British newspaper group the Guardian has announced it will no longer post on X, formerly Twitter, saying it has become a “a toxic media platform”. In a message to readers, it said the US presidential election “underlined” its concerns that … Read More
Feb. 22 (UPI) — The social media platform X said Thursday it had blocked some accounts and posts in India in line with executive orders from the government in New Delhi that threaten hefty fines and/or imprisonment for failure to … Read More
The chief executives of five major social media companies appeared before senators Wednesday for a highly anticipated hearing on the harms children and teens face online. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, X CEO Linda Yaccarino, TikTok CEO Shou Chew, Snap CEO … Read More
Twitter’s decision to block certain content in Turkey the day before its presidential election was wrong, says the founder of Wikipedia. Jimmy Wales told the BBC his organisation had spent two and a half years in court to avoid similar … Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Twitter employees are expected to testify next week before the House Oversight Committee about the social media platform’s handling of reporting on President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden. The scheduled testimony, confirmed by the committee Monday, … Read More
SEATTLE (AP) — The public school district in Seattle has filed a novel lawsuit against the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, seeking to hold them accountable for the mental health crisis among youth. Seattle Public Schools … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, Here we are, days after the most promoted holiday of the year, and stranded airline passengers are still trying to get home. Not that they ever got to their intended destination in the first place. Canceled flights … Read More
Elon Musk fired Twitter’s general counsel Tuesday following revelations about his alleged role in suppressing the Hunter Biden laptop story on the platform. Musk claimed that James Baker, the former deputy general counsel for the social media platform, gave “unconvincing” … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, Have you seen the flooding in Saudi Arabia? According to reports the king called upon the population to pray to allah to end the dry spell. It ended with cars washing down streets in freak flash flooding. … Read More
Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase deal that was sealed Friday has been welcomed by many, though big U.S. tech companies lost nearly $1 trillion this week amid pressures on the market. This figure is the total combined value of Big Tech … Read More