Tag: Social Media

‘We’re Giving People Their Voice Back’: Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes

Truth Social, a platform created by Trump Media & Technology Group, is tuning up and getting ready to go to the next level, the platform’s CEO Devin Nunes told The Epoch Times. About the official launch in mid-April, he said that “there’s a lot of fake news out there,” and that in reality they are…


TikTok Admits Australian User Data Accessible in China

TikTok has confirmed that employees in mainland China can access the data of millions of Australian users. The admission came after James Paterson, the shadow minister for cybersecurity and countering foreign interference, wrote to TikTok’s Australian general manager on July 3, asking for clarification on local user data. Paterson, also the chair of the Joint Parliamentary…


TikTok Concedes Australian User Data Accessible in China

TikTok has confirmed that employees in mainland China can access the data of millions of Australian users of the video-sharing app. The company provided details after James Paterson, the shadow minister for cybersecurity and countering foreign interference, wrote to TikTok’s Australian general manager on July 3, asking for clarification on local user data. Paterson, also the…


Elon Musk Sued by Twitter

Twitter Inc. filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk after the tech billionaire opted to pull out of the $44 billion deal to purchase the social media firm. The San Francisco-based company, which last week threatened to sue Musk over the deal, filed the lawsuit in the Delaware Chancery Court. The court specializes in corporate disputes. “Rather…


Twitter Sues Musk Over Pullout From $44 Billion Deal

Twitter Inc. filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk after the tech billionaire opted to pull out of the $44 billion deal to purchase the social media firm. The San Francisco-based company, which last week threatened to sue Musk over the deal, filed the lawsuit in the Delaware Chancery Court. The court specializes in corporate disputes. “Rather…


Capitol Report (July 11): Biden Calls for Assault Weapons Ban; Most Dems Don’t Want Biden to Run in 2024

President Joe Biden held a White House celebration Monday to tout a gun control bill he signed into law last month. But Biden wants more restrictions on guns. The First Amendment is back in the spotlight with Elon Musk backing out of his bid to buy Twitter. As social media continues to ban and censor,…


Twitter Stock Plummets After Musk Backs out of Twitter Acquisition Deal

Shares of Twitter fell by over 10 percent on Monday following Elon Musk’s announcement that he intended to back out from a deal to acquire Twitter for $44 billion, raising speculation about likely future litigation against the Afrikaner billionaire. On Friday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave notice to Twitter that he intended to end his deal…


Musk Figured Out Twitter Is ‘Just a Global PR Wire’: Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes

Many free speech advocates have been disheartened after Elon Musk walked away from a $44 billion deal to buy Twitter. They lament that the Tesla CEO’s promises to loosen content restrictions may not materialize. But to Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes and Chairman Donald Trump—the deal doesn’t matter that much. They both supported Musk’s purchase because it…


Trump Responds After Elon Musk Moves to Pull Out of Twitter Deal

Former President Donald Trump reacted to tech billionaire Elon Musk’s filing that seeks to pull out of the $44 billion deal to purchase Twitter, saying he knew it would happen. Trump, who himself owns the Truth Social platform, told Breitbart News that “I knew that Twitter had a lot of the fake accounts because I read,…


Irish Regulator Moves Closer to Ban on Facebook EU–US Data Flows

DUBLIN—Ireland’s data privacy regulator moved a step closer to a ruling that could halt EU–U.S. data transfers by Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram when it shared an updated draft order with other EU regulators on Thursday, a spokesperson said. The Data Protection Commission (DPC) issued a provisional order in 2020 to block the mechanism Meta uses…