Tag: Social Media

Musk Says Higher Priced Twitter Subscription Won’t Carry Ads

Twitter owner Elon Musk tweeted on Saturday that a higher priced subscription of the social media platform will not carry advertisements. The billionaire also said that ads are “too frequent on Twitter and too big,” and that steps will be taken to address those issues in coming weeks. Twitter did not immediately respond to a…


Big Tech Unites, Urges Supreme Court to Keep Laws Protecting Social Media Companies in Place

A slew of big tech giants, including Meta, Microsoft, and Twitter, have joined Google in filing legal briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that amending a statute pertaining to social media companies’ liability for content posted on their platforms could strip the companies of protections from lawsuits. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act generally…


Meta’s WhatsApp Fined 5.5 Million Euro by Lead EU Privacy Regulator

DUBLIN—Meta’s WhatsApp subsidiary was fined 5.5 million euros ($5.95 million) on Thursday by Ireland’s Data Privacy Commissioner (DPC), its lead EU privacy regulator, for an additional breach of the bloc’s privacy laws. The DPC also told WhatsApp to reassess how it uses personal data for service improvements following a similar order it issued this month…


Corporate Media Ignores Twitter Files, Then Defends FBI

Holding a mirror up to the media is an important part of democracy, and in this episode, I hold that mirror up regarding the media’s absence in covering the Twitter Files, and then their eventual rush to defend the government–Big Tech collusion. It is truly incredulous that the vast majority of the corporate media has…


Elon Musk Changes His Twitter Bio to ‘State-Affiliated Media’

CEO Elon Musk updated his Twitter bio to read: “State-affiliated media” on Jan. 16 after he alluded that it was more of an appropriate label for the social media network. In response to questions from reporters over the weekend, Musk tweeted, “Technically, Twitter should have that label.” Musk’s comment follows the release of details made public…


Musk’s Lawyers Claim Vast Majority of San Francisco Jurors Hold Negative View of Tesla CEO Ahead of Shareholder Trial

Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s lawyers have argued that the Tesla CEO is viewed in a negative light by more than 80 percent of prospective jurors in San Francisco in an effort to get his upcoming trial against a group of Tesla shareholders moved out of the state. Lawyers for Musk argued in court documents that questionnaires,…


Mississippi Governor Bans TikTok From State Devices and Networks

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has joined more than 20 other states in banning TikTok from all state-issued government devices “to protect critical infrastructure.” “It’s no secret that the Chinese Communist Party is actively trying to steal U.S. intellectual property and Americans’ personal information. It’s a major threat to our national security and critical infrastructure, costs…


Emotional Support Experiment With AI Chatbot Prompts Backlash

The co-founder of an online mental health support service is facing backlash for allegedly using an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to automate responses to users without their consent. Rob Morris, who started the Koko mental health forum when he was a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, posted about the experiment on Twitter…


[PREMIERING NOW] Weak Men Are Destroying America, and How You Can Stop Them: Steve Deace

America is being methodically destroyed by an era of weak men too afraid to stand up for what is right out of a fear of being “canceled” or ostracized on social media, according to Steve Deace, host of The Steve Deace Show and author of “A Nefarious Plot,” which is now being adapted into a movie for…


Weak Men Are Destroying America, and How You Can Stop Them: Steve Deace

America is being methodically destroyed by an era of weak men too afraid to stand up for what is right out of a fear of being “canceled” or ostracized on social media, according to Steve Deace, host of The Steve Deace Show and author of “A Nefarious Plot,” which is now being adapted into a movie for…