X is now an open source news platform, declares Elon Musk
"When fake news spreads on CNN, MSNBC, or in The New York Times or Washington Post, they get the final say and can double down on their false narrative," the X user posted. Musk said "yes," adding that X is an open source news platform. "That is the right way to think about it. Anything relevant in legacy media is reposted here anyway," he added.
X launching two new premium tiers soon: Elon Musk
The other tier will be a more expensive one, which will remove all ads, the billionaire said. “Two new tiers of X Premium subscriptions launching soon. One is lower cost with all features, but no reduction in ads, and the other is more expensive, but has no ads,” the X owner posted.
Twitter fined for not providing info on child abuse content, Google warned
In a statement, eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said the proliferation of online child sexual exploitation is a growing problem both in Australia and globally, and technology companies have a moral responsibility in protecting children from sexual exploitation and abuse being stored, shared and perpetrated on their services.
Remove child sexual abuse material or face action: Centre warns X, YouTube, Telegram
The notices served to these platforms emphasise the importance of prompt and permanent removal or disabling of access to any CSAM on their platforms.
X reportedly testing new paid premium membership tiers
According to reports, X would split the current $8 Premium subscription into three different plans: Basic, Standard, and Plus, at various price points.
Elon Musk vouches to 'fight for max freedom of speech under law' on X
The Tesla CEO quoted a Washington Post article, which claimed prosecutors in German as saying that under Musk, X is complying with more requests from the country to identify users in hate speech cases, than before. The article also claims that this is in contrast to other countries such as Turkey and India, where X continues to legally contest censorship demands.
Threads rolls out 'keyword search' to more countries, including India
Along with India, the company rolled out the feature in Argentina, Mexico, the UK, and the US. "Today, we'll start rolling out keyword search in English and Spanish, in countries where most people post in those languages -- such as Argentina, India, Mexico, the UK, and the US -- on both mobile and web," Meta said in a blogpost on Thursday.
X officially changes tweets as posts in upcoming term of service
Among other notable changes is the complete removal of the work “Twitter” and replaced by X. Also, the new term of service says that by using X, “to the extent permitted by law, you also waive the right to participate as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class action, collective action or representative action proceeding.”
Elon Musk to only allow verified users to participate in polls on X
When writer-entrepreneur Brian Krassenstein posted that X has to make the option to only allow for blue checkmarks to participate in polls, Musk said it is coming soon. “We’re changing polls to allow votes only by verified users. That’s critical to avoid polls getting bot-spammed on controversial issues,” the billionaire said.
X seeks permission to collect your biometric data, employment history
The social media network has updated its privacy policy to include carveouts for “biometric information” and “employment history”. “Based on your consent, we may collect and use your biometric information for safety, security, and identification purposes,” reads the updated privacy policy reads.
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