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‘X’ & the fog of war: Elon Musk’s former Twitter clouds Israel-Hamas conflict

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Oct 10, 2023

Misinformation has run rampant on Elon Musk’s social media platform X in the 48 hours since Hamas militants’ surprise attack on Israel, with users sharing false and misleading claims about the conflict and Musk himself pointing users to an account known for spreading misinformation.

Need a social media alternative to X, Threads? Check out the ‘Fediverse’

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Aug 16, 2023

When Elon Musk bought Twitter in October 2022, over a million users jumped ship. Meta wouldn’t release Threads for another nine months, so where did those Twitter users go? The answer for many is Mastodon, one of many fediverse applications which can do things the social media platforms owned...

Threads may be unraveling: Daily user count plunges 82%, report says

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Aug 3, 2023

The data from market research firms Similarweb and Sensor Tower highlight the challenges facing Meta as it seeks to exploit the opening created by the chaos surrounding Twitter’s management.

X makes official a lawsuit against Center for Countering Digital Hate

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Aug 1, 2023

Twitter has sued the Center for Countering Digital Hate, a nonprofit group that has criticized the company’s handling of hate speech, following through on a litigation threat that had been publicly revealed just hours before.

Big ‘X’ sign on Twitter tower has been dismantled

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Aug 1, 2023

Officials from the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection on Monday observed that the new “X” on top of the building formerly known as Twitter’s headquarters was being dismantled.

X (formerly Twitter) updates its Apple App Store app

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Aug 1, 2023

X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has updated its official app on Apple’s App Store to conform with the new branding that was announced last weekend by billionaire owner Elon Musk.

X (formerly Twitter) threatens to sue researchers over findings about increase in hate speech

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Jul 31, 2023

X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has threatened to sue a group of independent researchers whose research documented an increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased last year by Elon Musk.

‘X’ on Twitter tower triggers rebrand showdown between Musk, San Francisco

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Jul 31, 2023

The city of San Francisco has opened a complaint and launched an investigation into a giant “X” sign that was installed Friday on top of the downtown building formerly known as Twitter headquarters as owner Elon Musk continues his rebrand of the social media platform.