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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.

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Twitter finally starts testing an 'edit' button. Would you pay for it?

“We’re hoping that with the availability of Edit Tweet, tweeting will feel more approachable and less stressful,” Twitter said in a statement.

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Musk vs Twitter: How did we get here?

Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover has gone from whirlwind romance to courtroom drama.

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Jack Dorsey's biggest regret about Twitter? That it became a company

Dorsey said Twitter should be 'a protocol' and that it should not be owned by a state or another company.

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Twitter failed to tackle LGBTQ monkeypox hate speech, says study

False claims about the LGBTQ community have skyrocketed online after the virus outbreak in May.

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Twitter whistleblower claims company misled regulators about bots

The claims come as Twitter is locked in a legal battle with Elon Musk, who is trying to back out of a deal to buy the platform.

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Elon Musk subpeonas former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in deal dispute

Dorsey is the latest figure connected with Twitter to be subpoenaed by Elon Musk's legal team who claims Twitter hid figures about fake accounts.

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Saudi student sentenced to 34 years in prison over Twitter posts

Saudi Arabia sentenced a woman to 34 years in prison over her Twitter activity, the longest sentence to be handed down to an activist, according to human rights groups.

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Twitter ordered to hand over former exec's documents to Elon Musk

Tesla CEO Elon Musk was barred by the judge from accessing other people at Twitter who control information regarding the company.

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Elon Musk sells $6.9bn of Tesla shares to finance Twitter deal

The mass sale of Tesla shares is being tipped as a means to fund Musk's potential Twitter deal if he loses a legal battle with the social media platform.

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Elon Musk challenges Twitter CEO to public debate over fake accounts

Elon Musk has said that if Twitter can provide its method of sampling 100 accounts and how it confirmed that the accounts are real, his deal to buy the company should proceed on its original terms.

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Twitter rejects Musk's claims he was 'hoodwinked' over takeover deal

The social media giant and the Tesla CEO are expected to appear in court in October in a legal battle over the latter's takeover bid.

Egypt

Arabic anti-LGBTQ campaign goes viral on Twitter

An Egyptian-owned movement named Fetrah has angered activists and members of the LGBTQ community in the Middle East for creating an anti-LGBTQ campaign promoting traditional norms on sexuality. The campaign’s creators has been accused of fuelling hate speech.

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Elon Musk denies alleged tryst with Google founder's wife

A new story in the Wall Street Journal claims that Tesla's boss had an affair with Nicole Shanahan, the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin.