Elon Musk has often inflamed politically tense moments, raising worries for the US election
As Election Day draws nearer, social media posts by X owner Elon Musk are raising concerns that he will use his immense platform to question the legitimacy of the vote in the U.S. presidential election and perhaps call for resistance if Republican nominee Donald Trump loses.
Musk deletes post about Harris and Biden assassination after widespread criticism
Elon Musk has deleted a post on his social media platform X in which he said โno one is even trying to assassinateโ President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the wake of another apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
On the first day without X, many Brazilians say they feel disconnected from the world
The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil has divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the ban, and many Brazilians had difficulty and doubts about navigating other social media in its absence.
Social platform X edits AI chatbot after election officials warn that it spreads misinformation
The social media platform X has made a change to its AI chatbot after five secretaries of state warned it was spreading election misinformation.
Elon Musk's X sues advertisers over alleged 'massive advertiser boycott' after Twitter takeover
Elon Muskโs social media platform X has sued a group of advertisers, alleging that a โmassive advertiser boycottโ deprived the company of billions of dollars in revenue and violated antitrust laws.
Secretaries of state urge Elon Musk to fix AI chatbot spreading election misinformation on X
Five secretaries of state are urging tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to fix an AI chatbot on his social media platform X, saying in a letter that it has spread election misinformation.
European Union says X's blue checks are deceptive 'dark patterns' that breach its social media laws
The European Union says blue checkmarks from Elon Muskโs X are deceptive and that the online platform falls short on transparency and accountability requirements.
The Supreme Court casts doubt on Florida and Texas laws to regulate social media platforms
The Supreme Court is keeping a hold on efforts in Texas and Florida to limit how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users.
Australian online watchdog drops court case against X over stabbing video
Australiaโs online safety watchdog has dropped her Federal Court case aimed at forcing X Corp. to take down a video of a Sydney bishop being stabbed.
Spain proposes law to improve online safety for children, including virtual restraining orders
Spainโs government has proposed a law to protect children from online threats that includes virtual restraining orders for felons and a higher age for opening social media accounts.
Musk's X is allowing users to post consensual adult content, formalizing a prior Twitter policy
The social media platform X says it will now formally allow people to show consensual adult content, as long as it is clearly labeled as such.
Fake body bags left at regentsโ homes in University of Michigan pro-Palestinian protest
Students running the encampment on the Diag at the University of Michigan took credit for showing up in the early morning hours at the homes of two university regents.
Australian judge lifts court ban on X showing video of Sydney church stabbing
An Australian judge has lifted a ban on the social media platform X showing Australians a video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church.
Australian police arrest 7 alleged teen extremists linked to stabbing of a bishop in a Sydney church
Australian police say they have arrested seven teenagers accused of following a violent extremist ideology in raids around Sydney to protect the community from a potential attack.
Elon Musk accuses Australia of censorship after court bans violent video
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has accused Australia of censorship after an Australian judge ruled that his social media platform X must block users worldwide from accessing video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church.
Insider Q&A: Trust and safety exec talks about AI and content moderation
Alex Popken was a trust and safety executive at Twitter, leaving in 2023 after a decade at the social media company focusing on content moderation.
Australian judge bans X from sharing video of bishop being stabbed in Sydney church
An Australian judge has ruled that social media platform X must block every user in the world from accessing video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church, extending the prohibition beyond users in Australia.
Key ally of Pakistan's prime minister demands end to ban on social media platform X
An important ally of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif demanded the government lift a two-month-old ban on the social media platform X, saying it violates citizensโ right to speech and expression.
What to know about Elon Musk's 'free speech' feud with a Brazilian judge
Elon Musk is clashing with a bald, athletically built Supreme Court justice in Brazil over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation on X.
Brazil Supreme Court justice orders investigation of Elon Musk over fake news and obstruction
A crusading Brazilian Supreme Court justice is adding Elon Musk to an investigation over the dissemination of fake news and investigating him separately for alleged obstruction.
Anonymous users are dominating right-wing discussions online. They also spread false information
As the presidential election draws nearer, the spread of bogus information online is getting a huge boost from social media accounts that have been created anonymously.
Elon Musk's X has a new safety leader, nine months after predecessor left the social media platform
Elon Muskโs X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has named a new head of safety nine months after the last executive to hold the position departed from the social media company.
Judge dismisses lawsuit by Musk's X against nonprofit researchers tracking hate speech on platform
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Elon Muskโs X Corp. against the non-profit Center for Countering Digital Hate, which has documented the increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased by the Tesla owner.
Musk abruptly cancels 'The Don Lemon Show' on X after he sits for the program's first interview
Elon Musk has abruptly canceled โThe Don Lemon Showโ a talk show on his social media network, X.
Katie Porter's star dims in failed US Senate bid, leaving the Californian facing an uncertain future
U.S. Rep. Katie Porter faces an uncertain future after being trounced in California's U.S. Senate race.
Former Twitter executives sue Elon Musk over firings, seek more than $128 million in severance
Former senior executives of Twitter are suing Elon Musk and X Corp., saying they are entitled to a total of more than $128 million in unpaid severance payments.
Musk's X asks judge to penalize nonprofit researchers tracking rise of hate speech on platform
Attorneys for X Corp. and a research organization that studies online hate speech have traded arguments in court in a legal battle over the organization's reports on the increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased by Elon Musk in 2022.
Two Chinese bloggers in exile warn that police are interrogating their followers
Two prominent Chinese bloggers in exile said that police were investigating their millions of followers on international social media platforms, in an escalation of Beijingโs attempts to clamp down on critical speech even outside of the countryโs borders.
Pakistan blocks X for the sixth day as activists criticize the social media platform's shutdown
Pakistanโs media regulators have blocked the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, with users across the country enduring the sixth day of sweeping disruptions, partial and complete shutdowns.
Judge orders Elon Musk to testify in SEC probe of his $44 billion Twitter takeover in 2022
A judge has ordered Elon Musk to testify as part of the Securities and Exchange Commissionโs investigation into his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, now called X, in 2022.
Border bill supporters combat misleading claims that it would let in more migrants
A provision of border security legislation that would give the U.S. a new authority to block migrants from entering the country has become a central line of attack from many Republicans who are opposing the legislation.
X restores Taylor Swift searches after deepfake explicit images triggered temporary block
Elon Muskโs social media platform X has restored searches for Taylor Swift after temporarily blocking users from seeing some results as pornographic deepfake images of the singer circulated online.
Deepfake explicit images of Taylor Swift spread on social media. Her fans are fighting back
Pornographic deepfake images of Taylor Swift are circulating online, making the singer the most famous victim of a scourge that tech platforms and anti-abuse groups have struggled to fix.
SEC chair denies a bitcoin ETF has been approved, says account on X was hacked
The Securities and Exchange Commissions says a post on X announcing that the agency had approved exchange-traded funds holding bitcoin was โunauthorized,โ and that the agencyโs account was hacked.
Social media companies made $11 billion in US ad revenue from minors, Harvard study finds
A study from Harvard says social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors last year.
France's anti-terrorism prosecutor opened an investigation into the killing of a tourist in Paris
Franceโs anti-terrorism prosecutor says he has opened an investigation into the fatal stabbing of a German-Filipino tourist near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, allegedly by a man who had been under surveillance for suspected Islamic radicalization.
X says Walmart pulled ads in October, weeks before Media Matters hate speech report and Musk rant
Walmart is the latest company to publicly join the growing flock of major advertisers to pull spending from X, Elon Muskโs beleaguered social media company, amid concerns about hate speech โ as well as reaching a sizeable audience on the platform.
Musk uses expletive to tell audience he doesn't care about advertisers that fled X over hate speech
Billionaire Elon Musk has said advertisers who have halted spending on his social media platform X in response to antisemitic and other hateful material are engaging in โblackmail.โ.
Musk's X sues liberal advocacy group Media Matters over its report on ads next to hate groups' posts
Elon Musk's social media company X has filed a lawsuit against liberal advocacy group Media Matters for America.
Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children's safety online
A Senate committee has issued bipartisan subpoenas to the CEOs of Discord, Snap and X, demanding that the heads of the three companies testify at a December hearing on protecting children online.
DeSantis won't condemn Musk for endorsing an antisemitic post. 'I did not see the comment,' he says
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is refusing to condemn Elon Muskโs post endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory.
IBM, EU, Disney and others pull ads from Elon Musk's X as concerns about antisemitism fuel backlash
Advertisers are fleeing social media platform X over concerns about their ads showing up next to pro-Nazi content, hate speech on the site in general or billionaire owner Elon Muskโs own posts endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory.
France blames Russia for a digital effort to whip up online controversy over Stars of David graffiti
France says it has been the target of a Russian online destabilization campaign that used bots to whip up controversy and confusion about spray-painted Stars of David that appeared on Paris streets.
Henry Winkler rises above dyslexia to write children's books and a memoir: 'There is always a way'
Henry Winkler has written more than a dozen childrenโs books and is now out with a memoir, a feat that surprises him because heโs battled severe dyslexia all his life.
Musk's X tests $1 fee for new users in the Philippines and New Zealand in bid to target spam
Elon Muskโs social media platform X is charging a $1 fee to new users in the Philippines and New Zealand.
Detroit Lionsโ CJ Gardner-Johnson sparks Twitter beef with 49ers receiver over pregame fight
Detroit Lions safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson sparked a Twitter beef with a 49ers wide receiver over video of a pregame fight from this weekend.
Australian safety watchdog fines social platform X $385,000 for not tackling child abuse content
Australiaโs online safety watchdog has fined X โ the social media platform formerly known as Twitter โ 610,500 Australian dollars ($385,000) for failing to fully explain how it tackled child sexual exploitation content.
EU asks Musk's X for information on hate speech and 'illegal content' related to Israel-Hamas war
The European Commission has made a formal, legally binding request for information from Elon Muskโs social media platform X over its handling of hate speech, misinformation and violent terrorist content related to the Israel-Hamas war.
Social media is awash in misinformation about Israel-Gaza war, but Musk's X is the most egregious
While Twitter has always struggled with combating misinformation about major news events, it was still the go-to place to find out whatโs happening in the world.
US regulators seek to compel Elon Musk to testify in their investigation of his Twitter acquisition
The Securities and Exchange Commission says 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.
Elon Musk facing defamation lawsuit in Texas over posts that falsely identified man in protest
A California man who says he was harassed after Elon Musk amplified social media posts that made false claims about him is suing the billionaire.
Germany's government and Elon Musk spar on X over migrant rescue ships
Germanyโs government has rebuked X owner Elon Musk after he criticized the recent work of migrant rescue ships that German humanitarian groups operate in the Mediterranean Sea.
Musk's X is the biggest purveyor of disinformation, EU official says
A top European Union official says the social network X, formerly known as Twitter, is the biggest source of fake news and urged owner Elon Musk to comply with the blocโs laws aimed at combating disinformation.
Poll results: Viewers โdefinitely notโ interested in paying monthly for Twitter/X access
The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, may soon charge all users to pay a โsmallโ monthly subscription fee -- something our viewers say they will not do.
Israel's Netanyahu is to meet Elon Musk. Their sit-down comes as X faces antisemitism controversy
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office says he will meet billionaire businessman Elon Musk during a trip to the United States next week.
US says Elon Musk should not be immune to testifying about the former Twitter
The U.S. government says the former Twitterโs request to end oversight of its data privacy and security practices is โmeritlessโ and owner Elon Musk should not be immune to testifying about the company since he has โfirst-hand knowledgeโ of the conduct being investigated.
Elon Musk says X, formerly Twitter, will have voice and video calls, updates privacy policy
Elon Musk says his social network X, formerly known as Twitter, will give users the ability to make voice and video calls on the platform.
For Mark Zuckerberg's Threads, the real rival is still TikTok -- not the former Twitter
Threads, the simple, bare-bones text-based social network created by Facebook owner Meta, burst onto the scene during a particularly bad week for the rival then still known as Twitter.
Special counsel got a search warrant for Twitter to turn over info on Trump's account, documents say
Special counsel Jack Smithโs team obtained a search warrant in January for records related to former President Donald Trumpโs Twitter account, and a judge levied a $350,000 fine on the company for missing the deadline to company.
X marks the lawsuit: Elon Musk's social media company sues nonprofit highlighting site's hate speech
A nonprofit organization that researches links between social media, hate and extremism has been sued by X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
Brightly flashing 'X' sign removed from the San Francisco building that was Twitter's headquarters
A brightly flashing โXโ sign has been removed from the San Francisco headquarters of the company formerly known as Twitter just days after it was installed.
Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweets
A nonprofit organization that researches links between social media, hate and extremism has been threatened with a lawsuit by X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
'X' logo installed atop Twitter building, spurring San Francisco to investigate permit violation
San Francisco has opened a complaint and launched an investigation of a giant โXโ sign that cropped up Friday on top of the downtown headquarters of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
India and Japan look to collaborate in building semiconductors and resilient supply chains
India and Japan are exploring collaboration in critical and emerging technologies, including semiconductors and resilient supply chains, as part of a target of $35.9 billion Japanese investment in the country by 2027.
Unexplained outage at Chase Bank leads to interruptions at Zelle payment network
An unexplained outage at Chase Bank led to interruptions for users of the Zelle payment network, who took to social media to complain.
Elon Musk reveals new 'X' logo to replace Twitter's blue bird
Elon Musk has unveiled a new โXโ logo to replace Twitterโs famous blue bird as he follows through with a major rebranding of the social media platform he bought for $44 billion last year.
Elton John, Berry Gordy, Scorsese and more friends and admirers of Tony Bennett react to his death
The news of Tony Bennett's death at age 96 has created an outpouring of love and condolences from the worlds of music, entertainment, politics and the civil rights movement.
TikTok needs to do more to comply with Europe's new digital rules, official says
A top EU official says TikTok needs to do more to get ready for new European Union digital rules taking effect next month aimed at keeping users safe online.
ESPN reporter Jeff Passan reveals he was โcrushedโ by large tree limb, breaking his back
ESPN reporter Jeff Passan revealed on Twitter that he was recently โcrushedโ by a large tree limb that fell on him and broke his back.
Musk says Twitter is losing cash because advertising is down and the company is carrying heavy debt
Elon Musk says Twitter is losing cash because advertising is still down sharply and the social media company is carrying heavy debt.
Twitter seeks end to US oversight of data use as FTC's Lina Kahn goes before House committee
Twitter wants a federal court to end an order imposed by the Federal Trade Commission that limits its data security practices.
U-M expert warns of privacy concerns with new Threads social media platform
A new social media launched by Meta and Instagram has more than 100 million already signed up in less than a week, setting itself up as an alternative to Twitter.
Reluctant Twitter users, influencers and others are flocking to Meta's new Threads app
Celebrities, lawmakers, brands and everyday social media users are flocking to Metaโs freshly minted app Threads to connect with their followers, including many Twitter refugees tired of the drama surrounding Elon Muskโs raucous oversight of that platform since acquiring it last year.
Meta's new Twitter rival app Threads gets tens of millions of sign-ups in its first day
Tens of millions of people have quickly signed up to Metaโs new app, Threads, as it aims to compete with Twitter.
TikTok's COO to step down after nearly 5 years at the popular social media company
TikTokโs Chief Operating Officer and one of the companyโs most public faces, V Pappas, is stepping down after nearly five years at the company.
Australian online safety watchdog demands answers from Twitter on how it tackles online hate
Australiaโs online safety watchdog has issued a legal notice to Twitter demanding an explanation of what the social media giant is doing to tackle a surge in online hate since Tesla CEO Elon Musk bought the platform.
Twitter employees sue social media company over bonuses they say weren't paid despite promises
Current and former employees are suing Twitter over bonuses they say the social media company failed to pay despite promises it would.
Twitter is the worst major social media platform when it comes to LGBTQ+ safety, says GLAAD
All major social media platforms do poorly at protecting LGBTQ+ users from hate speech and harassment โ especially those who are transgender, non-binary or gender non-conforming, the advocacy group GLAAD said on Thursday.
Fox News sends Tucker Carlson cease-and-desist letter over Twitter series, reports say
Fox News sent Tucker Carlson a cease-and-desist letter over his new Twitter series, Axios reported Monday, amid reports of a contract battle between the conservative network and its former prime-time host.
Los Angeles county DA's office quits Twitter due to barrage of 'vicious' homophobic attacks
The Los Angeles county district attorney's office has left Twitter due to barrage of what the office called vicious homophobic attacks.