Tag: Social Media

New Information Platform Seeks to Create Family Friendly Digital Town Square

Imagine an information platform free of political censorship and of degenerate content, like violence, drugs, and pornography. Enter, Ganjing World. Founded with the goal to provide a new form of clean social media—the name translates to “clean world”—the company seeks to create a digital town square that is family-friendly. The platform is gearing up to…


Texas Lawmaker Wants to Ban Minors From Social Media

State Rep. Jared Patterson (R-Texas) plans to introduce legislation in 2023 that will ban minors from using social media. Patterson told The Epoch Times that the bill aims to protect children’s mental health. The idea for the new bill came after talking to school officials in the aftermath of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting. School…


Joe Rogan Warns of TikTok Privacy Issues: ‘It Ends With China Having All of Your Data’

Joe Rogan has warned TikTok users about the privacy and safety concerns posed by the Chinese-owned social media platform, saying that ultimately their data end up in the hands of China. Rogan said on the latest episode of his podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience,” that he had fallen “down a TikTok rabbit hole” reading the company’s…


The Four Potential Outcomes of Twitter vs. Musk Trial

News Analysis What started off as a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter this past spring has turned into a litigious affair between billionaire Elon Musk and the social media giant.   Musk decided to terminate his $44 billion agreement to acquire Twitter based on the issue of bots. He alleges that the company is misrepresenting…


The Four Potential Outcomes of Twitter Versus Musk Trial

News Analysis What started off as a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter this past spring has turned into a litigious affair between billionaire Elon Musk and the social media giant. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO decided to terminate his $44 billion agreement to acquire Twitter based on the issue of bots, alleging that the company…


The 4 Potential Outcomes of Twitter Versus Musk Trial

News Analysis What started off as a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter this past spring has turned into a litigious affair between billionaire Elon Musk and the social media giant. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO decided to terminate his $44 billion agreement to acquire Twitter based on the issue of bots, alleging that the company…


4 Potential Outcomes of the Twitter Versus Musk Trial

News Analysis What started off as a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter this past spring has turned into a litigious affair between billionaire Elon Musk and the social media giant. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO decided to terminate his $44 billion agreement to acquire Twitter based on the issue of bots, alleging that the company…


CCP State Media and Diplomats Used Social Media to Spread False Information About Xinjiang: Report

China’s diplomats and state media outlets are using social media platforms to manipulate public opinion and spread false information to divert international condemnation of human rights abuses in Xinjiang, a new report found. A report released on July 20 by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) found that since early 2020, the Chinese Communist Party…


4 Reasons Why This Analyst Says Twitter Has a Legal Edge Over Elon Musk

The Twitter Inc. vs. Elon Musk legal showdown has begun after the social media platform’s filed a lawsuit against Musk in the Delaware court of Chancery. Twitter has a 60 percent chance of winning a court order to enforce a take-private deal by Musk, according to Bloomberg Intelligence Litigation analyst Matthew Schettenhelm, who said he expects the…


Judge Sets Trial Date for Elon Musk Legal Battle With Twitter

Elon Musk suffered a defeat in the first legal square-off between the world’s richest man and Twitter. Kathaleen McCormick, the chancellor of the Court of Chancery in Delaware who presided over the hearing, ordered that a 5-day trial take place in October 2022. The date is about a month later than the September 2022 expedited…