Tag: Elon Musk X

Elon Musk Lays Off Employees From X, Engineering Department Faces Major Cuts: Report

November 2, 2024 admin

San Francisco: Elon Musk, who is busy promoting Donald Trump for the keenly-watched US presidential election on November 5, has reportedly laid off more employees from his X social media platform. According to a report in The Verge, a new wave of layoffs has hit X, primarily affecting its engineering department, citing sources inside X…

World

Brazil Lifts Ban On Elon Musk’s X, Ending Standoff Over Disinformation

October 8, 2024 admin

Brasilia: Brazil’s Supreme Court said Tuesday it was lifting a ban on Elon Musk’s social network X, which was blocked in its biggest Latin American market for over a month amid a row over disinformation. “I authorize the immediate return of the activities” of the social platform, Judge Alexandre de Moraes said in his ruling,…

World

Elon Musk’s X Abides By Supreme Court Orders In Brazil, Seeks Lift Of Ban

September 27, 2024 admin

Brasilia: Elon Musk’s X told Brazil’s Supreme Court it has complied with orders to stop the spread of misinformation and asked a judge to lift a ban on the platform, according to a document seen by Reuters, in a major retreat by the billionaire battling “censorship”. A decision from the court on X’s return is…

World

X Update Allows App To Bypass Brazil Ban: Internet Providers

September 18, 2024 admin

Brazil’s shutdown of X infuriated Elon Musk and has fueled a fierce debate on freedom of expression. Rio de Janeiro: Elon Musk’s X social network carried out an automatic update overnight on phone applications that allowed it to bypass a ban in Brazil, an association of internet providers said Wednesday. Some Brazilian users were surprised…

World

Brazil blocks Musk’s X after company refuses to name local representative amid feud with Judge

August 31, 2024 admin

Brazil started blocking Elon Musk’s social media platform X (formerly Twitter) early Saturday (August 31, 2024), making it largely inaccessible on both the web and through mobile apps after the billionaire refused to name a legal representative to the country. The move escalates a monthslong feud between Mr. Musk and a Brazilian Supreme Court justice…

World

Why Brazil Supreme Court Judge Banned X

August 31, 2024 admin

Brazil Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes and Elon Musk have been in a public feud for months After a months-long standoff over disinformation, a Brazilian Supreme Court judge banned billionaire Elon Musk’s social media network X in the country on Friday. The judge, Alexandre de Moraes, ordered the “immediate, complete and comprehensive suspension of…

World

Brazilian Judge Alexandre de Moraes suspends Elon Musk’s X platform after it refuses to name a legal representative

August 30, 2024 admin

Elon Musk’s social media giant X has clashed with Justice Alexandre de Moraes (in picture) over its reluctance to comply with orders to block users. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ordered the suspension of Elon Musk’s social media giant X in Brazil after the tech billionaire refused to name…

World

Donald Trump Shooting Conspiracy Theories Viewed Over 215 Million Times On X: Report

July 17, 2024 admin

The conspiracy theories were viewed over 215 million times on X, the report said. Washington: Conspiracy theories about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump received tens of millions of views on X, researchers said Tuesday, highlighting the potential for extreme falsehoods to go viral on the Elon Musk-owned platform. The social media site, formerly named…

World

Elon Musk’s X Bans Over 2 Lakh Indian Accounts Over Policy Violations

June 16, 2024 admin

In total, X banned 230,892 accounts in the reporting period. (Representational) New Delhi: Elon Musk-run X Corp has banned 2,29,925 accounts in India between April 26 and May 25, mostly for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity. The microblogging platform, going through churning under Elon Musk, also took down 967 accounts for promoting terrorism…

Nation