X implements limited replies for verified users to combat spam
7 months, 2 weeks ago

X implements limited replies for verified users to combat spam

India TV News  

In yet another bid to sanitise X social media platform, Elon Musk on Sunday announced that users can now limit replies only to verified users to avoid spam and bots. When a user posted a new X tool that “limit replies to verified users” only to prevent spam in the comment section, the tech billionaire replied: “This will improve the quality of your replies”. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO further said that despite a massive bot purge, the X social media platform “reached another all-time high in usage this month”. Recently, Elon Musk said that he supports absolute freedom of speech and is always against any censorship on his social media platform X.

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Elon Musk pushing agenda for X in social media ban criticism Australia PM Albanese says
Top News
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Elon Musk pushing agenda for X in social media ban criticism Australia PM Albanese says

The Hindu  

Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that criticism by Elon Musk of Australia's social media ban on children under 16 was the X owner pushing an agenda for the social platform, while indicating he was open to talk to the billionaire about the ban, legislated this week. The ban, which the centre-left government says is world-leading, could strain …

Australia PM fires back at Elon Musk’s ‘backdoor to internet control’ remark on social media ban: ‘As the owner of X...’
Trending News
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Australia PM fires back at Elon Musk’s ‘backdoor to internet control’ remark on social media ban: ‘As the owner of X...’

Live Mint  

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and tech billionaire Elon Musk are at odds over a new law that bans children under 16 from joining social media platforms in Australia. The Ban: PM Albanese’s Stand Against Social Media Harms Anthony Albanese’s government passed the legislation last Thursday, targeting platforms like X, TikTok, and Instagram. Elon Musk Fires Back: “A Backdoor to …

Elon Musk: How the plan to throttle links on X is dumber than you think.
54 years, 11 months ago

Elon Musk: How the plan to throttle links on X is dumber than you think.

Slate  

Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter has had two dominant ideological hallmarks. Musk indeed fights with the mainstream press a lot, and he notoriously turned Twitter’s media relations email into a bot that responded to press inquiries with a poop emoji. Links to other sites are a critical feature of news on X, because news isn’t free to make and the …

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 …

Social media age ban inquiry flooded with 15,000 submissions after Elon Musk weighs in
1 month ago

Social media age ban inquiry flooded with 15,000 submissions after Elon Musk weighs in

ABC  

A rushed inquiry into the government's proposed laws to ban children and young teenagers from social media has been inundated with about 15,000 submissions, despite having only been open for 24 hours. Musk questions government's motive Under Labor's plans, children younger than 16 will be barred from using social media platforms including Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and X. "The government's deal …

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

"Misinformation superspreaders": Elon Musk is personally boosting conspiracy theorists on X
2 months, 4 weeks ago

"Misinformation superspreaders": Elon Musk is personally boosting conspiracy theorists on X

Salon  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is a prolific spreader and amplifier of misinformation on his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, a new report alleges. Two other accounts that experienced massive boosts from Musk either amplified or outright invented conspiracy theories suggesting that Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign adopted a Nazi slogan; that Ukraine sold weapons to Hamas; and that Venezuelan …

Musk removes X block button as users fear return of ‘creeps’
3 months ago

Musk removes X block button as users fear return of ‘creeps’

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 is facing a backlash after announcing that the block button on …

EU takes Elon Musk's X to court over blue checks and ads
5 months, 1 week ago

EU takes Elon Musk's X to court over blue checks and ads

NPR  

EU takes Elon Musk's X to court over blue checks and ads toggle caption Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images The European Union brought its first charges under a new social media law on Friday, accusing Elon Musk’s X of violating the regulation by deceiving users and not living up to transparency requirements. “There is evidence of motivated malicious actors abusing …

X made changes to its block feature as part of its commitment to freedom of speech: Details here
7 months, 3 weeks ago

X made changes to its block feature as part of its commitment to freedom of speech: Details here

India TV News  

Elon Musk is very open about his idea of freedom of speech and has bypassed many requests from the government and courts to ban certain accounts. In a post from X's engineering team, the company stated that this change is in line with their commitment to align the block feature with their principles as a public town square. The post …

Elon Musk blames bot spam behind degrading content quality on X
8 months ago

Elon Musk blames bot spam behind degrading content quality on X

India TV News  

X owner Elon Musk said that the people are running huge bot operations on the platform. “I’m just talking about people running massive bot spam operations that unequivocally reduce the quality of content,” the billionaire responded to a follower. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO said, “Unfortunately, a small fee for new user write access is the only way to curb …

X/Twitter will charge new users to post, Elon Musk says
8 months, 1 week ago

X/Twitter will charge new users to post, Elon Musk says

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. The owner suggested that requiring a “small fee” from users to access the site’s central features is …

Elon Musk says new X users will have to pay to tweet: ‘Only way to stop bots’
8 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk says new X users will have to pay to tweet: ‘Only way to stop bots’

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk is planning to charge new X users a small fee to use the social media platform, a move that he believes could solve the bot problem. In reply to an X account that posted about changes on the microblogging website, Elon Musk said charging a small fee to new accounts was the “only way” to stop the “onslaught …

Elon Musk’s X issues sudden temporary ban of eight journalists
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk’s X issues sudden temporary ban of eight journalists

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 The X/Twitter accounts of at least eight prominent journalists and that of a …

Elon Musk's X reprimanded after disinformation safety feature scrapped
1 year ago

Elon Musk's X reprimanded after disinformation safety feature scrapped

ABC  

An independent committee has found that X, formerly Twitter, was in breach of Australia's voluntary misinformation and disinformation code, and has withdrawn it as a signatory. Key points: X removed the mechanism for reporting misinformation posted on its platform The ability to report misinformation is a key tenet of the ACPDM code The code is voluntary X removed the mechanism …

Elon Musk backs Antisemitic post, says, ’You have said the actual truth’
1 year, 1 month ago

Elon Musk backs Antisemitic post, says, ’You have said the actual truth’

Live Mint  

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has backed an anti-Semitism tweet on the X platform, the social media site he owns. The user @breakingbaht wrote, "Jewish communities have been pushing the exact kind of dialectical hatred against whites that they claim to want people to stop using against them". Musk, the chief executive officer of Tesla Inc. and the world’s …

Elon Musk announces new rule for 'creators', says users spreading lies won't get paid for tweets
1 year, 1 month ago

Elon Musk announces new rule for 'creators', says users spreading lies won't get paid for tweets

Live Mint  

Elon Musk has brought a new change to creator monetization. The announcement by Musk has come after independent researchers have warned that X has become a central hub for misinformation and extremism since Musk took over the platform in October 2022. Ian Bremmer, a prominent foreign policy expert, posted on X that the level of disinformation on the Israel-Hamas war …

Elon Musk wants X users to pay $1 to post. It’s really about something more valuable.
1 year, 2 months ago

Elon Musk wants X users to pay $1 to post. It’s really about something more valuable.

Slate  

Four days before Elon Musk’s bid to buy Twitter was accepted, he made a solemn vow. That may be because Musk’s sole strategy for cleaning Twitter’s mean streets of all those cyborgs has revolved around one simple but woefully flawed premise: Bots don’t pay. Malicious state actors, he once said, may have the money but “they don’t have a million …

X will charge new users in two countries $1 per year to interact with posts
1 year, 2 months ago

X will charge new users in two countries $1 per year to interact with posts

The Hindu  

X announced on Wednesday it was testing out an anti-bot programme in New Zealand and the Philippines, where new X users who do not pay for verification will have to pay $1 every year to make posts or interact with others. “This new test was developed to bolster our already successful efforts to reduce spam, manipulation of our platform, and …

Elon Musk’s X may charge users in these two countries $1 a year to post on platform
1 year, 2 months ago

Elon Musk’s X may charge users in these two countries $1 a year to post on platform

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’s X is planning to charge users in New Zealand and the …

Elon Musk says X is fighting bots and spam, and the solution is: $1 subscriptions
1 year, 2 months ago

Elon Musk says X is fighting bots and spam, and the solution is: $1 subscriptions

LA Times  

The social media platform formerly known as Twitter announced its “Not a Bot” program, saying $1 subscriptions were “the main solution” to bots. The social media platform formerly known as Twitter posted an announcement of the “Not a Bot” program Tuesday evening, saying it was being piloted in New Zealand and the Philippines. Twitter already offers paid subscriptions of $8 …

Elon Musk's X scrubs posts, responds to warnings on fake news amid Israel-Hamas conflict
1 year, 2 months ago

Elon Musk's X scrubs posts, responds to warnings on fake news amid Israel-Hamas conflict

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk’s X said it scrubbed or labelled tens of thousands of posts including “illegal” content since the Israel-Hamas war erupted, responding to warnings to stem the spread of fake news around the conflict. Elon Musk Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino posted her formal response after European Commissioner Thierry Breton urged Silicon Valley’s social media players to throttle disinformation. Israel-Hamas …

X kept up majority of 300 posts reported for “extreme hate speech:” Report
1 year, 3 months ago

X kept up majority of 300 posts reported for “extreme hate speech:” Report

The Hindu  

September 20, 2023 01:27 pm | Updated 02:15 pm IST The Center for Countering Digital Hate, which studies prejudice across digital platforms, published a report this month which stated that out of 300 posts reported for hate speech, X continued to host 86% of them. “X continued to host these posts even after they were reported, despite them clearly violating …

Elon Musk suggests all X users could be asked to pay to use platform
1 year, 3 months ago

Elon Musk suggests all X users could be asked to pay to use platform

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk has suggested that …

Elon Musk says Twitter moving to ‘small’ monthly subscription to get rid of ‘vast armies of bots’
1 year, 3 months ago

Elon Musk says Twitter moving to ‘small’ monthly subscription to get rid of ‘vast armies of bots’

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 said X is looking to charge users a “small monthly payment” …

Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, sues California over social media law
1 year, 3 months ago

Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, sues California over social media law

LA Times  

X, the company formerly known as Twitter, is suing California over a state law passed last year that lawmakers say aims to make social media platforms more transparent. In the lawsuit, filed in a federal court in Sacramento on Friday, X alleges the law violates the 1st Amendment’s free speech protections and would pressure social media companies to moderate “constitutionally-protected” …

Will Musk's Scrapping of Blocking Feature from 'X' Remove it From Apple, Google App Stores
1 year, 4 months ago

Will Musk's Scrapping of Blocking Feature from 'X' Remove it From Apple, Google App Stores

News 18  

Elon Musk has said the microblogging site X, formerly known as Twitter, will remove a protective feature that lets users block other accounts. “Block is going to be deleted as a ‘feature’, except for DMs,” Musk said in a post on X, adding later, “It makes no sense.” The block feature allows an X user to restrict accounts they like …

X to drop block feature, says Elon Musk: Why has this angered users?
1 year, 4 months ago

X to drop block feature, says Elon Musk: Why has this angered users?

Firstpost  

Elon Musk has said X, formerly Twitter, will chuck blocking, except for direct messages. The billionaire’s plan has raised widespread concerns among users, with many pointing out that removing the feature could subject more people to online bullying and abuse After introducing a slew of changes since his Twitter – now X – takeover last year, Elon Musk is now …

Elon Musk wants to remove the block feature on X
1 year, 4 months ago

Elon Musk wants to remove the block feature on X

The Hindu  

X social media platform owner Elon Musk said on Friday that the ability to block other users will be removed except in direct messages, adding that the feature did not make sense. However, his post was soon attached to a Community Notes banner which provided additional context and claimed that taking away the ability to block abusive users on a …

Elon Musk's X offers legal support for unfairly treated users
1 year, 4 months ago

Elon Musk's X offers legal support for unfairly treated users

India TV News  

Tech billionaire, Elon Musk has made a new announcement regarding his social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, now called X. In a recent post on X, Musk stated that the platform would financially support individuals who have faced unfair treatment by their employers due to their posts or likes on the platform. This move comes as X continues to …

X marks the lawsuit: Elon Musk's social media company sues nonprofit highlighting site's hate speech
1 year, 4 months ago

X marks the lawsuit: Elon Musk's social media company sues nonprofit highlighting site's hate speech

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy X, the social media platform …

Elon Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweets
1 year, 4 months ago

Elon Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweets

The Hindu  

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. An attorney representing the social media site wrote to the Center for Countering Digital Hate on July 20 threatening legal action over …

Elon Musk put new limits on tweets. Users and advertisers might go elsewhere
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk put new limits on tweets. Users and advertisers might go elsewhere

Associated Press  

TikTok and Instagram users can scroll with abandon. But Twitter owner Elon Musk has put new curfews on his digital town square, the latest drastic change to the social media platform that could further drive away advertisers and undermine its cultural influence as a trendsetter. “By sending users elsewhere, Musk is killing the main proposition Twitter has had for advertisers …

Elon Musk put new limits on tweets. Users and advertisers might go elsewhere
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk put new limits on tweets. Users and advertisers might go elsewhere

LA Times  

Elon Musk has put new limits on Twitter, the latest drastic change to the social media platform that could further drive away advertisers and undermine its cultural influence as atrendsetter. But Twitter owner Elon Musk has put new limits on his digital town square, the latest drastic change to the social media platform that could further drive away advertisers and …

Elon Musk sparks meme fest online for setting reading limit on Twitter
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk sparks meme fest online for setting reading limit on Twitter

India TV News  

Twitter chief Elon Musk recently made an announcement that the company will be fixing a daily limit on the number of posts users can read has sparked a meme fest on the social media platform. He also mentioned that under temporary limits, verified accounts are now limited to reading 6,000 posts per day, unverified accounts 600 posts per day, and …

Elon Musk imposes daily limits on reading posts on Twitter
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk imposes daily limits on reading posts on Twitter

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter owner Elon Musk has limited the number of tweets that users can view each day — restrictions he described as an attempt to prevent unauthorized scraping of potentially valuable data from the social media platform. In a Friday tweet, Musk described the new restrictions as a temporary measure that was taken because “we were getting data …

Elon Musk’s Twitter announces read limits
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk’s Twitter announces read limits

The Hindu  

Thousands of people logged complaints about problems accessing Twitter on Saturday after owner Elon Musk limited most users to viewing 600 tweets a day — restrictions he described as an attempt to prevent unauthorized scraping of potentially valuable data from the site. Rate limits increasing soon to 8000 for verified, 800 for unverified & 400 for new unverified https://t.co/fuRcJLifTn — …

Elon Musk reveals Twitter's upcoming update: Only Blue users can DM non-followers
1 year, 6 months ago

Elon Musk reveals Twitter's upcoming update: Only Blue users can DM non-followers

India TV News  

Elon Musk has revealed that Twitter is planning to release a new update aimed at addressing the issue of spam and AI bots infiltrating direct messages on the platform. The new update will restrict the ability to send DMs to only those who follow the sender, a feature available exclusively to Twitter Blue users. Musk stated that social networks that …

Elon Musk is talking about making Twitter even worse
1 year, 6 months ago

Elon Musk is talking about making Twitter even worse

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Gifting the human race an open …

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 …

Shadow banning of Musk's Twitter account : An ‘idiotic algorithm’ behind this
1 year, 9 months ago

Shadow banning of Musk's Twitter account : An ‘idiotic algorithm’ behind this

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk has now revealed that an ‘idiotic algorithm’ of Twitter which shadow banned accounts based on number of blocks had caused his engagement taking a nosedive. Questioning Musk about account shadow banning, a user wrote on Twitter that a change has been introduced in the platform's algorithm to lower visibility of accounts that are blocked/muted by masses. Musk's decision …

Elon Musk reacts to press criticism on his move to ban 'journalists' on Twitter
2 years ago

Elon Musk reacts to press criticism on his move to ban 'journalists' on Twitter

India TV News  

Journalists ban on twitter : The CEO of Twitter hasn't held back on responding to accusations of him hampering the microblogging site's 'freedom of speech'. Twitter recently suspended accounts of roughly half a dozen prominent journalists, who have been covering the social media site and Musk, citing they had violated rules against "doxxing." The suspended accounts include those of Ryan …

No One on Twitter Is Safe From Elon Musk
54 years, 11 months ago

No One on Twitter Is Safe From Elon Musk

Wired  

Elon Musk’s commitment to near-absolute free speech has collapsed. Journalists have helped keep the platform relevant despite its small size relative to competitors like Facebook: They fuel the platform with free, vetted content when news breaks and speculation and rumors swirl. “Musk is responding to events that affect him personally to reshape that policy and place new limits on what …

Twitter bans several prominent journalists who covered Elon Musk's Twitter shenanigans
2 years ago

Twitter bans several prominent journalists who covered Elon Musk's Twitter shenanigans

Firstpost  

Twitter also banned the account of Mastodon, the social media alternative that’s built momentum since Elon Musk took over. The ban on journalists came about after Twitter suspended the Twitter account of Mastodon, the open-source social media alternative that’s became extremely popular after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. Twitter took action against Mastodon after the account linked to the Mastodon page …

Elon Musk floats 'general amnesty' of suspended Twitter accounts
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk floats 'general amnesty' of suspended Twitter accounts

Firstpost  

The move comes as Musk has faced pushback that his criteria for content moderation is subject to his personal whim, with reinstatements decided for certain accounts and not others San Francisco: New Twitter owner Elon Musk on Wednesday polled users on whether the site should offer a general amnesty to suspended accounts, using the same method he used to handle …

Elon Musk outlines new Twitter policy, says 'negative tweets to be deboosted and demonetised' | Details
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk outlines new Twitter policy, says 'negative tweets to be deboosted and demonetised' | Details

India TV News  

Twitter's new policy: Ever since Elon Musk took control of Twitter, he is trying different options to revamp the microblogging site. On Friday, November 18, he outlined a new policy saying Twitter will deboost, demonetise and not promote tweets containing hate speech or negative content. You won’t find the tweet unless you specifically seek it out, which is no different …

Cesspool or civility? Elon Musk's Twitter at a crossroads
2 years, 1 month ago

Cesspool or civility? Elon Musk's Twitter at a crossroads

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He quickly fired top executives and the board …

Elon Musk dares Parag Agrawal for open debate on Twitter fake accounts, bot percentage
2 years, 4 months ago

Elon Musk dares Parag Agrawal for open debate on Twitter fake accounts, bot percentage

India TV News  

Highlights Elon Musk and Twitter are engaged in an ongoing legal dispute over the $44 billion takeover deal Musk's challenge to Parag Agrawal came while responding to a Twitter user Musk has been insisting Twitter to provide complete data on bot and spam accounts Elon Musk has challenged Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal to have a public debate on fake accounts …

Elon Musk deal ‘in danger’: Here’s what Twitter is doing to save it
2 years, 5 months ago

Elon Musk deal ‘in danger’: Here’s what Twitter is doing to save it

Live Mint  

Twitter has said that it removes 1 million spam accounts each day. The company said during a call with executives in a briefing that aimed to shed more light on the company's fake and bot accounts as it tussles with Elon Musk over “spam bots.” The Tesla CEO, who had offered to buy Twitter for $44 billion, has threatened to …

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