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Elon Musk got called an 'egotistical billionaire' by a top Australian politician in the latest beef over free speech and censorship on X
Elon Musk is facing criticism from Australian minister Tanya Plibersek over his refusal to take dow…
Jyoti Mann
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Jack Dorsey gave $10 million to a project run by an anonymous dev — who turned out to be a follower of a fascist 'guru'
Twitter's cofounder Jack Dorsey personally gave $245,000 in crypto to a developer who's a follower …
Katherine Long
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Jack Dorsey defends Musk's Twitter leadership, saying the billionaire slashed the 'critical sin' of its business model
Advertising let corporations control Twitter's moderation, Dorsey said, blaming the old revenue mod…
Matthew Loh
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An appeals court upheld a block on Florida's social media 'censorship' law, saying it violates free speech
The law, signed by DeSantis in 2021, allowed users to sue tech companies for removing politicians' …
Weilun Soon
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Big Tech lobbyists are calling on the Supreme Court to block a Texas anti-censorship law, warning it would open the floodgates to extremist content
Lobbyists warned the new law could allow content from ISIS and neo-Nazis to flourish on Big Tech pl…
Jyoti Mann
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Elon Musk confirms he will reverse Twitter's ban of former President Trump, saying the decision was 'morally wrong and flat out stupid'
"Banning Trump from Twitter didn't end Trump's voice," Musk said in an interview Tuesday. "It ampli…
Ben Gilbert
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A far-right activist banned from Twitter for fundraising to 'take out' a BLM activist was told by an Elon Musk associate he may get his account back 'soon,' report says
The WSJ reported Charles Johnson texted Elon Musk's man working the Twitter deal: "When do I get my…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Elon Musk says Trump's Truth Social app exists because Twitter 'censored free speech'
Donald Trump was banned from Twitter in January 2021 following the Capitol riots. He launched Truth…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Elon Musk says he'll match the law when it comes to free speech. Here's what you need to know about the EU's new content regulations.
Under the EU's Digital Services Act, large platforms like Twitter can be fined for failing to swift…
Cheryl Teh
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Despite calling himself a 'free speech absolutist,' Elon Musk has a history of retaliation against employees and critics
Tesla's chief executive, Elon Musk, calls himself a 'free speech absolutist' despite leveraging law…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Jack Dorsey said Twitter's board 'has always been a problem' and that he plotted his exit from the firm because of its activist investor
Before leaving Twitter in 2021, Dorsey faced pressure from Elliott Management, which wanted to repl…
Matthew Loh
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A law allowing citizens to sue companies like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube for censorship was reinstated in Texas
Industry groups say they will appeal the decision, which a representative described as "constitutio…
Hannah Getahun
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Russia's internet censorship is forcing citizens to turn to the dark web and VPNs for news and social media
Instagram influencers posted tearful goodbye messages. Global news outlets vanished. VPN downloads …
Connor Perrett
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Ex-NBA player raised in Turkey slams Twitter censorship: 'I don't want to hear about Elon Musk talking about free speech ever again. He's literally bowing down to a dictatorship'
Enes Kanter Freedom, an outspoken critic of Turkey's incumbent president, said Elon Musk "picked bu…
Britney Nguyen
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Texas sued by group of Big Tech giants over censorship bill they say would protect 'pro-Nazi speech' and 'terrorist propaganda'
Signed by Gov. Greg Abbott earlier this month, HB20 would allow Texas residents banned from social …
Hannah Towey,Emily Walsh
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Marjorie Taylor Greene is using her permanent ban from Twitter to fundraise and ask for 'emergency contributions' to fight 'Big Tech censorship'
Greene claimed Twitter "accidentally" suspended her on two prior occasions and said she was a victi…
Cheryl Teh
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Twitter's Parag Agrawal, before he was CEO, suggested bowing to Russia's demands for increased censorship and surveillance to grow users there, ex-security chief alleges
The ex-Twitter chief said, "the fact that Twitter's current CEO even suggested Twitter become compl…
Katie Canales
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Social media was a lifeline for Indians as COVID-19 overwhelmed hospitals. But the government wants to censor it.
Authorities in India are accused of failing to prevent a second wave. They're clamping down on the …
Shubham Agarwal
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The new Florida law that fines tech platforms for removing politicians has a huge loophole for companies that own theme parks in the state
Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling out "censorship and tyrannical behavior" from big businesses - but onl…
Dominick Reuter
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Trump calls on states to 'punish' big tech with sanctions if they 'silence conservative voices'
"The time has come to break up big tech monopolies," Trump said, adding that states should sanction…