Australia’s national broadcaster has received the “government-funded media” label from Elon Musk’s Twitter. The move follows a string of new designations for government-linked media outlets worldwide after the tech billionaire took over the ailing social media giant. The new category for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) will be featured just under the name of the…
Australia’s National Broadcaster Receives ‘Government-Funded’ Label From Twitter
April 16, 2023
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Montana Set to Be First US State to Completely Ban TikTok After Bill Passes Legislature
April 15, 2023
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The GOP-majority legislature in Montana voted Friday to ban TikTok, a popular Chinese-owned video-sharing platform, sending the bill to Gov. Greg Gianforte’s desk. Montana’s legislature gave the bill final approval after the Montana House voted 54 to 43 in favor. If the bill is signed, Montana will become the first U.S. state to impose a complete ban…
Did Musk Just Mortally Wound State-Funded Media?
April 14, 2023
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Commentary In the age of tailored internet news based on individual predilections and tastes, blogs of every specialty and complexion numbering in the thousands, and cable channels catering to whichever way one leans ideologically, taxpayer-financed media organizations have been dinosaurs for decades. The argument that has long been made for having the federal government sustain…
DA Says Elon Musk’s Tweet Related to Tech CEO’s Murder Is ‘Irresponsible’
April 14, 2023
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San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins denounced a social media post shared by Tesla founder and Twitter CEO Elon Musk in relation to the recent stabbing murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee. Lee, a 43-year-old tech executive, died at a hospital after being found wounded on a sidewalk in a San Francisco suburb earlier…
Twitter Allowing Users to Monetize Content Through Subscriptions
Twitter will allow users to apply to monetize their content—including long-form text and hours-long videos—through follower subscriptions in the latest change to the social media platform. “Apply to offer your followers subscriptions of any material, from long-form text to hours-long video! Just tap on ‘Monetization’ in settings,” Twitter CEO Musk wrote in a tweet on April 13. The…
Coalition Sues California Attorney General Over Alleged Social Media Censorship
April 13, 2023
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A coalition including satirical website The Babylon Bee, social media company Minds, Inc., and podcaster Tim Pool has sued California Attorney General Rob Bonta for enforcing a state law they claim is unconstitutional on the grounds it violates free speech. The legislation, authored by Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino), regulates social media platforms, requiring them to…
PBS Joins NPR, Stops Tweeting because of ‘Government-Funded’ Label
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) has stopped posting from its primary Twitter account after being labeled by the platform as “government-funded media.” PBS has not posted from its main Twitter handle since April 8, when a new “government-funded” label was added to a few media outlets that receive government funding. Accounts affiliated with PBS, such…
Twitter Taps EToro to Let Users Trade in Stocks, Crypto
April 13, 2023
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Trading and investing platform eToro said on Thursday it has partnered with Elon Musk-led Twitter to let users access real-time prices of cryptocurrencies, stocks, and other assets, and to enable the trading of those instruments. The trading data will be available through Twitter’s Cashtags feature, which was launched in 2012 and allows users to interact…
Alex Berenson Sues Biden, Pfizer Board Member Over Twitter Ban
April 12, 2023
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Former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson on April 12 sued President Joe Biden and a Pfizer board member over the pressure placed on Twitter to ban him. Berenson, now an independent journalist, was suspended from Twitter in 2021 after top Biden administration officials and Pfizer board member Dr. Scott Gottlieb, a former commissioner of…
Twitter to Relabel BBC as ‘Publicly-Funded’
The BBC’s “government-funded media” Twitter tag will be relabeled after the broadcaster objected to it, according to platform owner Elon Musk. On Monday, the BBC protested Twitter’s decision to label its main account as “government-funded media.” The BBC contacted Twitter last week after the designation was attached to the main @BBC account. In an interview…
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