Elon Musk brands Australian government ‘fascists’
The billionaire SpaceX founder responded to news that the Australian government wants to fine internet platforms for failing to prevent misinformation spreading online.
eSafety chief drops legal battle against Elon Musk’s X over Sydney church stabbing videos
E-safety commissioner Julie Inman Grant has confirmed she will pursue the case to remove violent content from X in Federal Court. The social media platform led by Musk said it is pleased that ‘freedom of speech has prevailed.’
Elon Musk will charge new X users a fee for posting, tweet suggests
New users in New Zealand and the Philippines have already had to pay a $1 annual fee to access functions like posting, liking and replying.
Musk’s X fired 80% of engineers working on trust and safety, Australian Government says
Half of internal moderators and a third of X’s trust and safety team globally were fired after Musk’s arrival, Australia’s online safety regulator says.
Musk’s X faces disinformation probe in EU—first under new regulations
The European Commission opened a formal investigation into X on Monday, alleging the company has failed to combat the spread of disinformation and illegal content on its platform, the first probe of its kind by the bloc under new regulations targeting social media companies.
X CEO Yaccarino responds to companies pulling ads over antisemitism: ‘Fabricated distractions’
Linda Yaccarino, CEO of billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X, said Monday the platform has seen “detractors and fabricated distractions,” as she faces calls to resign after a group of major companies pulled ads over concerns about antisemitism on the platform, including from her boss.
Elon Musk says new AI chatbot Grok will rival ChatGPT
Musk debuted xAI’s AI chatbot Grok over the weekend, though it is in a “very early beta” stage and only available to certain X subscribers.
Elon Musk’s X has started selling off Twitter handles for upwards of $76,000
Rumored to be in the works for the past year, the initiative appears to have begun rolling out recently, with email solicitations being sent to potential buyers.
How much is X worth? Half what Elon Musk paid
A new employee stock plan revealed the company is worth $19 billion, 55% less than the $44 billion Musk paid for it last year.
X launches $16 per month subscription tier after ad revenue declines
X, formerly known as Twitter, launched two new tiers of Premium subscriptions—including Premium+, which eliminates ads in For You and Following—amid its declining ad revenue.