X criticised for enabling spread of Israel-Hamas disinformation Elon Musk endorsed users who have posted ‘wrong and unverifiable things’ while paid-for accounts spread fake news The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2023
Leaving X can be a rewarding experience—but nobody’s matching Twitter’s ideological diversity Bluesky and Mastodon offer a great experience now, but they’re still not quite as useful as Twitter once was. Fortune · Oct 9, 2023
Chinese programmer ordered to pay 1m yuan for using virtual private network Police confiscate ‘illegal income’ of developer deemed to have used ‘unauthorised channels’ to connect to international networks The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2023
What to stream this week: Jamie Foxx, Offset, Musk, 'Frasier' returns and Nicholas Cage as a vampire This week’s new entertainment releases include Offset’s sophomore solo album, the return of “Frasier” starring Kelsey Grammer, and Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones leading the crowd-pleasing courtroom drama “The Burial." The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023
Gitcoin’s Market Position And Future Expectations: An Interview With Azeem Khan Azeem Khan, Head of Impact at Gitcoin, discusses the platform's growth, recent partnership with Shell, and the future of the crypto industry. Zenger · Oct 8, 2023
Musk begs Twitter users to stay ‘as close to the truth as possible’ as fake news about Gaza war proliferates Since takeover of Twitter, Musk has altered verfication process and slashed fact-checking efforts The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2023
Banks Contemplate Protective Measures Amid Financial Challenges Of Elon Musk’s Twitter Acquisition Elon Musk's Twitter acquisition, X, faces financial challenges as banks consider protective measures Zenger · Oct 8, 2023
Elon Musk Defends Tesla Leadership Amidst EV Sales Dominance Musk cites data to respond to criticism of his role as CEO after Tesla outsells competitors in US EV market. Zenger · Oct 7, 2023
Twitter reacts to Jonathan Taylor’s contract extension Here's how Twitter reacted to the big news of Jonathan Taylor's contract extension. USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 7, 2023
Tesla’s Elon Musk Calls For Overhaul Of SEC Amid Lawsuit Musk demands comprehensive reform of regulatory agencies and punitive action against abuse of power Zenger · Oct 7, 2023
Elon Musk's secret PR machine at X Elon Musk loves to bash "legacy media," literally flinging digital poop at journalists. Behind the scenes though, Musk's X company reaches out to media outlets, seeking positive coverage of its announcements. Fortune · Oct 6, 2023
Exclusive: The banks that funded Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter deal may have a ‘sell-down letter’ to prevent them from breaking ranks Morgan Stanley, Barclays, and Bank of America have agreed to what's known as a joint "sell-down letter," which prevents any member of the pact from selling off their X debt on the cheap without including the other members. Fortune · Oct 6, 2023
Twitter reacts to Bears trading Chase Claypool to Dolphins The Bears have traded Chase Claypool to the Dolphins. As you can imagine, NFL fans had plenty to say about the move. USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 6, 2023
Elon Musk says X will hide retweet and like counts on homepage The entreprenuer claims the change is designed to improve the platform’s ‘readability’ Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2023 First Thing: Trump allegedly shared sensitive information with Australian billionaire Member of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort allegedly passed on submarine details to former Australian PMs and journalists. Plus, US influencers fear bedbug infestation from Paris fashion week
Pedestrian.tv · Oct 6, 2023 David Beckham Brutally Called Out His Wife Victoria For Trying To Cosplay As Working Class The new Netflix documentary BECKHAM is giving fans an exclusive insight into the life of English footballer and Manchester United icon (go the Red Devils!!!) David Beckham. However, viewers can’t seem to get over a brutal exchange between the beloved athlete and his wife, Victoria Beckham. In a scene —…
Zenger · Oct 6, 2023 French Footballer Kylian Mbappe Overtakes Obama As Most Influential Black Man: Survey Mbappe scores highest in social media influence with over 98.9 million Instagram followers and 11.7 million Twitter followers.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 6, 2023 Afternoon Update: ABC urged not to hand footage to WA police; Elon Musk investigated; and can a dying marriage be saved? Western Australia police have applied to obtain ABC footage of climate protestors in a move opposed by journalists and the union
USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 6, 2023 Twitter reacts to the Bears’ first win in 347 days The Bears won a game for the first time in nearly a full calendar year. Here's how Twitter reacted:
The Guardian - US · Oct 5, 2023 Elon Musk under investigation by US agency for $44bn takeover of Twitter Securities and Exchange Commission inquiring whether Musk broke federal law in 2022 when he bought stock in the platform
The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023 US regulators seek to compel Elon Musk to testify in their investigation of his Twitter acquisition The Securities and Exchange Commission says it is seeking a court order that would compel Elon Musk to testify as part of an investigation into his purchase of Twitter, now called X
The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023 X removes article headlines in latest platform update X, formerly known as Twitter, has stopped showing headlines on articles shared on the platform
Reason · Oct 5, 2023 No California Bar Discipline for Lawyer Who Tweeted "They Should Be Shooting the Looters" and "Shoot the Protesters" "Respondent presented this court with a credible and reasonable interpretation of the meaning behind her words, i.e., that she posted the above-noted tweets as an expression of her anger, fear, and frustration with the violence taking place around her and in disagreement with some of the sentiments she saw being…
Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2023 Twitter, X, has removed headlines from posted stories Articles shared will now be less clear thanks to the way they are displayed on X
The Guardian - AU · Oct 5, 2023 X, formerly Twitter, strips headlines from news story links to improve their look The change came after owner Elon Musk said it would ‘improve the esthetics’ as platform becomes increasingly hostile for news organisations