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Musk's X tests $1 fee for new users in the Philippines and New Zealand in bid to target spam

Elon Musk’s social media platform X has begun charging a $1 fee to new users in the Philippines and New Zealand

The Independent UK

CEOs grappling with the war in Israel should talk to employees—and get off X

"If you don’t speak up and frame the conversation, you leave all the others to react."

Fortune

Musk to charge new X users $1 a year for basic account

New users in the Philippines and New Zealand are the first to be asked for an annual payment under the latest changes.

Al Jazeera

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X, formerly Twitter, rolls out US$1 annual fee for new users in New Zealand and the Philippines

Platform owned by Elon Musk says subscription trial is aimed at combating bots on the service

The Guardian - AU

X will begin charging new users $1 a year

X owner Elon Musk has long floated the idea of charging users $1 for the platform. Now, the team is moving the idea into production.

Fortune

Hundreds feared dead in blast at Gaza hospital as Israel denies airstrike

The Palestinian president has cancelled plans to meet with Joe Biden in the wake of the deadly explosion in Gaza City

Evening Standard

‘No moderation, algorithm, paid blue ticks’: How social media fuelled fake news on Israel-Palestine conflict

A gruesome video of a man beheading a child went viral on social media last week — initially shared by a premium or verified Twitter account as evidence of Hamas’ attack on Israel. The video was viewed by millions online, and shared with hashtags #IslamIsTheProblem and #IsraelUnderAttack.

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Australia has fined X Australia over child sex abuse material concerns. How severe is the issue – and what happens now?

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Grant, has found X (formerly Twitter) guilty of serious non-compliance to a transparency notice on child sex abuse material. The commissioner has issued X with an infringement notice for A$610,500.

The Conversation

Former FTX executive Nishad Singh describes conversation with Sam Bankman-Fried over customer funds: ‘I was blindsided and horrified’

While Bankman-Fried lounged on a white chaise chair, Singh realized that FTX was not force for good but had "turned out to be so evil."

Fortune

‘False, malicious, defamatory’: Mahua Moitra’s legal notice to Nishikant Dubey, 15 media houses

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra today sent a legal notice to 15 media organisations and a BJP MP for “false, malicious and per se defamatory allegations” made or transmitted by them.

Newslaundry

U.S.-based minority advocacy groups blocked on X in India

IAMC frequently shares reported instances of violations of Indian Muslims’ rights, such as incendiary speeches by politicians, violence against places of worship, and police abuses.

The Hindu

Australian safety watchdog fines social platform X $385,000 for not tackling child abuse content

Australia’s online safety watchdog has fined X — the social media platform formerly known as Twitter — 610,500 Australian dollars ($385,000) for failing to fully explain how it tackled child sexual exploitation content

The Independent UK

X, formerly Twitter, fined and may face slavery charges

Australia's eSafety Commissioner says some of the biggest tech companies are not living up to their responsibilities to tackle child sexual exploitation.

AAP

X fined $610,500 in Australia first for failing to crack down on child sexual abuse material

Company formerly known as Twitter becomes the first online platform to be issued a fine under Australia’s Online Safety Act

The Guardian - AU

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TechRadar

Cobra Kai season 6 part 3: release date, trailer, confirmed cast, plot synopsis, and more news about the hit Netflix show's final chapter

Here's everything we know about Cobra Kai season 6 part 3, including its Netflix launch date.

The Independent UK

FACT FOCUS: Misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war is flooding social media. Here are the facts

False claims about the latest Israel-Hamas war are flooding social media, making it difficult for onlookers to sort fact from fiction

France 24

EU investigates Musk's X, as harmful content surges from Israel-Hamas war

The European Commission has opened an investigation into X, Elon Musk's social media platform formerly known as Twitter. The move comes after Brussels ordered X, as well as rivals Meta and TikTok, to act quickly to tackle the spread of disinformation, which has surged on each of these platforms since…

Radio France Internationale

EU investigates X over Israel-Hamas disinformation in test of new tech rules

The European Commisson has launched a probe into X (formerly Twitter) – the first under new EU tech rules – over allegations the platform was spreading disinformation about the Hamas-Israel war.

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The Guardian - US

Israel-Hamas war poses early disinformation test for Meta’s Threads

Young app seems to have few viral falsehoods, perhaps because it’s still small and used differently from competitors

The Independent UK

EU opens investigation into X’s handling of disinformation over Hamas attack on Israel

X earlier announced it had removed accounts associated with Hamas from its platform

Al Jazeera

The chaos at X since Elon Musk’s takeover has gotten worse

A flood of fake news, multiple changes in policies may keep advertisers off X, threatening its business model.

WEKU

'Walk the talk' or face fines: EU boss tells Musk, Zuckerberg and TikTok chief

As Hamas-Israel misinformation spreads, EU digital chief says social media platforms have to quickly remove content featuring hate speech and disinformation or face big fines under new laws.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Israel-Hamas war: State of siege has beset thinking on both sides of this bloody conflict

Israel and Hamas may appear intent on destroying each other - but Arabs and Jews will remain neighbours, writes Robert Fox

Fortune

Linda Yaccarino: X working 'around the clock' to tackle disinformation on Hamas attacks

President Biden illustrated the scale of X's problem after claiming he saw incendiary evidence of a Hamas atrocity that the White House later walked back.

Fortune

Zuckerberg given 24 hours to stop disinformation about Hamas attack

A Meta spokesperson told Fortune it set up a special operations center following Saturday's attacks, which included Hebrew and Arabic speakers.

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