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Twitter to Pay $150 Million After Being Accused of Improperly Selling User Data

Twitter agreed to pay $150 million after it was accused of having sold private info from users to target advertising, without informing them.

12 Groups Behind Protest of Musk’s Twitter Takeover Have Ties With Gates Foundation, Soros

Liberal groups pressuring Twitter advertisers to boycott platform in response to Elon Musk’s buyout received money from entities backed by Gates and Soros.

Jack Dorsey Steps Down from Twitter Board

Twitter’s Jack Dorsey stepped down effective immediately from his seat on the social media platform’s board after a stakeholder meeting.

Appeals Court Judge Blocks Parts of DeSantis’s Big Tech Censorship Law

Court ruled it's unconstitutional for FL to prohibit social media banning politicians, a blow to DeSantis combating of online censorship.

DC Attorney General Sues Zuckerberg Over Cambridge Analytica Data Breach Scandal

Washington, D.C. AG Karl Racine filed lawsuit against Facebook's Zuckerberg for failing to secure data during Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Disinformation Operative Who Attacked Elon Musk’s Push for “Free Speech”

Busted: Disinformation Operative Who Attacked Elon Musk’s Push for “Free Speech” Caught Red-Handed in...

Piece about awfulness of Elon Musk’s Twitter bid in Atlantic stands out not because of force of argument, but because of scandal behind its author, Renée DiResta.
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Twitter Wants to Close Deal ‘Promptly’ and on ‘Agreed Price,’ While Musk Calls on...

Twitter was filing preliminary proxy statement with SEC to complete Elon Musk buyout “on the agreed price,” and as “promptly as practicable.”

Elon Musk Calls ESG ‘A Scam’ After S&P Index Drops Tesla

Elon Musk called ESG scoring “a scam,” citing S&P Global’s inclusion of ExxonMobil Corp. in ESG Index but not electric car company Tesla Motors.

Elon Musk Provides Update on Twitter Deal: ‘Not Out of the Question’

Elon Musk provided an update on whether he will purchase Twitter, coming days after he questioned the number of bot accounts on platform.
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Elon Musk: Twitter Deal ‘Cannot Move Forward’ Until Bot Data Clarified

Twitter shares tumble again after Musk's $44 billion purchase of platform “cannot move forward” until there's clarity on website’s spam bots.
Elon Musk Issues Warning on Twitter Algorithm

Elon Musk Issues Warning on Twitter Algorithm as Company’s Legal Team Reaches Out

Elon Musk warned Twitter users that they are “being manipulated” and told them how to turn on and off the platform’s algorithmic newsfeed, coming as the firm’s legal department...

Elon Musk Says Biden Wrong to Think He Was ‘Elected to Transform the Country’

Musk believes Trump's Twitter account should be reinstated, but a “less divisive candidate” is better option for 2024 Presidential election.