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I’m sorry for everything, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg tells families of children harmed by social media
1Feb By adminNo Comments
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I’m sorry for everything, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg tells families of children harmed by social media

[ad_1] On Wednesday, as many as 5 CEOs of the biggest social media and messaging companies attended the US Senate hearing on the impact of social media on children including X CEO Linda Yaccarino, Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, Discord CEO Jason Citron, and Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The hearing was conducted after lawmakers accused these companies of not protecting the children from the many dangers present on their social media platforms. During the hearing, a teary-eyed Zuckerberg made a direct public apology to the affected families present at the Senate hearing. Check what Meta CEO said in his apology. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's apologyAccording to a DWnews video post on Instagram, Zuckerberg, while apologising to the family said, “I'm sorry for everyt...
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Toxic posts: Elon Musk’s X corp fails to block California content moderation law
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Toxic posts: Elon Musk’s X corp fails to block California content moderation law

[ad_1] Elon Musk's X Corp. lost its effort in court to block a California law that seeks to control toxic posts on social media by requiring companies to disclose their content-moderation polices. In an eight-page ruling Thursday, a federal judge in Sacramento rejected arguments by the company formerly known as Twitter that the measure violates the free-speech rights of social media platforms. The ruling comes after Musk ignited a firestorm in November by endorsing antisemitic posts on his platform. X Corp. Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino scrambled to contain the fallout after major advertisers like Sony, Discovery, Apple and CBS stopped or paused spending on the site.We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join. California Governor Gavin Newsom said when he signed AB 587 in 2022 that ...
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‘I scream!’ Strange X outage kills outgoing links in yet another blow for billionaire Elon Musk
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‘I scream!’ Strange X outage kills outgoing links in yet another blow for billionaire Elon Musk

[ad_1] X (formerly Twitter) is going through a rough period. Earlier, the platform witnessed an exodus of advertisers after the owner Elon Musk was involved in an antisemitic controversy with another user. Later, at a conference, Musk said during an interview that advertisers leaving would result in the social media site shutting down and he even used abusive language. Now, a new issue suddenly appeared on the platform in the early hours of December 14. An X outage was spotted by many users who found that no outgoing links were working for over an hour, and clicking them gave an error message. The issue is reportedly now fixed, but there is no word from the company on what happened. This is concerning considering this is not the first time it has happened.According to a report by The Ve...
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X CEO writes memo to staff on Elon Musk abuse-laden rant in interview
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X CEO writes memo to staff on Elon Musk abuse-laden rant in interview

[ad_1] X Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino, who oversees the social network's relationships with advertisers, sent a memo to employees signalling her support of owner Elon Musk after his incendiary comments insulting brands that have backed away from the platform.“Our principles do not have a price tag, nor will they be compromised — ever,” Yaccarino wrote Thursday, a day after Musk told former advertisers including Walt Disney Co. to go “f—-” themselves. “No matter how hard they try, we will not be distracted by sideline critics who don't understand our mission.” Musk at Wednesday's DealBook conference flung expletives at advertisers who had paused their campaigns in protest of his posts earlier this month supporting an antisemitic conspiracy theory, in which he agreed that Jewis...
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X’s CEO Linda Yaccarino Acknowledges That Some Advertisers Have Paused Spending
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X’s CEO Linda Yaccarino Acknowledges That Some Advertisers Have Paused Spending

[ad_1]  Linda Yaccarino, the chief executive officer of social media service X, acknowledged that some advertisers are taking a break from the platform following outrage over antisemitic content and commentary, some of it endorsed by the site's owner, Elon Musk.Yaccarino cited “a misleading and manipulated article” for spurring some advertisers to temporarily pause spending, a reference to a Media Matters piece that said ads from big brands were placed near offensive content. She follows Musk in criticizing the report, which they say misrepresents the experience on X, formerly Twitter.  “The data will tell the real story,” Yaccarino said in a memo to staff on Sunday. “Because for all of us who work at X, we've been extremely clear about our efforts to combat antisemitism and discriminat...
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Elon Musk is testing 3 tiers of premium subscription on X, says CEO Linda Yaccarino
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Elon Musk is testing 3 tiers of premium subscription on X, says CEO Linda Yaccarino

[ad_1] X (formerly Twitter) has begun testing three different tiers of its proposed premium subscription. The information came from the company CEO Linda Yaccarino in a meeting with debt holders as she updated the bankers about the finances and revenue of X, as per a report. It was also highlighted that the testing was done to increase the revenue collection from the subscription funnel. Additionally, X also stated during the meeting that the advertisers are returning back to the platform, although with smaller budgets.According to a report by Bloomberg, the current premium subscription that costs $7.99 will be split into three different tiers, namely, Basic, Standard and Plus, as conveyed by a source that attended the event. The main aim of this move is to woo those users who were perh...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook among the most popular tech CEOs in the world
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Apple CEO Tim Cook among the most popular tech CEOs in the world

[ad_1] A new survey has revealed some shocking information about employee approvals for their CEOs in the tech space. According to its results, 83 percent of the employees approve of the work Tim Cook is doing as the CEO of Apple. On the other hand, X chief Linda Yaccarino found herself among the lowest-ranked tech CEOs with an approval rating of just 4 percent. That means, only four out of one hundred employees thought of her work as the head of the company as significant or to have a positive impact.The survey was done by Blind, a social media platform geared towards anonymous verified employees to create a community. It has around 9 million users at present. The survey was done to find the approval rating for 103 CEOs based on employee feedback. The results were formed after 13,171 v...
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Former Twitter honcho Yoel Roth recalls death threats inspired by Elon Musk and advice for new X CEO
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Former Twitter honcho Yoel Roth recalls death threats inspired by Elon Musk and advice for new X CEO

[ad_1] Former Twitter Trust and Safety Head, Yoel Roth, who resigned last year after a run-in with billionaire owner Elon Musk, has issued a stark warning to X (formerly Twitter) about its precarious position concerning the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA) as well as its safety policies. Speaking at the recent Code Conference 2023, Roth, was interviewed by Kara Swisher. Roth highlighted X's withdrawal from the EU's Code of Practice on Disinformation in May and cited Commissioner Vera Jourova's accusation that the platform is a major disinformation spreader. Roth believes that a confrontation with EU regulators is now inevitable, given the DSA's severe penalties of up to 6% of global annual turnover for breaches. However, while that issue is still simmering, what really caught...
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