Twitter

Twitter Pulls Spaces After Musk Run-In With Banned Journalists

Twitter has apparently pulled its Spaces group audio feature, at least temporarily, after Elon Musk joined a group conversation that included journalists that had been banned from the platform, TechCrunch reported. This happened after Twitter suspended several prominent journalists who…

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Instagram

Instagram Provided Ways To Keep Your Account Safe

Instagram (which is owned by parent company Meta) announced that they are committed to fostering a safe and supportive community for everyone who uses Instagram. There are some easy things you can do to help keep your account safe, like…

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Twitter

Twitter Suspended Mastodon’s Account

Twitter apparently suspended its open source competitor Mastodon from the service on Thursday afternoon. Just prior to its suspension, Mastodon (@joinmastodon) tweeted a link to the jet tracking account on its own service, according to archives, TechCrunch reported. TechCrunch also…

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Twitter

Twitter Suspended The Accounts of Several Journalists

Twitter suspended several high-profile journalists Thursday evening who have been covering the company and Elon Musk, NBC News reported. Some messages said the accounts were “permanently suspended,” though Musk indicated the suspensions would last seven days. According to NBC News,…

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Legal
U.S. Lawmakers Unveil Bill To Ban TikTok In The U.S.

U.S. Lawmakers Unveil Bill To Ban TikTok In The U.S.

A new bill from a bipartisan group of lawmakers, if passed, would ban TikTok in the U.S. after years of broad concern across the Trump and Biden administrations about potential Chinese government influence on the company, CNBC reported. TikTok, owned…

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Technology

China Brings WTO Case Against U.S. Chip Export Curbs

China initiated a dispute against the U.S. at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Washington’s sweeping semiconductor export curbs that look to cut the world’s second-largest economy off from high-tech components, CNBC reported. According to CNBC, the Chinese Ministry of…

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Microsoft

Phil Spencer Says Sony Wants to Grow At Xbox’s Expense

Public squabbling between two of the biggest console gaming companies has intensified, Kotaku reported. According to Kotaku, on a recent podcast appearance, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer blasted Sony for wanting to grow by “making Xbox smaller.” The accusation comes…

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