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Tucker Carlson’s Twitter show inks ad deal with conservative shopping app
Tucker Carlson’s new Twitter series will be sponsored by a company that pitches itself as the conservative alternative to Amazon.
Washington Post corrects columnist’s mistaken info concerning Florida’s population under DeSantis
Is there safety in numbers? That was a reality for a major news organization for a time.
Raymond Epps sues Fox News over ‘scapegoating’ in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
A former Donald Trump supporter who became the center of a conspiracy theory about Jan. 6, 2021, filed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News on Wednesday, saying the network made him a scapegoat for the U.S. Capitol insurrection.
FTC investigating ChatGPT creator OpenAI over consumer protection issues
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into ChatGPT creator OpenAI and whether the artificial intelligence company violated consumer protection laws by scraping public data and publishing false information through its chatbot.
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Twitter threatens legal action against Meta over its new rival app Threads
Twitter has threatened legal action against Meta over its new text-based app called Threads, which has drawn tens of millions of users since launching this week as a rival to Elon Musk's social media platform.
Zuckerberg's Twitter rival Threads enlists millions, challenges Musk's grip on microblogging media
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is picking a fight with Elon Musk, unveiling a Big Tech alternative to Twitter called Threads that relies upon Instagram's infrastructure.
Cameraman at Yankee Stadium injured by wild throw from Orioles shortstop Henderson
A cameraman was injured Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium when he was hit in the head by a wild throw from Baltimore Orioles rookie shortstop Gunnar Henderson.
Meta takes aim at Twitter with the launch of rival app Threads
Meta has unveiled an app called Threads to rival Twitter, targeting users looking for an alternative to the social media platform owned -- and frequently changed -- by Elon Musk.
Australian firm sues Twitter for unpaid bills
A Sydney-based project management firm has filed a lawsuit against Twitter for failing to pay for service rendered in four countries.
Meta's Twitter rival to hit app store this week
Mark Zuckerberg's competitor to Elon Musk's Twitter social media platform has arrived on the Apple App Store and will be available for download Thursday.
TweetDeck to be exclusive to Twitter Blue users after July
TweetDeck users will need to be verified starting in August.
Elon Musk imposes daily limits on reading posts on Twitter, preventing unauthorized data scraping
Twitter owner Elon Musk has limited the number of tweets that users can view each day -- restrictions he described as an attempt to prevent unauthorized scraping of potentially valuable data from the social media platform.
Japanese journalist barred from entering Hong Kong without clear reason, newspaper says
A Japanese journalist was barred from entering Hong Kong without a clear reason and was sent back to his country, a Japanese newspaper said, raising concerns over the city's shrinking press freedoms.
National Geographic will end newsstand sales of magazine next year, focus on subscriptions, digital
The familiar yellow-bordered cover of the monthly National Geographic will no longer be for sale on newsstands starting next year, part of cutbacks affecting the venerable magazine.
Fox ushers out Geraldo Rivera with tribute as he says he was fired from 'The Five'
Fox News ushered Geraldo Rivera off the air with cake and balloons on Friday, while he left with a timely reminder that his journalism career was a product of affirmative action.
Google joins Meta in blocking news in Canada rather than paying news outlets
Google said Thursday it will block news via its Search and News tools in Canada because of the country's legislation forcing Big Tech platforms to pay media organizations for news used on their services.
Yaccarino urges Twitter team to fight to bring back advertisers
New Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino told employees to use "hand-to-hand" combat to bring advertisers back to the platform.
Twitter's video scrolling feature exposes users to violent content
Twitter's swipe-up video feature exposed many users to violent videos this week after owner Elon Musk promoted the function.
It's official: Ryan Seacrest will host 'Wheel of Fortune' after Pat Sajak retires
Seacrest and Sony Pictures Television announced Tuesday that Seacrest has signed a multiyear deal to host the long-running game show starting with Season 42. Sajak recently announced the upcoming 41st season would be his last on the show.
Meta launches more parental supervision tools for Instagram. Is it enough?
Instagram and Facebook's parent company Meta is adding some new parental supervision tools and privacy features to its platforms as social media companies face increasing scrutiny over their effects on teen mental health.
Meta to block news on Facebook and Instagram in Canada
Meta is planning to block news content on Facebook and Instagram in Canada, after the country passed legislation requiring Big Tech companies to pay media outlets for news shared or repurposed on their platforms.
Infowars host Owen Shroyer pleads guilty to Capitol riot charge
Infowars host Owen Shroyer, who promoted baseless claims of 2020 election fraud on the far-right internet platform, pleaded guilty on Friday to joining the mob of Donald Trump supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol.
Malaysia says it will take legal action against Meta over harmful content on Facebook
Malaysia's government said Friday it will take legal action against Facebook's parent company, Meta Platforms, for failing to remove undesirable and harmful content from its social media platform.
Reddit moderators protest by making their communities NSFW
The ongoing Reddit protest over API pricing intensified this week after some moderators added the NSFW, not safe for work, tag to their otherwise appropriate subreddits.
