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Norwegian Lawmaker Nominates Elon Musk For Nobel Peace Prize For Enabling "Free Speech"
The lawmaker said that Mr Musk's tech companies had helped "make the world a more connected and safer place."
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Elon Musk Threatens Lawsuit After Report Flags Rising Hate Speech On X
Tesla CEO, Elon Musk threatened a new litigation against those asking for curbs on free speech or related to hate speech claims. His remark was in response to a post on X claiming that NGOs are raising more hate speech complaints without merit.
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Australian Watchdog Says Twitter Top Platform for Online Hate, Demands Explanation as Company Faces Fine
An Australian cyber regulator on Thursday said it has demanded Twitter explain its handling of online hate as the microblog has become the country's most complained-about platform since new owner Elon Musk lifted bans on a reported 62,000 accounts.
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On Twitter Censorship In Turkey, Elon Musk Gets A Sharp Response From Wikipedia Founder
In a Twitter post, Mr Wales called out Musk for not supporting free speech when he caved to Turkey's demands to restrict content.
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''We Are Back'': Tucker Carlson To Relaunch His Show On Twitter, Elon Musk Responds
Without mentioning the exact date, he promised his viewers ''a new version of the show we've been doing for the last six and a half years''.
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"Weaponisation Of Disinformation...": Government On 'Twitter Files'
The weaponisation of disinformation in the name of free speech by Twitter has now come to a grinding halt and it is completely unacceptable in India, minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday.
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Elon Musk Claims He Faces "Quite Significant" Risk Of Being Assassinated
Twitter's new owner Elon Musk on Saturday claimed that the risk of something bad happening to him or even literally being shot at is "quite significant".
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Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover: Here's A List Of Suspended Accounts That Have Been Reinstated
Almost a month after taking over Twitter, Elon Musk, who is a self-described "free speech absolutist", reinstated several accounts that were previously banned or suspended.
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Elon Musk Said to Ramp Up Purge of Engineers Over Alleged Criticism After Twitter Takeover
Elon Musk is said to have stepped up his purge of Twitter's engineers who criticised the new CEO after the takeover deal. An estimated dozen or more workers have been let go in the past couple of days after they rebuked Musk, who previously called himself a “free speech absolutist". While Twitter and Musk have not yet confirmed the firings, the c...
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Elon Musk Publicly Punishes Twitter Engineers Who Call Him Out Online
Twitter owner Elon Musk, who has called himself a "free speech absolutist," has resorted to firing company engineers who publicly criticize him on the social-media service.
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Elon Musk Should Testify to EU Parliament After Twitter Takeover, Lawmaker Says
Elon Musk should come to the European Parliament to reassure lawmakers that Twitter won't become a platform that threatens democracy, a lawmaker said on Thursday. Meanwhile, the EU’s internal market commissioner has warned Musk that he will have to follow the EU’s rules, most notably the Digital Services Act that requires companies to take down...
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Elon Musk Urged by UN to Ensure Human Rights Are Central to Management of Twitter
Elon Musk was urged by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk on Saturday, to "ensure human rights are central to the management of Twitter". The message from Türk was issued after reports that Musk had fired the entire team working on human rights on the microblogging platform. In his letter, Türk urged Twitter to stand up for the r...
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Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea to Implead Twitter's Elon Musk in Petition Challenging Account Suspension
The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking to implead Twitter's new owner Elon Musk in a petition that challenging the suspension of a user's account for allegedly violating the platform's rules. The court dismissed the plea with Rs. 25,000 costs, and Justice Yashwant Varma termed the application to be "thoroughly misconceived".
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Trevor Noah Mocks Elon Musk's Twitter Verification Plan: "Racists Are Gonna Be Taking Out Loans"
Trevor Noah, the popular TV host, reasoned that Musk charging people for blue check marks goes against his very mission of bringing free speech and equality to Twitter.
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Binance CEO Explains $500 Million Bid on Elon Musk-Led Twitter Aiming at Web3 Expansion
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has reiterated his support for Twitter under the leadership of tech mogul Elon Musk. Zhao has said that Binance’s investment of $500 million (roughly Rs. 4,133 crore) stays in place now that Twitter is projected to be a tool of Web3 expansion.
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Norwegian Lawmaker Nominates Elon Musk For Nobel Peace Prize For Enabling "Free Speech"
The lawmaker said that Mr Musk's tech companies had helped "make the world a more connected and safer place."
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Elon Musk Threatens Lawsuit After Report Flags Rising Hate Speech On X
Tesla CEO, Elon Musk threatened a new litigation against those asking for curbs on free speech or related to hate speech claims. His remark was in response to a post on X claiming that NGOs are raising more hate speech complaints without merit.
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Australian Watchdog Says Twitter Top Platform for Online Hate, Demands Explanation as Company Faces Fine
An Australian cyber regulator on Thursday said it has demanded Twitter explain its handling of online hate as the microblog has become the country's most complained-about platform since new owner Elon Musk lifted bans on a reported 62,000 accounts.
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On Twitter Censorship In Turkey, Elon Musk Gets A Sharp Response From Wikipedia Founder
In a Twitter post, Mr Wales called out Musk for not supporting free speech when he caved to Turkey's demands to restrict content.
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''We Are Back'': Tucker Carlson To Relaunch His Show On Twitter, Elon Musk Responds
Without mentioning the exact date, he promised his viewers ''a new version of the show we've been doing for the last six and a half years''.
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"Weaponisation Of Disinformation...": Government On 'Twitter Files'
The weaponisation of disinformation in the name of free speech by Twitter has now come to a grinding halt and it is completely unacceptable in India, minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday.
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Elon Musk Claims He Faces "Quite Significant" Risk Of Being Assassinated
Twitter's new owner Elon Musk on Saturday claimed that the risk of something bad happening to him or even literally being shot at is "quite significant".
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Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover: Here's A List Of Suspended Accounts That Have Been Reinstated
Almost a month after taking over Twitter, Elon Musk, who is a self-described "free speech absolutist", reinstated several accounts that were previously banned or suspended.
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Elon Musk Said to Ramp Up Purge of Engineers Over Alleged Criticism After Twitter Takeover
Elon Musk is said to have stepped up his purge of Twitter's engineers who criticised the new CEO after the takeover deal. An estimated dozen or more workers have been let go in the past couple of days after they rebuked Musk, who previously called himself a “free speech absolutist". While Twitter and Musk have not yet confirmed the firings, the c...
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Elon Musk Publicly Punishes Twitter Engineers Who Call Him Out Online
Twitter owner Elon Musk, who has called himself a "free speech absolutist," has resorted to firing company engineers who publicly criticize him on the social-media service.
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Elon Musk Should Testify to EU Parliament After Twitter Takeover, Lawmaker Says
Elon Musk should come to the European Parliament to reassure lawmakers that Twitter won't become a platform that threatens democracy, a lawmaker said on Thursday. Meanwhile, the EU’s internal market commissioner has warned Musk that he will have to follow the EU’s rules, most notably the Digital Services Act that requires companies to take down...
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Elon Musk Urged by UN to Ensure Human Rights Are Central to Management of Twitter
Elon Musk was urged by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk on Saturday, to "ensure human rights are central to the management of Twitter". The message from Türk was issued after reports that Musk had fired the entire team working on human rights on the microblogging platform. In his letter, Türk urged Twitter to stand up for the r...
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Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea to Implead Twitter's Elon Musk in Petition Challenging Account Suspension
The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking to implead Twitter's new owner Elon Musk in a petition that challenging the suspension of a user's account for allegedly violating the platform's rules. The court dismissed the plea with Rs. 25,000 costs, and Justice Yashwant Varma termed the application to be "thoroughly misconceived".
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Trevor Noah Mocks Elon Musk's Twitter Verification Plan: "Racists Are Gonna Be Taking Out Loans"
Trevor Noah, the popular TV host, reasoned that Musk charging people for blue check marks goes against his very mission of bringing free speech and equality to Twitter.
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Binance CEO Explains $500 Million Bid on Elon Musk-Led Twitter Aiming at Web3 Expansion
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has reiterated his support for Twitter under the leadership of tech mogul Elon Musk. Zhao has said that Binance’s investment of $500 million (roughly Rs. 4,133 crore) stays in place now that Twitter is projected to be a tool of Web3 expansion.
