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Starlink Backtracks on Refusal to Comply With X Ban

But company says it will continue to fight Brazil judge's order

(Newser) - Elon Musk's satellite-based internet service provider Starlink backtracked Tuesday and said it will comply with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice's order to block the billionaire's social media platform, X, the AP reports. Starlink said in a statement posted on X that it will heed the judge's...

Justice Fighting Musk Orders X Blocked in Brazil

Ruling says platform encourages posts with 'extremism, hate speech and anti-democratic discourse'

(Newser) - A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday ordered the suspension of Elon Musk's social media giant X in Brazil after the tech billionaire refused to name a legal representative in the country, according to a copy of his decision. The move escalates the monthslong feud between the two men...

Musk's Feud With Brazil Enters Threat Territory

Nation's high court gives him 24 hours to appoint a legal rep to avoid seeing X suspended there

(Newser) - The clock is ticking for Elon Musk, at least as it pertains to keeping his X social media platform functioning in Brazil. That's because the South American nation's Supreme Court has given the billionaire 24 hours to appoint a legal representative for X in Brazil, or risk seeing...

Report: Advertising Is Way Down at X

Analysts say Musk might have to sell Tesla shares to keep platform afloat

(Newser) - Elon Musk apparently hasn't had much success luring advertisers back to X. Quartz reports that according to MediaRadar, a company that tracks ad spending, advertising on the platform in the first half of this year is down 24% year-on-year. Advertisers reportedly spent around $744 million on the platform in...

Ahead of Musk Interview, Trump Resumes Posting on X

He asks: 'Are you better off now than you were when I was president?'

(Newser) - After a break of almost a year, Donald Trump resumed posting on X on Monday, hours ahead of an interview with Elon Musk. The former president was barred from what was then Twitter after the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. His account was reinstated after Musk acquired the platform...

Maduro Bans X for 10 Days
Maduro Bans X for 10 Days
Aug 9, 2024 4:42 AM CDT

Maduro Bans X for 10 Days

He accuses Musk of inciting 'civil war'

(Newser) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, accusing Elon Musk of inciting "civil war," has banned X in the country for 10 days. In a speech Thursday, the Venezuelan leader said he signed a resolution from the national communications regulator "to take social network X, formerly known as Twitter, out...

Musk: 'Now It Is War' Against Advertisers

X files antitrust lawsuit over allegedly illegal boycott

(Newser) - "We tried peace for 2 years, now it is war," Elon Musk said in a post on X Tuesday after the social media company filed an antitrust lawsuit against an advertising industry coalition. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Texas accuses the World Federation of Advertisers and...

Musk Shuts Down X Headquarters in San Francisco

Owner of social media company says he has 'no choice' but to relocate X's HQ to Texas

(Newser) - From the start, Elon Musk's relationship with San Francisco was tinged with tension , and now, it looks like he's severing ties for good. The New York Times has seen a memo from Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X, the social media company formerly known as Twitter that's owned...

Musk Appears to Breach X's Rules With Harris Deepfake
Musk Posts Manipulated Harris
Video: 'This Is Amazing'
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Aug 3, 2024 1:00 PM CDT

Musk Posts Manipulated Harris Video: 'This Is Amazing'

He seemingly broke X's own rules against deepfakes, even regarding parody

(Newser) - Last week, Kamala Harris launched her presidential campaign with a video that boasted "we choose freedom—the freedom not just to get by, but to get ahead," among other liberties that the vice president vows to protect if elected to the Oval Office. On Friday evening, Elon Musk...

Don Lemon Says Elon Musk Soured on Partnership Deal
Don Lemon Sues Elon Musk
Over Canceled Deal
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Aug 1, 2024 11:56 AM CDT

Don Lemon Sues Elon Musk Over Canceled Deal

Former CNN figure was supposed to host a show on X

(Newser) - Don Lemon has sued Elon Musk over their collapsed deal to have the former CNN anchor host a show on the X platform, reports the New York Times . Lemon says Musk promised him a salary of $1.5 million annually, plus a share of ad revenue, according to the lawsuit....

'White Dudes for Harris' Blasts 'Suspicious' X Suspension
X Suspends
'White Dudes for Harris'
Jul 31, 2024 7:11 AM CDT

X Suspends 'White Dudes for Harris'

'We scared @elonmusk,' organizer claims after massive fundraiser

(Newser) - White Dudes for Harris raised more than $4 million for the presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday, then had its X account suspended. The group had celebrated its wildly successful livestream fundraiser on the platform, writing , "This is the start of something special and we couldn'...

Musk Is Moving 2 More Company HQs to Texas

He says California law on trans identity is the 'final straw' for X, SpaceX

(Newser) - Years after he moved Tesla's headquarters from California to Texas, Elon Musk is taking two more of his companies down the same road. In a post on X, Musk called a California law on transgender students the "final straw," Reuters reports. "Because of this law and...

Musk Addresses 'Don't Advertise' Slam

X owner revisits November challenge in industry remarks in France

(Newser) - Elon Musk went to advertisers on Wednesday to try to put his incendiary remarks in November in a wider context, in case they thought when he told them to "Go f--- yourself" that he meant "Go f--- yourself." He had also told companies that had stopped buying...

Report: Musk Redirected AI Chips Bound for Tesla

Move raises more concerns about conflicts of interest ahead of shareholder vote

(Newser) - Tesla investors are preparing to vote on a pay package for Elon Musk worth around $56 billion, and a report on his handling of Nvidia chips may add to concerns about his commitment to the company. According to emails seen by CNBC , the Tesla CEO told the chipmaker to redirect...

NSFW Content Is Now Officially Allowed on X
NSFW Content Is Now
Officially Allowed on X
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Jun 4, 2024 1:10 AM CDT

NSFW Content Is Now Officially Allowed on X

Under certain circumstances, at least

(Newser) - Adult content is now formally allowed on X, as long as it's been consensually produced and is clearly labeled. Since being taken over by Elon Musk, the social network formerly known as Twitter has experimented with allowing NSFW ("not safe for work") communities to post adult content,...

Judge Tosses X's Lawsuit Against Online Hate Researchers

'This case is about punishing the Defendants for their speech'

(Newser) - A federal judge in California has thrown out X's lawsuit against an online hate research center, saying it was clearly filed as an attempt to punish the Center for Countering Digital Hate for criticizing Elon Musk's company. The lawsuit was filed after X accused the CCDH of trying...

X Yanks 'Very Graphic' Video Posted by Elon Musk

His clip purporting to show cannibalism taking place in Haiti violated 'the X Rules'

(Newser) - A video that Elon Musk shared on the social media platform he owns was taken down, by the social media platform he owns. Per Bloomberg , Musk had spotted a story by NBC News that took him and right-wing influencers to task for spreading "propaganda" about the current crisis in...

Bitcoin Price Spikes After SEC's X Account Hacked

Agency says post about ETF approval was 'unauthorized'

(Newser) - The Securities and Exchange Commission says a post from its X account that caused a spike in the price of bitcoin was the work of hackers. The post claimed that the SEC had granted approval for bitcoin exchange-traded funds, known ETFs, "for listing on all registered national securities exchanges,...

Ramaswamy Learns the Hard Way About the 'Mute' Button

Presidential candidate is heard urinating during convo on X with Elon Musk, Alex Jones, others

(Newser) - The last thing you want to do while taking part in a live online chat is forget to press "mute" while heeding nature's call. Vivek Ramaswamy found that out the hard way over the weekend, when his bathroom break was heard 'round the internet after getting picked...

Elon Musk Lashes Out at Disney CEO Bob Iger

'Walt Disney is turning in his grave over what Bob has done to his company'

(Newser) - Elon Musk lashed out at Bob Iger again in a series of posts on X Thursday, saying the Disney CEO "should be fired immediately." Referring to recent Disney flops, Musk said Iger "drops more bombs than a B-52," Fortune reports. "Walt Disney is turning in...

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