Elon Musk’s X has broadened the lawsuit against advertising companies to include more organisations he alleges conspire illegally to boycott the microblogging platform.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Zuma’s Daughter Arrested Over Social Media Incitement Of Terror
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, former President Jacob Zuma’s daughter who is also a member of the South African Parliament, has been arrested on charges of inciting violence during riots in July 2021 which led to the deaths of more than 350 people.
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BRAZIL: Supreme Court Order Forces X Shutdown
X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter is to shutdown its operations in Brazil following a censorship order by Supreme court judge Alexandre de Moraes.
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FREE SPEECH: Advertisers Deserts Musk’s X Over Endorsement Of Anti-Semitic Posts
Advertisers including Apple, Disney, Warner Bros, Paramount, Sony Pictures, and Comcast/NBCUniversal are pulling out of social media platform X over the tech company’s placing their promotional material next to pro-Nazi posts, and as the platform’s owner Elon Musk openly supported anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.
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Elon Musk Locks Out NYU Professor Who Won’t Meet Him
A New York University professor, author and public speaker said he was locked out of his X account after he turned down an invitation to meet with Elon Musk.
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FRANCE: French Digital Minister Threatens Twitter Ban Over Non-compliance With EU Rules
France’s Digital Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Monday raised the tempo on the rising tussle between the European Union and Elon Musk’s Twitter, as he threatened the social media platform’s access to the economic bloc.
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CELEBRITY HACK: Extradited Brit Pleads Guilty To 2020 Twitter Hack
A 23-year-old Brit have pleaded guilty to cybercrime offenses in New York to a role in one of the largest hacks in social media history.
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TWITTER SPAT: Elon Musk Strips NYT Of Blue Tick
Twitter has stripped the New York Times of the blue tick verification check mark as many other high-profile users are set to follow suit if they fail to pay for the check marks that helped verify their identity and distinguish them from imposters on the social media platform.
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GERMANY: Jewish Group Sue Twitter For Leaving Flagged Anti-Semitic Posts Online
Two groups in Germany are suing Twitter over claims the microblogging network failed to remove six posts attacking Jewish people and denying the Holocaust, after they were flagged.
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UK: MP Sacked Over Porn Allegations To Oversee Online Safety Bill
The news of the appointment of former conservative minister, who was sacked over allegations he had pornography on his work computers as Chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS) was ‘well received’ by Twitter world.
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