Shannon Bond
Stories
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Elon Musk has finally bought Twitter: A timeline of the twists and turns
Elon Musk has added Twitter to the list of his companies, which includes Tesla and SpaceX. Here are the major twists and turns in his tumultuous courtship of the social network.
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Here's what Elon Musk will likely do with Twitter if he buys it
Musk says he'd loosen rules against spreading misinformation, allow former President Donald Trump back on Twitter, shake up the company's business model and find new revenue sources.
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Elon Musk says he's willing to buy Twitter after all, possibly averting a trial
The Tesla CEO tells Twitter that he'll go ahead with the original deal to buy the company for $54.20 a share, possibly averting a trial. The news led Twitter stock to soar before trading was halted.
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Facebook takes down Russian network impersonating European news outlets
Meta says it has disrupted a large Russian network of fake accounts pushing a pro-Kremlin view of the war in Ukraine and a separate Chinese campaign targeting the U.S. midterm elections.
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Twitter may have hired a Chinese spy and four other takeaways from the Senate hearing
Twitter's former security chief Peiter "Mudge" Zatko accused the company of misleading the public, the government and its own board of directors over security flaws.
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Social media firms are prepping for the midterms. Experts say it may not be enough
Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and TikTok are bringing back familiar strategies from 2020 to fight the spread of disinformation in the 2022 midterm elections.
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Children's hospitals are the latest target of anti-LGBTQ harassment
The harassment campaigns are organized online, raising questions about what role social media platforms should play in preventing abuse.
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The economy is stalling and big tech companies prepare for tougher times
The pandemic fueled a tech boom, but now tech companies are scaling back hiring and hunkering down for a tougher economy than expected.
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Facebook's parent company reports a drop in revenue for the first time ever
Meta's quarterly earnings are another sign of a protracted slowdown in the digital ad market. Soaring inflation, interest rate hikes and other economic woes are making advertisers cautious.
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Facebook is making radical changes to keep up with TikTok
Facebook is overhauling its flagship app and Instagram to be more like the video platform that's so popular with Gen Z. Some people, like Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner, say it's trying too hard.