Tag: Media & Big Tech

Companies, Schools Teach Kids to Follow UN Sustainability Goals

The United Nations wants your children to embrace its Sustainable Development Goals—and Thomas, a cartoon train character beloved by kids and parents alike, is on board with that. In September, the UN and the toy company Mattel, Inc. announced a collaboration to “introduce the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to preschool audiences through the animated children’s…


Elon Musk’s SpaceX Buys Ad Campaign on Twitter for Starlink

SpaceX has bought an advertising package on Twitter for its satellite internet service Starlink, said Elon Musk, who owns the rocket company and the social media platform. “SpaceX Starlink bought a tiny—not large—ad package to test effectiveness of Twitter advertising in Australia & Spain. Did same for FB/Insta/Google,” Musk wrote on Twitter on Monday. Twitter,…


Australia, UK, Ireland and Fiji Regulators to Push for Online Safety Laws

Australia’s online regulator will collaborate with representatives from the United Kingdom, Ireland and Fiji to create new laws to combat cyberbullying and abusive content on social networks.  Australia’s eSafety Commission, UK communications regulator Ofcom, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, and Fiji’s Online Safety Commission announced the partnership at a conference in Washington DC on Tuesday…


Battle Over the iPhone App Store Spills Into Appeals Court

SAN FRANCISCO—Apple and the company behind the video game Fortnite squared off Monday before three federal appellate judges who will render the next decision in a high-stakes battle over whether Apple created an illegal monopoly via its exclusive control of its iPhone app store. Such monopolies typically stifle competition and drive up consumer prices. The…


Elon Musk Reveals When Twitter Blue Will ‘Probably’ Be Back

Elon Musk said that Twitter Blue, the platform’s $8 blue check subscription service, will likely be back at the end of this week after the company put the service on ice last week after a wave of blue check accounts impersonating big brands posted controversial content. A number of users reported at the end of…


Elon Musk Says He’s Working ‘7 Days a Week’ After Taking Over Twitter

Elon Musk has spoken about his grueling work schedule as the new owner of Twitter and admitted to having “too much” on his plate. The billionaire businessman gave an insight into his workload during a session at the Business 20 conference in Indonesia on Monday. The conference is the official G-20 dialogue forum and is running alongside the…


Digital Culling: The End of Silicon Valley’s Golden Era?

Commentary When billionaire Twitter owner Elon Musk cleaned out 3,700 superfluous Millennials from his company, the internet went crazy. “How dare!” shrieked the celebrities (who fancy themselves to be human rights lawyers). “Sue them!” demanded the Democrats, trampling over each other to profit from the social credit points on offer. The moral outrage was something…


ESG: The Merger of State and Corporate Power

News Analysis In 2022, in the midst of a recession, record inflation, and a tumbling stock market, a corporate ideology known by the acronym ESG emerged from obscurity to become a headline topic. It has been called everything from a risk-management tool and a movement for a cleaner, more just world, to a “con,” a…


Musk Says Twitter to Soon Enable Organizations to Identify Their Associated Accounts

Twitter’s billionaire owner Elon Musk on Sunday said that Twitter will soon enable organizations to identify twitter accounts associated with them as the new Twitter owner continues to find ways to limit fake accounts on the platform. “Rolling out soon,” Musk said in a tweet on Sunday. “Twitter will enable organizations to identify which other…


Twitter Pauses Blue Check Subscriptions After Wave of Big Brand Impersonations

Twitter paused its recently announced $8 blue check subscription service on Friday and it remained inactive on Saturday after a wave of blue check accounts appeared, impersonating big brands and making embarrassing posts. Several users reported on Friday that the new subscription option for the blue verification check mark had disappeared, while Reuters reported that…