Elon Musk's X anti-hate group case thrown out
A US judge says Mr Musk's social media firm had sued to punish its critics.
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Elon Musk has fully bought into the ‘great replacement’
Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by STR/NurPhoto, Getty Images For months, Elon Musk has been dropping decidedly unsubtle hints that he believes in the great replacement, a conspiracy theory that liberal elites are “importing” immigrants into the United States, Europe, and
Justice Department indicts 7 accused in 14-year hack campaign by Chinese gov
Hacks allegedly targeted US officials and politicians, their spouses and dozens of companies.
Meta’s new opt-out setting limits visibility of politics on Instagram and Threads
Illustration: The Verge Meta’s executives have been saying for a while that they don’t want to boost posts about politics in their apps. Now, an opt-out setting that limits recommendations of “political content” has been added to Instagram and Threads. You can find it under
No KOSA, No TikTok Ban | EFFector 36.4
Want to hear about the latest news in digital rights? Well, you're in luck! EFFector 36.4 is out now and covers the latest topics, including our stance on the unconstitutional TikTok ban (spoiler: it's bad), a victory helping Indybay resist an unlawful search warrant and gag
Judge tosses Elon Musk’s X lawsuit against anti-hate group
Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images In a decision filed Monday , federal Judge Charles Breyer dismissed a lawsuit from Elon Musk’s X against the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), saying the company’s case is “about punishing the Defendants [CCDH] for
Ron DeSantis signs bill requiring parental consent for kids under 16 to hold social media accounts
Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) just signed into law HB 3 , a bill that will give parents of teens under 16 more control over their kids’ access to social media and require age verification for many websites. The bill requires social
Federation is the future of social media, says Bluesky CEO Jay Graber
Photo illustration: The Verge / Photo by Bluesky The head of Threads and Mastodon competitor Bluesky on why she thinks decentralization is the way forward in a post-Twitter internet. Continue reading…
Apple, Meta and Google to be investigated by the EU
If they are found to have broken the rules, the firms could be fined up to 10% of their annual turnover.
Apple, Meta, and Google targeted by EU in DMA non-compliance investigations
Cath Virginia / The Verge The European Commission is opening five non-compliance investigations into how Apple, Google, and Meta are complying with its new Digital Markets Act antitrust rules, the regulator announced today . “We suspect that the suggested solutions put
Uber drivers are melting amid Nigeria’s historic heat wave and record fuel prices
As temperatures soar and fuel prices triple, drivers are having to choose between their health and livelihood.
China’s EV price war is killing brands and infuriating consumers
Fast depreciation in an already slow market has panicked car buyers, many of whom are venting their frustrations on social media.
Joe Biden wants to make mac and cheese with clean energy
The production line of Easy Mac Macaroni & Cheese Cups on March 27, 2020, at the Kraft Heinz plant in Champaign, Ill. | Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images The Biden administration today announced the largest investment in cleaning up