US judge dismisses X lawsuit over New York law requiring hate speech disclosures
Signed in December 2024 by Governor Kathy Hochul, the New York law required social media companies with at least $100 million of annual revenue to disclose how they eliminate hate on their platforms.
Antisemitic vandals target Dolly Parton's Wikipedia page just hours after her death
Mamdani's bot army needs a full investigation, not social media outrage - editorial
Secret bot army boosting Mamdani on X may have just been traced back to his City Hall - exclusive
The Deep Dive: Assassination conspiracy, Muslim Brotherhood, and regional flare-ups - podcast
On this week’s episode of “The Deep Dive,” Jacob Laznik tackles a whirlwind of headline-grabbing developments, from Gaza to Tel Aviv to Washington, D.C.
Paris prosecutors investigate Musk’s Grok AI over antisemitic, Holocaust denial posts - POLITICO
French prosecutors have launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s Grok AI after it published alleged antisemitic and Holocaust denial comments, following complaints filed by human rights groups.
X is down for thousands of users in US according to Downdetector
There were more than 19,500 reports of issues with the social media platform, as of 10:51 a.m. ET, according to specialized Downdetector.
Cloudflare, Amazon, Meta: The biggest tech outages of recent years - explainer
This was the second major internet disruption of 2025, following the October malfunction of Amazon's cloud services unit, AWS.
New York seeks dismissal of lawsuit by Elon Musk's X/Twitter over hate speech law
Musk's company argued that New York's law unconstitutionally exposed it to lawsuits and big fines unless it disclosed "highly sensitive and controversial speech" that the state found objectionable.
Former Kataib Hezbollah hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov issues first statement since release
Tsurkov wrote in English, Arabic, and Hebrew on her X/Twitter account to thank those who helped secure her release.
X is among most effective tools for spreading antisemitism in history, research finds
The research identified 679,584 antisemitic posts between February 1, 2024 and January 31, 2025, which combined were viewed 193 million times.
Donald Trump's death rumors put to an end after social media outrage over his disappearance
The false rumor began circulating on social media on Friday, when different accounts started to point out the lack of footage that official government accounts were releasing of Trump.
Indonesia urges TikTok, Meta to act against harmful online content
The Indonesian government urged TikTok and Meta to raise the moderation of harmful content, including disinformation, that is spread on their platforms.
UN's Francesca Albanese loses 'blue check' verification on X amid coming US sanctions
This came days after UN Watch submitted a legal appeal to the owner of X, Elon Musk. The appeal called on the company to remove Albanese's check mark following her designation under US sanctions.
