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SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk had Twitter Inc engineers working late on Sunday to alter his social network’s algorithm and prioritize his tweets, resulting in a glut of them in users’ feeds on Monday, according to a report by Platformer.The billionaire Twitter owner was said to be unhappy with the number of views of his Super … Read more
In a video from a January 25 news report, President Joe Biden talks about tanks. But a doctored version of the video has amassed hundred of thousands of views this week on social media, making it appear he gave a speech that attacks transgender people. Digital forensics experts say the video was created using a … Read more
US President Joe Biden has announced his support for tougher rules aimed at regulating Big Tech companies. He called on Congress to pass new rules to protect user data privacy and boost competition in the tech industry.“Pass bipartisan legislation to strengthen antitrust enforcement and prevent big online platforms from giving their own products an unfair … Read more
The US Supreme Court has given a green light to Meta-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp to pursue a lawsuit against NSO Group. The company is suing the Israel-based company for exploiting a bug in the WhatsApp messaging app to install spy software. The software was then used in the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, … Read more
Twitter has been releasing a trove of “internal documents”, called Twitter Files, which highlight the social media company’s decision making and US Federal Bureau of Investigation‘s (FBI) involvement in the content moderation on the platform. In one of the sets of files, it was ‘revealed’ that the FBI had asked Twitter to censor the content … Read more
After months of yes and no, the US Senate late has passed by voice vote a bill against Chinese short video platform TikTok. The bill bans US government employees from using the TikTok app on government-owned devices. The bill to become a law needs to be approved by the US House of Representatives before it … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk relaunched a subscription service for Twitter on Monday after a first attempt saw an embarrassing spate of fake accounts that scared advertisers and cast doubt on the site’s future. The first try last month came just 10 days after Musk’s $44 billion takeover of the influential platform and a mass round … Read more
Elon Musk, who has been on the receiving end of criticism for his stance on Covid-19, has once again found himself in the crosshairs. The Twitter owner made a call to criminally prosecute Dr Anthony Stephen Fauci, who is the chief medical advisor to the President of the US, triggering a social media firestorm. “My … Read more