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Ilon Musk changed X algorithms to self-promote and promote Republicans - study

After Elon Musk's acquisition of the social network Twitter (now X), concerns were raised that the new owner would use the platform for self-promotion and political campaigning. A new study has confirmed these suspicions — the algorithms of X now ind...

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Trump endorsements, conspiracy theories and a White House washroom meme: what did Ilon Musk "nativize" on US election day?

Elon Musk fully utilized the capabilities of his Twitter profile (which he acquired for a staggering $40 billion) on the day of the U.S. elections — along with calls to vote for Trump, there was room for conspiracy theories, memes, and several intrig...

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Half-powered blocking: X (Twitter) will allow even blocked users to see posts

This weekend, X (formerly known as Twitter) announced that it is "starting to launch" a controversial change to the user blocking mechanism on the platform. Company owner Elon Musk first revealed these changes in September. They will allow people you...

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Renamed Twitter and it's okay not to pay? Ilon Musk and X doubled the Australian fine when they tried to cancel it

X Twitter faces a potential fine of $400,000 for disregarding a request from the Australian Cyber Security Commission. The regulator seeks to evaluate the measures X is currently implementing to combat the possible dissemination of child sexual abuse...

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Brazil says Twitter lawyers paid fine to 'wrong bank' - social network still blocked in country

The Brazilian Supreme Court has stated that Twitter (X) cannot resume operations in the country because the fine imposed on the social media platform was paid to the wrong bank. It’s worth noting that Twitter's operations in Brazil (as well as Starli...

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Twitter/X has fallen in price by 80% since the days when it was "taken over" by Ilon Musk

In 2022, Elon Musk acquired Twitter for a staggering $44 billion, initiating a saga to transform the platform into a new service advocating for "free speech" called X. However, not all efforts to reboot Twitter have been successful: some new feature...

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X / Twitter will allow blocked users to see your posts - Musk changes privacy policy

The X platform (formerly Twitter) is changing its user blocking function, allowing blocked individuals to view public messages, albeit without the ability to interact with them. This was announced by Elon Musk on his account. High time this happene...

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Digital fatigue: half of Zoomers regret the existence of TikTok, - study

A new survey has revealed that a significant portion of Gen Z wishes popular social media platforms had never been created, despite the fact that young people spend a lot of time on them daily. The study, conducted by social psychologist Jonathan Ha...

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Ilon Musk disseminated information to a Moscow-funded media company - U.S. Justice Department uncovers Russian propaganda network

Elon Musk has repeatedly promoted posts from right-leaning media outlets on his X account, which likely published Russian propaganda for money. On September 4, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a high-profile accusation. The Justice Department c...

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Twitter plunged into chaos with new uncensored image generator

Without a doubt, the Twitter chatbot generated images of a naked Taylor Swift, Donald Trump in a Nazi uniform, or Barack Obama with a line of cocaine. Currently, the Grok chatbot, which creates images, is only available to X Premium subscribers, but ...

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Boxer Iman Heliff files online bulling complaint - lawsuit names Ilon Musk

Khelif became the champion of the Olympic Games, but faced a wave of online bullying following her "gender test" failure — the boxer has now filed a lawsuit, accusing Elon Musk and J.K. Rowling among others of cyber harassment. The complaint was fil...

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One million listeners, DDOS attack and praise of Putin - the main thing about Ilon Musk's interview with Trump

Trump referred to his conversation with Musk as one of the "greatest interviews in history," and Elon anticipated at least 8 million listeners. However, things went off the rails from the very beginning. The conversation had to be postponed for at l...

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"I wanted peace, but this is war". Musk is suing advertisers who left X/Twitter - he publicly sent them away last year

Another day, another lawsuit from Elon Musk. This time, the billionaire is targeting advertisers who left X/Twitter in droves last year due to the social media platform's controversial policies. Reports indicated that ads from these companies appeare...

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"I wanted peace, but this is war". Musk is suing advertisers who left X/Twitter - last year he publicly sent them off

Another day brings yet another lawsuit from Elon Musk. This time, the billionaire is targeting advertisers who fled X/Twitter en masse last year due to the platform's controversial policies. Reports indicated that advertisements from companies were a...

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The main "fake spreaders" on Twitter are elderly women. They account for more than 80% of tweets with misinformation

A new study has identified a small group of "super spreaders" of fake news on Twitter - they make up only 0.3% of accounts on the social network, but spread about 80% of misinformation links. Researchers could have expected that these would be young ...

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