Tag: Social Media

Majority Vote ‘Yes’ for Elon Musk to Step Down as Head of Twitter

Expectations are building that Elon Musk will step down as CEO of Twitter after a poll that he launched and vowed to “abide by” showed the majority voting “yes” to his departure from the helm of the social media giant. Musk launched the poll on Sunday, asking whether he should step down as head of…


Twitter Bans ‘Free Promotion’ of Other Social Media Platforms, Then Loosens New Rule

Twitter announced on Dec. 18 that it will no longer allow for “free promotion” of certain social media platforms on the site, including Facebook and Truth Social, before appearing to make a U-turn on the decision. The announcement came shortly after Twitter suspended the accounts of several corporate news reporters for allegedly violating the company’s policy against “doxxing.”…


Internal Twitter Records Show FBI Questioned Twitter on State Propaganda

Independent journalist Matt Taibbi published a supplemental thread to Part 6 of the “Twitter Files” on Sunday, bringing to light documented exchanges between the FBI and Twitter’s executive discussing the topic of state actors on the social media platform. In July 2020, an FBI agent with the San Francisco office told the head of Twitter’s…


Moscow Accuses Ottawa of Leading Isolation Effort, Amid Squabble Over Tweets, Summons

Russia’s ambassador to Canada says Ottawa is at the vanguard of an effort to isolate his country, following a series of social-media squabbles and ongoing salvos where each country summons the other’s top diplomat. Oleg Stepanov told Russian state media that he’s exasperated by Canada’s foreign-affairs department tweeting unflattering information about the war in Ukraine,…


Musk Launches Poll Asking If He Should Step Down From Twitter

Elon Musk launched a poll on Sunday asking: “Should I step down as head of Twitter? He added, “I will abide by the results of this poll.” Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2022 “As the saying goes, be careful…


Musk Launches Poll on Whether He Should Step Down as Twitter CEO

Twitter CEO Musk launched a poll on the social media platform on Sunday asking whether he should step down as head of the company, adding that he would abide by the poll results. The poll is scheduled to close around 6:20 a.m. ET on Monday although the billionaire did not give details on when he…


Children Should Be ‘Really Careful’ on TikTok, App Is ‘Genuinely Troubling’: CIA Director

William Burns, the director of CIA, has warned about children being potentially harmed by spending time on TikTok and talked about the dangers posed by the app that is owned by a China-based company. In a recent interview with PBS, Burns was asked about his recommendation to people regarding their kids’ usage of TikTok. “I’d…


Elon Musk Reinstates Journalists’ Accounts Suspended for Doxxing Policy Violations

Elon Musk has reinstated journalists’ accounts that were earlier suspended for allegedly doxxing his location in real-time, with the temporary suspensions earning the Wikipedia monicker “Thursday Night Massacre” and fueling questions over press freedom on the platform. After Twitter updated its policy prohibiting sharing people’s location in real-time—known as doxxing—due to personal safety risks, nine…


Musk Reinstates Journalists’ Twitter Accounts Suspended for Doxxing Violations

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has reinstated journalists’ accounts that were earlier suspended for allegedly doxxing his location in real-time, with the temporary suspensions earning the Wikipedia moniker “Thursday Night Massacre” and fueling questions over press freedom on the platform. After the platform updated its policy prohibiting sharing people’s location in real-time—known as doxxing—due to personal…


Why Are Our Undergrads Struggling?

Commentary The season most university and college professors dread is now upon us: grading season. As I begin to wade through my stacks of essays, I can expect to find some good essays, the occasional stand-out piece, and no shortage of middling to downright bad ones. This year might be particularly challenging. More than in…