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X Is Rolling Out Audio And Video Calls To Android

Elon Musk’s own social network X is rolling out the ability to make audio and video calls from the app to its Android client, TechCrunch reported. One of the engineers working on the project posted about the feature release and said it would be available to Android users after an app update. According to TechCrunch, in August 2023, CEO Linda

X To Be Investigated For Allegedly Breaking EU Laws On Hate Speech

The social media platform X, formerly Twitter, is being investigated for allegedly breaking EU law on disinformation, illegal content and transparency, the European Commission has announced, The Guardian reported. The decision to launch formal infringement proceedings against the company, owned by the US billionaire Elon Musk, comes weeks after X was asked to provide evidence compliance with new laws designed

X May Lose Up To $75 Million In Revenue As More Advertisers Pull Out

Engadget reported that X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, typically earns the most money in the last months of the year, as brands ramp up their advertising campaigns. According to The New York Times, though, the company’s earnings report for this quarter might look different than usual. Based on internal documents The Times has seen, over 100 brands

Elon Musk Says X Will Show Headlines On The Platform Again

Elon Musk said that X, formerly Twitter, will start showing headlines in preview cards with URL’s on the platform again after removing titles last month, TechCrunch reported. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Musk said in an upcoming update, the company will overlay the title in the upper portion of the image of a URL Card. He didn’t mention

X Sues Media Matters To Silence Moderation Criticism

X, formerly Twitter, has followed through with owner Elon Musk’s threat to sue the left-leaning nonprofit Media Matters, The Verge reported. Media Matters reported last week that X “has been placing ads for major brands” like Apple and IBM “next to content that touts Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party.” According to The Verge, Musk and X CEO Linda Yaccarino

X Continues To Restrict Links To Rival Apps And News Publishers

Twitter is now slowing down traffic on links to the crowdfunding site Patreon, WhatsApp, and at times, Meta’s Messenger app, a Markup analysis confirms, The Markup reported. Using a tool launched by The Markup last month, readers discovered that links to these sites were delayed by an average of 2.5 seconds - findings The Markup confirmed. Patreon users told The

Twitter/X Now Lets You Restrict Replies To X Premium Subscribers

Twitter/X will now let users stop unverified accounts from replying to their posts, in case that was something you wanted to do. If it is, you’re probably in the minority, Mashable reported. The official X account announced the change on Wednesday by posting an image of the platform’s updated reply limitation menu. Now, instead of just being able to restrict