Posted inCensorship Meta Platforms Inc Social Media X (Formerly Twitter) Meta Turns to Community Notes, Mirroring X Social media companies are abandoning years of fact-checking practices as Republicans criticize it as censorship. Posted by By Kate Conger
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Posted inBlue Origin Defense Department internal-storyline-no Israel Musk, Elon Presidential Election of 2024 Space Exploration Technologies Corp Trump, Donald J X (Formerly Twitter) Is Elon Musk a National Security Risk? Federal agencies are reviewing whether the tech mogul and ally of Donald Trump complied with disclosure rules meant to protect states secrets. Posted by By Andrew Ross Sorkin Ravi Mattu Bernhard Warner Sarah Kessler
Posted inComputers and the Internet Cyberharassment Government Efficiency Department (US) Layoffs and Job Reductions Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Musk, Elon Presidential Election of 2024 Social Media United States Politics and Government X (Formerly Twitter) Elon Musk’s Playbook for DOGE Has a Precedent: X Mr. Musk is wielding his X account to single out federal employees and agencies for cuts. He has used this method before. Posted by By Kate Conger