Tag: Twitter

Elon Musk Hopes to Have Twitter CEO Toward the End of Year

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that he anticipates finding a CEO for Twitter “probably toward the end of this year.” Speaking via a video call to the World Government Summit in Dubai, Musk said making sure the platform can function remained the most important thing for him. “I think I need to…


‘RIP Cancel Culture,’ Says Musk, as Joe Rogan Claims People Not ‘Scared’ to Express Themselves on Twitter Now

Cancel culture has been brought to an end on Twitter, declared Elon Musk, responding to a discussion between podcast host Joe Rogan and journalist Matt Taibbi who helped publish the “Twitter files” exposé. “RIP Cancel Culture, you won’t be missed,” Musk stated in a tweet on Feb. 14. In the podcast discussing “Twitter 2.0 and the Fall…


Beijing Spreads Social Media Disinformation About Australian Politics: Think Tank

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is using social media to spread disinformation about Australian politics in a bid to undermine trust in Australia’s democratic institutions, researchers said. Beijing has coordinated dozens of Twitter accounts in recent months to amplify allegations of sexual assault and misconduct in Parliament House using the propaganda network Spamouflage, according to…


Musk Says Twitter Will Be Back Up on Thursday After Outage

Twitter owner Elon Musk said the social media app should be back up later in the day after some users were unable to tweet on Wednesday, prematurely encountering a message that said “You are over the daily limit for sending Tweets.” Musk wrote on Twitter early on Thursday that there were multiple “internal and external…


The Twitter Files Reveal an Existential Threat

Commentary The following is adapted from a talk delivered at Hillsdale College on Feb. 7, 2023. Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter last October and the subsequent reporting on the Twitter Files by journalists Matt Taibbi, Bari Weiss, and a handful of others beginning in early December is one of the most important news stories of…


Ex-Twitter Exec Admits Locking NYP Account Over Hunter Biden Laptop ‘Was Wrong’

Vijaya Gadde, Twitter’s former legal chief, told Congressional lawmakers that the extended lock on The New York Post’s account over the Hunter Biden’s laptop report was a mistake. Gadde, who lost her job at Twitter after Elon Musk took over, told the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Feb. 8 that she approved the decision…


EU Complains Twitter Seems to Lack Appetite for Censorship

European Union authorities have complained that Twitter doesn’t seem to be taking the bloc’s fight against “disinformation” seriously by producing an incomplete report on compliance with its rules on censorship. Elon Musk’s Twitter lagged behind the likes of Google, Meta, and TikTok in the fight against “disinformation” over the past six months, the European Commission…


EU Complains Elon Musk’s Twitter Lacks Appetite for Censorship

European Union authorities have complained that Twitter doesn’t seem to be taking the bloc’s fight against “disinformation” seriously by producing an incomplete report on compliance with its rules on censorship. Elon Musk’s Twitter lagged behind the likes of Google, Meta, and TikTok in the fight against “disinformation” over the past six months, the European Commission…


NTD Good Morning (Feb. 9): Twitter Ex-Executives Testify Before House Committee; US, UK, AUS. Conduct China-Focused Air Drills

Former Twitter executives were in the hot seat yesterday on Capitol Hill. Congress members questioned them on censorship and their relationship with government agencies. Joint Air drills being conducted over Nevada. Countries include the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Find out more about the exercises in preparation for the mounting threat from China. Disney announces a…


Twitter Restricted in Turkey After Earthquake, Says Internet Monitor

Access to Twitter was restricted in Turkey on Wednesday, according to the global internet monitor NetBlocks, following a major earthquake that killed more than 11,500 people in southern Turkey and northern Syria on Monday. “Real-time network data show Twitter has been restricted in Turkey; the filtering is applied on major internet providers and comes as the…