acquisition of twitter by elon musk
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X CEO Abandons WSJ Tech Conference Following Disastrous Appearance at Code
No one wants to explain away the whims of a megalomaniac, and Linda Yaccarino has been having such a rough go of it. The X/Twitter CEO has reportedly dropped out of the Wall Street Journal’s upcoming Tech Live conference following a widely criticised interview less than two weeks ago. During an interview at Vox Media’s Code…
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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 organisation Reset Tech Australia reported on Wednesday. The company has recently been criticised for achieving the dubious honour as the number one platform to spread online hate and increased levels of misinformation.…
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NYU Professor Locked Out of Twitter After Reportedly Declining to Meet With Elon Musk
New York University professor and podcaster 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 Twit himself. Galloway posted on Threads that, as of Tuesday,…
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Twitter Threatens to Sue Hate Speech Researchers as It Unbans Kanye West
Elon Musk’s lawyer sent a letter threatening to sue a hate speech research group in late July, accusing the organisation of making “false and misleading claims” about Twitter in order to help the company’s competitors. Shortly after, Twitter unbanned Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, whom Musk kicked off the platform for tweeting…