Now playing Next Tech News Musk's X is now hiding which posts you like from other users The in-app changes have seen mixed receptions on the billionaire's social media platform. 13/06/2024
Now playing Next Tech News YouTube and X failed to act on disinformation before EU vote Instagram and Facebook are performing better, factcheckers claim. 11/06/2024
Now playing Next Culture news 'Cellophane Memories': David Lynch reveals new project Following a cryptic message on X last week, the enigmatic David Lynch has announced new music with Chrystabell, who was previously in 'Twin Peaks: The Return'. 05/06/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Musk's X formally updates policy to allow consensual adult content The social media platform X is allowing users to post consensual adult content, formalising a prior Twitter policy. 04/06/2024
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Now playing Next Tech News Elon Musk continues Twitter's brand overhaul with web address change The social media platform formerly known as Twitter has officially changed its URL address to x.com, months after shedding the iconic blue bird logo. 18/05/2024
Now playing Next Tech News X seeks DSA compliance with auto content check, company says The online platform is subject to an ongoing investigation into content moderation and DSA compliance. 14/05/2024
Now playing Next Tech News X urged to answer content moderation questions The platform reduced by four languages its coverage within the bloc. 08/05/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Jack Dorsey leaves Bluesky board, calls Musk’s X a ‘freedom platform’ How and why he left the board remains a mystery. 06/05/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Elon Musk is planning to charge new users to post on X Musk is considering implementing "a small fee" for new users if they want to post, bookmark or like on the platform, he said in a post on X. 18/04/2024
Now playing Next The Cube No, Iran has not started attacking Tel Aviv A miscaptioned video has been doing the rounds on social media, allegedly showing an Iranian missile strike on Tel Aviv, and was even promoted as legitimate by X's new AI chatbot. The Cube investigates. 11/04/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Brazilian judge investigates Elon Musk over disinformation Alexandre de Moraes, a judge from the Brazilian Supreme Court included Elon Musk in an ongoing investigation over the dissemination of fake news. 08/04/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Free blue checkmarks are back on Musk's X - and users aren't happy Users posted their annoyance that a blue tick had been added to their profiles again after Elon Musk announced some users would get premium services. 05/04/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Euroviews. Social media empowers disinfo operations. What can the EU do about it? Brussels has started to recognise that social media platforms are not just digital town squares, but the profit-driven allies of the enemies of democracy. It is high time to act accordingly, Domonkos D Kovacs writes. 19/03/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Former Twitter executives sue Musk for €118 million in severance pay Those claiming more than €118 million in severance include the company's former CEO Parag Agrawal and its Chief Financial Officer, Ned Segal. 05/03/2024
Now playing Next Climate How to talk to climate dismissives, according to a psychologist Many people are victims of their own emotional response to the climate crisis, rather than villains, writes Jessica Kleczka. 17/02/2024
Now playing Next Tech News US judge orders Elon Musk to testify in probe of his Twitter takeover After signing a deal to acquire Twitter in April 2022, Elon Musk tried to back out of it, leading the company to sue him to force him to go through with the acquisition. 13/02/2024
Now playing Next Culture news The Mandalorian actress sues Disney - with Elon Musk footing the bills The actress has sued Disney and Lucasfilm after she was fired in 2021 over a social media post in which she compared being a Republican to being a Jew during the Holocaust. Now, Elon Musk is backing her by picking up the legal tab. 07/02/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Bluesky: Jack Dorsey's new social platform now open for anyone to join Bluesky, a Twitter-like social network championed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, now allows anyone to create an account and join the service. 07/02/2024
Now playing Next Culture news What happened when Sesame Street's Elmo asked an innocent question? Elmo takes the world’s temperature... Yep, it’s still burning. 31/01/2024