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X, formerly Twitter, only responded to 30% of the notes from researchers flagging misinformation in posts, says Kate Starbird ... Show more
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Supreme Court grapples with online First Amendment rights as social media teems with misinformation
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Supreme Court grapples with online First Amendment rights as social media ...
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X (formerly Twitter): Praise for what is still the best social network: There is only fake news and hate speech on X since Elon Musk hijacked the short message ...
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X (formerly Twitter): Praise for what is still the best social network
Quick Glance: X praises the best social network
  • X remains the best social network.

  • Fake News and Hate-Speech on X since Elon Musk's takeover.

  • On X, formerly Twitter, gathers expertise and humor.

  • Elon Musk's actions drove away advertisers and users.
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Republican senator says he was threatened over potential TikTok ban: Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said he received a voicemail in which someone threatened to “find” ...
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Republican senator says he was threatened over potential TikTok ban
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Helldivers 2: Fake rumor was quickly debunked: A rumor has recently been spreading via Twitter that Sony Interactive Entertainment is set to take over the ...
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Helldivers 2: Fake rumor was quickly debunked
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Elon Musk Spreads Election Misinformation on X Without Fact Checkers: Civil rights lawyers and Democrats are sounding alarms about Mr. Musk’s claims about voting ...
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Elon Musk Spreads Election Misinformation on X Without Fact Checkers
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Report: Russia controls massive fake news campaign against Germany on Twitter: According to a report, the Foreign Office has launched a Russian disinformation ...
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Report: Russia controls massive fake news campaign against Germany on ...
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As we're halfway through the first month of the New Year, the trends on social media are already starting to emerge. 2024 won't likely see any major ... Show more
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Russia conducted massive fake news campaign in Germany via Twitter: Over 50,000 fake user accounts posted more than a million tweets against the government and ...
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Russia conducted massive fake news campaign in Germany via Twitter
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Formerly Twitter: Authorities hesitate to withdraw from Platform X: Fake news and hate speech are increasingly dominating the online service
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Formerly Twitter: Authorities hesitate to withdraw from Platform X
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Crypto industry in turmoil: US Securities and Exchange Commission hacked - Fake news about Bitcoin ETF drives up prices
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Crypto industry in turmoil: US Securities and Exchange Commission hacked - ...
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US SEC account hack renews spotlight on X’s security concerns: (1st UPDATE) X confirms, following a preliminary investigation, that the SEC's account was ...
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US SEC account hack renews spotlight on X’s security concerns
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Bitcoin price spikes then plummets after hacked SEC Twitter/X account spreads fake news
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Bitcoin price spikes then plummets after hacked SEC Twitter/X account ...
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Elon Musk's biggest fans love Community Notes until it comes for them: Fans of the new Twitter, now X, say Community Notes is the superior alternative to ...
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Elon Musk's biggest fans love Community Notes until it comes for them
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🔴 #Hamas has released propaganda videos of the #hostage releases that started during the temporary four-day truce. 🔎 Here's a closer look at the nature and ... Show more
Quick Glance: Gaza Conflict: Israel Resumes Operations Against Hamas
  • Israeli forces gather on the Gaza border

  • Truce between Israel and Hamas appears to have expired

  • Israeli defense system intercepts rocket from Gaza Strip

  • Israel and Hamas prepare for resumption of operations
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Elon Musk, TikTok and the social media ownership problem: What’s important is less ownership than reward mechanisms.
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Elon Musk, TikTok and the social media ownership problem
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Google wants you to improve its lackluster Search results by leaving Notes: The experimental feature could be just what Search needed
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Google wants you to improve its lackluster Search results by leaving Notes
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New Game Tasks You With Running Twitter, Good Luck: Trust & Safety Tycoon will make you decide if 'OK, Boomer' is harassment worth banning people over
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New Game Tasks You With Running Twitter, Good Luck
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Twitter / X posts with misinformation are no longer eligible for ad revenue sharing
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Twitter / X posts with misinformation are no longer eligible for ad ...
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Musk’s Twitter takeover: 1 year later, X struggles with misinformation, advertising and usage decline
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Musk’s Twitter takeover: 1 year later, X struggles with misinformation ...
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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Elon Musk’s X Looks Little Like the Twitter He Bought a Year Ago: Fewer workers. Fewer users. Less revenue. And a lot more misinformation.
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Elon Musk’s X Looks Little Like the Twitter He Bought a Year Ago
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Elon Musk’s Changes to Twitter Helped Spread Russian Propaganda: EU: “The reach and influence of Kremlin-backed accounts has grown further,” a study says.
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Elon Musk’s Changes to Twitter Helped Spread Russian Propaganda: EU
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Hate-speech watchdog being sued by Musk says it will defend suit ‘vigorously’: A nonprofit organization that tracks online hate speech pledged to keep pushing ...
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Hate-speech watchdog being sued by Musk says it will defend suit ...
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Fake news: Google is doing more to combat false info, Twitter less so: After its takeover by Elon Musk, Twitter is no longer taking action against false ...
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Fake news: Google is doing more to combat false info, Twitter less so
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This AI chatbot is dominating social media with its frighteningly good essays: OpenAI last week opened up access to ChatGPT, an AI-powered chatbot that interacts ...
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This AI chatbot is dominating social media with its frighteningly good ...
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Musk moves quickly to remodel Twitter: Elon Musk wasted no time beginning to remodel Twitter after closing his deal to acquire the company Thursday night ...
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Musk moves quickly to remodel Twitter
Quick Glance: The Search for a Robot With a Sense of Touch
  • Over the last decade, robots have improved to the point where they can now be seen in places ranging from warehouses to operating rooms.

  • In business, a sense of touch can enable robots to handle fragile objects and stock shelves.

  • In the home, touch would alert robots if they collided with someone or grabbed fingers too tightly.
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Musk tweets at Hillary Clinton, suggesting conspiracy surrounding Paul Pelosi attack
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Musk tweets at Hillary Clinton, suggesting conspiracy surrounding Paul ...
Quick Glance: Musk purchased Twitter, and Dorsey launched a beta version of a new social media startup.
  • As Elon Musk's Twitter transaction neared completion, Jack Dorsey's Bluesky Social garnered 30,000 sign-ups in two days for its beta-testing queue.

  • Just as Elon Musk was completing his purchase of Twitter, the firm's founder and former CEO, Jack Dorsey, launched a beta for a new social-media startup.

  • Dorsey stated in 2019 that Twitter was sponsoring research to create "an open and decentralized standard for social media."

  • "Dorsey cofounded Twitter in 2006 and had several years-long stints as CEO, most recently from 2015 to November of 2021, when he stepped down."
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Musk personally led call with civil rights groups to address hate speech on Twitter
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Musk personally led call with civil rights groups to address hate speech ...
Quick Glance: Binance CEO Expresses Concerns About Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover
  • According to CNBC, Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, claims that he was not aware of Elon Musk's objectives when he abandoned and then resumed his Twitter acquisition.

  • Zhao also claimed that he was indifferent by Musk's attempts to thwart the takeover.

  • He went on to say that the number one reason he decided to buy the social media company was to make it into a "free speech platform."

  • Binance CEO also stated that he supports Musk's goal of promoting free expression on the platform and removing bots and illegitimate accounts.
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Elon Musk is planning a subtle change to Twitter that could make it harder to stop the bots
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Elon Musk is planning a subtle change to Twitter that could make it harder ...
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Zero Covid protests in China: Race against censorship: The zero-Covid protests are not featured in China's state media. But subliminally ...
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Zero Covid protests in China: Race against censorship
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Elon Musk deleted a tweet about Paul Pelosi. Here’s why that matters.: Elon Musk, who has more than 100 million followers, had owned Twitter for less than three ...
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Elon Musk deleted a tweet about Paul Pelosi. Here’s why that matters.
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Elon Musk, Twitter’s new owner, tweets conspiracy theory about attack on Paul Pelosi
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Elon Musk, Twitter’s new owner, tweets conspiracy theory about attack on ...
Quick Glance: Twitter is rumored to be planning to charge $20 per month for verification, even for those who are already verified.
  • Elon Musk, who now controls Twitter after a $44 billion acquisition, is apparently going to charge users $20 per month to get the coveted verification badge through a Twitter Blue subscription.

  • It is unclear whether this new method will check everyone who has a Twitter Blue subscription or whether only those who subscribe will be evaluated for verification.

  • Musk has been vocal about his desire to change the way Twitter validates accounts and tackles bot issues, and he tweeted on Sunday, October 30, that "the whole verification process is being revamped right now."
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Elon Musk defends Twitter layoffs amid misinformation fears: Half of the social media giant's staff were reportedly laid off, some advertisers pulled their ...
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Elon Musk defends Twitter layoffs amid misinformation fears
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Death fake news on Twitter: Jimmy Fallon turns to Elon Musk: On Twitter, the hashtag #RIPJimmyFallon caused an uproar on Tuesday. However, the popular U.S ...
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Death fake news on Twitter: Jimmy Fallon turns to Elon Musk
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Twitter calls out Biden’s fake news on Social Security: Twitter added a "context" note to the claim Biden deserved the credit for an 8 ...
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Twitter calls out Biden’s fake news on Social Security
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One of the Biggest Red Flags of Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover: He wants to “review” the company’s anti-trans harassment policy. There’s a worrying history here.
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One of the Biggest Red Flags of Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover
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3 Days That Changed Twitter Forever: Takeaways From Elon Musk’s Chaotic Weekend: Elon Musk has wasted no time making indelible changes to the way that Twitter is ...
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3 Days That Changed Twitter Forever: Takeaways From Elon Musk’s Chaotic ...
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Sunday wasn’t the first time Elon Musk spread misinformation on Twitter. But now he owns it
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Sunday wasn’t the first time Elon Musk spread misinformation on Twitter ...
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The Only Way to Navigate the Election Storm Ahead: The descent into a world in which people who are fundamentally unethical and unserious hold too many levers of ...
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The Only Way to Navigate the Election Storm Ahead
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Elon Musk May Have a Way to Challenge Alphabet's Flagship: The billionaire is frustrated with the platform and its content moderation policy.
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Elon Musk May Have a Way to Challenge Alphabet's Flagship
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Twitter: Elon Musk wants to buy after all: Tesla boss Elon Musk has - anew - announced the takeover of the short message service Twitter ...
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Twitter: Elon Musk wants to buy after all
Quick Glance: Elon Musk on Twitter: "Actually, I'm Fine With Our Original Deal"
  • Musk proposes abandoning the legal battle and returning to his previous offer to purchase Twitter for $54.20 per share.

  • According to an SEC filing, Musk's lawyers issued a letter to Twitter on Monday requesting that the legal battle be dropped and the transaction proceed as planned.

  • The plan calls for Musk to provide $21 billion in stock financing, with the remaining $26 billion coming from bank loans.

  • So yet, Musk has not tweeted about re-launching his bid to buy Twitter.
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Elon Musk has eroded trust in Twitter, walloped employee morale, spooked potential advertisers, emphasized its financial difficulties and spread ... Show more

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Elon Musk's 'free speech absolutism' is a fantasy: At an all-hands meeting at Twitter (TWTR) on June 16, its prospective owner, Elon Musk ...
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Elon Musk's 'free speech absolutism' is a fantasy
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Twitter: Elon Musk stops - provisionally - the takeover: Tesla boss Elon Musk has stopped his takeover of the short message service Twitter ...
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Twitter: Elon Musk stops - provisionally - the takeover