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Twitch, the livestreaming giant popular among video gamers, has been thrust into the national spotlight after...
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In the wake of Saturday’s mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, Big Tech platforms scrambled to...
Continue ReadingWith deal in doubt, Elon Musk and Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal debate bots on Twitter
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal and Elon Musk are engaged in a debate over an issue Musk...
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Tech platforms have struggled for years to stamp out videos of real-time massacres, such as those...
Continue ReadingBuffalo massacre puts spotlight on hate-filled website
On Saturday afternoon, an anonymous user on the online forum 4chan wrote, “just 20 mins ago...
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TikTok posts about actor Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, have turned...
Continue ReadingTech groups ask Supreme Court to put Texas social media censorship law on hold
Two prominent lobbying groups representing the tech industry’s biggest companies are asking the US Supreme Court...
Continue ReadingIf Elon Musk restores Trump's Twitter account, it could pave the way for other platforms to do the same
In the days following the January 6 Capitol riot, Twitter became the first major social media...
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