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Musk threatens to sue Microsoft

The billionaire accused the tech giant of using Twitter data without permission. Elon Musk has suggested that he intends to sue Microsoft over “illegally using”...

Canadian state media quits Twitter over ‘government-funded media’ label

The CBC has objected to Elon Musk’s ‘government-funded media’ designation. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) announced on Monday that it is “pausing” its activity on...

RNZ threatens to leave Twitter after being slapped with ‘Government-funded media’ label

Megan Whelan, RNZ's Head of Content, claimed the state-funded broadcaster had an 'independent' editorial policy. Whelan made the threat to leave the Twitter yesterday afternoon. In...

Twitter shows up fact-checker on Soros defense

The Washington Post has attempted to dismiss claims the liberal financier had funded the district attorney prosecuting Trump. Twitter users corrected the Washington Post’s star...

Musk reveals part of Twitter’s algorithm

The SpaceX and Tesla chief has implemented wide-ranging changes to the platform since purchasing it last year. Twitter chief Elon Musk has provided users with...

Censorship masquerades and disinformation control

Twitter Files #19 have dropped. I am happy to have assisted Matt Taibbi and team to put that release together, along with release #18. The...

Watch: Twitter execs grilled over censorship collusion with US government

'Can you point to a time in history when the people doing the censoring turn out to be the good guys?' That was the question...

Ukrainian official alleges Twitter conspiracy

An aide to President Vladimir Zelensky has claimed that Elon Musk is suppressing the Kiev government’s accounts on the platform. Ukrainian presidential adviser Mikhail Podoliak...

Twitter Files revealed growing government control – Matt Taibbi

US federal agencies' influence over the platform was growing as the 2020 election drew nearer, the investigative reporter has told RT. During his examination of...

Former Twitter workers denied group lawsuit over layoffs

The fired employees will have to pursue their claims separately. Twitter won a ruling on Friday that forces a group of laid-off workers to pursue...

Major Twitter hack revealed – researcher

Malicious actors stole the data of 235 million users, making them vulnerable to various attacks, a cyber expert has said. Data from more than 200...

Social media may alter brains of children – study

The participants showed increased sensitivity to social judgment. Habitually checking social media as a young teenager is linked to hypersensitivity to peer feedback and may...

New Twitter bombshell: How American spies used false claims of Russian election interference to bring the tech giant to heel

In a pair of blockbuster #TwitterFiles threads, this week, journalist Matt Taibbi has blown open, even wider, the media giant's concerning collusion with the...

Twitter announces decision on political ads

Elon Musk’s platform will again join other social media giants in allowing political content in advertisements. Twitter is set to relax its ban on political...

Documents reveal how ‘Russiagate’ was used for Twitter censorship

Democrats threatened regulation to pressure the platform. Internal documents from Twitter made public on Tuesday show how the social media platform was pressured to follow...

Musk teases ‘Fauci Files’ release

The Twitter CEO previously accused the former US Covid czar of lying under oath. Elon Musk hinted on Sunday that he is about to release...

Piers Morgan Twitter hacked with anti-Royal Family profanities

The profanities at the British royal family were posted on Piers Morgan’s account under someone else’s control. British media personality Piers Morgan’s official Twitter account...

US spies pushed Twitter to censor ‘anti-Ukraine narratives’ – media

New batch of of files exposes collusion with ‘other government agencies’. The Pentagon, CIA and other US intelligence and law enforcement agencies became increasingly “more...

Now is not the time for Elon Musk to step down as Twitter CEO

At this turning point in history, America and the world need the ‘free speech absolutist’ to finish his job. Last week Elon Musk conducted one...

Musk announces new Twitter feature

The view counter will prove “how much more alive” the platform is, its CEO claimed. Twitter will introduce a view counter showing how many times...

Newly released docs shed light on attempts to influence Twitter

Social media giant repeatedly pushed back against FBI claims of foreign disinformation campaigns on the platform. The FBI constantly pressured Twitter for evidence of foreign...

‘Twitter Files’ Part 6 Reveals Tech Giant Was in ‘Constant’ Talks With FBI Over Moderation

Journalist Matt Taibbi, who has been releasing so-called 'Twitter Files' about the social media company’s operations via internal documents, revealed Friday that Twitter maintained...

Co-founder Jack Dorsey responds to Twitter Files

The platform’s co-founder says Twitter gained “too much power” over the “public conversation”. Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has issued a response to the recently...

Twitter accounts of mRNA experts Malone and McCullough reinstated

The two were controversially expelled from the platform by its previous owner. The account of Dr. Robert Malone, inventor and key figure in the development...

Twitter Files show blitz to contain Trump threat

Internal communications reveal how executives were bending the rules to justify banning Trump permanently. The overwhelmingly left-leaning executives at Twitter were virtually unanimous in their...

Elton John Quits Twitter

British musician Elton John said on Friday that he was leaving Twitter because of concerns that misinformation on the social media platform is being...

Twitter reveals how it banned Trump

The framework for removing a sitting US president was set long before the Capitol riot. A third series of “Twitter Files,” published on Friday evening,...

Twitter’s ‘secret blacklists’ exposed

A new investigation details the practice of “shadow bans,” known internally as “visibility filtering”. Twitter has created a series of barriers and tools for moderators...

Musk promises ‘shadow ban’ reform

The social media platform will soon tell users their “true account status”. Twitter owner Elon Musk has said users will eventually be able to see...

Musk fires FBI-linked Twitter executive

Jim Baker was “vetting” the Twitter Files without management knowing, according to a journalist. Twitter’s top lawyer was “exited” from the company on Tuesday, after...

Elon Musk’s ‘Twitter files’ make it impossible for Democrats to deny their censorship practices

The platform’s new CEO has made it possible to openly discuss information suppression efforts. Elon Musk’s release of the ‘Twitter files’ on Friday night confirmed...

White House dismisses Musk’s Twitter leak

Press secretary accuses platform of seeking a “distraction” from rising “hate speech”. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has shrugged off Elon Musk’s release of...

Trump issues statement over Hunter Biden Twitter files

The documents reveal election “fraud and deception,” the former US president claims. The recent release of internal Twitter files shows collusion between the US Democratic...

Explainer – Musk’s Twitter files: What have we learned from the Hunter Biden laptop story?

Leaked files outlined a company-wide effort to suppress a damaging report about Joe Biden’s family. Some of Twitter’s highest-ranking staff blocked the spread of the...

Musk exposes Twitter’s suppression of freedom of speech

Files show staffers raised concerns about blocking a report on the content of a laptop belonging to the US president’s son. Twitter chose to block...

EU threatens Musk with Twitter ban

The platform must censor according to EU rules, the Brussels market overseer warns. As Elon Musk pledged to run a more fair and transparent Twitter...

Twitter quietly changes Covid-19 policy

Elon Musk’s platform will no longer punish users for “misinformation” about the disease. Twitter has said it will no longer enforce its coronavirus misinformation policy,...

Elon Musk mulls ‘alternative’ to Apple and Google

The billionaire said he could launch his own smartphone if Twitter is booted off popular platforms. Twitter chief Elon Musk has said he is open...

Musk reveals purpose of new checkmark colours

Blue, gray, and gold checkmarks will distinguish different kinds of Twitter accounts this time around. Twitter CEO Elon Musk said on Friday that his long-promised...

Elon Musk makes decision on Alex Jones’ Twitter account

The platform’s new owner said he had ‘no mercy’ for someone who used children’s deaths for clout. After restoring the accounts of several controversial figures...

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