Our goal is to combine both approaches—to run a moderation service that tries to provide a baseline and to also have an open ecosystem where anyone who wants to innovate can come in and start building. I think this is particularly useful around cases where information is really fast moving and there’s specialized knowledge. There … Read more
When Elon Musk took over Twitter, since rebranded as X, his favorite letter of the alphabet, he went on a firing spree. Chief among those ejected were people working on trust and safety, the work of keeping bad content from hate speech to child exploitation off the platform. In front of a US senate committee … Read more
Fans can once again find Taylor Swift-related content on X after the social media platform formerly known as Twitter temporarily blocked searches for her when explicit deepfake images of the singer flooded the site. “Search has been re-enabled and we will continue to be vigilant for any attempt to spread this content and will remove … Read more
The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has blocked searches of pop superstar Taylor Swift after explicit, artificial intelligence (AI) generated images went viral on social media, an executive confirmed Sunday. As of Sunday night, searches of “Taylor Swift” on the social media platform showed the error message, “Something went wrong. Try reloading.” … Read more
Elon Musk visited the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp Monday, following accusations the billionaire allowed and promoted antisemitic content on his social media platform X, formerly Twitter. Musk was photographed Monday at the Holocaust death camp site in Oswiecim, Poland, alongside Daily Wire podcaster Ben Shapiro, ahead of an antisemitism conference organized by the … Read more
Two of the country’s leading civil rights organizations went after Elon Musk on Wednesday after the tech billionaire linked a safety scandal that has grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 jets to diversity hiring efforts. Dozens of 737 Max 9 aircraft have been grounded since Friday after a window panel blew out of an aircraft midair … Read more
In their letter, Vance and Tillis set a deadline of January 23 for the SEC to elucidate its plans to investigate what happened, among other things. In a statement, the SEC said it will “work with law enforcement and our partners across government to investigate the matter and determine appropriate next steps relating to both … Read more
X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, is bringing back news headlines in user posts, reversing a change made by owner Elon Musk. In October, Musk announced that the social media platform would change how links to news posts would appear in users’ feeds. It removed headlines and text that were previously displayed … Read more
Fidelity has marked down the value of its shares in X Holdings Corp., the parent company of the platform formerly known as Twitter, by 71.5 percent since Elon Musk purchased the company in October 2022. The investment firm cut its valuation of X by about 10.7 percent in November alone, from an estimated $6.3 million … Read more
A federal judge ruled Friday that Twitter, now known as X, breached its contract with employees when it failed to pay millions in promised bonuses last year. The company promised employees half of their potential bonuses both before and after tech billionaire Elon Musk purchased the company in 2022, but never paid, according to the … Read more
