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Elon Musk's Trajectory As a Stochastic Vector in Four Space

by Bob WrightNovember 25th, 2023
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A bibliography of URL links about Musk that appeared on the Microsoft Start page of the Windows 10 Edge Web Browser. In addition to content focused on Elon Musk there are entries for links to censorship events, other social media besides Twitter/X, government involvement, as well as current conflicts and contemporary events and people in the news. Some of the articles favor Musk or other subjects, some do not.

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The proverbial BB in the shaken tin can analogy wherein the BB’s likely path is only predictable by probabalistic vector definitions. What he will say or do next is anybody’s guess.


I am not a fan of Elon Musk. I feel that he has failed his potential. Perhaps even more importantly I feel that his behavior is frequently unethical and hypocritical, even harmful to society.


This article is largely comprised of a bibliography of URL links about Musk that appeared on the Microsoft Start page of the Windows 10 Edge Web Browser. I didn’t elect to have the browser page display when Windows loads, this is what it did by default. It demonstrates Microsoft’s approach to capturing views.


My particular dislike for Elon stems from his arrogance and censorious manner on social media and elsewhere in the public forum. The man is constantly on the feed for one reason or another including the affairs of Tesla and SpaceX, but my concerns are less with his automotive enterprise and his rocket shop than they are with his behavior as the self professed free speech absolutist and moral arbiter for our time. As such my judgement is that his performance is rather poor.


In addition to content focused on Elon Musk there are entries for links to censorship events, other social media besides Twitter/X, government involvement, as well as current conflicts and contemporary events and people in the news. Some of the articles favor Musk or other subjects, some do not.

Elon Musk claims that he bought Twitter, now called X, to preserve free speech. He claimed that everyone’s voice should be heard. This is a great thing for free speech and must surely be a coincidence, right? Elon Musk's X was this week caught throttling outbound links to several sites, coincidentally ones that the billionaire has complained about or feuded with in the past.… Links directing users of the website formerly…

id1: Mark Cuban takes another jab at Elon Musk's business practices

These two billionaires are not best buds.

X (formerly Twitter) has started diverting users to a paid-subscription sign-up page when they try to access TweetDeck.

id3: NYU Professor Locked Out of Twitter After Reportedly Declining to Meet With Elon Musk

New York University professor and Kara Swisher’s podcasting buddy Scott Galloway voiced his outrage at being banned from posting on Twitter in a Threads post on Tuesday. Galloway claims he’s been locked out of Twitter (aka X) two days after allegedly declining an invitation to meet with the chief…

id4: A federal judge wondered if Elon Musk was trying to 'cozy up' to Trump by trying to inform him about a search warrant into his social media account

In January, federal prosecutors obtained a search warrant to obtain information from Trump's personal Twitter account.

id5: Jack Dorsey just took another jab at Mark Zuckerberg, posting on Elon Musk's X that he is going 'Meta free' and deleting his Instagram account

Jack Dorsey seems to have taken a side in Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg's tech bro feud, saying he's "Meta free" and deleting his Instagram account.

id6: Musk finds Ramaswamy ‘promising,’ just months after helping DeSantis launch

Twitter-turned-X owner Elon Musk had compliments for presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on Thursday, hinting that he may no longer be all-in on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s campaign for president. Responding to a clip of Ramaswamy on Tucker Carlson’s online show, Musk said the 38-year-old Ohio…

id7: Musk says the ability to block will be removed from X

Elon Musk said Friday that the ability to block users would be removed from X, formerly known as Twitter.

id8: Elon Musk Comes Up With What May Be His Worst Idea Yet for Twitter

Elon Musk might’ve just revealed his worst idea for Twitter yet. The social media platform (which is now called X by Musk and seemingly no one else) will be scrapping the “block” feature and instead restricting it to DMs only, Musk announced Friday. According to the X-obsessed billionaire, “It…

id9: Elon Musk Says One Of The Most Difficult Choices He Ever Had To Make Was When He Had 'Just $30 Million Left'

Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, revealed that one of the toughest choices he’s had to make in his life was when he had “$30 million dollars left.” Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc. and SpaceX, revealed that choosing which company to invest his last $30 million in was tough. In a conversation with…

id10: Paige Spiranac Has A Bone To Pick With Elon Musk Today

Social media influencer Paige Spiranac isn't thrilled with Elon Musk's latest idea for X, formerly known as Twitter. Musk revealed Friday that he's going to eliminate the block feature on the platform. He wrote, "Block is going to be deleted as a ‘feature’, except for DMs." This pending ...

id11: Elon Musk Promises To End Ability To Block Users on X in Most Cases

Users will still be able to block accounts from direct messaging, Musk said

id12: X (Twitter) may implement ID verification to fight impersonators, but will it work?

X may soon give Premium users the chance to upload their ID, a selfie, and biometric data to officially verify their identity.

id13: Twitter sues anti-hate speech group over ‘tens of millions of dollars’ in lost advertising | Twitter | The Guardian

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id14: Twitter threatens to sue hate-speech watchdog group | CNN Business

In a July 20 letter shared publicly Monday, Twitter threatened to sue the Center for Countering Digital Hate, accusing the group of a campaign to hurt Twitter by driving away its advertisers.

id15: Twitter Sues Nonprofit That Tracks Hate Speech

The Center for Countering Digital Hate said it had received a letter from X, Twitter’s parent company, accusing it of trying to hurt the social platform with its research.

id16: Elon Musk studied Napoleon for leadership tips, author says

Walter Isaacson — who'll be out 30 days from now with a new book titled "Elon Musk" — tells me Musk has studied the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte for leadership insights. The big picture: "He likes military history," Isaacson said, adding that Musk told him about reading and listening to World…

id17: Jordan Requests Interview with Former Twitter Safety Chief in Censorship Probe

Republicans earlier this week requested information from the DOJ and the FBI in their censorship probe

id18: Elon Musk admits X 'may fail, as so many have predicted'

Elon Musk said Saturday "sad truth is that there are no great 'social networks' right now."

id19: Elon Musk mocks users who want to keep the ‘block’ feature: ‘How does the medicine taste’

X owner Elon Musk mocked users who were complaining that the "block" feature will soon be removed, saying he had blocked them for the time being.

id20: Twitter to use Israeli software to require selfie, gov't-issued ID for verification

Hundreds of thousands of verified X users may have to hand over their ID and send the company a selfie if they want to maintain their vaunted status on the platform.

Tesla’s deal is also a major win for the environment. Elon Musk discovers clever legal loophole that makes Teslas easier to purchase: ‘[It will] eliminate obstacles’ first appeared on The Cool Down.

id22: Mark Cuban Admits Twitter Tech Got Better Under Musk But Says X Is Not A Public Square: It Is 'Elon's Square'

After Elon Musk shared a grim outlook on the future of social media, billionaire investor and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban chipped in with his thoughts about X, the platform previously known as Twitter and acquired by the Tesla CEO late last year. What Happened: Over the weekend, Musk sent…

id23: Elon Musk, Sam Altman Agree With Quora CEO: AGI Will Be The 'Most Important Event' In The World's History

Elon Musk and Sam Altman, fellow co-founders of OpenAI agree with Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo, who thinks that artificial general intelligence (AGI) creation will be the "most important event" in the world's history. What Happened: Pandora's box of artificial intelligence (AI) has been opened, and tech…

id24: Elon Musk admitted X ‘might fail’—then the social network accidentally removed swathes of historic content, including Ellen’s Oscars selfie that broke Twitter

"We may fail, as so many have predicted, but we will try our best to make there be at least one."

id25: Tesla Says Massive Data Breach Was an Inside Job

Tesla’s data breach in May, which affected more than 75,000 people, was an inside job, the company said in a notice released to its customers on Friday. According to the notice, German news outlet Handelsblatt informed Tesla of the breach on May 10 after obtaining the confidential information.

id26: Musk’s Erratic Behavior May Be Caused By Escalating Drug Use, Associates Say

Elon Musk has long touted ketamine as an alternative to antidepressants—but some of his associates suggested to The New Yorker that his personal use of the drug has been on the rise recently, perhaps contributing to his erratic behavior. “A little bit of ketamine has an effect similar to alcohol.…

id27: Elon Musk: The Unofficial Power Behind US Government Decisions?

Elon Musk's role in the U.S. government and his influence across various industries have become a significant cause for concern. A newly published article in The New Yorker highlights how the government is struggling to rein in Musk's power and decision-making. 1. The Government's Reliance On Musk…

id28: Elon Musk Tells James Woods To 'Delete Your Account' After Actor Calls X.com Owner A 'Greedy Capitalist'

Elon Musk’s decision to remove the “block” feature from X, formerly known as Twitter, has sparked a heated exchange with “Once Upon A Time In America” famed James Woods. What Happened: Woods took to X and voiced his concerns about removing the “block” feature, particularly how it would affect users…

id29: Elon Musk seemed to have 'bought what Putin was selling, hook, line, and sinker,' fellow PayPal mafia member says

LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman's comments come after SpaceX provided Starlink internet to Ukraine days after the Russian invasion.

id30: Elon Musk Faces 'Bud Light Treatment' Over Comment

X users are wondering if the social network will the next brand to be canceled, after Musk's "shameful" comment to movie star James Woods.

id31: Twitter’s former vice president of engineering sues Musk over unpaid bonuses

A new lawsuit filed by a former Twitter employee in a Washington court alleges that X Corp, the corporate successor to Twitter, refused to pay $375,000 to Arnaud Weber, its former vice president of engineering. Weber says he was promised a $1.5 million dollar retention bonus on July 1, 2022 that…

id32: A lot of older Twitter posts got wiped out by a glitch

But at least Ellen's old Oscars selfie is still up.

id33: Elon Musk: The Unofficial Power Behind US Government Decisions?

Elon Musk's role in the U.S. government and his influence across various industries have become a significant cause for concern. A newly published article in The New Yorker highlights how the government is struggling to rein in Musk's power and decision-making. 1. The Government's Reliance On Musk…

id34: Musk Told Pentagon He Spoke to Putin Directly, New Yorker Says

Elon Musk told Pentagon officials during a call about the satellite-based internet that SpaceX supplies to Ukraine’s military that he’d spoken personally with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the New Yorker reported.

id35: Elon Musk Is Apparently Making the US Government Quite Nervous

SpaceX's Starlink satellite terminals have quickly become an essential tool in the arsenal of soldiers on the front lines in Ukraine. The small dishes allow them unfettered lines of communication, despite Russia's attempts to dismantle their networks. The development has thrown SpaceX CEO Elon Musk…

id36: Is Ketamine Responsible For the Current State of Elon Musk?

Ronan Farrow’s reporting on a number of powerful men has repeatedly brought their flaws into the spotlight — and, in some cases, led to their downfall. This week, The New Yorker published an in-depth report by Farrow into the deeply contradictory life of Elon Musk. Farrow offers readers a lot to…

id37: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman describes Elon Musk's devastating exit: 'I had to reorient a lot of my life and time'

"I had to reorient a lot of my life and time," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told The New Yorker about Elon Musk's 2018 departure.

id38: Tesla reportedly asked highway safety officials to redact information about whether driver-assistance software was in use during crashes

Elon Musk's Tesla has faced investigations into Autopilot, including an ongoing NHTSA probe of more than 800,000 Teslas after several crashes.

Elon Musk is reportedly pushing ahead with the plan because he believes news articles take up too much space and wants to curb clickbait, per Fortune.

Elon Musk considered pulling plug on Ukraine’s Starlink access after ‘great conversation with Putin’ -

id41: Federal officials claim Elon Musk is treated like an ‘unelected official’ due to growing influence in Ukraine war policy, report says

Since the outset of the war, Elon Musk has provided Starlink satellites to Ukrainian troops — with some caveats.

id42: Twitter Promises It Fixed the Bug That Wiped Photos From Before 2014

Elon Musk’s Twitter (now known as X) is going great! After news broke that a glitch caused most of the platform’s content from 2014 and before to be scrubbed, the company released an update claiming that the bug has been zapped.

id43: Elon Musk’s ‘escalated’ ketamine use could be causing erratic behavior: mag

Elon Musk’s alleged “escalated” use of the drug ketamine could explain his penchant for erratic decision-making at X and his other companies, according to a New Yorker exposé about the billionaire. The Tesla CEO was scrutinized in a lengthy, year-long report by journalist Ronan Farrow, who cited…

id44: Reid Hoffman reportedly compared Elon Musk's behavior during a merger to someone hiding a sexually transmitted disease from their spouse

LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman criticized Elon Musk's behavior during a merger in the early days of PayPal.

Musk reportedly wants to change how news links currently appear on Twitter by removing the headline and only displaying the article’s lead image.

id46: Reid Hoffman reportedly compared Elon Musk's behavior during a merger to someone hiding a sexually transmitted disease from their spouse

LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman criticized Elon Musk's behavior during a merger in the early days of PayPal.

id47: These 3 science fiction stories inspired Elon Musk and explain his business choices — but critics say he's missing the point

Musk says he has drawn inspiration from Douglas Adams' "Hitchhiker's Guide," Isaac Asimov's "Foundation" series, and the video game "Deus Ex."

Musk's company SpaceX, which in 2022 undertook to provide access to the Internet across Ukraine, blocked the connection for the Ukrainian Armed Forces as soon as the Armed Forces entered the occupied territory, which is encroached on by Russia. Source: The New Yorker Quote: "SpaceX, Musk’s…

id49: A New Report Shows How Suspicious Elon Musk's Follower Count Is

42% of the users following Musk have zero followers. View Entire Post ›

id50: Elon Musk Calls Journalists To Publish Directly On X For 'More Freedom' And 'Higher Income'

In a recent tweet, Elon Musk, the owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, encouraged journalists to publish directly on his platform for more freedom and potentially higher income. This comes after the recent transition of TweetDeck, a tool cherished by journalists and power users, from a free…

id51: A New Report Shows How Suspicious Elon Musk's Follower Count Is

42% of the users following Musk have zero followers. View Entire Post ›

id52: After 'Block' Feature, Elon Musk Now Wants To Do Away With Tweepcred Credibility Tool

Elon Musk, who acquired Twitter in October 2022, and rebranded it as “X,” has now set his sights on removing the controversial “Tweepcred” system after previously announcing about removing the “Block” feature from the site. What Happened: Tweepcred, a tool designed to evaluate the credibility of…

id53: Elon Musk Thinks Chess Is 'Too Simple' — 'Understandable When All We Had To Play With Were Squirrels And Rocks, But Now We Have Computers'

Tesla Inc. and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is known for his innovation and tendency to question conventions. Last year, he publicly stated his disinterest in the classic board game chess. Musk, who played chess during his childhood, has distanced himself from the strategic game, citing six reasons he finds…

id54: Mark Zuckerberg Shares 'Actual Footage' Of Him Building Threads For Web — And The Internet Thinks It's Fake

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg has shared "actual footage" of himself building Threads for the web, and while some people don't think the picture is real — it actually seems to be from his time at Harvard University. What Happened: On Tuesday, Meta launched the desktop version…

id55: Elon Musk shades Mark Zuckerberg with withering message and Internet erupts

Elon Musk's conflict with Mark Zuckerberg started since reports indicated that Instagram was developing an X rival named Threads

id56: Elon Musk was reportedly working on his AI company while publicly calling for a pause on AI development

While Elon Musk signed an open letter to "pause giant AI experiments," he was quietly working on building his own AI venture, The New Yorker reports.

id57: Elon Musk slams Facebook for ‘manipulating the public almost everywhere on Earth’

X owner Elon Musk on Wednesday accused Facebook of “manipulating the public” in the latest escalation in the ongoing war of words with his possible “cage match” foe Mark Zuckerberg. Musk shredded Zuckerberg in response to an exposé by Sky News Australia, which alleged in a sweeping report that…

id58: Twitter’s former vice president of engineering sues Musk over unpaid bonuses

A new lawsuit filed by a former Twitter employee in a Washington court alleges that X Corp, the corporate successor to Twitter, refused to pay $375,000 to Arnaud Weber, its former vice president of engineering. Weber says he was promised a $1.5 million dollar retention bonus on July 1, 2022 that…

id59: 'No chance of being fairly considered': Elon Musk's SpaceX sued for refugee discrimination

The Justice Department is suing Elon Musk’s SpaceX, alleging it discriminates against refugees and asylum seekers in its hiring practices.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk intends to launch a high-stake legal action against billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros-funded NGOs. What Happened: On Wednesday, Musk, who acquired Twitter, now rebranded as X, made this announcement in response to a user Michael Shellenberger’s post…

id61: Environmentalists Have Fled X, And That's a Huge Problem

Since the sale of the platform formerly known as Twitter in October 2022, almost half of its 'environmentalist' users – including scientists, policymakers and activists – have stopped tweeting. US researchers compared the habits of 380,000 people who tweeted regularly about environmental issues with…

id62: Elon Musk just escalated his war against the media

Musk plans for X, formerly known as Twitter, to start stripping headlines and other text from news articles, instead only showing their lead images.

id63: X factor: Elon Musk's rapid march to change Twitter into his 'everything app'

Elon Musk has continued to adopt controversial design decisions amid his rebuild of X, formerly known as Twitter, that will either help him bring about his vision for the platform's future or scare users away.

id64: Elon Musk weighs in on Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson interview, says it was 'interesting to hear things directly'

Elon Musk followed the 'Tucker on X' interview of former Presiden Donald Trump and left his reply under the video

id65: Can Elon Musk Make Politics Work on X?

The billionaire wants his platform to play key role in 2024 campaign, but faces changed landscape from previous elections.

id66: The Silicon Valley faceoff over free speech

The Musk-Zuckerberg rivalry reflects the bifurcating of America’s information regime and suggests how this split outcome will affect its political regime.

id67: Elon Musk Reveals Why He 'Stopped' Using TikTok: 'Felt Their AI Probing My Brain'

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has disclosed the reason behind his discontinuation of TikTok use, and it offers an insight into the ByteDance-owned platform’s AI dynamics. What Happened: On Thursday, a graphic designer at Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) shared a meme on X, saying, “TikTok is destroying…

id68: Musk Drops Fawning Praise On Trump’s ‘Next-Level’ Mug Shot Tweet In Apparent Bid To Keep Him Posting

"The speed at which your message on this platform can reach a vast number of people is mind-blowing," Musk replied to Trump The post Musk Drops Fawning Praise On Trump’s ‘Next-Level’ Mug Shot Tweet In Apparent Bid To Keep Him Posting first appeared on Mediaite.

id69: Dept. Of Justice Sues SpaceX Over Hiring Discrimination

Included in the lawsuit is a June 16, 2020, tweet from CEO Elon Musk.

id70: X may turn to “user info monetization” to fund this novel digital payment service. .

Reports are swirling on social media about Elon Musk leaning into a new “PayPal-like” digital payment platform with a huge twist. It would add a user information monetization feature to the platform. DON’T MISS: Elon Musk takes a jab at competitors. On X, Fox Business News correspondent Charles…

id71: Elon Musk Faces 'Bud Light Treatment' Over Comment

X users are wondering if the social network will the next brand to be canceled, after Musk's "shameful" comment to movie star James Woods.

id72: Ramaswamy Floats Elon Musk as Potential White House Adviser

Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy floated Elon Musk’s name on Friday as someone who could potentially serve as an adviser in his White House if he were to win the election. During an Iowa campaign stop, Ramaswamy called the richest man in the world someone who could “bring a blank…

id73: Elon Musk Praises Donald Trump: 'May Not Agree With The Man, But He Is Never Boring!'

Tesla CEO Elon Musk praised former President Donald Trump on Friday, saying, “He is never boring.” What Happened: Musk took to his social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) to express his opinion on the buzz generated by Trump’s interview with Tucker Carlson on the social media platform.…

Elon Musk struck a major blow for free speech by buying Twitter, tossing its woke rules and opening internal info to reporters who then exposed the massive government drive to censor all social media. But now he’s outright flailing in trying to reinvent the service, which he’s renamed X to match the…

id75: Elon Musk Insults Mark Zuckerberg, Saying 'He's Such A Chicken' — But Was He Duped By A Fake Post?

Elon Musk once again took a direct jab at Mark Zuckerberg, calling him a “chicken.” However, it is uncertain if the post Musk reacted to was authored by the Meta Platforms Inc. CEO. What Happened: On Saturday, a graphic designer at Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE), who goes by the name Doge Designer on X,…

id76: Elon Musk Took Self-Driving Tesla Ride Around Palo Alto to Find Mark Zuckerberg

Tesla CEO Elon Musk demonstrated the abilities of Tesla's Full Self-Driving Beta software on Friday evening.

id77: Elon Musk slams 'cringe' LinkedIn, hints at creating competitor to Microsoft-owned app

Elon Musk, in an X post Saturday, hinted at the possibility of developing a competitor to the social media platform LinkedIn, though did not elaborate.

id78: Elon Musk’s FSD v12 demo includes a near miss at a red light and doxxing Mark Zuckerberg

The 45-minute video was meant to demonstrate v12 of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving but ended up being a list of things not to do while using FSD.

id79: Exclusive: Peter Thiel explains his decision not to fund any presidential candidates in 2024

“They will convince people or they will not convince people. And an extra $1 million or $10 million does not make any difference,” the billionaire investor tells Fortune.

id80: Elon Musk Addresses the DOJ Lawsuit Against SpaceX in the Sassiest Way Possible

Not how I would've done it, but...

id81: Musk says Twitter is losing cash because advertising is down and the company is carrying heavy debt

Elon Musk says Twitter is still losing cash because advertising has dropped by half. In a reply to a tweet offering business advice, Musk tweeted Saturday, “We’re still negative cash flow, due to (about a) 50% drop in advertising revenue plus heavy debt load.” “Need to reach positive cash flow…

id82: Twitter sues four unknown individuals over data scraping

Ever since the start of the AI revolution, data scraping has become a pressing issue for platforms like Twitter, which hold vast amounts of valuable human conversation. Now, in a recent development, X Corp., the company owned by entrepreneur Elon Musk, has reportedly filed a lawsuit against four…

id83: Elon Musk doesn't have a natural feel for empathy or emotions, says his biographer who's followed him for three years.

Walter Isaacson, whose biography on Elon Musk is set to come out this fall, repeated his narrative about the Tesla CEO as a kind of flawed genius.

id84: Voices: Elon Musk responding to Bronny James is exactly what we can expect of Twitter now

Elon Musk responding to Bronny James is exactly what we can expect of Twitter now - On day two of the X rebrand

id85: Twitter Deletes Its Own Fact Check Correcting Elon's Bogus Vaccine Tweet

Twitter deleted its own label correcting unfounded, misleading speculation posted by Elon Musk, marking yet another example of the fact the free speech warrior does not, in fact, seem to care much about free speech at all.

id86: Elon Musk takes control of @X account from user who had held it for 16 years

Elon Musk takes control of @X account from user who had held it for 16 years - World’s richest person offered no money to previous owner of @X

id87: AI’s Human-like Presence on Social Media Surprises Researchers, Raises Concerns

Artificial intelligence (AI) has reached a level of sophistication that allows AI-generated text to appear more human-like on social media than text crafted by actual humans, according to a study. Researchers explored OpenAI’s text generator GPT-3, which gained widespread popularity, granting users…

id88: How Would ChatGPT Deal With Elon Musk's Controversy Spinning Tweets? Here's What The AI Said

From tweeting "Nuke Mars!" to calling the COVID-19 panic "dumb," Elon Musk's

id89: 'Bizarre': Musk Shocked As AFP Sues X For Not Compensating It For News Posted On The Platform

Elon Musk has expressed shock over French news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) suing his company, X (formerly Twitter). The lawsuit alleges that X has not engaged in discussions about paying the publisher for its news articles appearing on the platform. What Happened: X owner Musk called the…

id90: Trump judge makes barbed comment about Elon Musk as contents of Jack Smith’s Twitter warrant revealed

Trump judge makes barbed comment about Elon Musk as contents of Jack Smith’s Twitter warrant revealed - Court transcripts show Jack Smith’s office sought access to ‘all content, records and other information’ related to Mr Trump’s @RealDonald Trump Twitter account

id91: Two brands suspend advertising on X after their ads appeared next to pro-Nazi content

At least two brands have said they will suspend advertising on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after their ads and those of other companies were run on an account promoting fascism. The issue came less than a week after X CEO Linda Yaccarino publicly affirmed the company’s commitment to…

id92: Two brands suspend advertising on X after their ads appeared next to pro-Nazi content

At least two brands have said they will suspend advertising on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after their ads and those of other companies were run on an account promoting fascism. The issue came less than a week after X CEO Linda Yaccarino publicly affirmed the company’s commitment to…

id93: Twitter 'Nickel and Dimed' Feds for Trump's Personal Data

Newly unsealed court filings following a federal indictment accusing Donald Trump of trying to overturn the 2020 elections show the lengths Twitter lawyers went to try and notify the former president of the government’s inquiry and delay investigators from obtaining detailed information from the…

id94: Professor claims he was banned from Twitter for criticising Elon Musk

Professor claims he was banned from Twitter for criticising Elon Musk - Musk allegedly felt ‘unfairly attacked’ by NYU professor Scott Galloway, who claimed he was banned from X, formerly Twitter, after refusing to meet

id95: Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Sparked an Exodus of Climate Voices, Researchers Find

Accounts that used to regularly engage and tweet about climate-related issues have been dropping like flies on Twitter, less than a year after Elon Musk’s purchase of the company. A report published in the journal Trends in Ecology & Evolution this week found that almost 50% of over 300,000…

id96: Elon Musk’s X now sorts posts on accounts based on number of likes, not by chronology

Elon Musk’s X now sorts posts on accounts based on number of likes, not by chronology - For logged-out users, X shows posts on other profiles sorted by their like counts

id97: Musk says X will address shadowbanning ‘soon,’ but former Trust & Safety exec explains why that will be difficult

X owner Elon Musk is promising to “soon” address the lack of transparency around “shadowbanning” on the social network formerly known as Twitter — that is, not outright banning a user, but making changes that ensure their content is no longer circulated and kept out of public view. In replies to…

id98: “Remote Work Is Morally Wrong”: Elon Musk’s Rant Against Remote Work Has Everyone Talking

The number of people doing remote work in recent years has been remarkable. A concept once considered niche is now firmly entrenched in mainstream society. Elon Musk has been vocal about his concerns, casting a critical eye on the rise of remote work.

id99: Hate-speech watchdog sued by X responds to House GOP to ‘set the record straight’

A hate-speech watchdog group responded to House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan’s (R-Ohio) request for information with a letter pushing back on allegations the Republican raised about the group’s interactions with the federal government and social media companies. Jordan sent a letter to the Center…

id100: The Exodus from X: Why Researchers are Migrating from Musk's Platform

Recent data has illuminated an alarming trend for the newly rebranded social media platform, X (previously known as Twitter).

id101: The dance of the buff billionaire boys

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg would like you to know that they aren’t just heroes of capitalism. They're also game to throw hands.

id102: Who are Anonymous Sudan? Hacker group behind behind Twitter outage mocks Elon Musk’s rebrand

Who are Anonymous Sudan? Hacker group behind behind Twitter outage mocks Elon Musk’s rebrand - The cybercriminals claim to have carried out attacks on Microsoft, Reddit and fanfiction site Archive of Our Own

id103: Elon Musk’s X Is Plotting Cryptocurrency Expansion

The company is positioning itself to offer crypto payments, part of Musk’s desire to add financial services to the app.

id104: Elon Musk Says Manipulating Creator Compensation Can Result In Account Suspension — But The Criteria Has Users Confused

Elon Musk has issued a stern warning of potential account suspensions for those attempting to manipulate the creator compensation program on Twitter, now rebranded as X. What Happened: On Tuesday, Musk took to X and posted, “Please note that any attempts to manipulate the creator compensation…

id105: Elon Musk's X is hit with 2,200 arbitration claims from former Twitter employees

The former Twitter, now known as X, is also facing lawsuits from employees who say they weren't paid severance after Elon Musk chopped the workforce.

id106: Elon Musk's X Revives Political Ads, Rattles 2024 Election Landscape

X (formerly Twitter) is bringing back political ads and expanding its team ahead of the 2024 presidential election. What To Know: In a new blog post from the X Safety team, the social platform company said it's looking to add people to its safety and elections team ahead of the election in order to…

id107: X, formerly Twitter, faces 2,200 arbitration cases and filing fees over $3 million

The arbitration numbers were revealed in a new filing out Monday as part of a lawsuit in a Delaware district court.

id108: Social media company X to allow political ads, reversing previous ban

Platform says decision builds on commitment to ‘free expression’ and pledges to prohibit promotion of misinformation.

id109: Elon Musk lifts political ad ban at rebranded Twitter

Elon Musk on Tuesday lifted a ban on political ads put in place at Twitter to thwart misinformation before the billionaire bought the platform now called X. Welcoming back potentially misleading political messages at X came less than a week after former president Donald Trump posted there for the…

id110: X to Allow Political Advertising, Will Continue to Prohibit False Election Info to Ensure ‘Safe Political Discourse’

X said that it will have ‘specific policies’ for paid-for promoted political posts in the US

id111: ‘Extra Layer Of Protection’: Elon Musk’s X Is Laying The Groundwork To Censor ‘Harmful’ Election Content

Groundwork for 2024 election censorship

id112: Elon Musk Reacts To Viktor Orbán's Interview With Tucker Carlson: 'Hungary Is Trying Hard To Address Their Birth Rate Problem'

In a recent post on X, formerly known as Twitter, owner Elon Musk acknowledged Hungary’s proactive measures to combat a declining birth rate, a subject of his consistent concern. What Happened: Musk responded to a post by journalist Tucker Carlson who had traveled to Budapest to interview Hungary’s…

id113: The College Kid Who Tracked Elon Musk's Jet, Haggled For A Tesla And Formed a 'Friend for Life' Bond With Mark Cuban Returns To Social Media — Tracking Again

In 2021, a college student made headlines for refusing a $5,000 offer to cease tracking Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk's private jet. Now, this tech-savvy person has reemerged on Meta Platform Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg's social media platform Threads. Jack Sweeney, the teenager who gained notoriety for his…

id114: 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli claims that he's made more than a dozen accounts on X, but Elon Musk keeps taking them down

"Elon preaches free speech, but his actions are showing the opposite," Martin Shkreli told Fox Business.

id115: Elon Musk's X is gaining value, Fidelity says

Fidelity marked up the value of its shares in X/Twitter for the third consecutive month — while still holding them at a deep discount, according to new disclosures. By the numbers: Fidelity increased the valuation by 8% during the month ending July 31, following an 11% bump for June. The investment…

id116: ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli Calls Out Elon Musk Over X Ban

‘Musk has been a savior for people like Kanye and Laura Loomer, but I guess free speech isn’t so free for me,’ Shkreli said in the interview

id117: Deepfake Elon Musk Video Scams Take Off on TikTok, YouTube and Facebook

The billionaire is an especially popular figure for use in fraudulent videos.

id118: Elon Musk has obtained a crypto license for X!

Elon Musk has obtained a crypto license (specifically Bitcoin) for X, the social media formerly known as Twitter.

id119: Age discrimination lawsuit against Musk’s X to go ahead

Plaintiff Zeman, one of those laid off in November of last year, alleges that 60% of employees laid off were aged 50 or older.

id120: Elon Musk announces a MAJOR change for Twitter

Audio and video calls will soon be available on 'X' as Elon Musk seeks to make his platform a go-to 'global address book'. The change comes amid other plans to axe the platform's 'block' feature.

id121: Elon Musk accelerated the close of his Twitter deal just so he could fire the social media company’s top executives

The Tesla CEO secretly moved forward the close of Twitter deal last year to outwit the social media company’s executives and save himself $200 million.

id122: Elon Musk doubted ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal from the start because he was too nice: ‘What Twitter needs is a fire-breathing dragon’

While Musk felt Twitter's former CEO was a 'nice guy,' he wants managers to be unconcerned about being liked, according to a new biography.

id123: Musk’s new Twitter policies helped spread Russian propaganda, E.U. says

A study commissioned by the European Commission found that “the reach and influence of Kremlin-backed accounts has grown further in the first half of 2023, driven in particular by the dismantling of Twitter’s safety standards.”

id124: X to Compete With LinkedIn by Launching New Job Listings Feature

X, formerly known as Twitter, will soon offer job listings and more. CEO Elon Musk took to the platform on Aug. 27 with the announcement. X has started to compile jobs and education data about users for "safety, security and identification purposes," 'Bloomberg' reports.

id125: Elon Musk’s Social Media Platform to Utilize Public Data for AI Model Training

In a recent update to its privacy policy, Elon Musk’s social media platform, previously known as Twitter, has revealed its intention to leverage public data to train artificial intelligence (AI) models. This development comes in the wake of concerns from Bloomberg about the platform’s collection of…

id126: Elon Musk's erosion of safety standards at X is helping Putin spread Russian propaganda, study finds

Research for the European Union found that X's elimination of labelling and de-amplifying policies was directly benefitting Kremlin-affiliated accounts.

id127: Elon Musk’s X Corp Commits to Protecting User Privacy in AI Model Training

In a recent development, Elon Musk, the influential figure behind X Corp (formerly known as Twitter), has affirmed that the social media giant will refrain from utilizing users’ data to train its machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) models. Musk’s statement comes on the heels of…

id128: Elon Musk Hails Superhero Comics For Promoting Strength As A Virtue: 'I've Said This To Many Writers, Directors And Producers'

Billionaire Elon Musk has a word of appreciation for superhero comics. What Happened: Musk said superhero comics were great examples of strength as a virtue. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO was responding to a user on X (formerly Twitter) who shared an article from The Atlantic and quoted a line from it…

id129: Elon Musk is not alone in feeling betrayed — every school has instituted a woke indoctrination program

Elon Musk may be the richest man in the world, but he is dealing with a problem common to families all across America: woke schools. In an excerpt from his forthcoming Musk biography published in The Wall Street Journal Thursday, Walter Isaacson revealed a bombshell. Not only does Musk blame his…

id130: 'Edgelord' Musk accused of 'insidious efforts' to ban the Anti-Defamation League from Twitter/X: report

Billionaire Tesla founder, X owner, and fairweather free speech fighter Elon Musk this weekend proposed surveying his site's users over whether he should ban the non-governmental organization Anti-Defamation League from the microblogging forum formerly known as Twitter, The Daily Beast's Justin…

id131: Tesla is planning to release an all-new vehicle totally unlike its other cars: ‘I hope that they didn’t forget their … mission’

A new trademark registration shows Tesla’s definitive plans to produce the Cyberquad. Tesla is planning to release an all-new vehicle totally unlike its other cars: ‘I hope that they didn’t forget their … mission’ first appeared on The Cool Down.

id132: Elon Musk Slams Anti-Defamation League As Infected With ‘Woke Mind Virus,’ Mulls Ban

The ADL was launched in 1913 to battle antisemitism

id133: Even regulation won't stop data scraping from AI companies, Quivr founder warns

The world instead needs to rethink how it engages with the internet.

id134: Elon Musk grew to hate Twitter logo, grousing, ‘All these damn birds have to go’: book

Elon Musk grew to hate Twitter’s blue bird logo and vowed to replace it with his own vision, telling his team, “All these damn birds have to go, a new biography says. The CEO of X, formerly known as Twitter, was allegedly amused at first when he took over the company last year and saw Twitter’s…

id135: Elon Musk's Dad Errol Fears His Son 'Might be Assassinated'

Could the founder of SpaceX and the owner of “X” on social media have his life X’ed out? knewz.com has learned that’s a concern for the father of Elon Musk. Errol Musk, 77, bases that on a recent magazine article, following actions by the Justice Department. The father called Ronan Farrow’s article…

id136: Elon Musk allegedly promotes taking voting rights from people with no kids because they “have little stake in the future”

It appears that Musk engaged in a conversation on X while toying with the idea that child-free people should not be allowed to vote.

id137: Signal's president doubts Elon Musk can successfully turn Twitter into a 'super app' like WeChat

Meredith Whittaker said in a recent interview that factors like competition and government support leave little possibility for a WeChat of the West.

id138: Elon Musk To The Password Rescue: How He Helped Larry Ellison Reclaim His Twitter Account

Elon Musk, the visionary behind SpaceX and Tesla, reportedly came to the rescue of Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle, by aiding him in retrieving his long-forgotten Twitter password. This event coincides with Ellison's declaration of a hefty investment in Musk's business venture. Trending: Trump…

id139: Elon Musk Wildly Attacks The ADL As One Of ‘The Biggest Generators Of Anti-Semitism’ In Reply to Notorious White Nationalist

Elon Musk doubled down on his attacks on the Anti-Defamation League over the weekend while engaging with a notorious antisemite and white nationalist who helped #BanTheADL trend The post Elon Musk Wildly Attacks The ADL As One Of ‘The Biggest Generators Of Anti-Semitism’ In Reply to Notorious White…

id140: X confirms it will use public data to train AI models

X reveals it will be using your posts to train its AI models.

id141: Musk Blames Anti-Defamation League for X’s US Ad Sales Slump

Advertising revenue on X Corp., the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, is still down 60%, “primarily due to pressure on advertisers” mounted by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), owner Elon Musk said in a series of posts Monday.

id142: Meta identifies Iran and Turkey's network of ‘adversarial threat’

The company ‘removed 22 Facebook accounts, 21 Pages and seven Instagram accounts for violating our policy against coordinated inauthentic behavior’

id143: Elon Musk threatens to launch mammoth $22B defamation lawsuit against Jewish civil liberties group ADL

Elon Musk indicates that a defamation lawsuit against the Anti-Defamation League could be the only way 'to clear our platform's name'

id144: Elon Musk's X reached out to the ADL, but somehow the ADL is to blame

In recent days, the Anti-Defamation League has been the center of attention on social media, fueled by the viral hashtag #BanTheADL.

id145: Elon Musk paid for our attention, but the price to keep it is getting higher

Is it possible for Musk to be overexposed?

id146: Musk’s Epic, Antic Labor Day Weekend Against The Jews

Because Twitter is no longer a publicly traded company with a public stock price there’s no straightforward way to assess...

id147: Elon Musk explains how 'woke virus' infecting his trans daughter led to Twitter purchase

Elon Musk has said that he decided to buy Twitter after he feared that his daughter had been exposed to a “woke mind virus” on the platform. The owner of the social media platform, which has been renamed as X, believed that his daughter had been exposed to radical ideas at her £39,500 a year school…

id148: Elon Musk’s X blocked a First Amendment nonprofit from running ads—then reversed course without telling them

Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, blocked a nonpartisan First Amendment nonprofit from running an ad promoting a non-political, family-friendly event. X eventually reversed course, chalking the block on Freedom Forum up to a system error. “It’s of course good that the…

id149: Voices: Elon Musk’s fight with the ADL is as transparent as it is dangerous

Elon Musk’s fight with the ADL is as transparent as it is dangerous - The ADL has voiced concerns over Musk’s unwillingness to remove or moderate antisemitic content

id150: Elon Musk called Burning Man the 'best art on Earth' before thousands of mud-soaked attendees fled the disastrous event

Elon Musk, who is known as a longtime Burning Man superfan, said the event was "unique" and "incredible."

id151: Lawsuit Accuses Twitter of Helping Saudi Arabia Pursue Online Dissidents

A lawsuit accuses the company formerly known as Twitter (now renamed X by Elon Musk) of helping the government of Saudi Arabia to spy on and violate the human rights of Saudi political dissidents. The legal complaint, which was originally filed in the U.S. District Court of Northern California this…

id152: Twitter again verifies account with N-word in handle

Twitter, the platform now known as X, quietly suspended an account on Monday that it had verified, despite the user's handle containing the N-word. The account, which also used a racist caricature of a Black man for its profile picture and banner, was spotted this week after seven months on the…

id153: X, Formerly Twitter, To Collect Biometric and Employment Data From Users

X, the social media site we refuse to stop calling Twitter, has announced that it will start to collect biometric and employment information from its users.

id154: Elon Musk once again borrowed money from one of his own companies, taking a $1 billion loan from SpaceX as he was raising funds to buy Twitter, report says

Elon Musk took out a loan worth more than one-fifth of SpaceX's cash and securities on hand, backed by his stock in the company, the WSJ reported.

id155: Without a Birthday Party Fight Between Elon Musk and Larry Page, OpenAI May Not Exist

In 2013, Musk and Page quarreled over the future of artificial intelligence, leading him to cofound the buzzy startup behind ChatGPT

id156: Elon Musk's X Amplifies Fact-Checking With Community Notes To Take On Edited and AI-Generated Videos

Elon Musk-owned X (formerly Twitter) announced the expansion of crowdsourced fact-checking tool Community Notes to videos as it looks to combat misinformation via edited clips and AI-generated videos. What Happened: Community Notes is now available for videos, nearly ten months after the Musk-owned…

id157: Want to See How Bad Twitter's Bot Problem Is? Ask for Crypto Help.

Twitter, the platform formally known as X, has a bot problem. If you want to see just how bad it is, I’ll teach you the magic words that summon the machines.

id158: The head of the Anti-Defamation League says Elon Musk's behavior is 'dangerous and deeply irresponsible' after he threatened to sue the non-profit

ADL's CEO said it is "profoundly disturbing" that Elon Musk engaged with "a highly toxic, antisemitic campaign on his platform" targeting the ADL.

id159: Dionne Warwick Wants To Talk To Elon Musk After X/Twitter Owner Said He Was Removing Block Feature

Dionne Warwick has been enjoying her time on Twitter, now known as X, giving hot takes on everything. However, with all the radical changes owner Elon Musk makes on a whim, Warwick has been wanting to meet him to make sure he knows what he is doing. “I have yet to speak to that young

id160: Facebook Doubted Accuracy Of Influential ‘Disinformation’ Study White House Used To Push Censorship, Emails Show

Biden's administration used to influence censorship

id161: Veteran tech guru Walt Mossberg slams Elon Musk, deactivates X account: ‘Cesspool’

Walt Mossberg, the veteran tech reporter and columnist, quit Elon Musk’s social media site over the mogul’s threat to sue the Anti-Defamation League — calling X a “cesspool” in a damning post on rival platform Threads. Mossberg — who covered technology for more than two decades at The Wall Street…

id162: ADL chief on Musk accusations: ‘I can’t really tell you what’s in his head’

Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO Jonathan Greenblatt responded to tech billionaire Elon Musk’s accusations the organization was trying to “kill X,” arguing posts on social media as a whole have been “deeply troubling.” “I can’t really tell you what’s in his head,” Greenblatt said during an interview…

Elon Musk secretly ordered SpaceX engineers to switch off the Starlink satellite communications network near the coast of occupied Crimea in order to thwart a Ukrainian surprise attack on Russia’s naval fleet, according to a report. The incident last year is reported in Walter Isaacson’s upcoming…

id164: Ex-Twitter Exec: Elon Musk’s Changes to Content Moderation Drove Brands Away

AJ Brown made the claims in an interview with Reuters, his first since leaving the company, now called X

Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, was worried attacks from Ukraine using Starlink satellites could increase the risk of nuclear war, according to biographer Walter Isaacson.

id166: Elon Musk issued so many orders after taking over Twitter that staff made him sign some off in case he forgot, report says

The way some Twitter staff reacted to the volume of demands from its new owner is the latest insight into their reaction to his management style, The Wall Street Journal reported.

id167: Disturbing Report Reveals What Zuckerberg Did Behind Closed Doors

Recently obtained emails reveal Facebook’s knowledge of inaccuracies associated with the “disinformation dozen,” initially linked to a secretive British “anti-hate” non-governmental organization (NGOs) that claim “to work toward public or social welfare goals.” Facebook’s cooperation with…

id168: Elon Musk's Next Lifeline For X Could Be Premium Referral Commissions To Counter Revenue Hits

Elon Musk is considering launching a X Premium referral program, allowing X (formerly Twitter) users to earn commissions on successfully referring users to the social media platform's subscription service. What Happened: In a response to a user requesting Musk to expand Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA)…

id169: Elon Musk reveals names of never-before-seen twin toddlers and people will have thoughts

Drum roll please...

id170: Twitter's Terms of Service now bans AI data scraping but does that protect you?

X, formerly known as Twitter, is changing its TOS to better protect user data from AI training, but is that enough?

id171: Did Elon Musk Admit 90% Decline In Twitter's Value Since Acquisition?, Apple's Zero-Click Vulnerabilities Uncovered By Internet Watchdog Group, Gas Prices Jump As Strikes Start At Major Chevron Australia LNG Projects: Today's Top Stories

Benzinga Did Elon Musk Just Admit That Twitter's Value Is Down By 90% After His $44B Acquisition? Trending: Lindsey Graham Urged Trump To Back Biden's Saudi Arabia Mega-Deal Must Read: Benzinga's 'Stock Whisper' Index: 5 Stocks Investors Are Secretly Monitoring But Not Talking About Yet Elon Musk's…

id172: 'A big, blinking "Welcome Nazis" sign': Elon Musk shredded by veteran tech observer

For all of his claims to be working on content moderation, billionaire Elon Musk has allowed neo-Nazi accounts to proliferate across X, the rebranded platform previously known as Twitter, wrote tech analyst John Gruber in a scathing analysis this week. This comes in response to independent…

id173: X’s new terms of service insist that tweets are now posts

When the new terms take effect on September 29th, retweets become reposts, Twitter is now X, and so on.

id174: Elon Musk Told Twitter Staffers To Expect Harassment: Report

Musk has made significant changes to safety policies on X and disbanded its advisory council on trust and safety, which included the Anti-Defamation League

id175: Elon Musk has shattered the myth social media platforms are mere space providers

Social media platforms have long argued that they are simply providers of a public forum in which others comment, and thus should not be held liable for what people say there. Elon Musk has single-handedly blown a massive hole in that bogus argument. A new report today suggests that Elon Musk has…

Are we going to regulate tech billionaires so they don't determine the outcome of Ukraine's fight, or nah?

id177: Elon Musk acknowledges withholding satellite service to thwart Ukrainian attack

A top adviser to Ukraine’s president accused Elon Musk of enabling Russian aggression, after the billionaire entrepreneur acknowledged denying satellite internet service in order to prevent a Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian naval fleet last year. The Starlink satellite internet service, which is…

id178: Elon Musk Slams PETA After Controversial Article Resurfaces: 'Having A Bowl Of Cereal Means You're Racist'

Elon Musk has criticized PETA following the resurfacing of a controversial article by the animal rights organization, which suggested a link between consuming dairy and racism. What Happened: On Friday, Musk targeted People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, after an old article,…

id179: "A cesspool for bigotry": Elon Musk's threats against Anti-Defamation League may backfire

Anti-extremism expert: Under Musk, X is losing revenue "because his platform is now a cesspool for bigotry"

id180: Dogecoin community rallies behind Elon Musk and X in battle against ADL

The Dogecoin community stands firmly behind tech entrepreneur Elon Musk and the newly rebranded X (formerly Twitter) in their ongoing battle against the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) over free speech issues. The controversy revolves around allegations that ADL’s actions have negatively impacted…

id181: Biden Administration Gets Leeway In Social Media Communications After Court Ruling

Following a recent ruling, a federal appeals court has granted the Joe Biden administration increased leeway in its interactions with social media companies, impacting the ongoing debate over online misinformation and free speech. What Happened: On Friday, the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit…

id182: Louisiana federal appeals court rules against Biden in Facebook, Twitter censorship case

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling prevents White House, surgeon general, FBI and CDC from influencing a platform's content moderation decisions.

id183: The U.S. Government Can’t Allow Elon Musk the Power to Intervene in Wars

Elon Musk’s company SpaceX is a U.S. defense contractor, with billions of dollars in Pentagon contracts. That makes his intervention to thwart Ukrainian military operations a U.S. national security concern, not only because America supports Ukraine’s self-defense against Russia’s invasion, but also…

id184: Elon Musk Vs. Gavin Newsom: X Corp. Sues California's Content Moderation Law

Elon Musk’s X Corp. (previously Twitter Inc.) has initiated a lawsuit against California’s content moderation law, arguing that it violates their First Amendment rights. What Happened: X has aimed Assembly Bill No. 587 (AB 587), signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom last year. This…

id185: Elon Musk's X Corp sues California to undo content moderation law

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Elon Musk's X Corp sued California on Friday over a state law establishing new transparency rules for social media companies, requiring them to publish their policies for policing disinformation, harassment, hate speech and extremism. X, the social media platform once…

id186: Elon Musk’s dangerous tweets are empowering antisemites

If Musk truly wants to maintain X as a free speech platform and demonstrate he is against antisemitism, he needs to stop engaging with antisemites.

id187: Elon Musk Sides With Russia (Again)

In bombshell new reporting, we now know that Elon Musk rejected a request from Ukrainian authorities last year to activate the Starlink satellite network about occupied Crimea's port city, Sevastopol. At the beginning of Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine, many lauded Musk after he offered to ...

id188: Evil oligarch, Space-X boss Musk tips the war in Ukraine

Reports suggest that billionaire Elon Musk instructed his engineers to deactivate SpaceX's Starlink satellite system, a move that has ignited a storm of controversy and raised serious questions about the role of powerful individuals in international affairs.

Musk denied report, called for a truce

Musk denied report, called for a truce

id191: Biden administration coerced social media giants into possible free speech violations: court

The White House may have violated First Amendment rights by pressuring tech companies to suppress or remove posts, 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.

id192: What is the Logan Act and what does it have to do with Elon Musk?

Did Elon Musk violate the Logan Act last year with his attempt to broker a peace deal between Russia and the Ukraine? What does the Logan Act say?

id193: Book excerpt: "Elon Musk" by Walter Isaacson

The bestselling author presents his latest biography, about the billionaire entrepreneur whose visionary projects speak to a traumatic and violent childhood and the abusive father that shaped his psyche.

id194: Ukrainian politician furious at Elon Musk: A mistake is much more than just a mistake

Why do some people so desperately want to defend war criminals?

id195: Ukraine's hero now becomes its zero: What exactly is Elon Musk being accused of by Ukraine?

Elon Musk allegedly thwarted a Ukrainian attack on Russian warships by ordering engineers to shut off Starlink's satellite network over Crimea

id196: Jake Tapper's call for 'repercussions' against Elon Musk sees Internet turn on CNN host

According to claims, Elon Musk ordered Starlink engineers to turn off communications as he feared that an attack could lead to nuclear conflict

id197: Elon Musk Debunks Doom And Gloom On Climate Change, Doesn't Think The World Will End As We Know It

Elon Musk has challenged prevailing narratives of climate change-driven catastrophe, asserting that the world will, as we know it, not come to an end because of concerns related to it. What Happened: During the weekend, a user on Twitter, now rebranded as X, raised concerns about how 14-year-olds…

id198: Elon Musk’s grim financial assessment of X

A Fortune report analyzes Musk's latest statement about X’s revenue loss.

id199: Elon Musk’s biography author Walter Isaacson is already forced to correct one controversial detail

Isaacson began walking back his version of a failed drone strike only to later correct the record and accept full responsibility for a crucial mistake.

id200: Looks Like Twitter Shadowbanned The New York Times, Which Advertises on Twitter

X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has apparently shadowbanned The New York Times, preventing users from seeing tweets that link to the newspaper’s coverage. The move smacks of a particular irony, given that the Times is one of X’s major advertisers and is currently running campaigns to…

Substantial decline in engagement

id202: Elon Musk Privately Said That Spreading a Paul Pelosi Attack Conspiracy Was Among His ‘Dumbest Mistakes’: Book

Musk's brother called the tech mogul “an idiot” for his problematic claims, according to a new biography, and “stopped following Elon on Twitter because it was too nerve-wracking"

id203: Antisemitism on Elon Musk's X is surging and dredging up many ancient, defamatory themes of blaming Jews

Since buying Twitter, rebranded as X, billionaire Elon Musk, who calls himself a “free speech absolutist,” has welcomed hatemongers to the platform, including one who recently coined the trending hashtag #BanTheADL. The ADL, the Jewish Anti-Defamation League, was founded in 1913 during the trial of…

id204: Musk Shows NYT What It's Like to Be Censored, Nukes Traffic to Left-Leaning Pub

Elon Musk -- the owner of X, formerly Twitter -- appears to be giving The New York Times a taste of what conservative news outlets have experienced on social media platforms for years: a throttling of traffic to the site. "Since late July, engagement on X posts linking to the New York Times has…

#ElonMuskIsaTraitor is trending on X after the reveal of Musk's actions toward Russia. Here's why this matters for TSLA stock.More From InvestorPlace ChatGPT IPO Could Shock the World, Make This Move Before the Announcement Musk’s “Project Omega” May Be Set to Mint New Millionaires. Here’s How to…

id206: Musk is building a mainstream hate platform | Opinion

The bullsh*t artist known as Elon Musk is blaming Jews for the implosion of X (perpetually known as Twitter, because “X” is simply too ridiculous). Specifically, Musk is blaming the storied Anti-Defamation League for driving advertisers away from the social media platform by complaining about all…

id207: Elon Musk Takes a Stand in Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Elon Musk Addresses Starlinks Role Amid Russia-Ukraine Concerns

id208: Musk's X introduces program to verify identity with government IDs

Elon Musk's X, formerly known as Twitter, will now let premium users verify their profiles and identities by using a government ID to prevent others from impersonating them on the platform.

id209: Elon Musk launches free speech lawsuit over California's content moderation law

Elon Musk is suing California over a law requiring social media companies to submit reports showing how they handle "hate speech."

id210: Elon Musk launches free speech lawsuit over California's content moderation law

Elon Musk is suing California over a law requiring social media companies to submit reports showing how they handle "hate speech."

id211: Walter Isaacson on Elon Musk’s life, ego and ‘lack of empathy’

Christiane Amanpour speaks to journalist and biographer Walter Isaacson on his latest book “Elon Musk” and what made Musk into the billionaire entrepreneur he is today.

id212: India calls X a 'habitual non-compliant platform' in latest court tussle

By Arpan Chaturvedi and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's government has told a court that Elon Musk's X is a "habitual non-compliant platform" and for years has not followed many orders to remove content, undermining the government's role, according to a legal filing reviewed by Reuters.…

id213: Mr Nice guy: Elon Musk was originally going to be named after the French city where he was conceived, biography says

The Tesla CEO's parents later opted for Elon in the hopes of making his mother's side of the family happy, the book said.

id214: Bill Gates, Jensen Huang, and More Met to Discuss the Future of AI. Elon Musk Says It Was "Important for the Future of Civilization."

A virtual who's who of AI came together behind closed doors this week.

id215: Walter Isaacson on Elon Musk’s life, ego and ‘lack of empathy’

Christiane Amanpour speaks to journalist and biographer Walter Isaacson on his latest book “Elon Musk” and what made Musk into the billionaire entrepreneur he is today.

id216: Taiwan hits out at Elon Musk over his China comments. ‘Listen up, Taiwan is certainly not for sale’

Musk labeled self-ruled Taiwan “an integral part of China.”

id217: Taiwan 'Not for Sale': Elon Musk Rebuked for Toeing China's Line

Taiwan has publicly rebuked Elon Musk over his claim that it is an "integral part of China" and told Newsweek it "condemns in the strongest terms the brutal mediation practices of China's authoritarian government." Musk, speaking at a tech conference in Los Angeles Wednesday, said Taiwan was part of…

id218: Taiwan tells Elon Musk it is 'not for sale'

Mr Musk draws anger from Taipei again for his comments saying the island belongs to China.

Want to open a link to Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, or Substack? You better be patient.

Want to open a link to Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, or Substack? You better be patient.

id221: Google cofounder Sergey Brin quietly divorced his wife this year after allegations that she had an affair with Elon Musk

A judge rejected Brin's attempt to seal the case over his concerns about his high-profile stature.

id222: A prominent investor is concerned about one of Elon Musk's monopolies

One of Musk's many companies has some people very worried.

id223: Courts Strike a Blow Against White House's Social Media Censorship | Opinion

A federal appeals court delivered a win for free speech last week, rebuking the White House and several agencies.

id224: Book reveals Elon Musk's secret deal with Jack Dorsey

Jack Dorsey had second thoughts about supporting Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter, so Musk made Dorsey a secret offer he couldn't refuse, according to the new Musk biography by Walter Isaacson. Why it matters: The revelation helps fill in some blanks about the financial relationship between Dorsey…

id225: Elon Musk Calls Twitter's Former Head Of Trust And Safety 'Not A Good Person' After Previously Making Serious Allegations Against Him

Elon Musk has once again criticized Yoel Roth, former Head of Trust and Safety on Twitter, now rebranded as X, adding another chapter to their ongoing dispute. What Happened: The latest episode in the ongoing feud between Musk and Roth unfolded on X on Friday. The tech billionaire’s criticism of…

id226: Elon Musk Stormed Into the Tesla Office Furious That Autopilot Tried to Kill Him

Staying In Lane Today, the dubious safety of Tesla's Autopilot has been well scrutinized. But way back in 2015, CEO Elon Musk would frequently give his engineers an earful after the self-driving tech nearly got him killed during test drives on multiple occasions — though its dangerous behavior may…

id227: Elon Musk is 'a jerk' and 'not caring' – but shares some traits with Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, his biographer says

Walter Isaacson told Quartz that Elon Musk's "hardcore" approach to running a company was akin to the methods adopted by the Amazon and Microsoft founders.

Three Senate Democrats sent a request to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin seeking information about the government's contract with Elon Musk's Starlink service after he reportedly refused access to the service for a Ukrainian attack on Russia's naval fleet.

id229: Under Musk, Twitter is handing over more data to investigators

X has complied with user data requests from German authorities, despite the platform’s free speech pledge.

id230: Why is Elon Musk meeting with Israel’s prime minister?

Does Elon Musk know Benjamin Netanyahu? Why is Benjamin Netanyahu in the U.S.?

id231: Free Speech Fundamentalist Elon Musk Mass Fired Staff for Saying Mean Things About Him

Not So Absolute It would appear that billionaire Elon Musk's self-avowed free speech "absolutism" has its limits — and according to Bloomberg, saying mean things about Musk is one of those non-absolute ceilings. Convenient! Walter Isaacson's new biography about the founder, "Elon Musk,"…

id232: Billionaire Investor Ron Baron defends 'unconventional' Elon Musk

Despite Musk's sometimes-questionable choices, this investor has faith.

id233: Democrats question Pentagon on Musk disabling internet for Ukraine military

A trio of Democratic senators sent a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday over concerns that tech billionaire Elon Musk may have personally impacted the war in Ukraine and by extension, U.S. foreign policy. Musk confirmed earlier this month that he refused access to his Starlink…

id234: Tesla's 5-Millionth-Production Milestone Draws Praise From Elon Musk: 'Congratulations ... That's A Lot Of Cars'

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) achieved a major production milestone this week and Elon Musk had a word of appreciation for the team. What Happened: Tesla produced its five-millionth car this week, the company said on Friday in a post on X, which was formerly Twitter. “Thank you Tesla owners for your…

id235: Elon Musk Responds To Tucker Carlson's Interview With Argentina's Potential 'Next President': 'Interesting'

Elon Musk expressed his interest in the potential next president of Argentina, Javier Milei who was recently interviewed by ex-Fox News presenter Tucker Carlson. What Happened: The Tesla CEO took to X, earlier known as Twitter, to share his interest in Carlson’s interview with Milei, a pivotal…

id236: 13 Reasons Why Elon Musk Might Be Dangerous to Society

Is Elon Musk aka The Goat dangeous to society or an asset? Reasons why some people think Elon is brilliant and some think he is a danger and a threat to society at large.

id237: 'There Are Many Elon Musks': Tech Billionaire Often Forgets His 'Demon-like' Outbursts, Biographer Claims

Tesla founder Elon Musk's biographer claimed the tech entrepreneur often forgets his "demon-like" outbursts, RadarOnline.com has learned. Author and Tulane University professor Walter Isaacson appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe with host Joe Scarborough, who he spoke to about working with Musk on his…

id238: Erdogan to Meet With Musk Ahead of UN General Assembly

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to host billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday to discuss cooperation on a range of subjects from space technology to electric-vehicle batteries.

id239: Elon Musk's X finally agrees to settlement talks with unpaid laid off Twitter employees

Thousands of Twitter employees were promised severance. Musk has avoided them since.

id240: Bill Gates: Elon Musk Was ‘Super Mean’ to Me After I Shorted Tesla

Elon Musk does not separate his business and personal lives. In an encounter detailed in writer Walter Isaacson’s upcoming biography Elon Musk, Gates discussed philanthropy with Musk and suggested he donate to efforts for refugees, American education, and climate-resistant seeds—but Musk wasn’t…

The Senate Armed Services Committee is looking into national security issues raised by Elon Musk’s decision not to extend the private Starlink satellite network to aid a Ukrainian attack on Russian warships near the Crimean coast.

id242: Nobody Wins in Elon Musk vs. ADL

In the fight between Elon Musk and the Anti-Defamation League, Americans are the biggest losers. Antisemitism and woke politics are both cancers eating away at our civil society. We should be intolerant of both—and of those who ask us to pick a side.

id243: Tesla CEO Elon Musk Continues To Slam Bill Gates, Says His Technical Understanding 'Has Left Planet Earth'

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk on Sunday continued his long drawn-out assault on Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates over their differences on the viability of electricity to power heavier vehicles. What Happened: “Gates must have had technical understanding at some point in his career, but has…

id244: Apparently, This 'Major Issue' On Elon Musk's X Can Destroy Your Reach On The Platform

A user on X, formerly Twitter, has highlighted a potentially significant issue on Elon Musk’s social media platform, expressing concerns that it may negatively impact people’s reach and discourage interactions with smaller accounts. What Happened: Over the weekend, the user who goes by the name NFT…

id245: We know West can give us more weapons, says Ukraine’s spy chief

Ukraine knows the West can give more aid and weapons to Kyiv because “warehouses in Western countries are not completely empty”, the country’s chief spymaster has said. Maj Gen Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, said the country must prepare to build up its arsenal…

id246: Israel's Netanyahu urges Musk to balance free speech, fighting hate on X

By Sheila Dang and Ari Rabinovitch (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Elon Musk to strike a balance between protecting free expression and fighting hate speech at a meeting on Monday after weeks of controversy over antisemitic content on Musk's social media platform X.…

A Scottish soccer squad accused Elon Musk of stealing its logo for SpaceX — and the tech billionaire took the club’s suggestion that he buy the team to settle the beef. The saga began when SpaceX shared a photo on Wednesday of employees at the company’s Starbase spaceport in Boca Chica, Texas. At…

id248: Elon Musk JUST ANNOUNCED Huge Battery BREAKTHROUGH!

Elon Musk JUST ANNOUNCED Huge Battery BREAKTHROUGH!🔔 Subscribe now with all notifications on for more Elon Musk, SpaceX and Tesla videos!Just when you thoug...

id249: Elon Musk Tells the Pentagon He Spoke With Putin Directly

Elon Musk Tells the Pentagon He Spoke With Putin Directly

id250: Tim Cook says Apple is 'constantly' evaluating its decision to advertise on Elon Musk's X

Musk has been accused by civil rights groups of amplifying antisemitic content on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

id251: Elon Musk Rings Caution Bell For OpenAI, Microsoft Could 'Cut Off' Ties At Any Point - Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)

Elon Musk, during the All-In Summit, voiced concerns about Microsoft's significant influence over OpenAI, suggesting that the tech giant could "cut off" ChatGPT anytime.

id252: Elon Musk’s Anti-Semitic, Apartheid-Loving Grandfather

The billionaire has described his grandfather as a risk-taking adventurer. A closer read of history reveals something much darker.

id253: Did Elon Musk 'Personally Intervene' In Russel Brand's Presence On X? British Politicians Seek Answers

Elon Musk is at the center of yet another controversy, and this time, it could be a sensitive issue – British politicians are seeking answers from Musk and X CEO Linda Yaccarino on the presence of British actor Russel Brand on X (formerly Twitter). What Happened: British politicians are…

Elon Musk recently highlighted Tucker Carlson's show. claiming that its viewership on the X platform now surpasses the entire population of the United States. Musk’s post seemed aimed at enticing advertisers and creators to consider X as a viable platform for their content, citing the enormous…

id255: Russian Propaganda Fooled Elon Musk, Just Like It Fooled Many Others

Musk was purportedly motivated by fears that Ukraine's attack against Russian ships in Sevastopol might provoke a nuclear response from Moscow.

id256: 35-year-old CEO of $1.4 billion company: 'Don't let perfect be the enemy of good' is terrible advice

Amplitude CEO Spenser Skates shuttered a "pretty good" business in search of something better, leading to his billion-dollar analytics company.

id257: Musk Heeds X Users' Call: Mobile Post Scheduling Coming Soon

Elon Musk‘s X, formerly Twitter, has once again responded to user demands and announced that it will introduce a mobile post scheduling feature, a longstanding request on the platform. What Happened: On Wednesday, an X user, who goes by the name Doge Designer and is renowned as a graphic designer…

id258: Rumble Delivers Fiery Response to 'Cancel Culture' Attempt on Russell Brand by Gov't

The video platform Rumble issued a fiery response to a British politician who asked the company to demonetize comedian, actor and podcaster Russell Brand over anonymous allegations of rape and sexual assault against him. On Wednesday, Member of Parliament Caroline Dinenage sent Rumble CEO Chris…

id259: Commie Chicago to have state-run grocery stores instead of a solution to its crime crisis

Urban progressives’ treatment plans for their self-inflicted wounds are always some toxic combination of too simplistic and too roundabout. Over the past two years, both Walmart (four of eight) and Whole Foods (two of four) have closed half their Chicago locations. The retailers released…

id260: Ari Emanuel Offered to Run Twitter for $100 Million, but Musk Rejected the ‘Insulting’ and ‘Insane’ Proposal, Book Claims

Ari Emanuel reportedly made an offer that Elon Musk could refuse. Last year, Emanuel, chief executive officer of media and talent-representation conglomerate Endeavor, texted his friend Musk with an offer to take on the job of managing Twitter, according to “Elon Musk,” Walter Isaacson’s sprawling…

id261: Monkeys with Elon Musk’s Brain Chip Died with ‘Tattered’ Brains, Paralysis: Report

In a letter to the SEC, a medical whistleblower group alleges Elon Musk misled investors by making allegedly false statements about Neuralink’s animal tests

id262: Learn AI or risk being left behind

AI will change the world, and the work world, faster and more broadly than anything ever has. It's time to figure out your place.

id263: Google recently cut 'people' from its Search guidelines. Now, website owners say a flood of AI content is pushing them down in search results.

Google recently tweaked its rules to permit AI-generated content – then sent search results into chaos for some site owners.

id264: Zelenskyy asks Congress for more Ukraine aid as war continues. Here's what GOP said during shutdown fight

Zelenskyy’s stop in Washington noticeably lacked the fanfare he saw upon his first visit when he addressed a joint meeting of Congress last December.

id265: Rand Paul is right about Ukraine aid

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) took to the Senate floor Wednesday to voice his opposition to sending further aid to the Ukrainian military.

id266: Rand Paul is right about Ukraine aid

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) took to the Senate floor Wednesday to voice his opposition to sending further aid to the Ukrainian military.

id267: “The Real Deal Behind His Billions” – Mark Zuckerberg’s Success Journey Exposed

Few names resonate as powerfully as Mark Zuckerberg’s in the ever-evolving landscape of technology and entrepreneurship. His journey from a college student with a dorm room dream to a billionaire tech magnate is a testament to vision, resilience, and transformation. Let’s dive deep into the Real…

id268: Tesla CEO Elon Musk Temporarily Removed UAW's Twitter Verification Following Strike

If you haven’t already heard, the United Auto Workers union is officially on strike against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis. Currently, only three plants are involved — Stellantis’ Toledo Assembly Complex, Ford’s Wayne, Michigan plant and GM’s Wentzville, Missouri plant, but you can expect…

id269: Elon Musk's Father Denies Berating Him After Being Attacked In School: 'I Was Shocked By The Incident'

Elon Musk‘s father and the Tesla Inc. CEO are presenting different accounts about Errol Musk’s response to a school attack that hospitalized the younger Musk, as reported by Business Insider. Walter Isaacson’s recent biography of Elon Musk details a brutal attack that occurred when he was a student.…

id270: Google makes effort at EU's top court to overturn $2.6B antitrust fine - report

Google said at the EU's top court that regulators failed to show that its practices were anti-competitive, in a last round of efforts to overturn a €2.42B ($2.6B) EU antitrust fine imposed for market abuse related to its shopping service, Reuters reported. The Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL)…

id271: Twitter/X CEO Linda Yaccarino was sharing a promotional video and had to take it down and scrub a bunch of anti-Elon Tweets

There was also a Tweet from Joe Biden.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Friday reflected on the recent Starlink outage in a post on X (formerly Twitter). What Happened: “I wish we were never down, but Starlink will keep improving rapidly,” Musk wrote. He was responding to users discussing the perks of Starlink over ground-based internet. While…

id273: X social media's India, South Asia policy head Gupta resigns-sources

By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Social media platform X's head of policy for India and South Asia, Samiran Gupta, has resigned, two sources said, a top departure that comes ahead of India elections and as the company fights a court battle with New Delhi over content removal. Gupta was the…

id274: The government is colluding with social media platforms to censor Americans

In 2021, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), a military research agency under the Pentagon, sought proposals for “real-time, comprehensive tools that establish ground truth for how countries are conducting domestic information control.”

id275: How Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg Distort Reality to Sell Fantasy

In an exclusive excerpt from Jonathan Taplin's new book 'End of Reality', the author rejects the promises of our new class of oligarchs and their online libertarian fantasias meant to keep us complacent and calls for artists to to make some good trouble

id276: Jewish leaders rip X, accuse Musk of antisemitism

A group of Jewish leaders published a letter warning of the rise in antisemitic rhetoric on X, formerly Twitter, and placed responsibility largely on owner Elon Musk — whom they claimed has “facilitated and enabled” its growth. “X has become a breeding ground for antisemitism and represents one of…

id277: Musk brings son to show new gigafactory to Hungarian president

The billionaire owner of X met with the politician in Austin after he was unable to make the biannual Demographic Summit in Budapest last week to discuss population collapse.

id278: Musk’s X Is Biggest Outlet of Russia Disinformation, EU Says

Elon Musk’s X was cited as the biggest outlet for peddlers of disinformation as the European Union urged Silicon Valley platforms to step up their vigilance to combat Russia’s “war of ideas.”

id279: Elon Musk To Visit Border Amid Massive Illegal Immigration Surge

'Emergency'

id280: Musk's Twitter is the biggest source of fake news, warns EU official

Musk has been urged to comply with the bloc's disinformation laws.

id281: Jewish Leaders and Rabbis Call Out Elon Musk for Spreading ‘Overt Antisemitism’

This exclusive reporting appears in Confider, The Daily Beast’s free media newsletter. For more scoops and exclusives, sign up here. Nearly 100 Jewish organization leaders, journalists, and rabbis have signed onto a letter calling out Elon Musk for making X, the social media site formerly known as…

id282: CIA experimenting with open-source chatbot for intelligence gathering

The Central Intelligence Agency's Open Source Enterprise division is reportedly developing a chatbot that will help the agency's analysts process publicly available data.

id283: Report: Engagement with Foreign Propaganda is Soaring on Elon Musk's X

Once upon a time, Twitter (now renamed X) routinely tried to label what it deemed “state affiliated” news sites, in an effort to highlight potential government disinformation and propaganda. After Elon Musk took over the platform late last year, however, he decided to put the kibosh on that policy.…

id284: European Union commissioner blasts X over disinformation track record

European Union officials on Tuesday called on large social media platforms to step up their enforcement against online mis- and disinformation, particularly about the war in Ukraine.

id285: EU warns Musk's X to comply with rules on disinformation and Russian propaganda

The European Union issued a warning to Elon Musk to abide by its laws on fake news and Russian propaganda, saying that X, formerly known as Twitter, had the highest ratio of disinformation of any social media platform.

id286: Former U.S. Secretary of State Admits Attempt on Kim Jong-un’s Life: I Won’t Deny It

Pompeo's revelation of joking about Kim Jong-un's assassination raises concerns about diplomatic sensitivity in North Korea-US relations.

id287: Russia, China, Iran state media see boost on X after removal of ‘state-affiliated’ labels

The accounts of several Russian, Chinese and Iranian state media outlets saw a 70 percent increase in engagement on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after it removed labels identifying them as “state-affiliated,” according to a new report released Tuesday. The recent analysis from…

id288: Shameless Biden will double down in his fight to censor Americans

President Joe Biden is pitching himself as democracy’s savior: “I will always defend, protect and fight for our democracy.” He’s been saying it for four years. It’s a blatant lie. He’s the king of censorship, silencing his critics like a despot and even trying to defend his censorship regime before…

id289: We asked Elon Musk's dad about the new book out on his son. He had a lot to say

Errol Musk told Insider he isn't happy with what he's heard about the new biography on his son. Elon Musk's father said he doesn't plan to read the book, but he's seen excerpts from it. Errol Musk is a central figure in the book, but said he resents being cast as the villain. Errol Musk isn't…

id290: Linda Yaccarino was blindsided by Elon Musk's tweet announcing he had found a new Twitter CEO, and had to leave a meeting to tell her boss she was joining Twitter

The NBC executive had to start her new job at Twitter two weeks early after being blindsided by Elon Musk's tweet, according to the Financial Times.

id291: Elon Musk Disables Option to Report Misinformation On X/Twitter

X, formerly called Twitter, disabled its misinformation feature on the platform, effectively removing the option for users to report false election information, research organization Reset.Tech Australia reported on Wednesday. The company has recently been criticized for achieving the dubious honor…

id292: Musk’s X Is ‘the Platform With the Largest Ratio of Misinformation or Disinformation’ Amongst All Social Media Platforms

When Elon Musk took over X, formerly twitter, he said he was doing so to champion free speech. Now, according to EU watchdogs, the social media platform has now become a haven of disinformation, which pretty much everyone expected. Veuer’s Tony Spitz has the details.

id293: X/Twitter scraps feature letting users report misleading information

X, the company formerly known as Twitter, has removed the ability for people to report a tweet for containing misleading information just weeks before a referendum on an Indigenous voice to parliament in Australia. Since 2021, users on X in countries including the US, Australia and South Korea had…

id294: Musk says ‘America is going full Joker’ after watching people loot stores in Philadelphia

X CEO Elon Musk replied to videos posted to his platform Tuesday night of alleged looters, mostly teenagers, ransacking several stores in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

id295: Twitter/X previews what ‘shadowbans’ will look like

Social media site will put visibility limits on accounts that have objectionable content.

id296: Elon Musk Axes Half of X’s Election Integrity Team: Report

The company formerly known as Twitter is scaling back efforts to tackle misinformation on the platform, having laid off roughly half of the team devoted to preserving election integrity, according to a new report from The Information. The bloodletting, which affected four Dublin-based employees,…

id297: Snoop Dogg's a Dungeon Master and All of Meta’s Other AI Announcements

Every tech company in existence is currently racing to cram as much AI into their product base as possible, so it’s not at all surprising that Meta’s annual Connect event was flush with such developments this year. In addition to a number of new VR and “metaverse”-adjacent products and features,…

id298: Zuckbot: Facebook Aims ‘Sarcastic’ AI at Teenagers

Meta, formerly known as Facebook, is making an effort to connect with the Gen Z demographic by introducing AI chatbots called “Gen AI Personas” across its platforms. These chatbots have various personalities, such as a sarcastic robot are aimed at tapping into Gen Z humor. One of these personas is…

id299: Mercedes makes good on one of Elon Musk's long-awaited Tesla promises

Level 3 self-driving is here. But not from Tesla.

id300: Elon Musk says he supports a border wall and that migrants must have a 'shred of evidence' to receive asylum

Elon Musk wrote on X Wednesday, saying that he supports a border wall along the southern border as droves of migrants enter the U.S. illegally.

id301: Mark Zuckerberg said Twitter, now X, is less likely to maximize its potential now with Elon Musk behind the wheel

Mark Zuckerberg told The Verge's Alex Heath that Twitter's "rate of change" has been slow even before Elon Musk took over the company.

id302: X's Linda Yaccarino Laughed Down After Asking 'Who Wouldn't Want to See Elon Musk Sitting by Their Side' at Conference

X CEO Linda Yaccarino was met with laughter and raised hands when she asked attendees, "Who wouldn't want to see Elon Musk sitting by their side?" at the Code Conference on Wednesday. "There may be a few show of hands to get the cute chuckles, but I would say the percentages in this room are about…

id303: Zuckerberg Talks About How Musk's Acquisition Fueled His Ambition To Build A Universal Version Of Twitter, AI, Mixed Reality and More

In an interview published on Wednesday, Meta Platforms Inc.’s (NASDAQ:META) Mark Zuckerberg discussed his ambitious vision for artificial intelligence, the future of virtual reality, how Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, now rebranded as X, rekindled his aspiration to build a ubiquitous platform,…

id304: Joe Rogan highlights reasons for Elon Musk's X's success over Mark Zuckerberg's Threads

'People seem to want a more open platform. They want Twitter. They don't want Threads,' Alex Berenson said on Joe Rogan's podcast

id305: Elon Musk's X Might Turn A Profit Early 2024, CEO Linda Yaccarino Says

X Corp. may achieve profitability in early 2024, according to CEO Linda Yaccarino. She made this statement during a comprehensive interview defending the company's trajectory under billionaire owner Elon Musk at Vox Media's Code conference, reported Reuters. Yaccarino's appearance at the conference…

id306: Elon Musk Calls For Mitch McConnell To Step Aside: 'Seriously, It's Time...To Move On'

Tesla Inc CEO and owner of X, formerly Twitter, Elon Musk has publicly urged Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to step down from his position. Musk’s post read “Seriously, it’s time for Mitch to move on,” hinting at recent health concerns around McConnell, according to a report by Business…

id307: Fact Check: AOC Became a Multi-Millionaire After Serving Four Years in Congress?

A post from Elon Musk about U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez led a number of users to make a big claim about the congresswoman's finances.

id308: Elon Musk Says He Has More Jewish Friends Than Non-Jewish Friends, "I'm Aspirationally Jewish"

Conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro, editor emeritus of The Daily Wire and host of The Ben Shapiro Show, had X (formerly Twitter) owner Elon Musk on his podcast with a panel of leaders in the Jewish community. They spoke about X, rampant anti-Semitism and “what it all means for free…

id309: Musk Visits Texas-Mexico Border, Weighing In on Migration Issue

Elon Musk visited the border between Texas and Mexico late Thursday, briefly live-streaming as he entered another US political debate, this one about migration.

id310: Elon Musk lashes out at journalist Kara Swisher and says she was 'foaming at the mouth' during an interview with a former X exec

Elon Musk objected to Kara Swisher's interview with Yoel Roth, former head of trust and safety at X, when it was known as Twitter.

id311: Elon Musk emailed everyone at X 'please fix this' after his border livestream froze

Elon Musk was live streaming during his visit to the US-Mexico border in Texas when he ran into a series of technical difficulties, forcing him to email everyone at X for help.

id312: Will X/Twitter Charge All Users a Fee as Musk Said? CEO Linda Yaccarino Won't Comment

Elon Musk earlier this month said X/Twitter is "moving to having a small monthly payment for use of the X system" - a step that is necessary, he said, to thwart the plague of bots flooding the platform. Is the company in fact going to implement such a fee? Linda Yaccarino, the CEO of the

id313: Musk warns ‘some pretty extreme individuals’ entering US during trip to southern border

Billionaire Elon Musk took a trip to the southern border in Texas Thursday and warned “some pretty extreme” migrants are crossing into the US as he offered an “unfiltered” view of the ongoing crisis. Musk — the owner of X, formerly of Twitter — was accompanied by Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales during his…

id314: X, formerly Twitter, kills the ability to report misleading information

Twitter, now X, used to let you report misleading tweets, but Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, just got rid of that feature.

id315: Elon Musk Sighs As He Gets Censored On His Own X: Here's What Happened

In an irony of sorts, Elon Musk, the owner of X (formerly Twitter), has been censored on his own app. What Happened: Musk was at the center of censorship on his own app after X's filters flagged one of his posts as "sensitive" and hid it from user view. See Also: Xbox Chat Exposes A Shocking Wall…

id316: Lex Fridman Just Interviewed Mark Zuckerberg In Metaverse, And MrBeast Is Confused: 'When The Hell Did I Miss'

Tech YouTuber Lex Fridman has interviewed Meta Platforms Inc.’s (NASDAQ:META) CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, in the metaverse, and it prompted a surprised and somewhat confused reaction from Jimmy Donaldson, popularly known as MrBeast. What Happened: In a first-of-its-kind interview shared on Thursday,…

id317: Now Elon Musk Is Weighing in on Migrants

Elon Musk has a foot in many industries. Now, he's dipping a toe in the immigration debate, offering his suggestions for how to address an influx of migrants reaching the US across the Rio Grande. The billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X traveled to the Texas border town of Eagle Pass…

id318: Elon Musk, Citizen Journalist: Here’s Why The Tesla Billionaire Visited The Texas-Mexico Border

Musk visited the United States’ Southern border to get an “unfiltered” view of migration and promoted his platform X as a place for people to engage in citizen journalism.

id319: Elon Musk has removed a vital feature on X – fake news could soon get a lot worse

A tool to help users of X (formerly Twitter) report political misinformation has been removed – and that's just the start.

id320: Linda Yaccarino Defends Elon Musk, Asks Who Wouldn't Want Him "Sitting By Their Side?"

Linda Yaccarino spoke glowingly of Elon Musk, said X will turn a profit in early 2024, and insisted the platform formerly known as Twitter has made major progress in reversing lagging metrics in her 100 days as CEO. In an interview at Vox Media's annual CODE conference, she pushed back on the…

id321: Brian Kilmeade Calls Elon Musk the 'Smartest Man in Our Country,' Predicts He Could Solve the Migration Crisis (Video)

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade put Elon Musk on a pedestal Friday as few anchors have done before, lauding the eccentric billionaire owner of X as the smartest man in the United States during coverage of Musk's visit to the southern border. Kilmeade, as "Fox & Friends" covered Musk's livestream…

id322: Elon Musk Claps Back After German Government Slams Tesla CEO On Immigration Remarks: 'Has Invasion Vibes'

Elon Musk found himself in an exchange on X, formerly Twitter, with the German government following his comments on immigration, sparking a debate on the issue of national sovereignty and humanitarian efforts. What Happened: Musk, known for his ventures in electric vehicles and space exploration,…

id323: Elon Musk Says He’s ‘Fixing’ Certain Words That Allegedly Demonetize Posts After Right-Wing Users Complain

Right-wing users alleged words like “trans” and “police” would prevent ads from being shown in replies to their posts.

id324: Elon Musk's X platform paid nearly $20M to content creators, says CEO Linda Yaccarino

Elon Musk's social media platform X has paid out nearly $20 million to content creators, claimed Chief Executive Linda Yaccarino.

id325: What was behind the Fifth Circuit’s sudden reversal on social media censorship?

The bungling of Missouri v. Biden pointlessly postpones Supreme Court resolution of the merits of this high-profile First Amendment dispute.

id326: 'In Awe Of His Availability To Me': X CEO Yaccarino Heaps Praises On Elon Musk

X CEO Linda Yaccarino heaped praise on billionaire owner Elon Musk and said that she is in “awe of his availability”. In an interview at Vox Media's Code conference, Yaccarino said that Musk has been completely supportive. Yaccarino's appearance at the conference marked her 100th day as CEO of the…

id327: Tesla's Mexico factory could put a squeeze on local water supply

Tesla’s plan to build a major factory in northern Mexico has sparked controversy over potential impacts on the struggling region’s limited water supply. The proposed plant near Monterrey would be Tesla’s biggest yet, producing up to one million electric vehicles a year. Supporters tout the factory’s…

id328: Musk Ignites Controversy: Endorses AfD, Slams Germany’s Migrant Rescue Efforts

“Elon Musk Provokes German Authorities, Advocates for the right-wing populist German political party AfD Vote Amidst Maritime Migrant Discourse: Is Transatlantic Political Rhetoric Intensifying?” Internationally-recognized billionaire, Elon Musk, engages in a fervent discourse with the German…

id329: Researchers Who Spotted The Increase In Hateful Tweets On Twitter Could Be Sued By Elon Musk

X has been in the news quite a bit lately, ever since Elon Musk decided to strip it of its original name, Twitter, and give it a completely new brand identity. Now, the legal team at the company is threatening to sue a number of independent researchers who highlighted an increase in hate speech on…

id330: Phoenix-area rabbis sign letter condemning Elon Musk, antisemitism on X

Jewish leaders from across the country call for Amazon, Apple, Disney and Google to pull support from billionaire's site.

id331: Billionaire investor Bill Ackman considering deal with Elon Musk’s X: report

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal on Sunday that he would consider a transaction with Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter. Pershing Square SPARC Holdings Ltd, said that it will pursue business combinations with privately-held companies after…

id332: Elon Musk Accuses Justin Trudeau Of 'Crushing Free Speech' In Canada

Elon Musk has accused Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of suppressing free speech in the country, following the regulatory requirements imposed on online streaming services. What Happened: Musk’s accusations stem from the Canadian government’s latest order mandating all online streaming…

id333: Microsoft CEO says unfair practices by Google led to its dominance as a search engine

WASHINGTON (AP) — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said Monday that unfair tactics used by Google led to its dominance as a search engine, tactics that in turn have thwarted his company's rival program, Bing. Nadella testified in packed Washington, D.C., courtroom as part of the government's landmark…

id334: Elon Musk lays into Biden over US migrant crisis as New York ‘out of room’ to house new arrivals

Elon Musk has unleashed a devastating attack against Joe Biden over the president’s bungled handling of the US migrant crisis. The outburst came after the multi-billionaire’s visit to Eagle Pass in which he vowed to find out “what’s really going on” at the US border. Eagle Pass is already at…

id335: Biden Has Finally Lost It

It’s time for America to have a real discussion on Joe Biden’s mental state and it’s possible impact on peace and war for our country. It isn’t ageist to say that.

id336: Shapps slams Musk’s ‘unhelpful’ Ukraine commentary

The Defence Secretary was responding to recent tweets by the billionaire entrepreneur.

id337: Elon Musk calls fiat currency a scam as bitcoin price surges

Elon Musk replied to a Twitter (X) post indicating that fiat currency is a “scam” while the bitcoin price hit new local highs.

id338: Biden's war on everything Elon Musk

In August 2023, the U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit against SpaceX, Musk’s rocket and spacecraft company.

id339: X stops showing headlines because Elon Musk thinks it will make posts look better

On iOS, when you try to post a link, you’ll only see an image with the included attachment.

id340: So much for Meta’s ‘Twitter killer’: Major brands shun Threads, traffic plunges 80%

Many of the nation’s top brands and celebrities have stopped posting on Meta’s new social network Threads — billed as a “Twitter killer” at the time of its splashy summer debut — as user traffic has plunged by more than 80%. The National Football League, the wealthiest and most powerful sports…

id341: Lawyer Who Successfully Sued Alex Jones Says His Next Target Is Elon Musk

Spooky Season Since he took over, X CEO Elon Musk has been stoking the flames of unhinged conspiracy theories on the social media platform once known as Twitter, from antisemitic posts about George Soros to floating unfounded claims that Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz is the niece of the…

id342: Elon Musk reportedly supports eliminating voting rights for people without children because they “have little stake in the future”

It appears that Musk engaged in a conversation on X while toying with the idea that child-free people should not be allowed to vote.

id343: Lawyer Who Successfully Sued Alex Jones Says His Next Target Is Elon Musk

Spooky Season Since he took over, X CEO Elon Musk has been stoking the flames of unhinged conspiracy theories on the social media platform once known as Twitter, from antisemitic posts about George Soros to floating unfounded claims that Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz is the niece of the…

id344: Judge says Elon Musk can be sued for Twitter securities fraud

X Corp. owner Elon Musk faces a class-action lawsuit claiming he defrauded Twitter investors last year by failing to disclose his 5% ownership stake to the SEC.

id345: Elon Musk Explains Why He Only Eats '0.4 Donuts' At A Time

On Tuesday, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), Elon Musk explained his unconventional eating habit: the “0.4 donuts” mystery. What Happened: Musk took to X and shared a unique way of eating donuts, which, according to the tech billionaire, he consumes daily. In his latest post, the visionary…

id346: Elon Musk’s X drops headlines from articles, as new report details its bleeding ad revenue

Elon Musk's X revamped its look to eliminate headlines on article links Wednesday, the same day that Reuters reported the platform has seen massive monthly ad-revenue losses since the billionaire bought it last year.

id347: ADL says it will resume advertising on X following feud with Elon Musk

The Anti-Defamation League on Wednesday said it plans to resume advertising on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, following a spat with owner Elon Musk.

id348: San Francisco transgender guaranteed income favors black and 'Latinx' residents

San Francisco's guaranteed income program for transgender residents prioritizes black and "Latinx" people, new documents reveal.

id349: V Pappas, former CEO of TikTok, went viral when they came out as nonbinary

The long-time tech exec said they came out as nonbinary to enhance visibility.

id350: A second war could easily erupt in Europe — while everyone's distracted by Ukraine

While the war in Ukraine is ongoing, tensions have escalated in another part of Europe that remains highly volatile.

The war between Russia and Ukraine might look a lot different today if Elon musk hadn’t interfered last year. Did the SpaceX leader overstep his bounds? Here’s what happened.

The war between Russia and Ukraine might look a lot different today if Elon musk hadn’t interfered last year. Did the SpaceX leader overstep his bounds? Here’s what happened.

id353: Biden agency 'likely' violated free speech by working with Big Tech to censor election content: court

A federal court extended an injunction on a Biden administration agency after finding it 'likely' violated free speech rights by effectively censoring social media content.

id354: Rep. Adam Schiff, Others Demand Answers From Musk For Firing X Election Integrity Team, Calls The Act 'Latest Example' Of Misinformation

U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), along with several congressional members, on Wednesday sent a letter to Elon Musk regarding the reported termination of a significant portion of X’s (formerly Twitter) election integrity team. What Happened: Last week, it was reported that Aaron Rodericks, the head…

id355: Alarmed by deepfakes, Congress wants Meta and X to step up, impose new rules

Google was the first big tech company to say it would impose new labels on deceptive AI-generated political advertisements that could fake a candidate's voice or actions. Now some U.S. lawmakers are calling on social media platforms X, Facebook and Instagram to explain why they aren't doing the…

id356: X/Twitter Removes Headlines From Articles Shared on the Platform, Which Elon Musk Believes Will Enhance ‘Esthetics'

Here's another tweak Elon Musk has made to X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, which is bound to aggravate people: The site and its apps no longer display the headline for articles that are shared to X. Back in August, Musk confirmed the change was in the works: "This is coming from me

id357: US regulators seek to compel Elon Musk to testify in their investigation of his Twitter acquisition

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday 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 SEC said in a filing in a San Francisco federal court that Musk failed to appear for testimony on Sept.…

id358: X removes article headlines in latest platform update, widening a rift with news media

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — X, formerly known as Twitter, has stopped showing headlines on articles shared on the platform. Now, X only displays an article’s lead image and a link to the story. Plans for the change were first reported by Fortune in August, when owner Elon Musk confirmed in a post that he…

id359: Why Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos could be smarter than Elon Musk

A study about the language CEOs use has revealed some fascinating new information.

id360: The Buzz: Elon Musk lawsuit and Edris Elba therapy

The Buzz: Elon Musk lawsuit and Edris Elba therapy

id361: ADL signals truce in feud with Musk, will resume advertising on X

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) signaled a truce Wednesday in its recent feud with X owner Elon Musk, saying it would resume advertising on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. “We appreciate X’s stated intent over the last few weeks to address antisemitism and hate on the…

id362: A new Chile? Argentina is at the epicenter of a new ‘white gold’ rush

Momentum behind Argentina's lithium mining boom is picking up fast.

id363: Twitter's Latest Ad Problem: Users Flagging Them for Misinformation

Elon Musk fired most of Twitter's content moderators, reckoning users could police themselves with a feature called "community notes." But...

id364: Once the Go-To Place for Travelers Needing Help, Twitter is Now a Haven for Scammers Thanks to Elon Musk

Twitter used to be one of the best resources for travelers seeking help from airlines when flights were canceled or delayed. Not anymore thanks to scammers.

id365: Elon Musk Announces Yet Another Highly Contentious Change To Twitter, Saying He Wants To Hide 'Likes And Reposts' Stats

The idea is another UI change in a long list that many users have strongly voiced their opposition toward.

id366: Feds Want Elon Musk Compelled To Testify About Twitter Purchase After Billionaire Failed To Appear

The Securities and Exchange Commission wants a word with Elon Musk. The agency has asked a federal judge in San Francisco to compel the billionaire social media honcho to testify in its investigation of Musk's 2022 purchase of Twitter (now X). The filing in U.S. District Court notes that he "failed…

id367: 'Oops': What FTX staff wrote on spreadsheet showing $20billion in losses as co-founder Gary Wang testifies at Sam Bankman-Fried trial the company had been stealing its customers' money for three years before it collapsed

FTX co-founder Gary Wang took the stand Friday at Sam Bankman-Fried's trial and claimed the company had been stealing customers' money for three years.

id368: US regulator says Musk dodging Twitter share buy questions

US market regulators on Thursday asked a judge to order Elon Musk to comply with a subpoena to answer questions about his purchases of Twitter shares last year. The SEC investigation pertains to all of Musk's purchases of Twitter stock in 2022 as well as his statements and filings with market…

id369: ‘We need new tools’: Chan Zuckerberg biotech research hub opens in Chicago's Fulton Market, studying inflammation on a cellular level

CHICAGO — Thursday morning in a gleaming laboratory in Fulton Market, Gov. J.B. Pritzker passed a microscope slide back and forth with Dr. Priscilla Chan. The pair stood out in dark business clothes among a cluster of lab coats, standing wide-eyed through a demonstration of how cells interact in…

id370: FBI, DOJ Officials Were ‘Openly Mocking’ Congressional Inquiries Into Hunter Biden Investigation, Memo Alleges

FBI, DOJ Officials Were 'Openly Mocking' Congressional Inquiries Into Hunter Biden Investigation, Memo Alleges

id371: Ex-Trump official called for purging Jews from media using pseudonym: report

Michael Benz, a former Trump State Department official who has emerged as a right-wing crusader against "censorship" online and was promoted by tech billionaire Elon Musk, has been posting anti-Semitic and other alt-right content under a pseudonym, reported NBC News on Friday. "The pseudonym, Frame…

id372: Beyond X: Twitter's changed a lot under Elon Musk, here are some notable moves

For many users, the social media app formerly known as Twitter has become unrecognizable since Elon Musk purchased the platform.

id373: ALAN DERSHOWITZ: Elon Musk Is The Last Best Hope For Free Speech

'I do not want to censor my enemies'

id374: India demands social networks 'swiftly' remove all CSAM

X, YouTube, and Telegram told to make it happen, or feel the wrath of 'zero tolerance' regime India's Ministry for Electronics and IT has issued notices to X, YouTube and Telegram, warning them to remove child sexual abuse material (CSAM) from their platforms on the Indian internet.… The warnings –…

id375: Musk's Call For 'Citizen Journalism' Slammed By Renowned Journalist: 'Hard Pass'

Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Inc., is making waves again, not in the tech or automotive world, but in the realm of journalism. Musk is advocating for a surge in "citizen journalism" on the social media platform X following his acquisition of Twitter. Musk's recent journey to Eagle Pass,…

Twitter shareholders have filed a class-action lawsuit against Elon Musk, alleging that he manipulated the price of the company’s stock for his own benefit. U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter ordered Musk to face most of that lawsuit in a decision Monday, and it accuses Musk of violating securities…

id377: XRP Supporter's Account Suspension Leads To Criticism Of Elon Musk, Raises Questions: What To Do If You Get The Same Treatment

In a world where social media plays a significant role in communication, having your X, formerly Twitter, account suspended, locked, or limited can be a frustrating experience. Musk Faces Criticism: Elon Musk, the executive chair and chief technical officer of X, on Sunday, faced criticism for the…

id378: X, formerly Twitter, amplifies disinformation amid the Israel-Hamas conflict

Disinformation on X, formerly known as Twitter, has made it harder for users to assess what's going on in Israel.

id379: As false war information spreads on X, Musk promotes unvetted accounts

Elon Musk recommended that users follow accounts that have promoted lies in the past.

id380: 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.

id381: Supreme Court Upholds Media Protections: A Landmark Decision in Defamation Cases

In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has reinforced media protections against defamation, refusing to entertain a challenge against these protections. The court’s decision has far-reaching implications, carving the path for future defamation cases and highlighting the crucial balance…

id382: EU warns Elon Musk of ‘penalties’ for disinformation circulating on X amid Israel-Hamas war

European officials warned X on Tuesday that the company formerly known as Twitter appears to have been hosting misinformation and illegal content about the war between Hamas and Israel, in potential violation of the European Union’s signature content moderation law.

id383: Elon Musk's Plans To Weed Out Bots From X, Enables Verified-User-Only Replies Option — What It Means

Elon Musk’s latest move on X (formerly Twitter) to address spam bots is introducing a “Verified-User-Only Post Replies” option, now live on the platform. What Happened: Musk’s apparent battle against spam bots on X has taken a new turn with the launch of the “Verified-User-Only Post Replies” option.…

id384: Disinformation spreads on Israel-Hamas war across social media

A research group uncovered dozens of accounts on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that were spreading coordinated disinformation on the Israel-Hamas war. X as well as other social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook have cut back on many of their patrolling teams that are…

id385: X removing Hamas-linked accounts following shock attack

The social platform, formerly known as Twitter, said Hamas-affiliated accounts violate its policy on "violent and hateful" entities.

id386: EU asks Elon Musk to prove X isn’t breaking Europe’s disinformation rules

A letter from EU Commissioner Thierry Breton accused Musk’s platform of allowing the dissemination of false information in the region.

id387: Late-Night Hosts Sound Off on Elon Musk for Twitter X’s Israel Disinformation, Speakership Chaos and More

Here’s a recap of the Tuesday night monologue highlights on late-night TV

id388: Elon Musk demands to see a 'list of violations' after the EU called him out over the rapid spread of Israel-Gaza disinformation on X

The European commissioner for internal market said the EU had "indications" X was being used to disseminate disinformation.

id389: Europe gives Mark Zuckerberg 24 hours to respond about Israel-Hamas conflict and election misinformation

EU urges Meta to be "vigilant" about removing disinformation during conflict, ahead of elections.

id390: EU warns Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk over spread of disinformation on Meta, X

The European Union warned Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg that their social media companies could face fines if they don't stop dissemination of disinformation about the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict.

id391: EU expands warning over pro-Hamas content on social media

The DSA requires large online platforms, including X and Meta’s Facebook, to remove illegal content and to take measures to tackle the risks to public security and civic discourse.

id392: Over 70,000 'special interest aliens' have attempted to enter the US during past two years by way of the southern border prompting 'extreme concerns' by border officials

Tens of thousands of people designated as 'special interest aliens ' have been detained at the U.S. southern border during the past two years, raising fresh worries about the threat of terrorism.

id393: Hero has fallen? Elon Musk has crossed another line

There is no trace of Elon Musk's stance at the start of the war in Ukraine. The billionaire is now making decisions tha…

id394: Musk Says Advertising Revenue on X ‘Drops Massively’ During War

Elon Musk said advertising revenue on X, the site formerly known as Twitter, “drops massively during war,” according to a post in response to an user’s tweet about her payouts going down.

id395: Twitter illegally fired a worker who pushed back at Elon Musk's RTO demands, says NLRB

The National Labor Relations Board filed its first formal complaint against X over the firing of software engineer Yao Yue shortly after Elon Musk took control last year.

id396: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Applauds NASA After Psyche Mission: 'I Love NASA!'

Elon Musk‘s SpaceX, on Friday, launched NASA‘s Psyche mission and the CEO is in “love” with the space agency. What Happened: SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launched NASA’s Psyche mission from Florida at 10:19 a.m. ET. The Psyche spacecraft will now travel to a metal-rich asteroid called Psyche orbiting the…

id397: X accused of illegally firing employee who criticized Elon’s return-to-work plan

The NLRB claimed that X broke the law when it fired an employee after she criticized its return-to-work policies.

id398: Scientists Say New Material Can Reconnect Severed Nerves

Researchers have long recognized the therapeutic potential of using magnetoelectrics ⎯ materials that can turn magnetic fields into electric fields ⎯ to stimulate neural tissue in a minimally invasive way and help treat neurological disorders or nerve damage. The problem, however, is that neurons…

id399: Australia Fines Musk for Stonewalling on Child Abuse on X

Australian authorities have hit X, formerly known as Twitter, with a $384,000 fine for balking at requests for information on child exploitation on the platform. “Companies can make empty statements like ‘Child exploitation is our top priority,’ so what we’re saying is show us,” Julie Inman Grant,…

id400: Elon Musk Signals Support for Militant Socialist

Social Studies Multi-hyphenate billionaire Elon Musk has once again signaled his love for novelist George Orwell – without, it seems, acknowledging the writer's well-known far-left political stance. In a Friday the 13th post, the owner of the social network formerly known as Twitter — who has over…

id401: RFK Jr. Believes This Organization Conspired to Kill His Uncle and Former President John F. Kennedy

RFK Jr. has one shocking theory about which organization could possibly be behind John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

id402: Saudi's crown prince snubbed the US Secretary of State by making him wait hours for a meeting before postponing it, report says

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is encountering rebuffs as he attempts to persuade regional allies to condemn Hamas' terror attack, a report said.

id403: Putin's visit to Beijing underscores China’s economic and diplomatic support for Russia

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to meet this week with Chinese leaders in Beijing on a visit that underscores China’s support for Moscow during its war in Ukraine. The two countries have forged an informal alliance against the United States and other democratic…

id404: China says it discovered potentially vasts amounts of a rare superconducting material

Dubbed 'niobobaotite,' a new type of ore found in China's mine in Inner Mongolia could be used to boost rechargeable batteries and reinforce steel.

id405: Analysis: Why is so much anti-Palestinian disinformation coming from India?

Amid the Israel-Gaza war, Indian right-wing accounts are among leading amplifiers of anti-Palestinian fake news.

id406: Elon Musk Calls YouTube 'Ad Creep', Users Remind Him It's Still Better Than X

The increasing number of advertisements on Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL)-owned YouTube has been criticized by users worldwide. Now Elon Musk has jumped into the conversation comparing the video-sharing giant’s ad strategy with the phenomenon of “Ad creep.” What Happened: In response to…

id407: TikTok steps up efforts to counter misinformation about Israel-Hamas war

TikTok is stepping up efforts to counter misinformation, incitement to violence and hate relating to the Israel-Hamas war on its online platform, it announced Sunday, days after the European Union (EU) warned social media companies they risked falling foul of the bloc’s content moderation laws.

id408: A Year After Elon Musk Bought Twitter, Elon’s Content Is a Bright Spot for Fading App

Traffic to Musk’s personal X profile has almost doubled compared to that in September of last year

id409: Elon Musk Lays Off Most of Twitter's Staff and Has Plans to Sue Meta for Poaching Former Employees for 'Insider Intel'

Elon Musk Lays Off Most of Twitter's Staff and Has Plans to Sue Meta for Poaching Former Employees for 'Insider Intel'

id410: Elon Musk Says It's 'Kinda True' That ChatGPT Creator Sam Altman Stole The Internet And Is Selling It Back To You

Elon Musk has once again targeted Sam Altman in response to a user’s accusation that the CEO of OpenAI had effectively stolen the internet and was redistributing it through incremental API calls. What Happened: On Monday, an X (formerly Twitter) user accused Altman of stealing the internet and then…

Putin has showered Elon Musk with praise after it was alleged that Musk had denied Ukraine’s use of his Starlink satellite network, preventing the country from performing a surprise military attack on Russia that could have turned the war in Ukraine’s favor months ago.

id412: Sweden Says Second Undersea Cable Damaged in Baltic Sea

The incident comes days after Finland and Estonia said sabotage was the likely cause of disruptions to a gas pipeline and a communications cable.

id413: Five Eyes intelligence chiefs are all pictured together for the first time ever - as MI5 boss warns Britain is seeing 'sharp rise in aggressive attempts' by hostile states like China to steal tech secrets

The alliance, comprising intelligence agencies from the UK, US, Canada , Australia and New Zealand was formed in the wake of the Second World War to counter the threat posed by the Soviets.

id414: Elon Musk Files to Seal Documents in Bitter Child Custody Battle With Singer Grimes

Big-mouth billionaire Elon Musk filed a motion to keep his child custody court battle with the mother of three of his children sealed, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned. The Space Xco-founder slammed his baby mama, Canadian singer Grimes, with a parental lawsuit in Texas last month seeking…

id415: Turkey's drones are a big hit in Ukraine, but they're also showing how they can pose a threat to the US

The Bayraktar TB2 has become a symbol of resistance for Ukrainians, but for other US partners it's not a welcome presence overhead.

id416: Elon Musk Accuses The New York Times of Supporting Genocide

In the charged arena of the digital world, where the weight of a single tweet can shift the balance of public opinion, a high-stakes drama unfolds. At its epicenter, two formidable players: Elon Musk, the iconoclastic CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, and The New York Times, a venerable institution of…

id417: Elon Musk's vision for X risks turning free speech into a pay-to-play game

X is experimenting with a new subscription feature, but introducing a fee could stop reputable voices from engaging on the platform.

id418: Former Twitter Exec Spills The Tea On How It Was Working With Elon Musk: 'Absolutely Was The Hardest Experience…'

Twitter’s (now rebranded as X) former head of trust and safety, Ella Irwin, has shared her firsthand experience working with Elon Musk in an interview, emphasizing the difficulties she encountered during her tenure. What Happened: Irwin joined Twitter in June 2022, shortly before Musk acquired the…

id419: The Misinformation Battle on Elon Musk's 'X' Platform

Elon Musks social media platform, formerly known as Twitter and now dubbed X, has come under fire due to its premium, verified users being among the chief propagators of misinformation

id420: ‘Let that sink in!’ The 13 tweets that tell the story of Elon Musk’s turbulent first year at Twitter (or X)

A year ago this week, when he completed the purchase of Twitter for $44bn, Elon Musk tweeted “the bird is freed”. Billionaires like nothing more than casting themselves as popular liberators, but the acquisition fitted the pattern of his ever-expanding empire. Musk has colonised areas of the…

id421: Slack is the latest company to cut back on Elon Musk's X

Slack is retiring the @SlackStatus account on X, formerly Twitter, joining others like Air France in cutting back on their presence on the platform.

id422: Elon Musk attacks work-from-home advocates as having ‘Marie Antoinette vibes’

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, long a critic of working from hom