Tag: Twitter

Elon Musk to Reveal Algorithms Twitter Uses to Recommend Content

Twitter owner Elon Musk announced that he will publicly share the algorithms that Twitter uses to recommend content in the coming weeks. “Twitter will open source all code used to recommend tweets on March 31st,” Musk said in a March 17 tweet. Social media algorithms can connect users with people they may know, groups, artists,…


YouTube Restores Trump’s Channel After 2-Year Suspension

YouTube restored former President Donald Trump’s channel after two years of restrictions, a spokesperson confirmed to The Epoch Times. According to Leslie Miller, VP of YouTube Public Policy, the former president will be able to upload new content following the company’s assessment of the value of voters having access to information from the presidential candidate….


The Federal Trade Commission’s Monopoly on Thought

Commentary The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was established with massive bipartisan support in 1914 to fight monopolies. But under the Biden administration, this powerful government agency has become something like a police force favoring the most dangerous form of monopoly: that which prevents competition in free expression. Although there were differences on whether to regulate…


Has Wokeness Peaked? That’s Debatable

News Analysis As headlines declare that “peak woke” has passed, one researcher thinks it’s possible that wokeness is actually just “mutating.” “The jury is still out in terms of whether the Great Awokening is winding down,” wrote Associate Professor David Rozado in a Feb. 24 Twitter post. Rozado’s research in computational social science at the New Zealand Institute…


LIVE NOW: NTD News Today (March 8): House Panel Says FTC Harassing Twitter; Lawsuit Prompts Release of Study on Fluoride

A House panel on Tuesday accused the Federal Trade Commission of orchestrating “an aggressive campaign to harass Twitter”. The panel says it’s part of the agency’s “unusual response” to Elon Musk’s acquisition of the social network. A study on the potential harm of fluoride is scheduled to be released soon, as part of a years-long…


NTD News Today (March 8): House Panel Says FTC Harassing Twitter; Lawsuit Prompts Release of Study on Fluoride

A House panel on Tuesday accused the Federal Trade Commission of orchestrating “an aggressive campaign to harass Twitter”. The panel says it’s part of the agency’s “unusual response” to Elon Musk’s acquisition of the social network. A study on the potential harm of fluoride is scheduled to be released soon, as part of a years-long…


Elon Musk Responds After Federal Agency Allegedly Makes 350 Demands for Internal Twitter Information

The Federal Trade Commission (FRC) allegedly demanded that Twitter owner Elon Musk hand the agency internal communications and information about layoffs as part of an investigation into the social media company, according to a House Judiciary Committee report. On Tuesday, the committee’s report detailed alleged FTC attempts to pressure Twitter and made more than 300…


Will the Regulators Shut Down Twitter?

Commentary How much affection does the ruling class have for the First Amendment? Not very much if any. Consider the mainstream media’s response to Tucker Carlson’s extended release of January 6 footage that reveals that the simple-minded story told by the Democrats is false. The picture we get is very different from what we’ve been…


Musk Says Twitter Could Be Cash Flow-Positive Next Quarter

Twitter Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday that the company had “a shot” at being cash flow-positive next quarter, as the social media platform has been aggressively cutting costs. Musk, speaking at a Morgan Stanley investor conference that was webcast, said it was “startling” how poorly Twitter managed to make money off its messaging…


Weaponization of Government Panel Says FTC Orchestrated ‘Aggressive Campaign to Harass Twitter’

The House panel investigating the weaponization of the federal government said Tuesday the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has orchestrated “an aggressive campaign to harass Twitter” as part of its “unusual response” to Elon Musk’s acquisition of the social network. The Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government…