Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk said Tuesday there remain several unresolved matters with his bid to buy Twitter, including the coming together of the debt part of the transaction, the outcome of a shareholder vote, and the number of spam users on the platform. Musk, who has offered to buy Twitter in a transaction worth around…
Musk Says Unresolved Issues Remain Over Twitter Deal
June 21, 2022
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18-Year-Old Wins Mom’s $1,800 Challenge After Staying Off Social Media for 6 Years
One Minnesota mother challenged her 12-year-old son to stay off social media until his 18th birthday, promising him a prize of $1,800 if he accomplished the task. Lorna Klefsaas, 52, mother of four and a travel agent from Motley, Minnesota, heard on the radio about a “16X16 Challenge” where someone was given $1,600 for doing…
Why The Depp vs Heard Case Mattered
June 21, 2022
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Commentary The mainstream media is working overtime to play down the Depp v Heard court case, dismissing it as a tawdry celebrity circus and attributing the massive public interest to sinister efforts by Johnny Depp fans to support their star and a win for yet another powerful man. But there are really significant issues at…
TikTok Moves US User Data to Oracle Servers
June 17, 2022
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NEW YORK/WASHINGTON—TikTok said it has completed migrating information on its U.S. users to servers at Oracle Corp, in a move that could address U.S. regulatory concerns over data integrity on the popular short video app. The move, which was first reported by Reuters, comes nearly two years after a U.S. national security panel ordered parent…
Data Tracking Technology Used During Pandemic at Risk of Abuse, Privacy Expert Warns
June 15, 2022
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The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to tech-based surveillance, opening up opportunities for the government and corporations to harvest citizens’ data under the radar, says a technology policy director. The comment comes after media reports in Australia in early June revealed the state government of Victoria—known for spending the longest number of days in lockdown…
Musk to Hold First Meeting With Twitter Employees Since Launching Takeover Bid
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is set to hold his first meeting with Twitter staff this week amid his bid to purchase the social media company. The virtual meeting, which is set to take place on June 16, was first reported by Business Insider after being announced by Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal in an email to staff…
Amber Heard Says Social Media Treatment Wasn’t ‘Fair’ During Johnny Depp Trial
Amber Heard slammed the negative social media coverage she faced during a highly-publicized defamation trial that was brought against her by ex-husband Johnny Depp. “Even somebody who is sure I’m deserving of all this hate and vitriol, even if you think that I’m lying, you still couldn’t look me in the eye and tell me…
Meta Names Guy Rosen Chief Information Security Officer
WASHINGTON—Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. has named a company vice president as chief information security officer (CISO), the first person to fill that role at the social media company. Guy Rosen, who has been at Facebook since 2013 and most recently led the company’s product safety and integrity efforts, said on Twitter in his new…
Facebook Sister App Messenger Refines Calling Feature
Meta Platforms Inc. has brought in a user-friendly feature to its Messenger app for iOS and Android users. The social media giant’s mobile Messenger app now has a dedicated “Calls” tab that will track each call a user makes or receives in the app in one place, the Verge first reported. This feature is being…
Musk Deal for Twitter Dodges Lengthy US Antitrust Review
Twitter Inc. said on Friday that the U.S. antitrust waiting period for Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of the social media giant had expired, indicating it had dodged a lengthy review of the proposed deal. With the expiration, completion of the deal is now subject to remaining customary closing conditions, including approval by Twitter stockholders…
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