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Tech sell-off drags ASX down, Reserve Bank under pressure to hike interest rates in May

The Australian share market falls for its third straight trading day, as inflation surges at a faster-than-expected pace, the Reserve Bank faces increasing pressure to lift rates in May, and Wall Street's tech stocks are heavily sold off.

ABC News · Apr 26, 2022

What next for Twitter as Elon Musk takes over?

Elon Musk has promised big changes at Twitter, after the social media platform accepted his takeover bid worth $44 billion. But the acquisition has sparked concern about how Musk will balance a commitment to free speech with rules about moderating content, as well as questions about his links to China.…

France 24 · Apr 26, 2022

Will the real Elon Musk please stand up?

Man who taught himself computing at age of 10 may now sit at unprecedented nexus of power and influence, writes Andrew Buncombe

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2022

Buying free speech: On Elon Musk’s Twitter buy

Musk should not do away with the safeguards Twitter has built against hate speech

The Hindu · Apr 26, 2022

Elon Musk urged to ‘clean up’ Twitter’s digital town square

Conservative MP Damian Collins, who chaired the Joint Committee on the draft Online Safety Bill, said Mr Musk must target bots accounts.

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2022

Twitter, Facebook, Netflix, and the Myth of Permanent Platform Power

Today's big powerful companies could become tomorrow's also-rans, no government intervention required.

Reason · Apr 26, 2022

Trump’s Twitter dilemma: will he rejoin after Elon Musk takes over?

If the ex-president rejoins he will once again have access to a tool he acknowledged helped him win in 2016 – but it will also be an admission that Truth Social failed

The Guardian - US · Apr 26, 2022

Banned from Twitter: accounts that may be reprieved after Musk takeover

From Donald Trump to David Icke, many high-profile casualties of Twitter’s policy enforcement have an interest in a new broom

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2022

Phillip Schofield deletes Twitter slamming 'cesspit' platform of 'vile and disgusting' trolls

This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield told co-host Holly Willoughby and guest Vanessa Feltz that he has deleted the app because 'there is a section that is vile and disgusting'

Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2022

Nigel Farage blames ‘algorithm’ for waning Twitter following

The Brexit campaigner complained in a video about having ‘zero growth’ for 18 months with his Twitter engagement falling to an ‘all-time low’

Evening Standard · Apr 26, 2022