Tag: Social Media

Elon Musk Targets Fauci in Viral Posts: ‘Just One More Lockdown, My King…’

Twitter owner Elon Musk has targeted former White House medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci in a pair of viral tweets on Sunday, including one that appears to call for legal action against the man who has been a lightning rod of criticism over COVID-19 lockdowns. In one tweet that at the time of reporting had over…


Taiwan Mulls Nationwide Ban on TikTok After Banning It From Government Devices

Taiwan is mulling a nationwide ban on the Chinese-owned video app TikTok after banning it from devices used in the public sector over national security concerns, according to a government official. Taiwan’s Minister of Digital Affairs, Audrey Tang, said on Dec. 9 that an inter-ministerial committee meeting will be held this month to discuss the…


Twitter to Relaunch Twitter Blue at Higher Price for Apple Users

Twitter Inc. will relaunch a revamped version of its subscription service Twitter Blue on Monday at a higher price for Apple users, the company said in a tweet on Saturday. The company said users could subscribe to the revamped service that will allow subscribers to edit tweets, upload 1080p videos, and get a blue checkmark…


Elon Musk Signals Release of ‘Twitter Files’ on COVID-19 Rules

Twitter CEO Elon Musk wrote this weekend that he would release more “Twitter files” about the previous management’s communications with federal health officials regarding how to deal with claims about COVID-19 rules and vaccines in the coming days. While offering little in terms of details, Musk responded to a question from a user, who asked…


Twitter Files Part 4 Released

Independent author Michael Shellenberger published Part 4 of the “Twitter Files” on Saturday night, following a week of significant revelations about the political activities that transpired under the former leadership of the influential social media company. Shellenberger, an ecomodernist who publishes his writings on Substack, has had access to internal company communications outlining Twitter’s approach…


Twitter Files Part 4 Details Trump’s Permanent Ban From Platform

Independent author Michael Shellenberger published Part 4 of the “Twitter Files” on Saturday night, following a week of significant revelations about the political activities that transpired under the former leadership of the influential social media company. Shellenberger, an ecomodernist who publishes his writings on Substack, outlined in Part 4 of the Twitter files how company…


New Set of Twitter Files Detail Trump’s Permanent Ban From Platform

Independent author Michael Shellenberger published Part 4 of the “Twitter Files” on Saturday night, following a week of significant revelations about the political activities that transpired under the former leadership of the influential social media company. Shellenberger, an ecomodernist who publishes his writings on Substack, outlined in Part 4 of the Twitter files how company…


New Set of Twitter Files Detail Events Surrounding Trump’s Permanent Ban From Platform

Independent author Michael Shellenberger published Part 4 of the “Twitter Files” on Saturday night, following a week of significant revelations about the political activities that transpired under the former leadership of the influential social media company. Shellenberger, an ecomodernist who publishes his writings on Substack, outlined in Part 4 of the Twitter files how company…


EU Court Rejects WhatsApp Challenge Against EU Data Protection Board

PARIS—The Court of Justice of the European Union has dismissed as inadmissible an action brought by WhatsApp against a decision of the European Data Protection Board, it said in a statement on Wednesday. Following complaints about Whatsapp’s use of personal data in Ireland and a European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ruling on the issue, the…


Twitter Part of Efforts to Interfere With US Elections: Gingrich

The revelations coming from Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk about the platform’s behind-scenes operation to suppress certain viewpoints has been “pretty horrifying,” and shows that the platform was part of the efforts to interfere with the 2020 presidential elections, according to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. In the span of a week, Musk has released…