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Elon Musk speaks during a news conference at SpaceX's Starbase facility near Boca Chica Village in South Texas on Feb. 10.

National

Elon Musk will join Twitter's board. Will users finally get an edit button?

10:39am April 05, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

News broke this week that Musk had taken a 9% stake in the company, becoming its single largest shareholder. Musk polled users on whether they want the ability to edit their tweets.

A woman makes a phone call in front of police officers blocking access to Red Square in central Moscow on March 2, 2022

World News

Russia is restricting social media. Here's what we know

7:43pm March 07, 2022

Russians face a confusing patchwork of online restrictions as the Kremlin cracks down on the free flow of information on social media.

Russia blocked Facebook on Friday citing "discrimination" against state-sponsored media. Here a smartphone user in Moscow watches a Facebook clip of U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022.

World News

Russia blocks access to Facebook

3:35pm March 04, 2022

Russia has cut off access to Facebook inside the country in response to the tech giant's blocking of state-backed media outlets in the European Union.

New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams announced on Tuesday he will be postponing his planned Jan.1 inauguration ceremony.

A shot at gold, a swearing in, and a tech get-together are all thwarted by omicron

8:39pm December 21, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

The alarming surge in COVID infections is prompting city leaders, heads of companies, and even sports officials to withdraw from public events that could potentially expose more people to the virus.

Jack Dorsey is stepping down as the CEO of Twitter, which he co-founded. Here he's shown at a bitcoin convention in June.

Jack Dorsey steps down as Twitter CEO; Parag Agrawal succeeds him

4:18pm November 29, 2021

by Shannon Bond

Dorsey will continue to head Square, the financial payments service. He has been criticized for leading both companies at once.

Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., is being criticized for tweeting an edited anime video depicting violence against Democrats including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and President Biden.

Politics & Government

Rep. Paul Gosar shared an anime video of himself killing AOC. This was her response

1:20pm November 09, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

The video shows Gosar's character killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with a sword and brandishing weapons at President Biden. Twitter says it violates its hateful conduct rules but has left it up.

Former President Donald Trump has announced that he is suing three of the country's biggest tech companies: Facebook, Twitter and Google's YouTube. Here, he walks onstage during a rally on July 3 in Sarasota, Fla.

Politics & Government

Donald Trump Sues Facebook, YouTube And Twitter For Alleged Censorship

4:08pm July 07, 2021

by Shannon Bond

The former president filed suit against three of the nation's biggest tech giants, alleging they wrongfully kicked him off their platforms after a mob of his supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol.

Taylour Paige stars as the on-screen incarnation of Zola.

Arts

'Zola' Takes A Twitter Thread And Turns It Into A Fever Dream On Film

5:00am June 29, 2021

by Aisha Harris

What began as an explosive social media thread about two women's Florida road trip gone wrong, becomes a provocative and stylish comedy of errors on-screen.

Reesha Howard, who calls herself the "Queen of Spaces," was one of the first users of Twitter's audio rooms, known as Spaces.

Social Audio Began As A Pandemic Fad. Tech Companies See It As The Future

4:07pm June 11, 2021

by Shannon Bond

Live conversations on Clubhouse and Twitter took off during the pandemic, connecting people online when they couldn't in real life. Now social media companies are scrambling to launch audio features.

The government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in a standoff with social media companies over what content gets investigated or blocked online, and who gets to decide.

World News

India And Tech Companies Clash Over Censorship, Privacy And 'Digital Colonialism'

12:21pm June 10, 2021

India's new social media rules give the government broad powers to block some content and break encryption. It's the latest in a standoff with tech companies over censorship, privacy and free speech.

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