The European Commission has made a formal, legally binding request for information from Elon Musk’s social media platform over its handling of hate speech, misinformation and violent terrorist content.
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Twitter, now X, sues group that researched hate speech on platform
Elon Musk’s X alleged the Center for Countering Digital Hate violated its terms of service in a bid to scare away advertisers and harm the company financially.
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Twitter threatens legal action against Meta over Threads, report says
Since launching Threads on Wednesday night, Meta’s new app has collected tens of millions of sign-ups.
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Meta takes aim at Twitter with the launch of rival app Threads
CEO Mark Zuckerberg says 10 million people signed up in the first seven hours.
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Elon Musk picks NBC’s Linda Yaccarino as new Twitter CEO
NBCUniversal announced her departure Friday morning. She could start her new role within weeks, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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Elon Musk says he’s found a new CEO for Twitter
Musk, who bought Twitter last fall and has been running it since has been insisting he is not the company’s permanent CEO.
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Elon Musk’s tweets about Texas mall gunman spread misleading claims, question shooter’s background
Authorities and independent researchers have confirmed the gunman’s interest in far-right extremism and white supremacism.
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SpaceX giant rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas
SpaceX’s giant new rocket blasted off on its first test flight but exploded minutes after rising from the launch pad.
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SpaceX calls off 1st launch attempt of giant new rocket
The countdown was halted at the 40-second mark because of a stuck valve in the first-stage booster.
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Antisemitic tweets soared on Twitter after Musk took over, study finds
The study, which used machine-learning tools to identify likely antisemitic tweets, found that the average weekly number of such posts “more than doubled after Musk’s acquisition.”