Culture news US election results push social media users from X to Bluesky There's been a wave of exits from Elon Musk's X following Donald Trump's re-election. Some users have moved to Bluesky, which has 14.5 million users as of November, up from nine million last September. 13/11/2024
Culture news Berlin Film Festival is quitting Elon Musk’s X The Berlin International Film Festival, one of the world’s most prestigious film festivals, has announced it is quitting Elon Musk’s social media platform X. 11/11/2024
Tech News How did Elon Musk’s pro-Trump X posts get so popular? A study has found that Musk appears to have tweaked X’s algorithm to boost his posts pro-Trump. 06/11/2024
Tech News Fact checks on X fail to counter US election misinformation - report A fact-checking feature on Elon Musk's social media platform isn't countering election misinformation. 31/10/2024
Tech News Elon Musk faces potential personal hit in EU X probe The EU Commission began a probe into Musk's X in December to check a possible breach of the Digital Services Act. 18/10/2024
Tech News Elon Musk's X to be reinstated in Brazil after complying with court X was blocked in Brazil, where it had more than 22 million users, at the end of August. 09/10/2024
Tech News X now worth only 25% of what Elon Musk paid for it A disclosure from an investment company with equity in the company indicates that X's value has significantly declined since 2022. 01/10/2024
Tech News X returns to some users in Brazil with server change Some X users are back online despite a nation-wide ban against the app in Brazil. 19/09/2024
Tech News More DSA probes coming soon, says EU Commission top official The EU Commission already has DSA investigations pending into TikTok, Meta’s Facebook and Instagram, X and AliExpress. 12/09/2024
Tech News X won’t use EU tweets to train Grok AI model, Irish regulators say Irish court proceedings have been dropped against the social media platform X, regulators said. 06/09/2024
Tech News Pro-Russian operation 'ongoing' on X and Meta despite probe - report A Russian operation continues to spread disinformation on X and Facebook with a new report looking into how their posts target EU countries. 05/09/2024
Tech News Musk's Starlink U-turns, says it will comply with Brazil's X order Starlink has been in Brazil’s crosshairs since the blocking of Musk's social media company X. 04/09/2024
Tech News Brazil court unanimously upholds X ban as users switch platforms Tech mogul Elon Musk accused one of Brazil's Supreme Court justices of carrying out "censorship orders" by blocking his social media platform. 02/09/2024
Tech News Judge in Brazil suspends X after Elon Musk fails to name a legal rep The move further escalates the monthslong feud between Musk and Justice Alexandre de Moraes over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation. 30/08/2024
Tech News Starlink finances frozen in Brazil ahead of possible X suspension The bank accounts of SpaceX's Starlink are blocked in Brazil amid a feud between a Supreme Court Justice and X CEO Elon Musk over blocking far-right accounts on the platform. 30/08/2024
Tech News Elon Musk's X sees decline in users in the EU The number is still well above the threshold to fall within the scope of the Digital Services Act. 19/08/2024
Culture news Venice Film Festival boss quits X over Elon Musk statements Alberto Barbera is the latest high-profile figure to announce their departure from the X platform due to Elon Musk’s statements. 09/08/2024
Tech News X suspends data processing for AI model after legal complaint The Irish data protection authority said it welcomes the agreement. 09/08/2024
Tech News Musk's X sues advertisers over 'boycott' following Twitter takeover The lawsuit’s allegations centre on the early days of Musk’s Twitter takeover and not a more recent dispute with advertisers that came a year later. 07/08/2024
Tech News Your posts on X are now training its Grok AI model without you knowing Several X users noted on Friday that the platform quietly changed its data settings to automatically opt in to training its new AI model. 27/07/2024