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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…


James Baker May Face ‘Serious Ethics Charges’ For Vetting ‘Twitter Files’ Without Musk’s Knowledge, Says Expert

James Baker, the former Twitter attorney who was recently ousted by Elon Musk due to his alleged involvement in suppressing information, may end up facing ethics charges, according to Mike Davis, founder and president of advocacy organization Article III Project (A3P). In an interview with NTD, Davis pointed out that Baker was a top appointee…


North Korean Hackers Exploited Seoul Halloween Tragedy to Distribute Malware, Google Says

SEOUL—North Korean regime-backed hackers referenced the deadly Halloween crush in Seoul to distribute malware to users in South Korea, Google’s Threat Analysis group said in a report. The malware was embedded in Microsoft Office documents which purported to be a government report on the tragedy that killed more than 150 people after tens of thousands…


Florida AG Issues Consumer Alert Warning About Google Voice Scams

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued a consumer alert warning on Tuesday about a Google Voice identity theft scam that appears to be on the rise. “Scammers are preying on users who post in online marketplaces – posing as buyers in an effort to access a victim’s authentication code,” Moody said. “If the scammer accesses…


Members of Twitter’s Trust and Safety Council Resign, Claim Hate Speech on the Rise Under Musk’s Leadership

Three members of Twitter’s Trust and Safety Council resigned this week, citing concerns that “the safety and wellbeing of Twitter’s users are on the decline.” Eirliani Abdul Rahman, Anne Collier, and Lesley Podesta all left the council on Thursday.  Rahman served on the council’s Child Sexual Exploitation Prevention advisory group and Collier had been serving…


Elon Musk Releases Twitter Files II Exposing Secret Blacklists

Bari Weiss, founder and editor of The Free Press, has released the second volume of the so-called “Twitter files” on Thursday, revealing the social media platform’s “secret blacklists.” Weiss has been working with Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk and independent journalist Matt Taibbi to disclose internal Twitter information regarding censorship. THREAD: THE TWITTER FILES PART TWO….


Elon Musk Releases Twitter Files Exposing Secret Blacklists

Bari Weiss, founder and editor of The Free Press, has released the second volume of the so-called “Twitter files” on Thursday, revealing the social media platform’s “secret blacklists.” Weiss has been working with Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk and independent journalist Matt Taibbi to disclose internal Twitter information regarding censorship. THREAD: THE TWITTER FILES PART TWO….


Cybersecurity, Foreign Interference Among Biggest Issues Australia Is Facing

Australia is facing “the most dangerous set of strategic circumstances” since the Second World War, according to the Home Affairs Minister. Speaking at the National Press Club on Thursday, Clare O’Neil addressed issues she says Australia is facing, namely cybersecurity, foreign interference, immigration and climate change. She said “new tools of statecraft” are bringing “what…


FTC Sues to Block $68 Billion Microsoft-Activision Merger, Alleges Anti-Competitive Actions

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against the planned merger of tech giant Microsoft and Activision Blizzard, one of the largest videogaming corporations. The federal agency argued the acquisition should be stopped because Microsoft has a record of anti-competitive behavior in the gaming industry, withholding games from other platforms to the benefit…


Biden Administration Tells US Supreme Court That Law Protecting Social Media Companies Has Limits

The Biden administration argued in the U.S. Supreme Court against online media platform, saying that, in some instances, tech giants like Google should assume responsibility for the content they share—a stance that could undermine existing protections for tech companies and upend the internet content culture. In a Supreme Court filing on Wednesday, the lawyers for…