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Twitter Says No Evidence Data Leak Originated From Its Servers

Data on 200 million Twitter users posted online by hacker did not come from a Twitter vulnerability, platform insists

2 years ago

Elon Musk Breaks World Record For Loss Of Personal Fortune

But will he care?. Largest ever loss of a personal fortune by Elon Musk has been confirmed by Guinness World…

2 years ago

Twitter Makes More Cuts To Trust, Safety Teams – Report

Is there anyone left to sack? Owner Elon Musk reportedly makes more layoffs to Twitter’s trust and safety teams

2 years ago

Meta To Remove Material Praising Brazil Riots

Facebook parent Meta says it will remove material in favour of weekend riots in Brazil that saw protesters invade Congress…

2 years ago

Wikimedia Denies ‘Infiltration’ By Saudi Spies

Wikimedia Foundation denies Wikipedia was infiltrated by Saudi agents after report by Middle East human rights groups

2 years ago

Hacker Posts Twitter Emails Of 200 Million Users Online

Researcher claims hackers stole the email addresses of more than 200 million Twitter users and posted the data on hacking…

2 years ago

Meta Blow As Irish Watchdog Confirms Hefty Fine

Facebook parent Meta may be prohibited from using personal data for advertising, after EU ruling and Irish fine

2 years ago

Twitter’s Last Pre-Musk Executives Resign

Katie Marcotte, a 10-year Twitter veteran and it's acting head of human resources, plus product engineering head Behnam Rezaei, have…

2 years ago

Twitter Eases Political Ad Restrictions Amid Falling Revenue

Free speech or needing the money? Elon Musk overturns Jack Dorsey's 2019 ban on all political advertising on the platform

2 years ago

Google ‘Developing Free Moderation Tool’ For Smaller Sites

Google subsidiary Jigsaw developing free tool to help smaller websites identify and remove extremist materials, as new content laws take…

2 years ago

Meta Plans Decision On Facebook Trump Ban

Meta planning decision this month on whether to continue banning Donald Trump from Facebook after reinstatement on Twitter

2 years ago

Twitter Sued As It Stops Paying Rent On Office Space

San Francisco landlord sues Twitter after it stops paying rent on headquarters and other offices, amidst wide-ranging cuts

2 years ago

Twitter Back Online After Global Outage

Early hours outage at Twitter - the first major disruption at the platform after Elon Musk sacked most of the…

2 years ago

US House Of Representatives Bans TikTok, As Government Ban Looms

China's TikTok is banned from all US House of Representatives-managed devices, as the US government ban looms

2 years ago

Twitter Restores User Safety Feature After Outcry

Twitter restores feature promoting user safety materials following 'temporary' removal, after complaints by user and consumer safety groups

2 years ago

Meta Pays $725m To Settle Cambridge Analytica Suit

Facebook parent Meta pays $725m (£600m) to settle US class action lawsuit over sharing of personal data with Cambridge Analytica

2 years ago

Twitter’s Public Policy Boss Departs, Amid Ongoing Layoffs

More concern for US and European regulators as Twitter's head of public policy departs amid additional layoffs at the platform

2 years ago

Hundreds Of Former Twitter Staff File Complaints

Twitter this week is being accused by 100 former staff members of a variety of legal violations including targeting women…

2 years ago

Elon Musk To Quit As Twitter CEO, Seeks ‘Foolish Enough’ Replacement

Search for new CEO of Twitter begins, but Elon Musk confirms he will remain in charge of software and server…

2 years ago

John Carmack Quits As Meta Defends Massive VR Investments

Gaming industry legend John Carmack quits Meta as company's chief technology officer defends billions spent on VR and 'metaverse'

2 years ago

Musk Restricts Policy Poll Voting To Paid Twitter Blue Users

Elon Musk says only paid Twitter Blue subscribers will be able to vote in future polls on policy, after users…

2 years ago

Zuckerberg ‘Removed Speech Reference To Cambridge Analytica’

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg removed reference to Cambridge Analytica from speech six months before scandal came to light, report finds

2 years ago

More US States Ban TikTok As Federal Vote Looms

Louisiana, West Virginia latest to ban TikTok on government devices as US Congress prepares federal-level vote this week

2 years ago

EU Advances Probe Into Meta’s Facebook Marketplace

EU files formal complaint with Meta over Facebook Marketplace in first time it has investigated company on antitrust grounds

2 years ago

Twitter Users Vote For Musk To Step Down

Elon Musk polls Twitter users over whether he should step down as chief executive, amidst controversy and plummeting Tesla shares

2 years ago

Twitter Suspends Journalists Over Elon Musk Jet Tracking Articles

Twitter accounts of a number of high profile journalists have been suspended after covering the Elon Musk jet tracking story

2 years ago

Meta Halts Construction Of Two Data Centres In Denmark

Meta axes construction of two additional data centres in Europe, as Facebook continues cost cutting measures

2 years ago

Twitter Suspends Account That Tracked Elon Musk’s Jet

U-turn by Elon Musk who said he would not ban jet tracking account, but has now suspended the account and…

2 years ago

Jack Dorsey Admits Twitter Still Has Problems

Cooling bromance? Twitter co-founder and former CEO admits mistakes were made at Twitter, and says platform still has problems

2 years ago

Alabama, Utah Latest US States To Ban TikTok

More US (Republican) states ban TikTok on state devices and computers, following earlier Taiwanese national security ban

2 years ago