Economy Apr 29 Supreme Court rejects Elon Musk appeal over tweets that must be approved by Tesla ByAssociated Press
Politics Mar 26 What to know about Truth Social, Trump’s social media platform Trump launched his social media platform, Truth Social, in early 2022, after he was banned from major sites such as Facebook and the platform formerly known as Twitter following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. ByAssociated Press
Politics Feb 12 Judge orders Musk to testify in SEC probe of his $44 billion Twitter takeover in 2022 Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler issued an order Saturday giving Musk, his team and the SEC a week to agree on a date and location for Musk's testimony. ByAssociated Press
Politics Jan 31 WATCH: Meta, TikTok and other social media CEOs testify in Senate hearing on child exploitation Sexual predators. Addictive features. Eating disorders. Unrealistic beauty standards. Bullying. These are just some of the issues young people are dealing with on social media — and advocates say companies are not doing enough to protect them. ByBarbara Ortutay, Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press
Nation Jan 29 X blocks some Taylor Swift searches as deepfake explicit images circulate Sexually explicit and abusive fake images of Swift began circulating widely last week on X. It's made her the most famous victim of a scourge that tech platforms and anti-abuse groups have struggled to fix. ByAssociated Press
Dec 18 EU investigates X over potential violations of social media law ByKelvin Chan, Associated Press The European Union has made Elon Musk’s online platform X the first tech company to face an investigation under Europe’s tough new regulations designed to clean up social media and protect people from toxic online content. Continue reading
Dec 10 Elon Musk restores conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ X account, reversing Twitter’s ban ByAssociated Press Elon Musk has restored the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, pointing to a poll on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter that came out in favor of the Infowars host who repeatedly called the 2012 Sandy Hook… Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch5:46 Musk lashes out at advertisers leaving X over rise in hate speech ByGeoff Bennett, Dorothy Hastings Elon Musk is dialing up the pressure on X after cursing advertisers who paused ads on the social media platform. The advertising freeze from major companies like Disney and Apple came after Musk endorsed an antisemitic conspiracy theory on X… Continue watching
Nov 27 Elon Musk visits Israel to meet top leaders as accusations of antisemitism on X grow ByMelanie Lidman, Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Musk has been under fire for endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory and for wider accusations of hatred flourishing on the platform previously known as Twitter. Continue reading
Nov 17 IBM, EU and Lionsgate pull ads from X over concerns of antisemitic messages ByKelvin Chan, Associated Press Musk sparked outcry this week with his own tweets responding to a user who accused Jews of hating white people. Continue reading