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Judge dismisses Elon Musk's suit against hate speech researchers: The billionaire sued the Center for Countering Digital Hate after the group published a series ...
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Judge dismisses Elon Musk's suit against hate speech researchers
Quick Glance: Court dismisses Musk's lawsuit against hate speech watchdog
  • A U.S. judge rejected Musk's lawsuit against an organization holding him accountable for hate speech on his X social media platform.

  • The judge stated that X Corp sued the Center for Countering Digital Hate to punish criticism and deter advertisers.

  • X plans to appeal the ruling, as Musk faces criticism for handling abusive content since acquiring Twitter.

  • The ruling supports accountability for social media companies and demonstrates Musk's inability to manipulate the law.
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Federal judge dismisses Musk lawsuit against hate-speech watchdog: A case brought by Elon Musk, the owner of X, the platform formerly known as Twitter ...
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Federal judge dismisses Musk lawsuit against hate-speech watchdog
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New person responsible for platform security at X: Hate speech is increasingly becoming an economic problem for Elon Musk's platform. Calls for violence and ...
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New person responsible for platform security at X
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Musk’s X Corp. loses lawsuit against hate speech watchdog: LONDON: A US judge on Monday dismissed X Corp’s lawsuit against a nonprofit group that has criticized ...
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Musk’s X Corp. loses lawsuit against hate speech watchdog
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#FPVideo : Elon Musk has lost a case against a nonprofit organisation that accused of him allowing a rise in hate speech on X, formerly Twitter ... Show more
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#BangkokPost : A U.S. judge on Monday threw out Elon Musk's lawsuit against a nonprofit group that faulted him for allowing a rise in hate speech on his social media ... Show more   #video   #technology   #ElonMusk   #socialmedia   #Twitter   www.bangkokpost.com/video/world/2762408/gloomy-youth-pull-us-western-europe-down-happiness-list
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Judge skeptical of lawsuit brought by Elon Musk's X over hate speech research: The nonprofit sued by Elon Musk's X says the legal tactic is an attempt to silence ...
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Judge skeptical of lawsuit brought by Elon Musk's X over hate speech ...
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How Elon Musk quickly destroyed the Twitter that Jack Dorsey built: A series of news books chronicle Elon Musk's disastrous take-over of Twitter.
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How Elon Musk quickly destroyed the Twitter that Jack Dorsey built
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Netzagentur boss Klaus Müller: “We believe that X is behaving unlawfully”: In the future, the Federal Network Agency will be the chief supervisor of online ...
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Netzagentur boss Klaus Müller: “We believe that X is behaving unlawfully”
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‘Twitter Files’ journalist Matt Taibbi: Musk proved to be ‘very disappointing’ on free speech issue
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‘Twitter Files’ journalist Matt Taibbi: Musk proved to be ‘very ...
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Ex-Twitter executives sue Elon Musk for $128m in unpaid severance: Suit by former employees, including ex-CEO Parag Agrawal, follows a separate legal complaint ...
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Ex-Twitter executives sue Elon Musk for $128m in unpaid severance
Quick Glance: Elon Musk sued for Unpaid Severance
  • Elon Musk is facing a lawsuit from former Twitter executives alleging he owes them over $128 million in unpaid severance.

  • The lawsuit filed by the four executives aims to portray Musk as someone who avoids settling his liabilities and mistreats his employees.

  • According to the lawsuit, Musk attempted to evade payment of the owed millions to the executives by disregarding the severance plans outlining compensation in case of unjustified terminations.

  • The lawsuit seeks to depict a negative image of Mr. Musk, accusing him of failing to settle debts and mistreating his staff.
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Elon Musk's 'Woke Jeopardy!' Idea Goes Viral: The Tesla CEO posted the idea on X with some controversial options that sparked debate on the platform.
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Elon Musk's 'Woke Jeopardy!' Idea Goes Viral
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Supreme Court readies for major social media free speech battle: Here are the stakes
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Supreme Court readies for major social media free speech battle: Here are ...
Quick Glance: Supreme Court Debates State Laws Impacting Social Media
  • The Supreme Court grappled with laws from Republican-led states that could affect how social media platforms regulate user-generated content.

  • The laws aimed to address conservative concerns about alleged political bias on social media platforms.

  • While some justices questioned the laws, others cautioned against a broad ruling, highlighting potential pitfalls.

  • Diverse perspectives from the justices and state lawyers were evident during the hearing, with the court's decision in these cases still pending.
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Musk’s X is fighting to preserve a federal lawsuit in California: Elon Musk’s X will go to court Thursday to preserve its lawsuit against the Center for ...
washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/28/ccdh-x-lawsuit-slapp-california/
Musk’s X is fighting to preserve a federal lawsuit in California
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Supreme Court Casts Doubt on GOP-Led States’ Social Media Laws: The Supreme Court cast doubt Monday on state laws that could affect how social media platforms ...
time.com/6835543/supreme-court-social-media-content-moderation/
Supreme Court Casts Doubt on GOP-Led States’ Social Media Laws
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X is setting up a moderation department with 100 employees: With an initial 100 moderators, Elon Musk's platform wants to combat images of abuse and hate speech ...
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X is setting up a moderation department with 100 employees
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X: Over a thousand employees laid off for moderation and security: Under its owner Elon Musk, the short message service X has laid off more than a thousand ...
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X: Over a thousand employees laid off for moderation and security
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On Threads, users say they're flooded with pro-life and transphobic posts: Threads, Meta's rival to X/Twitter, may be developing a major hate speech problem.
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On Threads, users say they're flooded with pro-life and transphobic posts
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If there’s one thing we’ve learned from Elon Musk’s career, it’s that no amount of damage to his companies or his net worth will deter him from an ego trip ... Show more
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IBM pulls ads from X, citing ‘zero tolerance for hate speech’: IBM confirmed to The Hill it is pulling advertisements from X, the platform formerly known as ...
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IBM pulls ads from X, citing ‘zero tolerance for hate speech’
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Survey: German users are increasingly distancing themselves from Twitter/X: Since Musk's Twitter takeover, many users have left the platform. According to a ...
heise.de/news/Umfrage-Twitter-X-Nutzer-distanzieren-sich-von-der-Plattform-9358426.html
Survey: German users are increasingly distancing themselves from Twitter/X
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X users post graphic or illegal videos in effort to get money from ads and views: Some users who pay for their verified blue-tick status on Elon Musk-owned X ...
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X users post graphic or illegal videos in effort to get money from ads and ...
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X boss Elon Musk restores account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones: It poses new uncertainty for advertisers, who have fled X over concerns about hate speech ...
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X boss Elon Musk restores account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
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.
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Is the Twitter departure of Stadtwerke and the Greens okay?: Stadtwerke is leaving X (Twitter), the Greens also want to withdraw - because hate speech and ...
wn.de/muenster/pro-contra-twitter-x-abschied-stadtwerke-gruene-2880231
Is the Twitter departure of Stadtwerke and the Greens okay?
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X Banned the Account of a Major Critic. Now He’s Taking It to Court: Software developer Travis Brown’s X account was banned after his research alleged far-right ...
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X Banned the Account of a Major Critic. Now He’s Taking It to Court
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How a single year of Elon Musk turned Twitter into a husk of its former self: One year after Elon Musk took over Twitter, the platform and its cultural impact ...
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How a single year of Elon Musk turned Twitter into a husk of its former ...
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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Musk considers withdrawal of Twitter successor X from EU, according to report: Business Insider says Musk is unhappy with digital law DSA, but tech billionaire ...
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Musk considers withdrawal of Twitter successor X from EU, according to ...
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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X failed to remove hate related to Israel-Gaza conflict: report : X, the Elon-Musk owned platform formerly known as Twitter, did not remove 98 percent of a ...
thehill.com/policy/technology/4307755-x-failed-to-remove-hate-related-to-israel-gaza-conflict-report/
X failed to remove hate related to Israel-Gaza conflict: report 
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Hate speech group calls Musk “thin-skinned tyrant” amid X advertiser fallout: Brands claim ad controls don’t work, urge X CEO to quit over antisemitism.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/11/hate-speech-group-calls-musk-thin-skinned-tyrant-amid-x-advertiser-fallout/
Hate speech group calls Musk “thin-skinned tyrant” amid X advertiser ...
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Elon Musk weighs in on Dublin riots claiming country’s PM ‘hates the Irish people’
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Elon Musk weighs in on Dublin riots claiming country’s PM ‘hates the Irish ...
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Advertiser exodus grows as Elon Musk's X struggles to calm concerns over antisemitism
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Advertiser exodus grows as Elon Musk's X struggles to calm concerns over ...
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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Flipboard is ditching X, shifting to Mastodon instead: The company cited a spike in hate speech and misinformation on the platform formerly known as Twitter ...
theverge.com/2023/11/21/23971398/flipboard-x-twitter-mastodon-quitting
Flipboard is ditching X, shifting to Mastodon instead
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After advertising posts next to Nazi posts - IBM stops advertising on Twitter: Once again, X has a problem with hate speech. After IBM advertising appeared next ...
t3n.de/news/ibm-twitter-x-werbung-stop-1589995/
After advertising posts next to Nazi posts - IBM stops advertising on ...
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European Commission to Freeze Ads on X: The European Commission will freeze ads on Elon Musk's social media platform, which is also being probed over its ...
variety.com/2023/digital/global/european-commission-elon-musk-x-stop-advertising-1235794922/
European Commission to Freeze Ads on X
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X / Twitter lets Israel-Gaza hate speech spread, new study finds: Only 4 out of 200 reported antisemitic or Islamophobic posts were removed.
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X / Twitter lets Israel-Gaza hate speech spread, new study finds
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X should turn profit next year, CEO says: X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, should turn a profit by early 2024, CEO Linda Yaccarino said Wednesday ...
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X should turn profit next year, CEO says
Quick Glance: Chief Embarrassment Officer of X (Formerly Twitter)
  • Linda Yaccarino continues to be humiliated on behalf of Elon Musk.

  • Yaccarino struggles to address concerns about ad placement next to bigoted posts.

  • Yaccarino is not taken seriously by many - not Musk, not his fans, not X's remaining users.

  • It has never been easy for women in business, especially in the misogynistic world of Silicon Valley.
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| National Post: The controversial imam gave a speech to a Montreal pro-Palestinian rally in which he called for the extermination of "Zionist aggressors."
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X CEO Linda Yaccarino helped remove viral pro-Hitler post: Report: X CEO Linda Yaccarino helped get a viral pro-Hitler tweet taken down, The Information reported ...
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X CEO Linda Yaccarino helped remove viral pro-Hitler post: Report
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Musk’s X biggest source of disinformation, claims EU survey: Why hate speech, false info have spiked on the platform
indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/musk-x-disinformation-eu-8958942/
Musk’s X biggest source of disinformation, claims EU survey: Why hate ...
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Twitter became X:How one year Elon Musk made the online platform almost unrecognizable.
kleinezeitung.at/wirtschaft/17762644/wie-ein-jahr-elon-musk-die-online-plattform-fast-unkenntlich-machte
Twitter became X:How one year Elon Musk made the online platform almost ...
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Commentary: The moral case for no longer engaging with Elon Musk’s X: X is now an app that puts abhorrent content into users’ feeds, then financially rewards the ...
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Commentary: The moral case for no longer engaging with Elon Musk’s X
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Old Twitter vs X: Israel-Gaza war spotlights 'information crisis': Twitter won fame in the Arab uprisings nearly a decade ago as a pivotal source for real-time ...
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Old Twitter vs X: Israel-Gaza war spotlights 'information crisis'
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Apple CEO says company constantly assessing advertising on X: Generally, my view is Twitter is an important property. ... There's also some things about it I ...
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Apple CEO says company constantly assessing advertising on X
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Musk's X strips headlines from news links: Some media groups have stopped posting to X altogether because of the rise in hate speech and the behaviour of Musk.
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Musk's X strips headlines from news links
Quick Glance: Twitter on the Brink: One Year After Elon Musk's Takeover
  • On Oct. 26, 2022, Elon Musk experienced his first and last successful day as the head of Twitter (now X).

  • A year later, there are hardly any improvements on the website under Musk's leadership.

  • Musk has now had the headlines of article links removed to display only an image and the source, aiming to enhance the appearance and encourage scrolling.

  • How long can this ruin of a once semi-functional website survive?
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Federal government should leave “X”: Ataman calls for exodus from “X”: The federal government continues to use “X” as a platform. The Federal Anti-Discrimination ...
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Federal government should leave “X”: Ataman calls for exodus from “X”
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EU reportedly sends X questions in official probe of company over hate content: The European Union is investigating X to ensure it’s complying with the Digital ...
theverge.com/2023/10/12/23914862/eu-x-elon-musk-european-commission-probe-dsa-digital-services-act-hamas-israel
EU reportedly sends X questions in official probe of company over hate ...
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'We're Deeply Concerned': ADL Says Hate Growing On Twitter, Despite Elon Musk’s Threat
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'We're Deeply Concerned': ADL Says Hate Growing On Twitter ...
Quick Glance: Musk Secretly Used Starlink to Thwart Ukrainian Drone Attack on Russian Ships: Report
  • Elon Musk secretly instructed SpaceX engineers to disable the Starlink satellite communications network off the coast of occupied Crimea to prevent a surprise Ukrainian attack on Russia's naval fleet, according to a report.

  • The incident from last year is detailed in Walter Isaacson's upcoming biography of the billionaire titled Elon Musk.

  • Musk was reportedly driven to foil the attack due to concerns that an assault on Crimea would be a 'mini-Pearl Harbor' and could provoke Russia to retaliate with nuclear weapons.

  • The SpaceX CEO apparently began to question his decision to support the use of Starlink for Kyiv's military communications when Ukraine started utilizing the technology for offensive operations against Russia.
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ADL signals truce in feud with Musk, will resume advertising on X: The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) signaled a truce Wednesday in its recent feud with X owner ...
thehill.com/policy/technology/4240185-adl-signals-truce-in-feud-with-musk-will-resume-advertising-on-x/
ADL signals truce in feud with Musk, will resume advertising on X
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Musk ditches X’s election integrity team ahead of key votes around world: News comes after EU says platform formerly known as Twitter has highest disinformation ...
theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/28/elon-musk-ditches-x-twitter-election-integrity-team-key-votes-disinformation
Musk ditches X’s election integrity team ahead of key votes around world
Quick Glance: Musk fires election integrity team ahead of 2024 election season
  • X (formerly known as Twitter) fires its election team working to prevent disruptions during the polls.

  • According to a Guardian report, several staff members from the Dublin office, including Aaron Rodericks, the co-lead of the election disinformation team, have left the company.

  • Last month, Roderick posted a recruitment ad on LinkedIn, seeking to hire eight staffers for more than 70 elections worldwide in 2024.

  • Interestingly, Musk firing his election integrity staff comes days after the European Union found X to have the highest ratio of disinformation posts among all major social media platforms.
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Ads for the NFL are showing up on white nationalist Twitter accounts: The league says it 'denounces any form of hate speech', yet keeps having to apologize for ...
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Ads for the NFL are showing up on white nationalist Twitter accounts
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Elon Musk Weighs Charging Users a Monthly Fee for X, Formerly Twitter: Elon Musk said a small monthly service fee for using X, formerly known as Twitter ...
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Elon Musk Weighs Charging Users a Monthly Fee for X, Formerly Twitter
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Twitter down: X stops working hours after Elon Musk announces he wants people to pay to use it
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Twitter down: X stops working hours after Elon Musk announces he wants ...
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Elon Musk says X will scrap feature to block accounts: The block option would still be available for “direct messages” between users. Read more at straitstimes ...
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Elon Musk says X will scrap feature to block accounts
Quick Glance: Elon Musk removes block feature on X
  • X, formerly known as Twitter, will no longer have the block feature, according to Elon Musk.

  • Blocking specific accounts will no longer be possible.

  • The mute function will still be available.

  • This change may conflict with Apple and Google's guidelines.
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X hopes ‘sensitivity settings’ will bring back advertisers: The company formerly known as Twitter introduced new “sensitivity settings” that allow advertisers to ...
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X hopes ‘sensitivity settings’ will bring back advertisers
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By Seizing @Music, Elon Musk Shows He Doesn’t Know What Made Twitter Good: Since taking over Twitter, Musk has made mistake after mistake. His latest decision ...
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By Seizing @Music, Elon Musk Shows He Doesn’t Know What Made Twitter Good
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Israel's Netanyahu to meet Elon Musk amid accusations of antisemitism on X: The Anti-Defamation League, a prominent Jewish civil-rights organization ...
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Israel's Netanyahu to meet Elon Musk amid accusations of antisemitism ...
Quick Glance: Musk Biographer Isaacson: Only Elon Can Save Us
  • Walter Isaacson accompanied Elon Musk for two years

  • Elon Musk believes that he is the only one who can save us
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Kanye West allowed back on Twitter following his ban over antisemitic conspiracies
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Kanye West allowed back on Twitter following his ban over antisemitic ...
Quick Glance: Twitter lifts ban on Kanye West's account
  • Ye's account now displays his last post on December 1, 2022, one day before it was suspended.

  • Musk stated at the time that Ye had violated their rule against incitement to violence, resulting in the account's suspension.

  • Neither X nor its billionaire owner Mr. Musk have publicly commented on the reinstatement of Ye's account on Saturday.

  • Musk reinstated former US President Donald Trump's account in November following a poll where 51.8% voted in favor of the reinstatement.
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Under Musk, Twitter is handing over more data to investigators: On Friday, another court filing was unsealed showing prosecutors had accessed 32 direct messages ...
torontosun.com/news/world/under-musk-twitter-is-handing-over-more-data-to-investigators
Under Musk, Twitter is handing over more data to investigators
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Hate speech: X/Twitter gives significantly more user data to German prosecutors: Before Elon Musk took over, Twitter often contradicted prosecutors when they ...
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Hate speech: X/Twitter gives significantly more user data to German ...
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X CEO claims platform is ‘healthier and safer’ than last year: The CEO of X, formerly known as Twitter, said in a Thursday interview with CNBC the platform is ...
thehill.com/policy/technology/4147882-x-ceo-claims-platform-healthier-and-safer-than-year-before/
X CEO claims platform is ‘healthier and safer’ than last year
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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Elon Musk's X sues California over content moderation law: According to X, California's content moderation law AB 587 violates the company's freedom of speech.
mashable.com/article/elon-musk-x-suing-california-ab-587
Elon Musk's X sues California over content moderation law
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Under Elon Musk, X has loosened some restrictions on hate speech
axios.com/2023/09/13/x-twitter-hate-speech-moderation-report
Under Elon Musk, X has loosened some restrictions on hate speech
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X didn’t take action on 86 percent of hate speech posts: report: X, formerly known as Twitter, did not take action against a majority of posts with “extreme hate ...
thehill.com/policy/technology/4198325-x-didnt-take-action-on-86-percent-of-hate-speech-posts-report/
X didn’t take action on 86 percent of hate speech posts: report
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Pundits who have derided Anti-Defamation League’s seeming leftward turn decry tech mogul’s threat to sue, but some Jewish observers say anti-hate group has ... Show more
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Twitter, now called X, sues researchers who showed rise in hate speech on platform after Musk takeover
cnbc.com/2023/08/01/x-sues-ccdh-for-showing-hate-speech-rise-on-twitter-after-musk-deal.html
Twitter, now called X, sues researchers who showed rise in hate speech on ...
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Elon Musk Threatens To Sue Anti-Defamation League For X’s Lost Ad Revenue: "It looks like we have no choice," the billionaire wrote on the social media site.
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Elon Musk Threatens To Sue Anti-Defamation League For X’s Lost Ad Revenue
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“Form of compulsory speech”: X sues California over content moderation law: X (Twitter) is suing the state of California. It says the content moderation law ...
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“Form of compulsory speech”: X sues California over content moderation law
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X Challenges California Law on Content Moderation Disclosure in New Lawsuit: This law demands transparency regarding how these platforms handle hate speech ...
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X Challenges California Law on Content Moderation Disclosure in New ...
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Twitter will lose bird logo in latest brand overhaul, Elon Musk says: Billionaire suggested replacing Twitter’s blue bird with an ‘X’ and changing its default ...
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Twitter will lose bird logo in latest brand overhaul, Elon Musk says
Quick Glance: Meta, Microsoft, and Others Own Trademarks to New Twitter Name
  • Elon Musk's rebranding of Twitter as X could face legal complications.

  • Companies like Meta and Microsoft already have intellectual property rights to the letter.

  • The widespread use of the letter X in trademarks could lead to legal challenges.

  • Twitter may encounter difficulties in defending its X brand in the future.
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TechScape: Why Elon Musk is taking trying to mute anti-hate-speech group: The company formerly known as Twitter alleges that the Center for Countering Digital ...
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TechScape: Why Elon Musk is taking trying to mute anti-hate-speech group
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The Fight Against Digital Hate - The Assignment with Audie Cornish - Podcast on CNN Audio
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Quick Glance: Fighting Digital Hate - Audie Cornish Podcast on CNN Audio
  • The online and offline worlds are completely separate in their minds.

  • The center for countering digital hate has been created.

  • We don't want to advertise on a platform with lots of hate speech.

  • The normalization of hate speech would be retrograde and detrimental.