Now playing Next Tech News Musk uses expletive to blast advertisers who left X over hate speech In a deepening crisis for X (formerly Twitter), Elon Musk used a swear word in front of an audience when talking about advertisers fleeing the site. 30/11/2023
Now playing Next Climate ‘Information crisis’: Four ways climate lies are spreading in 2023 We’re grappling with a climate ‘information crisis’ on X, Facebook and Instagram, disinformation experts say. 29/11/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo says she's leaving Musk's 'global sewer' X "I refuse to endorse this evil scheme," Hidalgo said of the social media platform X. She is currently helping Paris gear up for the 2024 Olympics. 27/11/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Elon Musk in Israel visit to meet leaders as X antisemitism row grows Billionaire Elon Musk is visiting Israel on Monday to meet with the country's leaders as accusations mount of antisemitism on X (formerly Twitter). 27/11/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Elon Musk's X sues media watchdog group over hate speech row Media Matters has called the lawsuit "frivolous". 21/11/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Advertisers flee Elon Musk's X over antisemitism concerns Advertisers have voiced concern that their ads are appearing next to pro-Nazi content on the platform formerly known as Twitter. 18/11/2023
Now playing Next Tech News EU Commission advises services to stop advertising on Elon Musk's X The social media platform X was formerly called Twitter and was acquired by Elon Musk last year. 17/11/2023
Now playing Next Tech News IBM pulls ads from X over placement next to pro-Nazi content The IT giant pulled the advertisements following a report by the left-leaning non-profit, Media Matters, that showed advert placement next to content promoting Nazi ideology. 17/11/2023
Now playing Next Tech News X fails to remove antisemitic and islamophobic hate speech - report The non-profit organisation analysed 200 examples of reported hate speech on the platform and found that 96 per cent of the posts remained online a week later. 15/11/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Elon Musk biopic on the way with Darren Aronofsky set to direct Walter Isaacson’s authorized biography released this year will serve as a basis for the screenplay of the upcoming Elon Musk film. 10/11/2023
Now playing Next Tech News How Twitter has transformed into X under Elon Musk, one year on Elon Musk’s upheaval of Twitter’s verification system has been just one of a number of controversial changes to the social media platform in a year. 27/10/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Elon Musk offers $1bn to change Wikipedia's name to ‘Dickipedia' The X (formerly Twitter) owner called it a "stiff & firm offer." How droll. 25/10/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Musk says two new paid-for subscriptions are coming to X X, formerly Twitter, is trying to find ways to increase revenue by giving users a more tailored service. 20/10/2023
Now playing Next Tech News X (formerly Twitter) starts charging some users to use key features X says the ‘Not A Bot’ subscription will allow key functions such as tweeting, replying, and liking. 18/10/2023
Now playing Next Tech News X (formerly Twitter) fined for failing to tackle child abuse content Australia’s online safety watchdog said X provided no answers to some questions including how many staff remained on the trust and safety team that worked on preventing harmful and illegal content. 16/10/2023
Now playing Next Tech News EU officially launches formal probe into Israel-Hamas war content on X The EU has asked Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter, to hand over information about its handling of misinformation and violent terrorist content. 12/10/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Musk's X removes thousands of Hamas accounts and posts amid EU demand The EU's digital rights chief Thierry Breton gave X, formerly Twitter, 24 hours to outline how the platform would meet the bloc's new digital rules. 12/10/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Backlash after Jamie Lee Curtis deletes controversial Gaza post "WAR CRIMES committed by any person, any organization or any government (yours, mine, friend or foe) must be denounced and the responsible parties held accountable.” 12/10/2023
Now playing Next Tech News EU gives ultimatum to Musk to deal with Israel-Hamas misinformation The EU's digital rights chief warned the owner of X, formerly Twitter, that war misinformation flooding the site was a potential breach of EU law. 11/10/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Musk may be forced to testify in regulators probe into his X takeover Regulators in the US are seeking a court order that would compel Musk to testify in their investigation into his purchase of Twitter, now called X. 06/10/2023