Tag: Media & Big Tech

Twitter Restricts Russian State Media Accounts, Prisoner of War Content

April 7, 2022
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Twitter Inc. will stop amplifying Russian government accounts, asking other government-affiliated media to remove posts featuring prisoners of war, citing international humanitarian law. Twitter would add warnings to state-backed accounts’ posts about prisoners when they have a “compelling public interest,” quoting Article 13 of the Geneva Convention III. Twitter would also mandate the removal of posts from any…

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Conservatives Urge Elon Musk to Reinstate Donald Trump’s Twitter Account

April 6, 2022
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Conservatives are calling on Elon Musk to restore former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account after the Tesla CEO acquired a 9.2 percent passive stake in the company. Taking to Twitter, a number of individuals who support Trump asked for his account to be reinstated after it was permanently removed from the social networking site in January 2021, with…

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Intel Becomes Latest Western Tech Firm to Suspend Business in Russia

April 6, 2022
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U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp. said on Tuesday it has suspended business operations in Russia, joining a slew of companies to exit the country following its invasion of Ukraine. The company, which had last month suspended shipments to customers in Russia and Belarus, said it has implemented business continuity measures to minimize disruption to its global…

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Amazon Signs Landmark Rocket Deal

April 5, 2022
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Former Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos has reunited with his former company in a landmark deal to launch 83 satellites in upcoming years, in what has been described as the largest deal ever in the history of the commercial space industry. On Tuesday, Amazon announced that it would be partnering with numerous companies to launch…

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‘If I Did 1/100 of What Hunter Biden Did, I’d Be in Jail for the Rest of My Life’: Eric Trump

April 5, 2022
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There are no “equal scales of justice” in the United States, and the mainstream media has been covering up for the Biden family, according to Eric Trump, the second son of former President Donald Trump. “Based on their approval rating, [the mainstream media] is really damaged because they’ve got 7 percent approval rating in this…

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Twitter’s Former CEO Jack Dorsey Says He’s ‘Partially to Blame’ for Centralization of Internet, Regrets It

April 5, 2022
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Former Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey has said he is “partially to blame” for the centralization of the internet while revealing his regret for having done so. Dorsey took to Twitter on April 2 where he made the comment, writing that the “days of usenet, irc, the web…even email (w PGP)…were amazing. centralizing discovery…

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Elon Musk to Join Twitter Board of Directors

April 5, 2022
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Elon Musk, who recently became the single biggest shareholder of Twitter, will be joining the social media company’s board of directors, according to Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal and a regulatory filing. “I’m excited to share that we’re appointing @elonmusk to our board! Through conversations with Elon in recent weeks, it became clear to us that…

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Musk Asks Twittersphere ‘Do You Want an Edit Button?’ After Buying His Way to Largest Shareholder

April 4, 2022
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Monday created a Twitter poll asking users if they want an edit button on the platform, shortly after becoming the social media giant’s biggest individual shareholder. “Do you want an edit button?” he asked the Twittersphere. Musk on Monday took a 9.2 percent stake in the company, according to a…

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Musk Takes Huge Stake in Twitter After Asking Fans What ‘Should Be Done’ About Free Speech on Platform

April 4, 2022
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter, according to a regulatory filing, becoming the social media giant’s biggest individual shareholder just weeks after questioning the platform’s attitude towards free speech. Musk bought 73.5 million shares of Twitter on March 14, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing released…

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Musk Takes 9.2 Percent Stake in Twitter After Questioning Its Commitment to Free Speech

April 4, 2022
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter, according to a regulatory filing, becoming the social media giant’s biggest individual shareholder just weeks after questioning the platform’s attitude towards free speech. Musk bought 73.5 million shares of Twitter on March 14, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing released…

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