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Toxic posts: Elon Musk’s X corp fails to block California content moderation law
30Dec By adminNo Comments
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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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Musk Defends Himself on X After Antisemitic Furor Deepens
21Nov By adminNo Comments
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Musk Defends Himself on X After Antisemitic Furor Deepens

[ad_1] Elon Musk railed against “bogus” media reports accusing him of antisemitism, issuing his strongest response yet after endorsing antisemitic content in a post on X that provoked outrage and alienated advertisers like Apple Inc.The backlash erupted last week after the billionaire Tesla Inc. chief and X-owner agreed with a post that said Jewish people hold a “dialectical hatred” of white people. That message has since drawn criticism from the White House as well as several Tesla investors. Walt Disney Co. was among the big corporate names that've distanced themselves from the platform formerly known as Twitter. We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join On Sunday, the entrepreneur tweeted that he wished “only the best for humanity.” Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman was among those who've l...
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Elon Musk’s X Corp. loses fight to end FTC privacy oversight
18Nov By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk’s X Corp. loses fight to end FTC privacy oversight

[ad_1] X Corp. failed to persuade a federal judge to curb the US Federal Trade Commission's close watch over the social media platform's data privacy policies and block the agency from questioning company owner Elon Musk.US Magistrate Judge Thomas Hixson in San Francisco said in a ruling Thursday he was legally powerless to release the company, formerly known as Twitter, from FTC oversight. X Corp. had complained that after the billionaire bought the platform last year, the agency pursued an investigation that “has spiraled out of control and become tainted by bias.” The judge also rejected X Corp.'s request to spare Musk from a deposition by government attorneys. X Corp. didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.The world's richest person, who has a history of challenging the...
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X social media’s India, South Asia policy head Gupta resigns-sources
23Sep By adminNo Comments
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X social media’s India, South Asia policy head Gupta resigns-sources

[ad_1] Social media platform X's head of policy for India and South Asia, Samiran Gupta, has resigned, two sources said, a top departure that comes ahead of India elections and as the company fights a court battle with New Delhi over content removal.Gupta was the most senior India employee for X, formerly known as Twitter, and responsible for "key content-related policy issues" and "defending Twitter's position with new policy developments and support in-country sales organization," according to his LinkedIn profile. Gupta, who was designated as X's Head of Global Government Affairs for India and South Asia, declined to comment to Reuters. X did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Gupta's tenure at X ended in September, according to Gupta's LinkedIn profile, which said he ...
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Twitter Ceases to Be Independent Company as Elon Musk Makes Drastic Changes
12Apr By adminNo Comments
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Twitter Ceases to Be Independent Company as Elon Musk Makes Drastic Changes

[ad_1] Twitter Inc. has ceased to be an independent company after merging with a newly formed shell firm called X Corp., driving speculation about what Elon Musk intends for the social media platform.Twitter “no longer exists” after being merged with X Corp., according to an April 4 document submitted in a California court for a lawsuit filed against the company and its former chief executive officer, Jack Dorsey, last year by conservative activist Laura Loomer. It's unclear what the change means for Twitter, which has seen a sweeping overhaul since Musk bought the company for $44 billion last year. The billionaire owner has in the past suggested that buying Twitter would be an “accelerant” for creating X — which he dubbed an “everything app.” Musk tweeted about the move Tuesday with th...
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