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Will Twitter/X survive? One year on from Musk's takeover, we look at what's changed

Elon Musk remains defiant, insisting the prognosis is rosy as he redesigns the social media platform in his own image

Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2023

Why Elon Musk is obsessed with casting X as the most 'authentic' social media platform

With X, formerly known as Twitter, hitting the one-year anniversary of Elon Musk’s US$44 billion takeover of the social media platform, it can feel disorienting to try to make sense of all that’s gone down.

The Conversation · Oct 27, 2023

The $200 billion playbook that kneecapped Big Tobacco is coming for Mark Zuckerberg and his social media offspring

"Substitute algorithms for Joe Camel," says Fordham Law School professor Kenneth Rashbaum.

Fortune · Oct 27, 2023

Snap’s stock wobbles as it yanks guidance on ‘unpredictable nature of war’

“We believe it would be imprudent to provide formal guidance for Q4,” the Snapchat parent said, although it disclosed an “internal forecast.”

Fortune · Oct 24, 2023

States sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children's mental health

Dozens of US states, including California, New York, Arizona and Indiana are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people’s mental health and contributing the youth mental health crisis by knowingly designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to the platforms

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023

US military detain and charge Travis King with desertion and possessing sexual images of child – report

King, who fled to North Korea before being returned home earlier this month, detained by US military

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023

Travis King, the Army private who fled to North Korea, is charged with desertion

Travis King, who fled to North Korea before being returned home to the United States last month, has been detained by the U.S. military, two officials said Thursday.

WEKU · Oct 20, 2023

Lady Leshurr attacked by dog and ex-partner’s then-girlfriend, court hears

The rapper is standing trial on two assault charges which she denies.

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023

Their kids died after buying drugs on Snapchat. Now the parents are suing

Suit claims app features like disappearing messages and geolocating users make kids easy targets for dealers

The Guardian - US · Oct 18, 2023

Seven men jailed after being caught selling drugs over Snapchat

SEVEN men have been jailed in connection to an operation which involved drugs being sold over the messaging app Snapchat.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 6, 2023