That outrageous post that got you upset? That was the whole point.

A tweak to the social-media platform ripped the masks off tens (hundreds?) of thousands of foreign accounts that have been doing real harm to America’s political discourse.

The EU has fined Elon Musk's X platform €120 million for violating digital transparency rules, particularly its 'blue checkmark' system. This move has ignited a diplomatic spat with the US, with officials accusing Brussels of attacking American free speech and tech companies.

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Twitter on Wednesday suspended an account that used publicly available flight data to track Elon Musk's private jet, despite a pledge by the social media platform's new owner to keep it up because of his free speech principles. Then, hours later, Musk ...

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In 2022, Elon Musk acquired Twitter, now known as X, stating it was to promote a “digital town square, where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner.” Upon his purchase, Musk loosened content moderation policies and reinstated many ...

Twitter has suspended the account dedicated to tracking the location of billionaire Elon Musk's private jet. The account, @ElonJet, was run by Florida college student Jack Sweeney and had amassed more than half a million followers. It tracked Musk's plane ...

Tech billionaire and X (formerly Twitter) owner, Elon Musk, on Saturday publicly called for the abolition of the European Union and the full restoration of sovereignty to its member states.