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 Watch 5:51 News Wrap: Labor report shows economy added 263,000 jobs in November In our news wrap Friday, U.S. hiring remained strong in November despite slow economic growth and high inflation, Democrats voted for a major shake-up to their presidential primary calendar with South Carolina the first state to vote instead of Iowa… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 6:12 Tech industry hit with massive layoffs as other employers add jobs By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes The latest jobs report is further confirmation of a labor market that may be slowing down but has proven more resilient than many have expected. Many sectors are continuing to add jobs, but that's not true in the tech sector,… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 12:31 Brooks and Capehart on the Democrats’ plan to shake up the presidential primary calendar New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the Democrats' plan to shakeup the road to the White House, President Biden and Congress halt a… Continue watching
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