Tech News

Hate speech on X up 50% under Musk, new study finds

A new study by the University of California, Berkeley found that hate speech rose by 50 per cent in the months after billionaire Elon Musk purchased X, formerly Twitter.

13 February 2025

Tech News

German non-profits win data access court case against X

A Berlin court ruled in favour of two German nonprofits, who sued X for breaching EU law by not giving them access to data to study how posts on the platform could influence the upcoming election.

7 February 2025

Culture news

French film academy quits Elon Musk’s X

The group behind France's equivalent to the Oscars has announced its decision to quit X: "The X platform, particularly due to the actions and stances of its leader, no longer aligns with our values."

28 January 2025

Tech News

Tech campaign aims to build social media system free of billionaires

A group of tech entrepreneurs wants to raise money to build a decentralised network of social media that does not have any influence from tech billionaires.

21 January 2025

Tech News

How X, Meta, and Bluesky are taking advantage of the TikTok turmoil

Social media companies are making the most of the TikTok ban in the US by offering new video tools and feeds.

20 January 2025

USA

Musk pushes 'Make Europe Great Again' slogan amid EU inquiry

Elon Musk is continuing his campaign to promote the hard-right in Europe as the EU investigates X, his controversial social media platform.

18 January 2025

Europe News

MEPs urge Commission to act on Musk's interventions

In a letter sent to the President of the European Commission, a number of MEPs express their concern at alleged abuses committed by X’s owner Elon Musk and call on the European executive to apply the DSA.

17 January 2025

Tech News

French movement asks X users to leave platform on US inauguration day

The French Human Rights League (LDH) is asking the public to join them in a mass exodus of X, formerly Twitter, on January 20.

15 January 2025

World News

SEC sues Tesla boss Elon Musk for not disclosing early Twitter stocks

The US Securities and Exchange Commission sues Elon Musk saying he failed to disclose Twitter ownership in a timely manner.

15 January 2025

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? Poland's New Year's resolution

In this edition, we ask if Poland's Donald Tusk can steer Europe to safety as he takes on the rotating presidency of the EU's Council; and whether the extraordinary interventions of Elon Musk make him the king of free speech — or a threat to democracy.

11 January 2025

Tech News

The highs and lows of Elon Musk: How the world's richest man was made

The road to becoming the billionaire owner of Tesla, Space X, and X was bumpy. From his failures and successes, here is how Elon Musk made it.

9 January 2025

Europe News

Musk's interference in national debates angers Europe's leaders

Several European leaders have denounced, directly or indirectly, the actions of the owner of the social network X.

8 January 2025

Tech News

Is Bluesky launching a paid subscription feature?

Subscription services have not paid off for other social media companies such as Elon Musk’s X.

10 December 2024

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? Do TikTok algorithms sway elections?

In this edition, we look at whether TikTok's algorithms could have swayed the Romanian presidential elections, and ask if Europe should ban under-16s from social media.

7 December 2024

Tech News

Where is Bluesky? Not here, say Irish, Dutch media regulators

The EU Commission is trying to locate where Bluesky set up shop, by asking all 27 national Digital Services Act regulators.

29 November 2024

Tech News

Bluesky to quadruple its moderation team due to surge in new users

The decentralised social media said that the "huge influx of users" has led to "a predictable uptick in harmful content posted to the network".

26 November 2024

Culture news

'Enshittification': What does this Word of the Year mean?

Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary has selected its word of the year, and it encompasses a widespread feeling that things have been getting worse when it comes to all things digital. And more...

26 November 2024

Culture news

From Bundesliga to LeBron James: The X-odus continues

St. Pauli has become first major football club to quit X, followed by a second Bundesliga club this week. Elon Musk’s platform has been labelled "a hate machine" - and now, even NBA superstar LeBron James has left X. How long will other major European sports clubs take to follow suit?

22 November 2024

Tech News

What is Bluesky and why are millions of people joining it?

The decentralised social media platform has seen a large uptick in users since the US election.

18 November 2024

Tech News

Reporters Without Borders presses charges against X in France

X failed to stop the spread of a pro-Russia video impersonating Reporters Without Borders, the NGO said.

15 November 2024