The move comes as Mark Zuckerberg's company has cut its third-party fact-checking in the United States and overhauled its content moderation policies.
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3 years agoMusk tweeted he disagreed with a decision Twitter made in 2020 to restrict the distribution of a New York Post article about US President Joe Biden's son, Hunter. The billionaire, who has about 87 million Twitter followers, called the company's decision to lock the Post's account on the platform "incredibly inappropriate."
3 years agoMusic streaming giant Spotify reported a lower than expected growth in paying subscribers in the first quarter, citing its exit from Russia.
3 years agoIndia is tapping a new energy source that promises to help clean up its smog-choked cities, and is already providing a vital revenue stream for poor Indian farmers: truckloads of cow manure.
3 years ago"DJI is internally reassessing compliance requirements in various jurisdictions," the privately held company said in a statement late on Tuesday. "Pending the current review, DJI will temporarily suspend all business activities in Russia and Ukraine."
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3 years agoA Russian court hit Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta and video platform TikTok with fines for refusing to take down LBGT content.
3 years agoGroups representing journalists around the world expressed concern that Elon Musk's move to buy Twitter would damage media freedoms on the online platform.
3 years agoMusk will join Twitter staff for a question-and-answer session at a later date, the company told employees.
3 years agoThe Netherlands launched on April 20 a new online reporting tool to protect sex workers from dangerous clients, a move supported by the Justice Ministry to improve safety in the industry.
3 years agoOver 10,000 sellers worldwide go on strike following Etsy’s increase in fee charges, signaling user defiance over the creative e-commerce website's shifting focus.
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3 years agoThe Digital Services Act (DSA) -- the second part of a massive project to regulate tech companies -- aims to ensure tougher consequences for platforms and websites that host a long list of banned content, from hate speech to disinformation and child sexual abuse images.
3 years agoFive years later, Jak is one of thousands in open rebellion against the place they once saw as a safe haven -- part of a growing trend of users rising up against tech platforms.
3 years agoAstronomers have detected a previously unknown type of stellar explosion called a micronova, which involves thermonuclear blasts at the polar regions of a white dwarf, a type of burned-out star, after it has siphoned material from a companion star.
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3 years agoThe return to Earth of three astronauts on Saturday after six months at China's new space station marks a landmark step in the country's space ambitions.
3 years agoThe Shenzhou-13 spacecraft was the latest mission in Beijing's drive to rival the United States, after landing a rover on Mars and sending probes to the Moon.
3 years agoTech watchers reacted to the Tesla chief's proposal for one of the world's most influential information exchanges with immediate worries about accountability, public discourse and even how it could impact democracy.
3 years agoPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte has rejected a proposed law requiring social media users to register their real names and phone numbers, citing threats to free speech and privacy.
3 years agoBionaut Labs plans its first clinical trials on humans in just two years for its tiny injectable robots, which can be carefully guided through the brain using magnets.
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