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      X Corp
      X ramps up new advertising strategy following Musk’s tirade

      Social media site accelerates plan to attract small businesses as billionaire owner battles big brands

      A montage of Elon Musk in front of the logos of X, Disney and Apple
    • Friday, 1 December, 2023
      TikTok Inc
      US judge blocks first-ever state ban on TikTok

      Decision finds lawmakers over-reached with statewide prohibition on downloads

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    • Thursday, 30 November, 2023
      X Corp
      Elon Musk delivers diatribe against advertisers over X boycott ‘blackmail’

      Outburst by social media platform’s billionaire owner comes during chaotic interview following antisemitism controversy

      Elon Musk, left, and journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin
    • Tuesday, 28 November, 2023
      Mental health
      Internet use does not appear to harm mental health, study finds

      No evidence to support ‘popular ideas that certain groups are more at risk’, according to researchers

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    • Monday, 27 November, 2023
      Stephen Bush
      Our embrace of the end of privacy comes at a cost

      I was wrong to assume that liberal indifference to our actions would be the ultimate consequence of online living

      Illustration of a person spying from above on a woman who is looking through a window, watching a man sitting at a bus stop looking at his phone.
    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      Ben Ansell
      Parallel US and UK elections could bring dangers

      Cyber manipulation and contagious polarisation are higher risks if both polls are held next autumn

      Montage of images of a big ballot box in the foreground with a person posting in their ballot paper, against a background of the UK and US flags in red and white
    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      Chinese society
      Friendly foreign influencers win growing following in China

      New report finds social media stars speaking up for Beijing against critical overseas narratives

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    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
      X Corp
      X chief Yaccarino resists pressure from advertisers to quit

      Brands have paused spending on social media platform over concerns about Elon Musk and antisemitic content

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    • Saturday, 18 November, 2023
      X Corp
      Apple and Disney join advertiser exodus from Elon Musk’s X

      Comcast, Paramount and Warner Bros also follow IBM in pulling back amid concerns about antisemitic content

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    • Saturday, 18 November, 2023
      Ella Risbridger
      Can you keep a secret? Try, it’s good for you

      In the age of the like, the share and the overshare, enjoy the quiet glee of hanging on to good news

      A picture of a forest. If a tree falls in a forest and nobody posts a leaf-strewn, autumnal image on Instagram, did it really happen?
    • Friday, 17 November, 2023
      Artificial intelligence
      Microsoft tweaks AI image generator over Disney dogs poster trend

      Film company’s logo was visible in mock-ups of movie illustrations featuring users’ pets

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    • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
      X Corp
      IBM pulls adverts from X after report finding they ran next to Nazi content

      Tech company’s move is the latest setback to Linda Yaccarino’s efforts to convince brands Elon Musk’s platform is safe

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    • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
      X Corp
      Elon Musk’s X defends US university student in trouble over posts

      Billionaire ‘free-speech absolutist’ had promised to come to the aid of users targeted for what they write on his platform

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    • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
      EU tech regulation
      TikTok and Meta challenge EU’s landmark digital rules

      Companies argue that their services should not come under the purview of new law designed to improve competition

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    • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
      SoftBank Group Corp
      SoftBank accused of ‘destroying’ social media app to protect reputation

      Founders of Gen Z app IRL allege Japanese group spread damaging lies about company

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    • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
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      Big Tech roundup: Tesla, Nvidia, Apple and more

      Our stock-picking contest is midway through. How are the contestants doing?

    • Sunday, 12 November, 2023
      Jemima Kelly
      Free speech can’t flourish online

      Social media is an outrage machine, not a forum for sharing ideas and getting at the truth

      Ben Hickey illustration of a bubble speech on a screen with a mouse cursor prodding it from the side
    • Wednesday, 8 November, 2023
      Reach PLC
      Mirror publisher Reach to cut 450 jobs after Meta pulls back from news

      UK’s largest newspaper group cites slump in advertising revenues and drop in demand

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    • Wednesday, 8 November, 2023
      Meta Platforms
      Political adverts must disclose the use of AI, Meta says

      Move by Facebook and Instagram parent comes as social media platforms confront concerns about digital alterations

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    • Tuesday, 7 November, 2023
      Special ReportNext Tech Growth Markets
      Virtual and augmented reality accelerates from gaming to cars

      Autonomous vehicles predicted to spur demand for VR and AR with passenger diversions such as movies and karaoke

      Woman wearing Meta’s Quest 3 headset
    • Monday, 30 October, 2023
      X Corp
      X says it is worth $19bn one year after Musk’s $44bn acquisition

      Social media platform to award equity to employees at $45 a share

      Workers install lighting on an ‘X’ sign atop the company headquarters
    • Friday, 27 October, 2023
      Inside BusinessRichard Waters
      Rating X: one chaotic year under Musk’s shock treatment

      Upheaval has left trophy purchase of social network seriously impaired

      Elon Musk in front of an X sign
    • Friday, 27 October, 2023
      TikTok Inc
      TikTok shops around for options in wake of Indonesia app ban

      Chinese group sets up teams to explore way forward after biggest ecommerce market imposes curbs

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    • Thursday, 26 October, 2023
      Unhedged
      Top-heavy markets are normal Premium content

      And the US economy is strong

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    • Wednesday, 25 October, 2023
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      Meta: wave goodbye to the Year of Efficiency

      If the Facebook owner’s winning streak depends on low spending, it may not last

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