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Musk To Strip News Headlines From Posts: “Esthetics”

The Insider reports: Elon Musk confirmed on Monday night that he’d ordered work on removing news headlines from X posts, so links only display an article’s lead image. “This is coming from me directly,” Musk wrote on X, responding to an earlier Fortune report that broke the news. “Will greatly improve the esthetics,” he added. “It’s something Elon wants,” an …

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New EU Rules On Harmful Online Content To Launch

The Associated Press reports: Google, Facebook, TikTok and other Big Tech companies operating in Europe are facing one of the most far-reaching efforts to clean up what people encounter online. The first phase of the European Union’s groundbreaking new digital rules will take effect this week. The Digital Services Act is part of a suite of tech-focused regulations crafted by …

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Associates Allege Elon Musk’s Drug Use Is Escalating

The New Yorker reports: In 2018, the Times reported that members of the Tesla board had grown concerned about Musk’s use of the prescription sleep aid Ambien, which can cause hallucinations. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this year that he uses ketamine, which has gained popularity both as a depression treatment and as a party drug, and several people …

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Musk Blocks Prominent Cultists In Blocking Argument

The Wrap reports: On Friday, Elon Musk appeared to announce plans to remove the block feature from X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. A number of users responded, including conservative actor James Woods, who said he would likely leave the platform if the feature is taken away. Musk was quick to fire back at Woods’ claim and tweeted back, …

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Laura Loomer Rages Over $190.22 Twitter Ads Payout

Posted to Laura Loomer’s Twitter account: Lmao. I have half a million followers, I get 200-400 million impressions on my account each month, my videos get millions of views on Twitter, and this is my payout? @elonmusk @XCreators How are accounts with 50,000 followers making $8,000 or more a month and I only get paid $190.22 when I upload all …

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Majority Of Musk’s Twitter Followers Are Fake/Inactive

Mashable reports: Of the 153,209,283 X accounts following Musk at the time the data was collected, around 42 percent of Musk’s followers, or more than 65.3 million users, have zero followers on their own account. Just over 72 percent, or nearly 112 million, of these users following Musk have less than 10 followers on their account. When it comes to …

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Elon Musk Says He Will End Twitter’s Block Feature

Variety reports: Elon Musk’s latest tweak to Twitter, the former name of what he now calls X: Users will no longer be able to block other accounts — as Musk claims the feature “makes no sense.” “Block is going to be deleted as a ‘feature’, except for DMs,” the tech mogul posted on X Friday. “Makes no sense.” X/Twitter describes …

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Brands Ditch Twitter After Ads Appear In Nazi Posts

CNN Business reports: 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 brand safety for advertisers. The nonprofit …

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WaPo: Twitter/X Throttles Traffic To Sites Musk Dislikes

The Washington Post reports: The company formerly known as Twitter has begun slowing the speed with which users can access links to the New York Times, Facebook and other news organizations and online competitors, a move that appears targeted at companies that have drawn the ire of owner Elon Musk. The delayed websites included X’s online rivals Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky …

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YouTube Begins Mass Takedown Of Medical Misinfo

Posted today to YouTube’s corporate blog: In the years since we began our efforts to make YouTube a destination for high-quality health content, we’ve learned critical lessons about developing Community Guidelines in line with local and global health authority guidance on topics that pose serious real-world risks, such as misinformation on COVID-19, vaccines, reproductive health, harmful substances, and more. We’re …

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Musk: I’m Driving To Zuck’s House To Challenge Him

Mediaite reports: Another day, another Nerd War update. Just as the cage fight between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk appeared to be called off, Musk reignited the feud with plans to drive to the Facebook CEO’s home Monday night. As the lure of the fight began to grow larger, it appeared Musk’s excitement dwindled. He said that Italy would be …

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Zuckerberg To Musk: It’s Time To Put Up Or Shut Up

Mediaite reports: Elon Musk says he’s ready to rumble. In a screenshotted text sent to his biographer Walter Isaacson, Musk challenged Mark Zuckerberg to an MMA fight on Monday. And — per the text — he’s even willing to cede the home octagon advantage. “Wanna do a practice bout at your house next week?” Musk asked. Zuckerberg — evidently sick …

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Musk: Zuck Bout Will Happen In “Epic” Italian Location

Gizmodo reports: Are you not entertained?! Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk’s will they/won’t they continues, and it appears that the long awaited fight between the two tech billionaires could take place in Italy. Musk tweeted this morning that he spoke to the Prime Minister of Italy and the Minister of Culture to hold the brawl in Italy. The fate of …

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Musk: “Noble Debate” With Zuck Might Be A Better Plan

The Hill reports: Tesla and X owner Elon Musk is mulling the suggestion of having a “noble,” debate instead of a cage fight with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Musk responded to a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that suggested the idea of a cage match debate, to which Musk said, “That sounds like a good idea …

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Politico: Twitter Was Fined $350,000 For Refusing To Comply With Jack Smith Subpoena For Trump Account

Politico reports: Special Counsel Jack Smith sought and obtained a search warrant for Donald Trump’s Twitter account, @realdonaldtrump, in January, according to newly revealed court documents. Twitter’s initial resistance to complying with the warrant resulted in a federal judge holding the company in contempt and levying a $350,000 fine. The federal court of appeals in Washington, D.C. recently upheld that …

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Iraq Bans All Media From Using Term “Homosexuality”

Reuters reports: Iraq’s official media regulator on Tuesday ordered all media and social media companies operating in the Arab state not to use the term “homosexuality” and instead to say “sexual deviance,” the regulator said. The Iraqi Communications and Media Commission (CMC) said in a statement that the use of the term “gender” was also banned. It prohibited all phone …

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Musk Claims He May Need Surgery Before Zuck Match

The Associated Press reports: Elon Musk says he may need to get surgery before a proposed “cage match” with Mark Zuckerberg. “I’m getting an MRI of my neck & upper back tomorrow,” Musk wrote Sunday night. “May require surgery before the fight can happen. Will know this week.” The two tech billionaires seemingly agreed to an in-person face-off in late …

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Musk: “Zuckerberg Fight Will Be Live-Streamed On X”

The Insider reports: Elon Musk appears to be pressing ahead with his plans to fight Mark Zuckerberg. The billionaire wrote on X – formerly Twitter – on Sunday that their highly anticipated cage fight will be live-streamed on X. Musk did not provide further details on when this would happen and Zuckerberg is yet to weigh in on his comments. …

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Musk: I’ll Pay Legal Fees If You Got Fired Over Tweets

Bloomberg News reports: Elon Musk has offered to fund the legal bills of any users of his social network, X, who’ve been discriminated against by their employer because of their actions on the platform. The proposal comes with “no limit” on costs and X Corp. will “go after the boards of directors of the companies too,” he said in messages …

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Twitter/X Commandeers Accounts Of Popular Users

Ars Technica reports: About a week after X commandeered the popular @X account from longtime Twitter user Gene X Hwang, another user has reported that X has taken over his popular account, @music. “16 years ago, I created @music and have been running it ever since,” Jeremy Vaught, director of engineering at the nonprofit Life Happens, posted on X. “Just …

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