twitter

Twitter news on TechWeekEurope

Elon Musk’s X Breached DSA Rules, EU Finds

X's Blue checks 'used to mean trustworthy sources of information. Now our preliminary view is that they deceive users', says…

2 weeks ago

Musk Defeats $500m Mass Twitter Layoff Lawsuit

Elon Musk gains dismissal of lawsuit claiming he refused to pay $500m severance to thousands of fired Twitter staff

2 weeks ago

US Supreme Court Sidesteps Decision On Social Media Laws

US Supreme Court throws out lower court decisions on Florida, Texas laws imposing social media regulation, demands more research

4 weeks ago

Bluesky Offers Starter Packs For Friends, Feeds To Follow

To encourage uptake, X/Twitter rival Bluesky is offering starter packs - personalised invites for friends as well as suggested feeds

4 weeks ago

Fake Accounts Proliferating On X, Study Warns

Ahead of US presidential election, fake accounts supporting Donald Trump are proliferating on Elon Musk's X, study finds

2 months ago

Judge Dismisses X Lawsuit Against Data-Scraping Firm

San Francisco judge says social media platforms such as X have no right to arbitrarily decide how public data is…

2 months ago

Jack Dorsey Resigns From Bluesky Board, Calls X ‘Freedom Technology’

Another u-turn? Former Twitter boss Jack Dorsey suddenly quits Bluesky's board of directors, and calls X 'freedom technology'

3 months ago

EU Requests Content Moderation Data From X

Using the Digital Services Act, European Commission asks X (formerly Twitter) for details over reduction in content moderation resources

3 months ago

Australian PM Hits Out At Elon Musk Over Knife Attack Video

Censorship row brewing down under, after the Australian Prime Minister calls Elon Musk an 'arrogant billionaire'

3 months ago

Brazil Judge Opens Probe Into Elon Musk

Brazil Supreme Court opens probe into Elon Musk after X revokes ban on restricted accounts, in latest tangle over misinformation

4 months ago

X Hands Out Blue Ticks To ‘Influential’ Users

X begins handing out blue check marks to accounts with more than 2,500 verified followers in latest policy shift

4 months ago

Elon Musk’s X Names New Head Of Safety

Enticing advertisers back? Nine months after previous head of trust and safety resigned, X confirms new Safety and Brand Safety…

4 months ago

Fewer People Using Twitter After Musk Takeover – Report

Research data suggests fewer people are using Elon Musk's X, but platform insists 250 million people are using X everyday

4 months ago

X ‘Selling Real-Time Data’ For Law-Enforcement Purposes

X selling real-time data for use by 'dozens' of US law-enforcement agencies even as it protests government surveillance, report finds

4 months ago

X Loses Case Against Hate-Speech Nonprofit

X Corp case against nonprofit hate-speech researcher dismissed in California court, in blow to Elon Musk's legal threats against critics

4 months ago

Ex-Twitter Execs Sue Elon Musk Over Unpaid Severance

Former Twitter executives sue Elon Musk and X over $128m in unpaid severance, arguing Musk motivated by revenge

5 months ago

Judge Signals Elon Musk May Lose Lawsuit Against Non-profit

Elon Musk's high profile lawsuit against a hate speech non-profit may be in trouble, after judge sounds sceptical note over…

5 months ago

X Briefly Suspends Account Of Alexei Navalny’s Widow

Yulia Navalnaya had her account on Elon Musk's X briefly suspended, as she pleads with Kremlin to release husband's body

5 months ago

X ‘Takes Payments’ From Sanctioned Groups

Under Elon Musk X, formerly Twitter, has granted paid blue checkmarks to groups under US and UK sanctions, says watchdog

5 months ago

Twitter Ghana Staff Finally Paid, More Than A Year After Layoffs

X, formerly Twitter, reaches settlement with Ghana-based staff more than a year after they were sacked in November 2022

5 months ago

Elon Musk Ordered To Testify In SEC Twitter Takeover Probe

SEC doubles down and orders Elon Musk to testify again, for investigation of his $44 billion Twitter purchase

6 months ago

Elon Musk Continues Disney Feud, Funds Mandalorian Lawsuit

Lawsuit by Gina Carano against Disney over her firing from 'The Mandalorian', is supported with funding from Elon Musk's X

6 months ago

Twitter Spin-off Bluesky Opens Itself To General Public

Twitter's natural heir Bluesky finally opens its doors to the general public, after ending invite-only phase

6 months ago

X Blocks Taylor Swift Searches After Spread Of Fake AI Images

Rapid spread of fake AI-generated images of Taylor Swift raise questions over X's reduced content-moderation capabilities

6 months ago

YouTuber MrBeast Makes $250,000 From Video On X

Top YouTube creator makes more than $250,000 in closely watched test of X's new ad revenue-sharing programme

6 months ago

Twitter Appeal Against Search Warrant For Trump’s DMs Denied

Federal Appeals court denies challenge by Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter) to search warrant for Donald Trump's DMs

6 months ago

SEC Investigates After Fake Post On X/Twitter Account

US securities regulator confirms unknown individual accessed its X social media account to post false message about ETFs

7 months ago

Value Of Twitter/X Falls 71 Percent Since Elon Musk Takeover – Report

Another valuation cut from X/Twitter shareholder shows remarkable fall in platform's market value since Elon Musk takeover

7 months ago

Twitter/X Fails To Block Content Moderation Disclosure Law In California

Elon Musk's X loses bid to block California law that requires social media to publicly disclose their content moderation practices

7 months ago