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Judge refuses to stop Elon Musk’s million dollar election 'sweepstakes'
The Tesla CEO has doled out $120 million to put Trump back in office.
Report: Google removed voter scam ads from search results
Advertisements preying on voters proliferated in 2020 and 2022.
By Rebecca Ruiz
X's Community Notes aren't flagging election misinformation
"Community Notes is not a panacea for X’s problems."
Russia wants Google to pay a $20 decillion fine for blocking YouTube channels
That's 2 with 34 zeros.
By Tim Marcin
Philadelphia sues Elon Musk for his $1 million voter payouts
The city says Musk is illegally influencing voters.
Judge green-lights school lawsuits against social media giants Meta, Google, TikTok, Snap
School districts are suing platforms for fostering "compulsive use" by students.
Why Elon Musk is skipping around on stage for Donald Trump
The world’s richest man’s federal troubles might be putting the pep in his step, according to a new report.
By Chris Taylor
Musk is gutting X's blocking feature — why this change is dangerous
The tool has been the first line of defense against harassment.
X deemed not important enough to face EU antitrust regulations
Good news for X, but also not really.
I read all the community notes on Elon Musk's X account. Here's what I learned.
The user-voted fact-checks have been added to 70 Musk tweets so far — and most are on his replies. Here's why.
By Chris Taylor
TikTok execs know exactly how many videos it takes to get addicted to its platform
The findings come as the social media giant faces an onslaught of lawsuits.
More than a dozen states sue TikTok for its allegedly addictive algorithm
The states argue the platform is falsely advertising its content as safe for children.
Elon Musk's weirdest weekend, explained
The stealing of @America: After 'Dork MAGA' day, Twitter/X's owner may have crossed a line. Again.
By Chris Taylor
Facebook can’t use your sexual orientation to target ads, EU court says
Targeted ads may seem like a no-brainer, but safety and privacy considerations complicate the issue.
Meta deems red triangle a proxy for Hamas support, will enforce removal
The triangle is also used by pro-Palestine accounts online.
Snapchat allowed sextortion, grooming to proliferate, lawsuit claims
The social media site is facing claims it knowingly put children at risk.
Meta partners with Be My Eyes for accessible Ray-Ban glasses upgrade
Glasses wearers who are blind or low vision can access live support as they navigate the world.
X just released its first transparency report in years. Here's what they aren't saying.
X's new philosophy: Restriction over removal.
"Time is up" to regulate AI, UN advisor says
The international body considers AI a potential boon… and possibly as devastating as nuclear weapons.
Waymo’s driverless cars are coming to these cities next
"Total Recall" vibes spread across the nation.
'A powerful new tool': A disabled advocate on Apple's FDA-approved hearing aids
Can the new feature actually change lives?
Google searches will now detect origin of AI-manipulated images
Google is leading the pack of tech companies identifying AI-assisted "photos."
Sam Altman steps down as head of OpenAI's safety group
Many changes afoot at the tech behemoth.
As Silicon Valley sours on diversity, women in tech suffer
Women Who Code and Girls Who Tech are no more.
