Dec 16 Watch 6:04 Twitter faces criticism after suspending accounts of journalists covering CEO Elon Musk By Amna Nawaz, Dorothy Hastings Twitter is facing intense criticism after a series of moves by billionaire owner Elon Musk. Twitter suspended the accounts of at least eight journalists that had recently posted about Musk or his policy changes on content moderation. Some posted links… Continue watching
Dec 16 Journalists who wrote about owner Elon Musk suspended from Twitter By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Accounts of reporters with The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, Voice of America and other publications, went dark Thursday. Continue reading
Dec 15 EU’s new rules could clash with Musk’s tweaks to Twitter By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Officials warn the social media company will have to comply with some of the world’s toughest laws targeting toxic content. Continue reading
Dec 13 Musk’s Twitter dissolves Trust and Safety advisory group By Barbara Ortutay, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press The advisory group of around 100 independent civil, human rights and other organizations was formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm and other problems on the platform. Continue reading
Dec 12 Elon Musk booed at Dave Chappelle’s comedy show By Haven Daley, Associated Press It was an awkward appearance for the new Twitter owner when the comic called him onstage Sunday night near the end of the show in San Francisco. Continue reading
Dec 02 Musk confirms Twitter has suspended rapper Ye after swastika post By Associated Press Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has made a series of antisemitic comments in recent weeks. On Thursday, Ye praised Hitler in an interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Continue reading
Nov 25 Elon Musk to relaunch Twitter premium service after previous failed attempt Elon Musk said Friday that Twitter plans to relaunch its premium service that will offer different colored check marks to accounts next week, in a fresh move to revamp the service after a previous attempt backfired. Continue reading
Nov 24 Musk says granting ‘amnesty’ to suspended Twitter accounts By Associated Press New Twitter owner Elon Musk said Thursday that he is granting “amnesty” for suspended accounts, which online safety experts predict will spur a rise in harassment, hate speech and misinformation. Continue reading
Nov 24 Twitter, other tech companies slip on removing hate speech, EU review says By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press European Union data shows that Twitter took longer to review hateful content and removed less of it in 2022 compared with the previous year. The figures were published Thursday as part of an annual evaluation of online platforms’ compliance with… Continue reading
Nov 21 Elon Musk’s Twitter reinstates Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene By Associated Press Elon Musk's Twitter has reinstated the personal account of far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who was banned in January for violating the platform's COVID misinformation policies at the time. Continue reading