Internet
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Meta looks to target Twitter with a rival app called Threads
Jul 04, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON - Meta is poised to unveil a new app that appears to mimic Twitter - a direct challenge to the social media platform owned by Elon Musk. A listing for the app, ca...
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Elon Musk imposes daily limits on reading posts on Twitter
Jul 02, 2023 1:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter owner Elon Musk has limited the amount of tweets that most users can view each day - restrictions he described as an attempt to prevent unauthori...
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Meta launches more parental supervision tools for Instagram. Is it enough?
Jun 27, 2023 1:00 am - Instagram and Facebook's parent company Meta is adding some new parental supervision tools and privacy features to its platforms as social media companies face increasin...
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Is Twitter ready for Europe's new Big Tech rules? EU official says it has work to do
Jun 23, 2023 1:00 am - Twitter needs to do more work to fall in line with the European Union's tough new digital rule book, a top EU official said after overseeing a "stress test" of the compa...
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TikTok and other social media trends are thrusting performance crimes into the U.S. spotlight
May 22, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Jonnifer Neal's Kia was stolen twice in one day - first from in front of her Chicago home and later from outside the mechanic shop where she took it to get fi...
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Supreme Court avoids ruling on law shielding internet companies from being sued for what users post
May 18, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with Google, Twitter and Facebook in lawsuits seeking to hold them liable for terrorist attacks. But the justices s...
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CBC 'pausing' Twitter after 'government-funded media' label
Apr 18, 2023 1:00 am - TORONTO - The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation paused its use of Twitter on Monday after the social media platform owned by Elon Musk stamped CBC's account with a label...
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China says TikTok ban reflects US insecurities
Feb 28, 2023 12:00 am - BEIJING - U.S. government bans on Chinese-owned video sharing app TikTok reveal Washington's own insecurities and are an abuse of state power, a Chinese Foreign Ministry...
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Supreme Court weighs tech giants' liability in terror case
Feb 22, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is weighing Wednesday whether Facebook, Twitter and YouTube can be sued over a 2017 Islamic State group attack on a Turkish nightclub...
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Elon Musk Twitter poll ends with users seeking his departure
Dec 19, 2022 12:00 am - Millions of Twitter users asked Elon Musk to step down as the head of Twitter in a poll the billionaire created and promised to abide by. But Monday afternoon there was ...