Elon Musk's Interview With Trump Hits 1 Billion Views Elon Musk's interview with former President Trump on Twitter Space discusses immigration, inflation, and political strategies, attracting 1 billion views. Top News · Aug 13, 2024
Ex-Twitter worker wins £470,000 for unfair dismissal over Musk ‘hardcore’ email Gary Rooney was told he had resigned voluntarily by not replying to the billionaire’s email about Twitter 2.0 The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2024
Musk-Trump X chat gets glitchy and hits Truth Social stock Previous technical problems with Kamala Harris's Zoom events were cause for celebration, after all. Fortune · Aug 13, 2024
Labour MPs ‘step back’ from Twitter as Elon Musk accused of turning X into ‘megaphone for far right’ Some MPs say they are limiting their use of the app thanks to Elon Musk’s involvement, but others have continued to use it despite criticising the platform The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2024
Can Nostr Make Twitter's Dreams Come True? Twitter's founder says Nostr is “100 percent what we wanted”—an open, ownerless network. Reason · Aug 13, 2024
Now Elon Musk is rowing with the EU over Twitter hate using Tropic Thunder memes The EU warned Elon Musk against promoting ‘harmful content’ ahead of his interview with Donald Trump on Monday The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2024
Elon Musk: from tech mogul to political provocateur — how did he become Trump's biggest supporter? The X/Twitter owner has become notorious for peddling harmful misinformation on social media — now he’s offering Trump voters the chance to win $1m a day. Emma Loffhagen charts Musk’s journey from tech bro to disinformer-in-chief Evening Standard · Aug 13, 2024
Actually, Interviewing Presidential Candidates Is a Good Thing Plus: RFK Jr. thrown off the N.Y. ballot, Ukraine advances into Russia, and more... Reason · Aug 13, 2024
OPINION - Elon Musk's interview with Donald Trump was a humiliation of the two biggest egos on the planet Talk about “weird”. First, Elon Musk boldly promised that his conversation with Donald Trump was about to begin live on X. Fifteen minutes later, the sound of silence was deafening. Trump and Musk fans began panicking. Can you hear anything, they tweeted nervously? Nope, me neither. Musk eventually popped up… Evening Standard · Aug 13, 2024
What’s DDoS, the cyberattack Musk claims disrupted Trump’s interview? Several listeners reported error messages as they attempted to access the interview link. Al Jazeera · Aug 13, 2024
Donald Trump returned to X and shares in his media company hit a 4-month low "The value of TMTG’s brand may diminish if the popularity of President Trump were to suffer." Fortune · Aug 13, 2024
Elon Musk claims live X chat with Trump was hit by a DDoS attack — but no-one believes him End-times Twitter is seemingly in such a state that it can’t handle a simple audio interview, and Musk's feeble excuses fall flat once again. TechRadar · Aug 13, 2024
TechScape: Why Musk’s rabble-rousing shows the limits of social media laws Twitter under the tech owner has become the perfect test case for the UK’s new legislation – but critics say more needs to be done The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2024
Labour MPs quitting Twitter/X due to 'hate' and 'disinformation' LABOUR MPs have started to quit Twitter/X, with one saying that Elon Musk had turned it into a “megaphone for foreign adversaries and far-right… The National (Scotland) · Aug 13, 2024
International Business Times · Aug 13, 2024 Trump Holds Meandering Live 'Chat' With Backer Musk, After Delay Donald Trump ran through his checklist of conspiracy theories Monday in a rambling conversation with his uber-wealthy supporter Elon Musk that was initially derailed by what the tech titan said was a technical glitch.
Al Jazeera · Aug 13, 2024 Trump returns to X with two-hour Elon Musk chat hit by technical glitch Trump had not posted on the platform since 2023, when he shared a mugshot taken after his surrender to a Georgia jail.
The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2024 Trump wanted Elon Musk to give him a reset — he didn’t get one Andrew Feinberg breaks down Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s talk with X owner Elon Musk. While it was promoted as a game-changer, the sound of the president’s voice will become the top talking point
The Guardian - US · Aug 13, 2024 Elon Musk’s X suffers tech failures at start of Donald Trump interview Musk blames cyber-attack as conversation is delayed, resembling glitchy launch of Ron DeSantis’s campaign
The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2024 Trump repeats same talking points during Musk interview - but the former president’s ‘lisp’ steals the show ‘Did Trump pause campaign rallies because of this massive lisp he has on this Twitter interview with Elon?’ one X user posted.
The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2024 X users lament tech problems preventing them from hearing Trump and Musk interview The interview was set for Monday night on X Spaces, but encountered technical difficulties before even getting on-air.
International Business Times · Aug 12, 2024 Trump To Be Interviewed By Supporter Elon Musk On X Donald Trump will be interviewed Monday live on X by its billionaire owner Elon Musk -- an influential supporter -- as the Republican ex-president rejoins the platform following a lengthy absence.
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2024 Ex-Twitter chairman sues X for $20m Omid Kordestani joined Twitter on a $50,000 salary, but the bulk of his compensation was in stock options, according to the lawsuit
The Guardian - AU · Aug 12, 2024 Morning Mail: voters against treaty or truth-telling commission, baby foods flunk tests, UK anger at Elon Musk Guardian Essential poll shows only one-third of voters back Indigenous treaty; all baby and infant foods fail to meet WHO standards; former Twitter boss calls for strengthened online safety laws
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2024 Elon Musk spent billions to destroy Twitter. Now he’s unleashing Trump on X Trump returns to the platform that banned him more than three years later, as it keeps alive the same bogus claims that fueled the Jan. 6 attack, Alex Woodward writes
The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2024 Labour MPs begin quitting X over ‘hate and disinformation’ Exclusive: MPs leaving platform or scaling back use over its ‘deterioration’ under Elon Musk’s ownership