• Twitter Reportedly Logs 180,000 US Subscribers in December 2022 Under Elon Musk

    1 month ago - By Tech Times

    Only 180,000 users in the US were reportedly availing of Twitter's subscriptions, such as Twitter Blue.
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  • New report suggests Twitter is not doing enough to tackle child abuse content

    New report suggests Twitter is not doing enough to tackle child abuse content

    1 month ago - By Android Headlines

    Child sexual abuse imagery is one of the major issues that has plagued many social media giants, including Twitter. And despite Elon Musk declaring that combating CSAM is a top priority for Twitter, a recent report from The New York Times suggests that CSAM is still prevalent and is even being promoted by Twitter's algorithms.
    The New York Times, in partnership with the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, discovered multiple cases of child abuse imagery on multiple Twitter accounts, with one video getting over 120,000 views. While the Centre's findings were even more concerning, as they...
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  • EU's top diplomat fires warning shot at Elon Musk over Twitter disinformation

    EU's top diplomat fires warning shot at Elon Musk over Twitter disinformation

    1 month ago - By TechCrunch

    A controversial move by Twitter-owner Elon Musk to end free access to its APIs by February 9 has attracted criticism from the European Union's top diplomat who has warned it could threaten the ability of researchers to study disinformation at a critical time - with Russia aggressively weaponizing disinformation to try to provide cover for its war in Ukraine.
    In a speech today, detailing how the bloc has responded to Russia stepping up online disinformation campaigns since its invasion of Ukraine last February, high commissioner Josep Borrell urged more research into how social media...
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