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Senator Dick Durbin Doesn't Understand the First Amendment

On Tuesday, the senator erroneously claimed that "free speech does not include spreading misinformation."

Reason

How Elon Musk, Trump and Tucker Carlson helped far-right conspiracy theorists hijack the Paul Pelosi attack

Bogus reports and right-wing influencers spread false information that rapidly outpaced the truth. Court filings and interviews detail a gruesome attack. There was no ‘friend’ in his underwear. Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Middle East round-up: Netanyahu’s back, back again

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Al Jazeera

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War of tweets erupts between Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Elon Musk: ‘Your feedback is appreciated, now pay $8′

NEW YORK — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mocked Elon Musk’s plans to charge for a blue Twitter checkmark, sparking a war of tweets that continued through Wednesday night.

Tribune News Service

Is this dystopia? Not quite yet

We've been here before, and worse. We can still turn things around in America — but we must decide we want to

Salon

Musk's Twitter Takeover Incites Complaints From Celebs Who Voice To Quit Platform

A small but growing number of celebrities, actors, and artists preferred to dump Twitter Inc after Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk's takeover, the Wall Street Journal

Benzinga

Tesla's Twitter overhang has only just begun

The phrase “Twitter overhang” was inescapable among Elon Musk’s biggest fans on the social media platform he started pursuing seven months ago.

Tribune News Service

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EastEnders soap star warns Twitter's verification costs could put people in danger

He warned that lack of verification online could open the door to more predators and scammers

Liverpool Echo

Michael Hiltzik: Meta and Twitter show the drawbacks of giving self-satisfied billionaires too much power

Back in the prehistoric era — in 2012, when Facebook staged one of the most hyped initial public stock offerings of all time — I warned the company's newly minted shareholders that they had become wedded to Mark Zuckerberg.

Los Angeles Times

My Instagram tattoo studio hell can serve as a warning to us all

Cast your mind back to last Wednesday evening, 9pm to be exact. What were you doing? Perhaps you were curled up on the sofa reading a book, maybe finishing the last of your dinner. Cherishing the precious moments of leisure we have on the ever-accelerating hamster wheel of life.

Evening Standard

Olena Zelenska says she hopes Musk’s Ukraine peace tweet was ‘chance mistake’

Exclusive: First lady says ‘even smartest people could be influenced by Russian propaganda’

The Guardian - UK

Mass migration from Twitter is likely to be an uphill battle – just ask ex-Tumblr users

Elon Musk announced that “the bird is freed” when his US$44 billion acquisition of Twitter officially closed on Oct. 27, 2022. Some users on the microblogging platform saw this as a reason to fly away.

The Conversation

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Scrape The Place Clean’ — ‘Shark Tank’ Investors Weigh In On Elon Musk’s Twitter Purchase

The famed group of investors on “Shark Tank” know how to spot a bad deal

Zenger

Musk’s Anouncement To Slap Price Tag On Twitter Verification Invited Mixed Responses

Being verified on Twitter comes with prestige. Now it also comes with a price tag.

Zenger

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The New Daily

‘Chief Twit’ Elon Musk shows interest in bringing Vine back from the dead

Elon Musk has reportedly asked his Twitter developers to revive Vine, an old video-sharing app shut down by Twitter nearly six years ago.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Biden urges Americans to take a stand against political violence

President asks voters to reject election-denying candidates in midterms to ‘preserve democracy’. Plus, can Twitter survive Elon Musk?

Daily Mirror

James Corden reveals red raw hands after stressful joke-stealing and omelette scandals

James Corden put on a smile at the Hollywood premiere of his new TV show - but the strain of the past couple of weeks was clear

Evening Standard

Elon Musk mocks AOC’s $58 jumper in fiery clash over Twitter’s $8 blue tick

‘Just a reminder that money will never by your way out of insecurity, folks’, AOC posted

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Axios

Elon Musk is managing Twitter using Donald Trump's playbook

Leading by tweet seizes public attention but also causes organizational chaos and makes it tough to impose change.

The Independent UK

Misinformation and the midterm elections: What to expect

The seeds of misinformation about next week's midterm elections were planted in 2020

Wales Online

Kanye West returns to Twitter with photo of Kyrie Irving after antisemitism lockout

Brooklyn Nets star Irving has himself been embroiled in an antisemitism controversy

Asharq Al-Awsat

Twitter's New Path Unclear as Musk Says 'Weeks' for Banned Accounts' Return

The road ahead for Twitter remained as murky as ever after new owner Elon Musk said Wednesday that it could take weeks to reinstate banned accounts -- such as that of former US president Donald Trump. Twitter users have been watching closely to see whether Musk will reinstate Trump, banned…

Evening Standard

X alternatives: Twitter users trying Threads, Bluesky and Mastodon

Elon Musk's takeover has brought Twitter to the brink, pushing some users to start looking elsewhere. Here are our top picks for the best alternatives

The Guardian - UK

Twitter may ‘halve its workforce’ as key investor backs job cuts

Reports suggest new owner Elon Musk aims to lose 3,800 roles of 7,500 staff with workers to be told as soon as Friday

Tribune News Service

Editorial: One sick nation: The Paul Pelosi attack was politically motivated even as Republicans spread conspiracy theories

Donald Trump, Alex Jones and their allies have hurtled America into a black hole of disinformation where there’s no light or right or up or down, and Elon Musk seems to think we’ve got to plunge ourselves still deeper in. Latest case in point: Even as a crystal-clear Department of…

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