The use of algorithms to sift through user-generated content is prevalent across most major websites. However, a recent ruling against Google may necessitate tighter regulation of explicit or violent content on internet platforms. This could have significant impacts on internet companies who rely on immunity from the law. Should the ruling be implemented poorly, it …
Reportedly, Twitter’s head of trust and safety, Ella Irwin, has resigned from her position after just seven months under CEO Elon Musk. Irwin took on the role in the fall of 2022 after Musk officially acquired the social media platform. Although she did not provide any details about her resignation, she did state to The …
On Monday evening, Twitter experienced its most significant malfunction since Elon Musk acquired the social media platform. An internal change led to the complete shutdown of picture and link viewing and posting for millions of users, resulting in error code 467 and an error message stating that the user’s current API plan did not accept …
Apple has exciting news for iPhone users; they will soon be able to type “fuck” without being autocorrected. This announcement came from Apple’s software chief, Craig Federighi, during the annual Worldwide Developers Conference in California. While many were excited about the introduction of Apple’s mixed reality headset, Vision Pro, for those who have found themselves …
Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, has expressed a desire to bring more liberal voices to the platform. Musk suggested that the likes of MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow and former CNN anchor Don Lemon should “put their shows on this platform.” Musk’s comments come in response to the conservative views expressed by Tucker Carlson on the …
Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, Tesla, and SpaceX, recently shared his divisive views on transgender people. In a series of tweets, Musk promoted a transphobic “documentary” by far-right conservative Matt Walsh, agreed that medical providers who offer care to transgender children should be sent to prison, and supported a movement to exclude trans people …
Twitter has lifted restrictions on accounts linked to the Kremlin after being acquired by tech billionaire Elon Musk, as evidenced by a recent review of the website. Multiple account tests showed that Twitter’s search results, timeline, and recommendation tools now display accounts such as Vladimir Putin’s presidential account, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and …
A group of Democratic senators sent a letter to Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, and the company’s incoming CEO, Linda Yaccarino, expressing concerns about actions since Musk took over the social media platform. The senators comprised Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), Ed Markey (Mass.), Ron Wyden (Ore.), and Mazie Hirono (Hawaii). They wrote that Twitter, since …
Under Elon Musk’s revamp of the social network, Twitter has bestowed a gold check mark to Britain First, the far-right political party. Britain First, an anti-immigration party led by Paul Golding, who has been convicted in the past for religiously aggravated harassment against Muslims, has been tagged as an “official organization” by Twitter. A gold …