Donald Trump's Former Aide Launches 'GETTR' To Rival Twitter, Will Ex-President Finally Get To Be On Social Media?
3 years, 5 months ago

Donald Trump's Former Aide Launches 'GETTR' To Rival Twitter, Will Ex-President Finally Get To Be On Social Media?

ABP News  

New Delhi: Donald Trump’s former senior advisor Jason Miller has launched a social media platform named "GETTR", in a bid to act against social media platforms censoring content that is alleged to be false or instigative. After Twitter suspended Donald Trump's account in January, he took to the official @POTUS account to accuse the platform of conspiring with "Democrats and the Radical Left to silence" him. As the then outgoing president lashed out at Twitter, he went ahead to hint that he was considering building his own social media platform as he wrote: "Twitter may be a private company, but without the government's gift of Section 230, they would not exist for long. Now, led by Trump's former Senior Advisor Jason Miller, GETTR is launching "in just a matter of days", the website informs as it invites people to sign up to gain early access.

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Elon Musk confirms that he’s limiting people’s ability to share outside news on X
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Elon Musk confirms that he’s limiting people’s ability to share outside news on X

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk has appeared to confirm that his social media company X, formerly …

Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and the rise of the Free Speech Bro.
54 years, 11 months ago

Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and the rise of the Free Speech Bro.

Slate  

As President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet takes shape, Trump has shown a preference for a very clear type: the free speech bro. On this week’s Amicus podcast, Dahlia Lithwick was joined by professor Mary Anne Franks, author of Fearless Speech: Breaking Free From the First Amendment, to discuss why the metaphorical “marketplace of ideas” works so very much like an actual …

News publisher flees Elon Musk’s X over ‘disturbing content’ after election
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1 month, 1 week ago

News publisher flees Elon Musk’s X over ‘disturbing content’ after election

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Guardian newspaper has announced it is quitting Elon Musk’s …

'Truth Social is dead in the crib' after election win: analyst
Trending News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Truth Social is dead in the crib' after election win: analyst

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's Truth Social platform may have its future as a viable — yet money-losing — site impacted now that the former president is headed back to the Oval Office, according to an analyst. He added that the Trump win could end up being his Truth Social investor's loss – particularly if he sells off a substantial amount of stock …

Elon Musk appears to have tweaked X’s algorithm to promote Trump, study claims
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk appears to have tweaked X’s algorithm to promote Trump, study claims

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Analysis of the social media platform – which the tech billionaire acquired in 2022 – showed that …

Expect This Election to Play Differently than 2020 on Social Media
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Expect This Election to Play Differently than 2020 on Social Media

Bloomberg  

Heading into the US presidential election four years ago, Facebook and Twitter instituted substantial policies to combat misleading political content, touted their investments into content moderation and promised to do all they could to avoid a free-for-all on their platforms. Just before Election Day in 2020, Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg told investors the election would be a test …

Ahead of the Election, Social Media Platforms Have Given Up
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ahead of the Election, Social Media Platforms Have Given Up

Wired  

Our social media platforms and government have had four years to get this right. In the days following January 6, Meta, Twitter, YouTube, and Twitch suspended former president Donald Trump over posts the companies said glorified the violence at the Capitol. Jim Jordan was elevated to chair of the powerful House Judiciary Committee and immediately launched investigations stifling the work …

Trump’s $2B decision: Former president vows to hold onto social media venture stock
3 months, 1 week ago

Trump’s $2B decision: Former president vows to hold onto social media venture stock

Politico  

“I don’t need money,” Trump said during a press conference in California, in response to a question. “I have absolutely no intention of selling.” He added: “We built this platform, and the reason I built it was I don’t want to have my voice shut down.” The $2 billion question of whether Trump will sell has hung over Trump Media …

'He's coming apart': Trump mocked over 'panicked' social media binge before Dem convention
4 months ago

'He's coming apart': Trump mocked over 'panicked' social media binge before Dem convention

Raw Story  

As Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democrats gear up for their national convention, Donald Trump is on a social media spree. Former Republican Jeff Timmer flagged the post about empty seats at the Trump rally, writing, "Looks like someone woke up on the gibbering barking panicked side of the bed today." Former prosecutor Ron Filipkowski noted the high number …

Donald Trump’s Truth Social: The former president’s return to Twitter reveals his greatest scam yet.
4 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump’s Truth Social: The former president’s return to Twitter reveals his greatest scam yet.

Slate  

Donald Trump spent Monday providing free publicity for the main competitor of his publicly traded social media company, and you’ll never guess what happened next. Rather, Trump Media is a $5 billion company because some of Trump’s fans think it is cool to own a company that trades as $DJT and supports Trump. Nowhere in the company’s “risk factors” filed …

Truth Social tanks as Donald Trump returns to X
4 months, 1 week ago

Truth Social tanks as Donald Trump returns to X

Salon  

Donald Trump’s social media network Truth Social is rapidly declining in value as the former president has started posting on X for the first time in over a year. Over a three month period that ended June 30, Truth Social’s parent company, Trump Media & Technology, lost more than $16 million. Many investors hoped the 2024 election would be a …

Donald Trump returns to X/Twitter – with hidden post
4 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump returns to X/Twitter – with hidden post

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Shortly after Elon Musk took over Twitter, in late 2022, Mr Trump’s account was reinstated. But in …

Trump’s Truth Social nears lowest audience mark since its launch, report says
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s Truth Social nears lowest audience mark since its launch, report says

The Independent  

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Trump shooter's alleged social media posts 'revealed' by website's CEO
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump shooter's alleged social media posts 'revealed' by website's CEO

Daily Mail  

The CEO of the social networking website Gab has revealed posts that he claims may have been written by Donald Trump 's would-be assassin Thomas Crooks. Andrew Torba said on Wednesday that an unnamed law enforcement agency informed him that Crooks may have posted pro-Biden messages on Gab, a platform known for its alt-right users and conspiratorial content. In another …

Meta to ease restrictions on Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts
5 months, 1 week ago

Meta to ease restrictions on Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts

India TV News  

Meta announced that it would roll back certain restrictions which were imposed earlier on former U.S. President Donald Trump- for using Facebook and Instagram. Background of suspension and reinstatement Following the events of January 6, when Meta indefinitely suspended Trump's accounts due to his comments which were praising the individuals involved in storming the U.S. Capitol. Changes in monitoring Meta …

Facebook lifts restrictions on Trump, giving him equal footing with Biden on the social media site
5 months, 1 week ago

Facebook lifts restrictions on Trump, giving him equal footing with Biden on the social media site

LA Times  

Facebook has lifted restrictions it had imposed on former President Trump after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Facebook has lifted restrictions imposed on Donald Trump after his supporters’ Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, placing the former president on an equal footing on the platform with President Biden just days before the Republican National Convention. Meta, Facebook’s …

Donald Trump’s social media company soars in Wall Street debut
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Donald Trump’s social media company soars in Wall Street debut

Al Jazeera  

Shares of former Donald Trump’s social media company soared by as much as 59 percent on the first day of trading on Wall Street, boosting the former United States president’s expected windfall as he faces a growing list of legal bills. The Trump Media & Technology Group reached $79.38 per share at its peak on Tuesday, before closing 16 percent …

'Hemorrhaging users': Trump's Truth Social's longtime 'viability' questioned after merger
9 months ago

'Hemorrhaging users': Trump's Truth Social's longtime 'viability' questioned after merger

Raw Story  

The merger on Friday between Digital World Acquisition Corp. and the Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Donald Trump's Truth Social, may have resulted in a temporary $3 billion windfall for the former president, but technology experts are more than skeptical that the merged company will survive in the long term. The report notes that after three …

What we know about Truth Social, Donald Trump’s social media platform
9 months ago

What we know about Truth Social, Donald Trump’s social media platform

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Former President Donald Trump launched his social media platform, Truth Social, in early 2022, after he was banned from major sites such as Facebook and the platform formerly known as Twitter following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Before Truth Social, there was a short-lived blog on Trump’s personal website called “From the Desk of …

New era of AI deepfakes complicates 2024 elections
10 months, 1 week ago

New era of AI deepfakes complicates 2024 elections

Live Mint  

The explosion of artificial-intelligence technology makes it easier than ever to deceive people on the internet, and is turning the 2024 U.S. presidential election into an unprecedented test on how to police deceptive content. Two weeks later, the New Hampshire attorney general’s office said it identified a Texas-based company named Life Corp.as the source of the calls and that it …

Donald Trump’s Truth Social is in trouble. So where will he post if it fails?
1 year, 1 month ago

Donald Trump’s Truth Social is in trouble. So where will he post if it fails?

Slate  

Long gone are the days of Donald Trump shitposting his way to the presidency. Stories about Truth Social’s business troubles have proliferated ever since late 2021, when the platform’s parent company brought in a $300 million fundraising haul through a planned merger with a SPAC known as Digital World Acquisition Corp. Related From Slate The Supreme Court Needs to Decide …

Trump’s gone 'off the rails' as violent social media messages reach 'another level': analyst
1 year, 5 months ago

Trump’s gone 'off the rails' as violent social media messages reach 'another level': analyst

Raw Story  

Donald Trump’s reckless use of social media has gone “off the rails” in recent days, The Washington Post reports in an analysis of the former president’s virtual communications that have prompted concerns about the potential for real violence. Taranto shared Trump’s Truth Social Post on his Telegram account, where the Jan. 6 defendant wrote “We got these losers surrounded!” adding …

Donald Trump ponders Twitter return under Elon Musk’s ownership
1 year, 5 months ago

Donald Trump ponders Twitter return under Elon Musk’s ownership

The Telegraph  

Donald Trump is reportedly considering a return to Twitter, with the platform now considered to be a more conservative-friendly space under Elon Musk’s ownership. A source close to the Trump campaign told US news website Axios that the 77-year-old’s return to the social media platform could be strategically used to offset bad news in the run-up to next year’s presidential …

Twitter Really Is Worse Than Ever
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter Really Is Worse Than Ever

Wired  

A year ago, Elon Musk announced that he wanted to buy Twitter to clear it of bots and turn “the de facto public town square” into a place for unfettered free speech. After he took over the platform, Musk insisted that “Twitter’s strong commitment to content moderation remains absolutely unchanged.” But around the same time, Twitter fired most of its …

Twitter’s updated hateful content policy restricts reach, but does not enforce full ban
1 year, 8 months ago

Twitter’s updated hateful content policy restricts reach, but does not enforce full ban

The Hindu  

Twitter will no longer remove tweets that violate its hateful content policy, but will instead tag them as having violated the rules of the platform. The new policy is aimed at increasing transparency on enforcement actions, and to promote free speech while restricting its reach – a new approach to content moderation. “These labels bring a new level of transparency …

Opinion: Trump’s support faces its biggest test
1 year, 8 months ago

Opinion: Trump’s support faces its biggest test

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Sign up to get this weekly column as a newsletter. “I don’t know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair,” DeSantis said even as he accused Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg of “pursuing a political agenda and weaponizing the office.” If Trump is prosecuted, he could …

YouTube restores Trump's channel
1 year, 9 months ago

YouTube restores Trump's channel

Firstpost  

Washington: YouTube is reinstating former US president Donald Trump’s account, the video-sharing platform said on Friday, more than two years after he was banned over the US Capitol insurrection. “We carefully evaluated the continued risk of real-world violence, while balancing the chance for voters to hear equally from major national candidates in the run up to an election.” YouTube is …

YouTube fully restores Donald Trump’s account
1 year, 9 months ago

YouTube fully restores Donald Trump’s account

Al Jazeera  

Video streaming platform says the decision aims to allow voters to hear equally from candidates in the run-up to the 2024 vote. YouTube has lifted restrictions on Donald Trump’s channel, becoming the latest social media network to fully restore the former United States president’s account more than two years after his supporters violently stormed the US Capitol. After a right-wing …

Matt Taibbi scorched in hearing for skipping Trump push to censor Chrissy Teigen in Twitter expose
1 year, 9 months ago

Matt Taibbi scorched in hearing for skipping Trump push to censor Chrissy Teigen in Twitter expose

Raw Story  

A House lawmaker criticized journalist Matt Taibbi Thursday for omitting Donald Trump's push to censor model Chrissy Teigen on Twitter in Taibbi's attack on the government over its alleged left-wing pressure on the social media platform. Taibbi — armed with files released to him by CEO Elon Musk — late last year tried to make a case in his so-called …

Facebook's big money grab: Don't believe the spin — Trump is key to social media company's success
1 year, 10 months ago

Facebook's big money grab: Don't believe the spin — Trump is key to social media company's success

Raw Story  

Whatever Meta executives might say about the choice to allow Donald Trump back onto Facebook and Instagram, even though the former president incited a violent insurrection two years ago, know this: It's total honking nonsense. As Angelo Carusone, president of Media Matters for America, said in an emailed statement, "Trump's Truth Social account has shown us exactly how he'd use …

Donald Trump to be allowed back on Facebook after 2-year ban
1 year, 10 months ago

Donald Trump to be allowed back on Facebook after 2-year ban

Associated Press  

Facebook parent Meta said Wednesday it will restore former President Donald Trump ‘s personal account in the coming weeks, ending a two-year suspension it imposed in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection. Meta said Trump’s accounts will be restored “in the coming weeks” on both Facebook and Instagram. Facebook is not only the world’s largest social media site, but …

Donald Trump to be allowed back on Facebook after 2-year ban
1 year, 10 months ago

Donald Trump to be allowed back on Facebook after 2-year ban

The Hindu  

Facebook parent Meta said on Wednesday it will restore former President Donald Trump 's personal account in the coming weeks, ending a two-year suspension it imposed in the wake of the January 6 insurrection. Facebook is not only the world's largest social media site, but had been a crucial source of fundraising revenue for Trump’s campaigns, which spent millions of …

Donald Trump's Facebook account reinstated after 2-year ban
1 year, 10 months ago

Donald Trump's Facebook account reinstated after 2-year ban

India TV News  

Facebook parent Meta is reinstating former President Donald Trump's personal account, ending a two-year suspension it imposed in the wake of the Jan.6 insurrection. Facebook is not only the world's largest social media site, but had been a crucial source of fundraising revenue for Trump's campaigns, which spent millions of dollars on the company's ads in 2016 and 2020. Indeed, …

Trump immediately starts trashing Facebook after it unbans him from platform
1 year, 10 months ago

Trump immediately starts trashing Facebook after it unbans him from platform

Raw Story  

Facebook parent company Meta on Wednesday announced it was letting former President Donald Trump back on its platform -- and Trump immediately responded by trashing them. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump attacked Meta for ever banning him in the first place after he spread lies about the 2020 election on Facebook that incited the deadly January …

Trump Is Allowed Back On Mainstream Social Media. Can It Still Power His Next Campaign?
1 year, 11 months ago

Trump Is Allowed Back On Mainstream Social Media. Can It Still Power His Next Campaign?

Huff Post  

UPDATE: Jan. 25, 5:28 p.m. EST ― Meta announced Wednesday it would end Donald Trump’s suspension from Facebook and Instagram “in the coming weeks” but that it would institute “new guardrails” to penalize Trump for repeat violations. “How many people get to actually tackle these types of issues, and to be in the decision-making space, versus just sharing their thoughts …

New research shows that Donald Trump's fascist attacks on democracy may have backfired
1 year, 11 months ago

New research shows that Donald Trump's fascist attacks on democracy may have backfired

Raw Story  

The internet and social media are a type of experience machine. As many democracy experts and other observers have concluded, Trump's rise to power was empowered by the internet, social media, and how the American right wing has spent several decades creating a parallel media machine and other institutions that together function as a type of alternate universe for its …

Have no personal feelings in relation to who manages Twitter: UN chief Guterres on Elon Musk
2 years ago

Have no personal feelings in relation to who manages Twitter: UN chief Guterres on Elon Musk

Firstpost  

UN Secretary General Guterres has said he has “no personal feelings” about who manages Twitter, but he is “very interested” in how the platform is managed, underlining the importance of combating hate speech and ensuring freedom of expression, especially of journalists, on the platform. United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said he has “no personal feelings” about who …

Twitter Files Part 5 reveals not all staffers believed Trump violated 'incitement' policy
2 years ago

Twitter Files Part 5 reveals not all staffers believed Trump violated 'incitement' policy

Firstpost  

The fifth installment of Elon Musk’s Twitter Files revealed that staffers believed that tweets written by Trump around the events of 6 January, 2021, had were not really in violation of policies despite the company saying it was at that time New York: The fifth installment of Elon Musk’s Twitter Files revealed that staffers believed that tweets written by former …

Second Twitter files drop backfires on Elon Musk
2 years ago

Second Twitter files drop backfires on Elon Musk

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A second edition of the “Twitter Files” claimed to reveal that the company …

Elon Musk alleges ‘Apple threatened to yank Twitter from App Store’
2 years ago

Elon Musk alleges ‘Apple threatened to yank Twitter from App Store’

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk accused Apple Inc of threatening to block Twitter Inc from its app store without saying why in a series of tweets on Monday that also said the iPhone maker had stopped advertising on the social media platform. He later tagged Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook's Twitter account in another tweet, asking "what's going on here?" Companies from …

Ban reversed, but Donald Trump to stay away from Twitter
2 years, 1 month ago

Ban reversed, but Donald Trump to stay away from Twitter

The Hindu  

Donald Trump on Saturday said he had no interest in returning to Twitter even as a slim majority voted in favour of reinstating the former U.S. President, who was banned from the social media service for inciting violence, in a poll organized by new owner Elon Musk. https://t.co/jmkhFuyfkv — Elon Musk November 20, 2022 Sticking to guns But Mr. Trump …

Trump Returning to Twitter? Here's What He Said After Elon Musk Restores Account
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump Returning to Twitter? Here's What He Said After Elon Musk Restores Account

News 18  

Donald Trump on Saturday said he had no interest in returning to Twitter even as a slim majority voted in favor of reinstating the former US President, who was banned from the social media service for inciting violence, in a poll organized by new owner Elon Musk. He said he would stick with his new platform Truth Social, the app …

New Twitter policy is freedom of speech, but not freedom of reach: Elon Musk
2 years, 1 month ago

New Twitter policy is freedom of speech, but not freedom of reach: Elon Musk

The Hindu  

After turning Twitter upside down, Elon Musk on Tuesday tried to clarify his plans for content moderation, a key issue for the future of the influential platform after the departure of advertisers and top executives. Mr. Musk on Friday said he had reinstated certain banned accounts on his site, but added that no decision had been made on welcoming back …

Elon Musk allows Donald Trump back on Twitter
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk allows Donald Trump back on Twitter

NPR  

Elon Musk allows Donald Trump back on Twitter Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump's Twitter account has been reinstated under the social media company's owner, billionaire Elon Musk. Musk, who bought Twitter for $44 billion after months of legal wrangling over whether he would go through with the deal, has vowed …

Trump may be running for president — but he still can’t use Facebook
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump may be running for president — but he still can’t use Facebook

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump may be running for president, but he still …

U.S. President Joe Biden says Twitter spews lies across the world
2 years, 1 month ago

U.S. President Joe Biden says Twitter spews lies across the world

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that Elon Musk had purchased a social media platform in Twitter that spews lies across the world. Twitter laid off half its workforce on Friday but said cuts were smaller in the team responsible for preventing the spread of misinformation, as advertisers pulled spending amid concerns about content moderation. Biden said at a …

Elon Musk vents that ‘messed up’ activists are causing ‘massive drop’ in Twitter revenue as advertisers flee
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk vents that ‘messed up’ activists are causing ‘massive drop’ in Twitter revenue as advertisers flee

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk took to Twitter to publicly air his grievances against so-called “activists” …

Twitter users falsely tweet that Donald Trump is dead to test Musk-era content moderation
2 years, 1 month ago

Twitter users falsely tweet that Donald Trump is dead to test Musk-era content moderation

The Independent  

Tweets falsely suggesting that Donald Trump has died are testing the content moderation of Elon Musk’s Twitter. Mr Musk has said that no permanently banned accounts will be allowed back onto the platform for “at least a few more weeks” as the company builds the new content moderation council he has pledged to create. The social media giant’s new owner …

Trump stands by his own platform as Musk takes over Twitter
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump stands by his own platform as Musk takes over Twitter

Al Jazeera  

Former US President Donald Trump, who was banned from Twitter, says he plans to stick with his own social media platform. Donald Trump has said he plans to make use of his own Truth Social media platform despite Twitter Inc’s takeover by billionaire Elon Musk, who has promised to reinstate the former US president’s Twitter account. “I like Elon, but …

Kanye West to buy Parler: What is the conservative social media platform?
2 years, 2 months ago

Kanye West to buy Parler: What is the conservative social media platform?

Firstpost  

Founded in 2018, Parler bills itself as a ‘free speech’ social network. Defined as an ‘alt-tech version of Twitter’, the social media platform was banned last year for certain periods by Google and Apple in the aftermath of the 6 January attack on the US Capitol American rapper Kanye West is buying Parler, a conservative social media platform, for an …

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