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After former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson announced an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the X platform, the number of downloads of the app, formerly known as Twitter, skyrocketed, putting X at number one in the US App Store. According to various media outlets, including Reuters, AP, and The New York Times, the […]
Social network X (Twitter) has lost 71% of its value after being bought by Elon Musk, according to Fidelity. This was reported by The Guardian. By owning a stake in X Holdings, Fidelity claims that the value of its shares has decreased by 71.5%. Musk acquired Twitter for $44 billion and renamed it X. During […]
On Thursday, December 21, the social network X (formerly Twitter) suffered a massive failure. Users of the platform complained about unuploaded posts. This is evidenced by the data from the Downdetector page. According to the morning user feedback, 70% of people complained about the mobile app, 24% about the website, and another 7% could not […]
The new Law on Digital Services contains strict requirements for verification of content on social networks and provides for fines of up to 6% of annual revenue for violating companies. Elon Musk’s X/Twitter has become the first social network to face an EU investigation under the new legislation. Two months ago, the company received a […]
A number of advertisers have said that they do not plan to return to social network X (formerly Twitter) in the near future after comments by its owner Elon Musk recommending that they “go to hell.” This was reported by The New York Times. At least half a dozen marketing agencies representing brands are strongly […]
Musk’s recent controversial posts and comments about Jews have led to a strong outflow of advertisers from X/Twitter, including such giants as Apple and Disney. At the conference, Elon made an attempt to apologize, but something went wrong, and instead the billionaire simply told the advertisers to go to hell. “If someone tries to blackmail […]
Elon Musk confirmed that Grok will be available to all Premium+ subscribers “next week”. And, despite the fact that the entrepreneur’s statements about the time frame were not always confirmed, the code in Appendix X confirmed the integration with the chatbot. This week, software researcher Nima Ovji shared screenshots showing Grok added to the X […]
Businessman Elon Musk has called “fake” media reports that accused him of anti-Semitism after approving anti-Semitic content in a publication on X. Backlash from the platform’s biggest advertisers, such as Apple and Disney, erupted in mid-November after Musk agreed with a post that said Jews have a “dialectical hatred” of white people. The post drew […]
NewsGuard, a rating system designed to analyze and rank news content, recognized Elon Musk as a “super source” of disinformation about the military confrontation between Israel and Hamas. The social network owned by the billionaire is used to spread the most famous fake news about the Israeli-Palestinian war. According to Newsweek, 3/4 of the most […]
On Thursday, October 26, audio and video calls were launched on the X platform (formerly Twitter). These features are only available to some users. This was reported by The Verge. It is noted that some users and members of The Verge’s editorial staff received notifications: “Audio and video calls are here!”. Early version of video […]