Twitter has been making headlines recently due to a range of controversies and developments. The platform faced criticism for allowing corporations to influence its moderation policies, with CEO Jack Dorsey attributing this issue to the platform's old revenue model. Additionally, the return of a key figure in the meme stock craze after three years caused a surge in stock prices. Furthermore, Australia's online safety regulator faced a setback in a legal battle with Elon Musk's social media platform, X, over the sharing of a video depicting a stabbing during a live-streamed sermon.
Twitter, an American microblogging and social networking service, was founded in 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams. It allows registered users to post, like, and retweet messages known as "tweets," while unregistered users can only read them. Twitter has become a prominent platform for public discourse, news dissemination, and social interaction. Over the years, it has faced challenges related to moderation, misinformation, and user engagement. Despite these issues, Twitter remains a widely used platform with a significant impact on global conversations and trends.
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Federal court refuses to extend ban on 65 posts on Elon Musk’s platform showing last months’s attack on bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel
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Originally regarded as stopgap solutions, hybrids are in it for the long haul.
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Advertising let corporations control Twitter's moderation, Dorsey said, blaming the old revenue model for the platform's issues.
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Esther Crawford praised her new boss, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, for his “vision and intensity.”
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Pink cocaine killed a 14-year-old boy in February.
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Watch live as Australians gather for a candlelight vigil on Bondi Beach to pay respects to the victims of a fatal stabbing attack at a shopping centre on Sunday 21 April.
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The fee, likely $1, is aimed at stopping “relentless” bots, Musk said.
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X, formerly Twitter, says it will fight Australia's online safety regulator over an order to take down posts after a church bishop was stabbed in Sydney.
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Elon Musk is clashing with a bald, athletically built Supreme Court justice in Brazil over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation on X
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Elon Musk is clashing with a bald, athletically built Supreme Court justice in Brazil over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation on X
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X said Brazil's supreme court "forced" the company "to block certain popular accounts" accused of spreading false information in the country.
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