Category: Social Media

Elon Musk Expects Twitter to Be ‘Cash Flow Break-Even’ Next Year

December 22, 2022
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Elon Musk said Twitter Inc. is now on track to be “roughly cash flow break-even” next year, as the billionaire owner defended his deep cost-cutting measures at the social media platform. Twitter was previously tracking toward a “negative cash flow situation of $3 billion per year” before the cost cuts, Musk said on Wednesday in…

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Harris Demands Social Media Companies ‘Cooperate and Work With Us’ on ‘Protecting Our Democracy’

December 21, 2022
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Vice President Kamala Harris said on Monday that she expects and “would require” social media companies to work with the Biden administration to prevent so-called misinformation and disinformation, and to “protect democracy.” During an interview with NPR that aired on Monday, Harris was asked for her thoughts regarding the changes made at Twitter since Elon Musk took…

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Harris Says Social Media Companies Should ‘Cooperate and Work With Us’ on ‘Protecting Our Democracy’

December 21, 2022
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Vice President Kamala Harris said on Monday that she expects and “would require” social media companies to work with the Biden administration to prevent so-called misinformation and disinformation, and to “protect democracy.” During an interview with NPR that aired on Monday, Harris was asked for her thoughts regarding the changes made at Twitter since Elon Musk took…

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Influencer or Impactor?

December 20, 2022
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In the digital world we live in, there has been a rise of “influencers,” who are intended to use their presence and reach. But are influencers actually impacting anyone for good? Or are they just human marketing tools in a vast sea of e-commerce and social engineering? …

Lawsuit Claims TikTok Violates Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Surveillance Rules

December 20, 2022
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TikTok records every keystroke, click, swipe, and text communication—including information written but not sent by the user—when users enter other websites through the app. That level of surveillance not only goes beyond user expectations, but in some states, it is a violation of wiretapping laws, a class action lawsuit filed last week in Pennsylvania alleges….

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Elon Musk Breaks Silence After Poll Votes in Favor of His Resignation as Twitter CEO

December 20, 2022
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Elon Musk has taken to Twitter for the first time to address a poll he conducted on the platform that found users voted overwhelmingly in favor of him stepping down as Twitter’s chief executive. The billionaire businessman had promised to “abide by” the results of the poll, which closed at about 6:20 a.m. ET time on…

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FBI’s Suppression of Speech on Twitter Calls for Congressional Investigation: Analysts

December 19, 2022
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The FBI’s efforts to limit the free expression of speech on Twitter calls for a “thorough investigation” from the new Congress in January, according to longtime bureau agent Marc Ruskin. The fact that the FBI is flagging accounts for Twitter to take action against, as shown in the sixth batch of Twitter disclosures, seems a…

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FBI’s Suppression of Speech on Twitter Calls for Congressional Investigation: FBI Veteran

December 19, 2022
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The FBI’s efforts to limit the free expression of speech on Twitter calls for a “thorough investigation” from the new Congress in January, according to longtime bureau agent Marc Ruskin. The fact that the FBI is flagging accounts for Twitter to take action against, as shown in the sixth batch of Twitter disclosures, seems a…

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Report: Teens Warned to Be on Alert for Online Scams Ahead of Holiday Season

December 19, 2022
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Ahead of the holiday season, a California-based online dating investigation service is warning a specific consumer group to be on high alert for online scams: teenagers. Money lost by teenagers grew by 1125 percent over the last five years compared to 390 percent for seniors, according to Social Catfish’s new State of Internet Scams 2022….

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FBI Faces Subpoenas After Twitter Files Exposing Social Media Ties: House Republican

December 19, 2022
Big Tech, Censorship, and SocialismFeatured TopicsJim JordanMatt TaibbiMike TurnerPoliticsRepublicansSocial MediaTechtwitter filesUSUS News
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The FBI is facing subpoenas after the so-called “Twitter Files” revealed that the bureau had been working closely with the social media company, according to Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), who is the incoming chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. “We are definitely pursuing the Department of Justice and also the FBI,” Turner told Fox News’…

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