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Value Of Twitter/X Falls 71 Percent Since Elon Musk Takeover – Report
Another valuation cut from X/Twitter shareholder shows remarkable fall in platform's market value since Elon Musk takeover
Twitter/X Fails To Block Content Moderation Disclosure Law In California
Elon Musk's X loses bid to block California law that requires social media to publicly disclose their content moderation practices
Amazon Prime Video To Carry Ads In UK From 5 February
Adverts will start appearing for UK users of Amazon Video Prime on 5 February 2024, unless extra fee is paid
Privacy Complaint Filed Against Elon Musk’s X
Complaint filed by Max Schrems’ campaign group Noyb, alleges Elon Musk's X breached EU's GDPR by micro ad targetting
Big Brands Increase Ad Spend On Instagram, Amid X Boycott
Meta reaps the benefits, as big US brand names ramp up ad spending on Instagram, after as pause on Elon Musk's X
X Ad Sales Projected To Fall More Than 50 Percent – Report
Ad sales at X (aka Twitter) are reportedly projected to fall over 50 percent to $2.5bn, down from $4.7bn before Elon Musk takeover
Elon Musk Calls For Firing Of Disney CEO Amid Ad Boycott
Disney boss Bob Iger “should be fired immediately” tweets Elon Musk in fresh broadside, amid advertising boycott
Questions Surround X/Twitter, After Elon Musk Expletive-Filled Rant
Has Elon Musk sabotaged X going forward? Analysts cite Twitter owner as the biggest liability for the platform
UK Government, Tech Giants Agree To Tackle Online Fraud
Series of pledges from big name tech firms in agreement with UK government to protect people from online fraud
Elon Musk Tells Fleeing Advertisers To Go F*** Themselves
X owner Elon Musk used multiple expletives about advertisers who have boycotted Twitter over extremist content
Objection Filed To Meta’s Paid Ad-Free Subscription
Digital rights group NOYB files first complaint with Austrian regulator against Meta's paid ad-free subscription for Facebook, Instagram
Advertising Exodus To Cost Elon Musk’s X $75m – Report
Year of end advertising exodus at Elon Musk's X going to cost Twitter as much as $75m in advertising revenue
YouTube Denies Slowing Down Mozilla Firefox
Alphabet's YouTube insists it is not slowing down Firefox, after complaints videos are taking extra long to load on the browser
White House Joins Threads, Amid X Extremist Content Row
US political leadership including the President, White House, and others creates accounts on Meta's Threads platform
IBM Pulls Advertising From X/Twitter, Amid Nazi Content Row
Another big name suspends advertising on X (aka Twitter), after its ads appeared next to posts praising Adolf Hitler and Nazis
US Wraps Up Landmark Antitrust Case Against Google
Government wraps up its evidentiary phase of landmark antitrust case against Alphabet's Google, but closing arguments may come in 2024
Alphabet Pays Apple 36 Percent Of Safari Search Revenue
CEO Sundar Pichai confirms Google pays Apple 36 percent of Safari search revenue, as part of its default search agreement
Meta Restricts AI Tools For Political Ads In Deepfake Clampdown
Next year Meta says advertisers will have to disclose when AI tools are used for political, social or election related advertisements
EU Agrees New Restrictions For Online Political Ads
EU negotiators agree new rules for online political advertising amidst concern about voter manipulation, disinformation
Europe Expands Ban On Meta’s ‘Behavioural Ad’ Practices
Ban on Meta's 'behavioural advertising' practices has been expanded by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB)
Google CEO Defends Paying Apple For Default Search
Sundar Pichai defends payments, after Google paid Apple $26 billion in 2021 to make its search engine default option
Google Chief Pichai Takes Stand In Landmark Antitrust Trial
Google chief executive Sundar Pichai testifies in landmark antitrust deal that could force company to change business practices
Alphabet Profits But Cloud Sales Disappoints
Share price drops after Google Cloud miss, overshadows better-than-expected results for Alphabet's third quarter
Elon Musk Says X To Have Two New Premium Tiers
Owner of X (Twitter) Elon Musk continues to transition from advertising fees towards paid subscriptions for the platform
Musk’s X Charges New Users $1 Annual Subscription Fee
Paywall move as Elon Musk's X (aka Twitter) begins charging new users in New Zealand and the Philippines $1 annually
Elon Musk’s X Offers Option To Lock Tweet Replies To Verified Accounts
Twitter (X) users can now block unverified accounts from replying to their posts, in latest move by Elon Musk to monetise platform
EU Seeks Feedback On Bing, Apple iMessage DMA Classification
European Commission ask whether Microsoft's Bing, Edge, and Apple's iMessage should be subject to Digital Markets Act (DMA)
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Twitter (X) Strips Headlines From News Links
Elon Musk removes headlines from news links, as the Anti-Defamation League welcomed X's stated intent to address antisemitism