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Will users ditch Twitter for Mastodon after Musk's takeover?

While conservative and right-wing users celebrate Musk’s takeover, liberals discuss ways to boycott and ditch Twitter.

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Why Europe’s DSA may be a thorn in Twitter’s side under Elon Musk

Europe’s new regulations take particular aim at hate speech, false information and extremism online, especially in large social media companies.

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Musk’s Twitter: A platform for free speech or extremist hate?

Experts fear Elon Musks’ vision for free speech on Twitter will increase hate speech but others argue it may convince those with extremist views to come around.

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Why does Musk want Twitter? It may have something to do with your data

Researchers and rights groups are concerned about the amount of data Elon Musk’s Twitter buyout will allow him and how far he will take free speech.

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Musk's Twitter 'bird will fly by EU rules,' Brussels warns on takeover

EU commissioner Thierry Breton issued the warning after Musk sealed the $44 billion deal and fired Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal and two other executives.

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Elon Musk says he doesn't seek a 'free-for-all hellscape' for Twitter

Elon Musk is telling Twitter advertisers he is buying the platform to "help humanity" and doesn’t want it to become a "free-for-all hellscape".

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Why Elon Musk's Twitter takeover has sent Dogecoin skyrocketing

Investors in the meme coin hope Elon Musk's Twitter takeover might lead to the recovery of the cryptocurrency.

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Does Elon Musk really plan to cut 75% of Twitter's jobs?

Twitter has denied plans to lay off 75 per cent of its workforce.

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Backlash after Musk says he can no longer fund Ukraine Starlink

SpaceX's founder said he will stop funding Starlink satellites in Ukraine, which are vital for communication in the war-torn country.

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Hungary PM Viktor Orbán has only just joined Twitter. Why now?

With Hungarians generally preferring Facebook, there is seemingly little domestic motivation for Orban to join the rival platform.

Europe Decoded

'It makes us feel our identities are a joke and this is the punchline'

Former Real Madrid footballer surprised fans after posting a tweet coming out as gay on Sunday before quickly deleting it. Widely seen as a joke, the move has angered the LGBT+ community.

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Elon Musk's 8 most explosive tweets of all time

The billionaire has claimed he's always been "crazy" on Twitter.

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Musk teases ‘X’ app after Twitter deal U-turn: What is he up to?

Rumour has it that the new app would look somewhat like China’s WeChat.

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Dutch town loses case against Twitter over paedophilia conspiracies

The court found that the social network was doing enough to prevent the conspiracies from spreading.

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Elon Musk reverses course on Twitter buyout deal - again

After trying to walk away from it, the billionaire Tesla CEO is now offering to proceed with his €44 billion deal to buy Twitter.

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Elon Musk to face questions from Twitter lawyers ahead of trial

Musk is trying to get out of his bid for Twitter.

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Twitter shareholders approve Elon Musk’s €44 billion takeover bid

Elon Musk is trying to backtrack on the deal.

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Musk cited fears of 'World War III' to get out of Twitter deal

“Putin's speech tomorrow is extremely important. It won’t make sense to buy Twitter if we’re heading into World War III,” Musk said in a text message.

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Temperature rises may be fuelling online hate speech, study finds

The study looked at tweets in the US - and the results tell the same story to a similar study in Europe from a year earlier.

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Listen: All you need to know about Sweden's too-close-to-call election

Join our panel of experts including Dominic Hinde and Lucas Dahlström as we explore the ins and outs of an election that could return a far-right government to power.