X won’t pay creators for tweets that get fact checked with community notes
X will no longer pay creators for tweets promoting misinformation. Elon Musk said the company is making a “slight change” to its monetization program and [view more]
X is rolling out audio and video calling feature nobody asked for
It’s finally happening: X (formerly known as Twitter) has begun rolling out yet another feature nobody asked for. Now, users will have the option to [view more]
Twitter clone Pebble is shutting down just five weeks after a rebrand
The crowded field of Twitter clones has just winnowed a bit, as Pebble has officially exited the game, announced via an email to Engadget. The [view more]
X is starting to charge new users $1 per year to send tweets
After weeks of speculation, X has confirmed its plans to charge new users for the service previously known as Twitter. The company shared details about [view more]
X now requires community fact checks to include sources
X is making a significant change to its crowd-soruced fact checking tool in an attempt to stem the flow of misinformation on its platform. The [view more]
Australian regulators fine X for dodging questions about CSAM response
Australia has fined X (formerly Twitter) for failing to answer all its questions about child exploitation. The country’s government levied a penalty of AUD 610,500 [view more]
US labor board says X illegally fired a worker in retaliation for critical tweet
X’s firing of an employee who pushed back against a return-to-office policy imposed by Elon Musk last year was illegal, the National Labor Relations Board [view more]
The EU is probing X’s response to Israel-Hamas misinformation
The European Union (EU) has opened an investigation into X (formerly Twitter) for lackluster moderation of illegal content and disinformation in the wake of the [view more]
X CEO responds to EU officials over handling of Israel-Hamas disinformation
Linda Yaccarino, X’s CEO, said the company has redistributed its resources and has refocused internal teams, which are now working round the clock to address [view more]
EU official warns Elon Musk about X’s handling of disinformation amid Israel-Hamas war
A top European Union official is warning Elon Musk about the spread of misinformation on X amid the Israel-Hamas war. EU Commissioner Thierry Breton sent [view more]