The X owner was always going to turn the video removal request into a glib culture war fought with 4chan-style memes and late-night missivesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThis battle was never about the removal of a single violent video for Elon Musk – it was always going to turn into a glib culture war fought with 4chan-style memes and late-night missives featuring Musk as the free speech antihero fighting Woke Governments of the World. At least, that...
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The attitudes down under towards social media have turned barmy. While there is much to take Elon Musk to task for his wrecking ball antics at the platform formerly known as Twitter, not to mention his highly developed sense of sociopathy, the hysteria regarding the refusal to remove images of a man in holy orders being More
(Bloomberg) -- Elon Musk’s underlings at Tesla Inc. are accustomed to chaos. It comes with the territory of working for a chief executive who sets exacting targets and often abruptly switches directions — whose biographer describes his more intense moods as “demon mode.”Most Read from BloombergElon Musk’s Robotaxi Dreams Plunge Tesla Into ChaosTikTok to Remove Executive Tasked With Fending Off US ClaimsTrump Has Only $6.8 Million for Legal Fees With Trial UnderwayTesla Spends Weekend Cutting...
Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro hailed Elon Musk at a rally in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, saying the billionaire has stood up for freedom of expression — which the former president claims is at risk in his country. Musk, whose ownership of social media platform X, formerly Twitter, has provoked widespread controversy, “is a man who […]
Mediaite spoke with four journalists about what caused them to limit their use of Twitter and what their social media use looks like now.
Elon Musk is in a row with the Australian government after its online safety regulator called for a video of an Assyrian bishop being stabbed at a Sydney church to be removed from X, his social media platform. The video shows Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel being stabbed during a church service that was being livestreamed on April 15. The nonfatal attack, which authorities said was a terrorist act motivated by suspected religious extremism, led to rioting outside the church. Australia’s eSafety...
Brazilian supporters of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro are praising Elon Musk's free speech ideals.
Deal to use mapping data from web search giant Baidu is a big step towards launching driver assistance tech in world’s biggest car marketElon Musk’s visit to China has reportedly reaped immediate rewards with a deal for Tesla to use mapping data provided by web search company Baidu, a big step in introducing driver assistance technology in the world’s largest car market.Musk made an unannounced visit to China over the weekend. The billionaire posted a picture of his meeting with the Chinese...
Elon Musk has put a lot on the line for free speech -- $44 billion to be exact.
American billionaire Elon Musk has expressed concern about the lack of exit strategy for the war in Ukraine. In response, Mykhailo Podoliak, advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, has noted that a “realistic” strategy would be the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory.
On Monday, the US Supreme Court dismissed Elon Musk’s appeal about a 2018 SEC settlement regarding his infamous “funding secured” tweet. Ars Technica reports that the conservative-majority court took a break from weighing whether US Presidents should be above the law to pass on Musk’s attempt to throw out the agreement, which required him to pay fines, step down from Tesla’s board and have his tweets pre-screened by a lawyer. The justices denied Musk’s petition without commenting. Their...