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Back from the Ban: Elon Musk Reinstates Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones on X

Jones' efforts to demonize Latinos in the U.S. span several decades

Latin Times

Elon Musk responds with ‘yes’ after Sam Altman says anti-Semitism is worse than he thought, ‘particularly on the American left’

Musk has faced intense backlash after endorsing an anti-Semitic post last month—and has been hitting back.

Fortune

Social media platform X added 10 million new users in December, CEO says

Linda Yaccarino makes announcement amid exodus of advertisers from the platform.

Al Jazeera

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Elon Musk-Owned X (Twitter) Revamps Its Ad Strategy As Ad Revenues Decline

Elon Musk's poor choice of words on X has led to big brands like Apple, IBM and Disney pausing their paid ad campaigns on the platform.

International Business Times UK

Elon Musk has crude words for advertisers no longer spending on X

Billionaire Elon Musk has said advertisers who have halted spending on his social media platform X in response to antisemitic and other hateful material are engaging in “blackmail.”

The Independent UK

Elon Musk's X antisemitism row explained: Why are advertisers leaving the platform?

The Tesla-owning billionaire tells departing advertisers where to go in the harshest possible terms

Evening Standard

Elon Musk unleashed a wild tirade against Disney and other advertisers he accused of blackmailing X: ‘go F-CK yourself’

Elon Musk makes it clear he is not interested in wooing advertisers to the platform he owns.

Fortune

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Musk uses expletive to tell audience he doesn't care about advertisers that fled X over hate speech

Billionaire Elon Musk has said advertisers who have halted spending on his social media platform X in response to antisemitic and other hateful material are engaging in “blackmail.”

The Independent UK

Key Advertisers Are Ditching Elon Musk-Owned X For Other Social Networks

Following Elon Musk's alleged endorsement of an antisemitic post, flagship accounts belonging to big brands have gone silent on X.

International Business Times UK

Media gave much less play to Trump’s ‘vermin’ comment than Clinton remark

Main networks gave 18 times more coverage to 2016 ‘deplorables’ remark; while top papers give it 29 times more, Media Matters finds

The Guardian - US

Musk mocked for trying to resurrect QAnon Pizzagate conspiracy following fake headline

X/Twitter owner uses meme from the hit show The Office to launch himself into fresh controversy days after endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory

The Independent UK

Elon Musk Visits Israel, Calls For An End to 'Murderous Propaganda'

The visit comes in the backdrop of Israel and Hamas extending a ceasefire for two more days.

International Business Times UK

Instagram is still plagued by a disturbing issue that Meta says it's making headway on solving

An new investigation from the Wall Street Journal shows just how unsafe social media can be for children.

The Street

Elon Musk visits Israel to meet top leaders as accusations of antisemitism on X grow

Elon Musk is on a visit to Israel, where he toured a kibbutz that was attacked last month by Hamas militants and is set to meet with top leaders

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Musk set to meet Netanyahu and hostage families in Israel as Twitter antisemitism row deepens

Twitter and Tesla billionaire previously accused Jews of spreading ‘hatred’ against whites

The Street

Bill Simmons says 'deranged' Elon Musk has entered the Tyson Zone

The famed podcast host says that Musk's latest antisemitism scandal shows for far off the rails he has fallen.

The Independent UK

How Elon Musk’s antisemitic comments pushed X advertisers over the edge

The social network once known as Twitter is facing a new exodus thanks to the behaviour of its mercurial owner – and it may not recover, reports Io Dodds

The Independent UK

Democrats accuse Elon Musk and X of profiting from Hamas propaganda

The letter from almost 30 House Democrats marks just the latest development in the growing antisemitism row encircling Mr Musk and the social media platform

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Ubisoft has 'paused' advertising on Twitter

Numerous major advertisers have suspended advertising on the platform following a report that found their ads appearing next to pro-Nazi content.

The Street

Elon Musk sues Media Matters, seeks damages from critical article

At least seven high-profile companies pulled their advertisements from X over the weekend following the Media Matters report.

Fortune

Media Matters chair won't back down about anti-semitism on X: 'As evidenced by Elon Musk’s own conduct, the rot seems to go all the way to the top'

Angelo Carusone is undaunted. "He’s engaged in malicious cruelty for no reason at all against people that clearly have a lot less power than him."

Salon

Experts rip Musk's Media Matters suit

"The lawsuit is here. Thermonuclear it is not," attorney says, teasing that "discovery will be fun"

The Guardian - UK

TechScape: Are social media giants silencing online content?

As violence on the ground continues, emotions on social media are higher than ever – with critics asking if platforms need more transparency around their algorithms

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Hamas ‘close’ to truce agreement with Israel, leader says

Deal could include limited ceasefire and exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners. Plus, most US gun deaths are suicides. How can they be prevented?

The Independent UK

Elon Musk amplifies Pizzagate conspiracy theory

It comes after Elon Musk came under fire for promoting an antisemitic conspiracy theory on X

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