The legislation, known as the Social Media Safety Act and taking effect in September, is aimed at giving parents more control over their kids’ social media usage, according to lawmakers. It defines social media companies MORE
Twitter owner and advocate of “free speech” whether factual or not, Elon Musk acknowledged a change in NPR’s status on the social media site as “state-affiliated” media — which is sorely untrue. On Tuesday, Musk MORE
Parts of Twitter’s source code, the underlying computer code on which the social network runs, were leaked online by an account named “FreeSpeechEnthusiast” on GitHub, according to legal filings. It was unclear how long the MORE
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., intends to make his focus in the current Congress a legislative package aimed at protecting children online — including by setting the age threshold to be on social media at 16. “For MORE
With access to his Twitter account already granted by Elon Musk, Trump and his presidential campaign have formally petitioned Facebook’s parent company Meta to unblock his account there after a two-year lock out. “We believe MORE
Said He Would Abide By Results SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk’s own Twitter poll results say he should step down from the helm of the social network, in a referendum that Musk promised to follow MORE
Twitter will start suspending accounts linking to “prohibited platforms” such as Facebook and Instagram if those accounts are “used for the main purpose of promoting content on another social platform,” the Elon Musk-owned company announced MORE
Before a scheduled, Monday night meeting, Space Karen sent out an email informing the Trust and Safety Council, an advisory group of around 100 independent civil, human rights and other organizations that the company formed MORE
Elon Musk, so far unsuccessful at getting Donald Trump to tweet again, has unbanned Marjorie Taylor Greene’s personal account. And it happened without an unscientific Twitter poll posted to his timeline. The personal account of MORE
Since Elon Musk took over Twitter to reestablish “free speech,” several banned accounts have been reactivated. In 2021, the account of FPOTUS Donald Trump was permanently suspended by Twitter, but on Saturday, Musk reinstated the MORE
CBS has started what could be a devastating ripple effect on Twitter, hitting the pause button, indefinitely, on posting new tweets amid uncertainty under Elon Musk’s stewardship. TMZ CBS News has decided to suspend posting MORE
On Friday, Elon Musk announced Twitter’s new policy of ‘freedom of speech’ and restored several controversial accounts, including “controversial Canadian podcaster Jordan Peterson, the right-leaning satire website(AKA Shithole) Babylon Bee,” and Kathy Griffin. But, to MORE
Hours before a Thursday deadline that Elon Musk had given Twitter employees to decide whether to stay or leave their jobs, the social media company appeared to be in disarray. Mr. Musk and his advisers MORE
Thermonuclear Name & Shame Elon Musk is threatening to “name and shame” advertisers who have hit pause on Twitter while his takeover of the social media platform sows chaos. The idea, apparently, is that Musk’s MORE
On Thursday, Mars Man Musk sent out an email to Twitter employees telling them that his plan to slash the company’s workforce will begin on Friday. The email informed staff that by 9 a.m. Pacific MORE
Twitter’s new overlord Elon Musk stated that Trump and those who were previously banned by Twitter will have to wait a few weeks until after the mid-term elections to be reinstated. Musk said those who MORE
“Elon now controls twitter. Unleash the racial slurs. K—S AND N—–S,” said one account, using slurs for Jews and Black people. “I can freely express how much I hate n—–s … now, thank you elon,” MORE
Elon Musk plans to end lifetime bans on Twitter as he steps into the role of CEO at his newly acquired company. Musk, who closed his $44 billion deal with Twitter on Thursday, does not believe MORE
Elon Musk completed a $44 billion deal on Thursday night to take over Twitter after several months of waffling, mudslinging, and legal challenges. Hate speech and misinformation experts are bracing for the return of Donald MORE
Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled that George Floyd’s death was a homicide, caused by Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for over eight minutes. But Ye — who was a guest on last weekend’s MORE
In a new interview, Meta global affairs president Nick Clegg indicated that Facebook might end former President Donald Trump’s suspension in January without considering the accuracy of his content. Trump’s recent activity on Truth Social, MORE
WASHINGTON – A retired three-star general has been suspended from a $92-an-hour contract consulting the Army and is under investigation after posting a tweet that mocked first lady Jill Biden on a hot-button social issue, according to the Army. Retired Lt. Gen. MORE
TWITTER SAYS A DEAL IS A DEAL Twitter board chair Bret Taylor tweeted Friday that the company would pursue legal action against Musk. “The Twitter Board is committed to closing the transaction on the price MORE
California’s governor Gavin Newsom joined TFG’s wannabe Twitter platform, Truth Social, with the intent of “calling out Republican lies.” “Going to be on there calling out Republican lies. This could get…interesting,” the text from Newsom’s MORE
Elon Musk is not tweeting very nice things about Twitter executives, and some of his 86 million followers are piling on. Twitter’s top lawyer, Vijaya Gadde, was one of those being targeted by Musk. What followed MORE