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Elon Musk Runs Poll Asking Whether Trump Should Be Reinstated

November 19, 2022
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Elon Musk is running a poll asking Twitter users whether former President Donald Trump should be reinstated on the platform, and has generated 7,683,554 votes as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Nov. 19, with 15 hours left to vote. At the moment, the “Yes” votes are in the majority with 53 percent. Those who don’t…

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Google Struck $360-Million Activision Deal to Block Rival App Store, Lawsuit Says

November 19, 2022
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OAKLAND, Calif.—Alphabet Inc’s Google has struck at least 24 deals with big app developers to stop them from competing with its Play Store, including an agreement to pay Activision Blizzard Inc. about $360 million over three years, according to a court filing on Thursday. Google also agreed in 2020 to pay Tencent Holdings Ltd’s Riot…

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Twitter Will Need to Add Moderators in Europe, Top EU Official Demands

November 18, 2022
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Twitter has been ordered to increase the number of Twitter moderators in the European Union (EU) if it wants to operate there, said a top EU regulator. The EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which came into force on Nov. 16, will put larger Internet platforms under the bloc’s online content censorship rules. European…

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Senate Democrats Urges FTC to Probe Twitter Following Musk’s ‘Alarming Steps’

November 18, 2022
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A group of U.S. senators called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to consider an investigation into whether Twitter breached its consent decree or consumer protection laws under new owner Elon Musk. The seven Democrats, led by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), wrote a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan over what they called Twitter’s “serious,…

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Elon Musk ‘Not Super Worried’ Amid Reports Twitter Offices Closed

November 18, 2022
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Amid reports that numerous Twitter employees quit the company on Thursday, new owner Elon Musk wrote the social media firm has seen all-time high in traffic. Anonymously sourced reports said that a new batch of Twitter employees quit the company, prompting widespread speculation on the platform that it would shut down and fail on Thursday….

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Big Tech Sends Troubling Signals, With More Layoffs to Come

November 18, 2022
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For the technology sector, 2022 has been the year of layoffs. From Amazon to Zillow, many of the tech titans have been trimming the fat and reducing their workforce numbers in response to growing recession fears, bad investment decisions, and lower revenues. Will 2023 be more of the same? Amazon Amazon, the nation’s second-largest private…

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Twitter Temporarily Closes Offices, Suspends Badge Access Amid Layoffs: Report

November 18, 2022
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Twitter Inc. on Thursday announced it was temporarily closing its offices, effectively immediately, and suspending all employee badge access. In a message sent to employees and published by the BBC, Twitter said its offices would reopen on Nov. 21, without providing a reason behind the temporary shutdown. “Hi, effective immediately, we are temporarily closing our…

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Trump Fights Twitter Ban at US Appeals Court a Day Before He Launches 2024 Presidential Bid

November 18, 2022
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump has asked an appeals court to revive his lawsuit against Twitter over his permanent suspension. In a 96-page filing (pdf) submitted to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Nov. 14, Trump’s lawyers allege government officials use social media platforms as “cat’s paws” to suppress opinions “that turn out…

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Trump Fights Twitter Ban at US Appeals Court a Day Before He Launched 2024 Presidential Bid

November 18, 2022
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump has asked an appeals court to revive his lawsuit against Twitter over his permanent suspension. In a 96-page filing (pdf) submitted to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Nov. 14, Trump’s lawyers allege government officials use social media platforms as “cat’s paws” to suppress opinions “that turn out…

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FBI Director Cannot ‘Be Sure’ Whether Facebook Is Sending User Information to Agents

November 18, 2022
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FBI Director Christopher Wray said Thursday he cannot “be sure” whether Facebook is sending the agency user information without being compelled to do so, an act that would violate the law. Wray’s remark in response to a question from Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) comes after Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee released a report (pdf) in…

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