Main Topic: X Corp., the parent company of Twitter, files a lawsuit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) for publishing research reports claiming that the platform failed to take action against hateful posts.
Key Points:
1. X Corp. accuses CCDH of orchestrating a "scare campaign" to drive away advertisers from the platform.
2. X Corp. alleges that CCDH unlawfully gained access to protected data and falsely claimed statistical support for overwhelming harmful content.
3. CCDH argues that Musk is trying to silence criticism and that their research shows hate and disinformation spreading on the platform.
The main topic is that the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency is suing Elon Musk-owned X (formerly Twitter) for copyright infringement in France. AFP claims that X has refused to discuss remuneration for sharing its news content. AFP is seeking an urgent injunction to obtain the necessary information to calculate the money owed to them under France's neighboring rights legislation. The extension of copyright law covers excerpts of news content shared on digital platforms, including text, photographs, videos, and infographics. Google has previously faced legal action and a fine for failing to negotiate payments with news publishers. X's case may not trigger intervention from the competition authority as it does not hold a dominant position in search or social media.
Main topic: Advertisers suspend advertising on X due to ads appearing next to a pro-Nazi account.
Key points:
1. Twitter's rebrand into X has made advertisers more confident in using the platform.
2. X has added brand safety controls to prevent ads from appearing in inappropriate places.
3. Gilead Sciences and NCTA-The Internet and Television Association suspended their ad spending on X after their ads appeared next to a verified pro-Nazi account.
The platform formerly known as Twitter, now called X, will start collecting biometric data and information on users' employment and education history, according to its updated privacy policy, with the intention of providing additional verification for X Premium users and recommending potential jobs and relevant advertising.
X's new content moderation policy, which limits the visibility of certain tweets rather than removing them, has made it difficult for the social media platform to convince brands that it is safe for advertising.
Twitter, now called X, is suing California over a state law that requires social media companies to disclose their content policies, claiming it violates free speech and pressure them to remove objectionable content.
X CEO Linda Yaccarino defended the social media platform, emphasizing its commitment to free expression and countering the accusation of censorship, while also addressing concerns about harassment and hate speech during an interview at the Code Conference.
Twitter, now known as X, has removed automatically generated headlines from links to external websites, potentially reducing context and engagement with news articles on the platform.
The social media platform "X" is under scrutiny for allowing racist content from VDARE to appear on its platform, including advertisements from major brands like Amazon, Samsung, and the Denver Broncos, raising concerns about the platform's commitment to brand safety.
X, formerly known as Twitter, has removed the ability for users to block and report certain advertisements, which has raised concerns about transparency and user control on the platform.
Users on Elon Musk's platform X (formerly Twitter) can now block unverified accounts from replying to their posts, potentially making it more difficult to refute misinformation, but also raising concerns about the presence of bots and the unequal playing field created by paid verification.
The European Union has warned Elon Musk that his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, is spreading illegal content and disinformation following the Hamas attacks on Israel, urging him to update content enforcement policies and remove violating content in a timely manner.
Amidst the Israel-Hamas conflict, journalists, researchers, and fact-checkers struggled to verify accurate information on X (formerly Twitter) due to an unprecedented flood of disinformation and the preferential treatment of verified accounts by the platform's algorithm and CEO.
