, where the ultra-rich have an outsized and undue ...
thedailybeast.com/trump-elon-musk-billionaire-populists-threaten-democracy-and-freedom
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There's Only One Person Who Deserves to Be Person of the Year: Elon Musk | Opinion
newsweek.com/if-person-year-was-fair-theres-only-one-person-who-deserves-it-elon-musk-opinion-1849362
‘Stand by your truth,’ say whistle-blowers after making extreme sacrifices to expose corruption
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-12-12-stand-by-your-truth-say-whistle-blowers-after-making-extreme-sacrifices-to-expose-corruption/
Mr. Zuckerberg, release the Facebook Files: If Mark Zuckerberg is so proud of his “content moderation,” he should take a victory lap and release the Facebook ...
thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/4085934-mr-zuckerberg-release-the-facebook-files/
Quick Glance: Twitter traffic drops after Musk takeover, Threads debut
- Twitter's traffic has significantly decreased since billionaire Elon Musk took control of the social media platform last fall, with long-time tweeters switching to alternative platforms like Meta's Threads.
- Twitter's declining numbers come as Meta officially launches Threads, widely seen as a new competitor to Twitter, which debuted last week.
- As of Monday, Twitter is currently ranked 37th in Cloudflare's list of top 100 domains, coinciding with the unpopular changes made by Musk to the site in recent months and the launch of Threads and other Twitter alternatives.
- Earlier this month, Twitter, which Musk officially purchased last October, faced backlash from its users when the platform imposed a rate limit on the number of posts different account tiers could read each day, as reported by The Guardian.
What makes ‘Kill the Boer’ a Struggle song? An expert explains: As ‘Kill the Boer’ is once again making headlines, we take a look at what makes the controversial ...
iol.co.za/news/politics/what-makes-kill-the-boer-a-struggle-song-an-expert-explains-5ddf56bf-389b-4692-91c6-6e48680fbe5e
Quick Glance: Understanding the Significance of 'Kill the Boer' as a Struggle Song - Expert Insights
- Various parties seek to appeal the Equality Court's ruling that the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) singing of 'Kill the Boer' is not hate speech.
- It is not hate speech and should be protected as freedom of speech - it expresses the government's failure to address economic empowerment and land division.
- African literature scholar Professor Elizabeth Gunner, an independent expert in the civil case, emphasized that 'Kill the Boer' has a place in political democracy and stated that it is not an injunction to kill.
- She explained that the word 'dubula' - meaning 'to shoot' - can convey messages beyond its literal meaning.
Elon Musk’s X drama hurts Tesla where it matters most
deccanherald.com/opinion/elon-musks-x-drama-hurts-tesla-where-it-matters-most-2779044
FabFitFun said it would spend $100K in ads on X. Customers revolted.: The subscription box company said it would run ads to support "free speech ideals" and used ...
businessinsider.com/fabfitfun-customers-revolt-crude-promo-code-elon-musk-x-twitter-2023-12
Elon Musk is once again at the center of a free speech battle after following up on threats to file a "thermonuclear" lawsuit against Media Matters ... Show more
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South Africa: Lottery Whistleblower Is One of Five South Africans to Win International Award
allafrica.com/stories/202312050305.html
Elon Musk arruína o seu próprio meio de comunicação. Ele teria razão se não fosse ele.
falter.at/seuchenkolumne/20231201/elon-musk-ruiniert-sein-eigenes-medium-er-haette-recht-wenn-nicht-er-es-waere
Once again: Speaking freely doesn’t mean speaking without consequence: Elon Musk’s fury at advertisers is a microcosm of a prevalent view of speech and primacy ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/30/musk-advertisers-free-speech/
X fails to remove hate speech over Israel-Gaza conflict: 98% of posts reported stay up, and Musk's response is to sue the messenger
theregister.com/2023/11/14/x_israel_gaza_moderation/
Elon Musk’s Poisoned Platform: Kyle Chayka writes that users and advertisers are fleeing X, once Twitter, after Elon Musk’s message supporting an antisemitic ...
newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/elon-musks-poisoned-platform
Elon Musk’s Feelings Led Him to Censor Legal Speech on X: However you feel about certain pro-Palestinian slogans that Musk banned, they are legal speech and not ...
thedailybeast.com/elon-musks-feelings-led-him-to-censor-legal-speech-on-x
Anti-hate group says lawsuit from Elon Musk’s X ‘riddled with deficiencies’: Center for Countering Digital Hate says claim by X, formerly Twitter ...
theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/17/anti-hate-group-says-lawsuit-from-elon-musks-x-riddled-with-deficiencies
Elon Musk to appeal loss in SEC case to Supreme Court: Elon Musk plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to consider whether the Securities and Exchange Commission ...
reuters.com/legal/elon-musk-appeal-loss-sec-case-supreme-court-2023-07-25/
Elon Musk Defends Conspiracies About Allen, Texas Mass Shooter: In an interview with CNBC, Musk doubled down on the conspiratorial claims he's been tweeting ...
rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-cnbc-interview-texas-shooting-1234736809/
Quick Glance: Tesla CEO Elon Musk Must Approve All New Hires in Internal Email
- In an internal email, Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated that he has to approve all new hires.
- Musk expressed concerns regarding the current hiring practices of the company.
- Tesla reported a more than 20% drop in first-quarter net income from a year earlier last month.
- No one is allowed to join Tesla, not even as a contractor, until they receive approval from Musk via email.
Clarence Page: Elon Musk not so ‘absolutist’ about free speech when it comes from his critics
chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-elon-musk-tesla-page-20231122-7r2srxqwena7te5535lntccpay-story.html
Elon Musk brands Humza Yousaf 'racist': The world's richest man has accused Humza Yousaf of being a "blatant racist".
heraldscotland.com/news/23883433.elon-musk-brands-humza-yousaf-racist/
DA ‘believes in freedom of expression’, except when it comes to Israel: The DA has always been firm in its assertion that it “believes in freedom of expression” ...
timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2023-11-05-da-believes-in-freedom-of-expression-except-when-it-comes-to-israel/
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Musk is a bigot and a blunderer: Antisemitism and curbing speech in just a few days
nydailynews.com/2023/11/21/musk-is-a-bigot-and-a-blunderer-antisemitism-and-curbing-speech-in-just-a-few-days/
Andrew Bailey’s commitment to free speech seems to depend on the speaker’s politics | Opinion
kansascity.com/opinion/readers-opinion/guest-commentary/article282112463.html
Gigaman vs Magneto: Billionaire Elon Musk attacks billionaire George Soros. Allegations of anti-Semitism are raised. Incorrect ...
weltwoche.de/daily/gigaman-gegen-magneto-milliardaer-elon-musk-greift-milliardaer-george-soros-an-antisemitismus-vorwuerfe-werden-laut-falsch-der-twitter-besitzer-ist-der-unerschrockene-superheld-der-meinungsfreihei/
X Corp. sues non-profit accusing Elon Musk's Twitter of fueling online hate speech: 'Scare campaign'
foxbusiness.com/politics/x-corp-sues-non-profit-accusing-elon-musks-twitter-fueling-online-hate-speech-scare-campaign
Quick Glance: Musk threatens legal action against researchers for documenting increase in hateful tweets
- The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has threatened to sue independent researchers whose research has documented an increase in hate speech on the platform.
- Musk, a self-proclaimed free speech absolutist, has welcomed white supremacists and election deniers to the platform, which he renamed X a month ago.
- The organization regularly publishes reports on hate speech, extremism, or harmful behavior on social media platforms like X, TikTok, or Facebook.
- The organization has published multiple reports criticizing Musk's leadership and detailing an increase in anti-LGBTQ hate speech and climate misinformation since the purchase.
First case already found: Trouble with Twitter posts? Musk promises legal assistance
n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Arger-mit-Twitter-Posts-Musk-verspricht-Rechtsbeistand-article24308929.html
Elon Musk has laid bare the devil’s bargain we all make with the internet: Grand pronouncements about the internet are usually quite naff. “If you are not paying ...
newstatesman.com/comment/2023/04/social-media-platforms-elon-musk
Paid articlePaidQuick Glance: Auto-GPT and AI Agents Speed Up Generative AI Race
- The rise of autonomous AI agents like Auto-GPT, BabyAGI, and AgentGPT is accelerating the race to lead in AI.
- Auto-GPT can research information online and take further steps towards a goal without being prompted.
- Auto-GPT executes code almost flawlessly and can solve almost any problem using tools like LangChain.
- While some claim that the focus on AI agents is just hype and hustle, the pace of AI development in this space appears to be real.
Tucker Carlson says he's coming back with show on Twitter: NEW YORK (AP) — Fired Fox news host Tucker Carlson said Tuesday that he will be putting out a “new ...
apnews.com/article/tucker-carlson-twitter-show-fox-news-a1ededbd4ade8ea1c86265aa2747d2c4
Elon Musk’s hate for Wikipedia reveals his true views on free speech: Twitter under Musk prefers a malleable definition of freedom of speech that is tied to ...
theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-elon-musks-hate-for-wikipedia-reveals-his-true-views-on-free-speech/
Good luck with that: Twitter's new CEO starts in 6 weeks: Elon Musk has announced that NBCUniversal advertising executive Linda Yaccarino will be the next CEO of ...
pcgamer.com/good-luck-with-that-twitters-new-ceo-starts-in-6-weeks/
Open Letter Urges Elon Musk to Fight for Global Free Speech: In the latest freedom fighter news, On Friday, an international advocacy group sent an open letter ...
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