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X Hands Out Blue Ticks To ‘Influential’ Users
X begins handing out blue check marks to accounts with more than 2,500 verified followers in latest policy shift
Elon Musk’s X Names New Head Of Safety
Enticing advertisers back? Nine months after previous head of trust and safety resigned, X confirms new Safety and Brand Safety managers
Fewer People Using Twitter After Musk Takeover – Report
Research data suggests fewer people are using Elon Musk's X, but platform insists 250 million people are using X everyday
X ‘Selling Real-Time Data’ For Law-Enforcement Purposes
X selling real-time data for use by 'dozens' of US law-enforcement agencies even as it protests government surveillance, report finds
X Loses Case Against Hate-Speech Nonprofit
X Corp case against nonprofit hate-speech researcher dismissed in California court, in blow to Elon Musk's legal threats against critics
Ex-Twitter Execs Sue Elon Musk Over Unpaid Severance
Former Twitter executives sue Elon Musk and X over $128m in unpaid severance, arguing Musk motivated by revenge
Judge Signals Elon Musk May Lose Lawsuit Against Non-profit
Elon Musk's high profile lawsuit against a hate speech non-profit may be in trouble, after judge sounds sceptical note over its allegations
X Briefly Suspends Account Of Alexei Navalny’s Widow
Yulia Navalnaya had her account on Elon Musk's X briefly suspended, as she pleads with Kremlin to release husband's body
X ‘Takes Payments’ From Sanctioned Groups
Under Elon Musk X, formerly Twitter, has granted paid blue checkmarks to groups under US and UK sanctions, says watchdog
Twitter Ghana Staff Finally Paid, More Than A Year After Layoffs
X, formerly Twitter, reaches settlement with Ghana-based staff more than a year after they were sacked in November 2022
Elon Musk Ordered To Testify In SEC Twitter Takeover Probe
SEC doubles down and orders Elon Musk to testify again, for investigation of his $44 billion Twitter purchase
Elon Musk Continues Disney Feud, Funds Mandalorian Lawsuit
Lawsuit by Gina Carano against Disney over her firing from 'The Mandalorian', is supported with funding from Elon Musk's X
Twitter Spin-off Bluesky Opens Itself To General Public
Twitter's natural heir Bluesky finally opens its doors to the general public, after ending invite-only phase
X Blocks Taylor Swift Searches After Spread Of Fake AI Images
Rapid spread of fake AI-generated images of Taylor Swift raise questions over X's reduced content-moderation capabilities
YouTuber MrBeast Makes $250,000 From Video On X
Top YouTube creator makes more than $250,000 in closely watched test of X's new ad revenue-sharing programme
Twitter Appeal Against Search Warrant For Trump’s DMs Denied
Federal Appeals court denies challenge by Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter) to search warrant for Donald Trump's DMs
SEC Investigates After Fake Post On X/Twitter Account
US securities regulator confirms unknown individual accessed its X social media account to post false message about ETFs
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
Judge Rules Twitter Violated Contract Over Failure To Pay Bonuses
Elon Musk's Twitter (now X) violated contracts by failing to pay millions in promised bonuses, federal judge rules
Outage Resolved At Elon Musk’s X
Social media platform X (aka Twitter) is back up and running, after thousands of users in US, UK and Europe suffer outage
EU Targets Musk’s X Over Misinformation In First DSA Probe
EU launches formal investigation into X, formerly Twitter, over alleged levels of misinformation on platform in first probe under DSA
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
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
Musk Reinstates Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones On X
Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter, reinstates conspiracy theorist Alex Jones after online poll as Musk promotes 'free speech' agenda
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
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