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X removes article headlines in latest update, widening rift with news media

X, formerly known as Twitter, has stopped showing headlines on articles shared on the platform. Now, X only displays an article's lead image and a link to the story. Plans for the change were first reported by Fortune in August, when owner Elon Musk confirmed in a tweet that he thought the change which came from him directly would greatly improve the esthetics of posts. Linked articles now appear as an image, and include text in the left-hand corner noting the domain of the link. Users must click on the image if they wish to visit the full article, which could lead to confusion. Musk's platform has been the target of a lot of criticism recently, including accusations by a top European Union official who said that X has the largest ratio of mis-or disinformation posts. The Anti-Defamation League, a prominent Jewish civil-rights organisation, has accused Musk of allowing antisemitism and hate speech to spread on the platform. Musk's latest decision builds on the growing rift betwee

Social media platforms considering QR codes, tokens to ascertain user age

Social media platforms are worried about losing users which include children, since children may only be able to use these platforms if parents give their consent

House panel calls social media cos for meeting on content, monopoly

This move coincides with news of the government's preparation of the Digital India Bill (DIB) which aims to supersede the Information Technology Act, 2000

Twitter executives win $1.1 million in legal fees from Elon Musk's X

The former executives argued Twitter violated its own bylaws by refusing to cover the sums even though they were tied to investigations of the social-media platform's operations

Elon Musk must face fraud lawsuit for disclosing Twitter stake late

U.S. District Judge said shareholders in proposed class action could try to prove that Musk intended to defraud by waiting 11 days past US SEC deadline to reveal he had bought 5% of Twitter's shares

California man sues Musk for defamation on post that falsely identified him

A California man who says he was harassed after Elon Musk amplified posts on his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that falsely placed the man at a confrontation involving far-right protesters sued the billionaire for defamation in a lawsuit filed Monday. Benjamin Brody, 22, is represented by Mark Bankston, a Texas attorney who won a defamation case last year against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in a lawsuit brought by families of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. Brody is seeking a jury trial in Austin, Texas, and unspecified damages of at least USD 1 million. Attorneys for Musk did not immediately respond to requests for comment left through a spokesperson. In June, video posted to X showed a confrontation involving protesters near a Pride festival in Oregon. Some of those involved wore the same colours of the Proud Boys extremist group, according to The Oregonian. On X, some users falsely identified one of the participants as Brody, highlighting his ...

Upping WhatsApp's payload: How Meta is monetising users in India

Its might in India is at the forefront of Meta's drive to monetise messaging with payments

Elon Musk streams himself playing 'Diablo IV' to test X capacity

The broadcast on X, formerly Twitter, lasted 52 minutes, of which the first dozen were spent setting up the stream correctly, with a staffer helping Musk

X partners with Paris Hilton for video push in bid to revamp platform

X will work with Hilton to create original video content on fashion, beauty, travel and other topics, the company announced Monday

X has been losing daily active users since Musk takeover: CEO Yaccarino

Last year, Elon Musk posted a series of tweets which showed that Twitter had 254.5 million daily active users

Elon Musk, German govt spar on X over maritime migrant rescue operations

Germany's government rebuked X owner Elon Musk after he criticised the recent work of migrant rescue ships that German humanitarian groups operate in the Mediterranean Sea. Musk late Friday shared a video that showed migrants and aid workers on a boat. The right-wing account that first put the content on X, formerly known as Twitter, praised the populist far-right Alternative for Germany party, which has taken a hard line on migration issues. Is the German public aware of this? Musk wrote in his repost. The German Federal Foreign Office replied to Musk directly on X, writing: Yes. And it's called saving lives. Musk responded that he doubted the German public supports the actions of non-governmental organisations that take asylum-seekers from unseaworthy vessels in the Mediterranean. He also asserted it was surely a violation of Italy's sovereignty for German-operated ships to bring rescued migrants to Italian territory. So you're actually proud of it. Interesting, he wrote to th

Threads to allow account deletion without wiping out linked Instagram ID

The lack of an account delete option on Threads without having to delete the Instagram account has drawn criticism from users since the launch of the social media platform

Google, Facebook, X, Edtech Cos likely to pay up to 18% IGST from October 1

OIDAR service provider companies such as Google, X, and Facebook may have to pay integrated GST up to 18 per cent on services provided to the government and individuals in India

X CEO Yaccarino says Musk-owned platform could turn a profit next year

"The velocity of change and the scope of ambition at X really does not exist anywhere else," Yaccarino said

Humans of New York founder criticises Indian spinoff over copyright row

In a row that's gone viral on social media, Humans of New York founder Brandon Stanton criticized Humans of Bombay for "sueing people for what I've forgiven you for"

Musk's X is biggest purveyor of disinformation, EU official claims

A top European Union official said on Tuesday that the social network X, formerly known as Twitter, is the biggest source of fake news and urged owner Elon Musk to comply with the bloc's laws aimed at combating disinformation. Ahead of upcoming elections, Google, TikTok, Microsoft and Meta also have more to do to tackle disinformation, much of it coming from Russia, which is using social media to wage a war of ideas" against democracy, European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said. Moscow's disinformation operation is a multimillion-euro weapon of mass manipulation aimed both internally at the Russians as well as at Europeans and the rest of the world, she said at a press briefing in Brussels. With elections scheduled in Slovakia and Poland in the coming weeks and a bloc-wide vote next year, big online platforms must address the risk of online meddling, she said. The Kremlin and other malicious actors will try to use the design features of the platforms to manipulate, Jourov

Tesla AI can do Yoga and other activities, Musk reacts to video shared on X

Tesla shared a video of its Optimus humanoid robot, which can do a variety of tasks, including Yoga, sorting blocks, etc. Check the video below

Soon, Instagram's Threads to let users edit published posts: Details here

Unlike X, which offers this feature only to premium subscribers, the edit feature will be open to everybody on Instagram's Threads

TMS Ep527: Akasa Air trouble, Twitter paywall, markets, household savings

What's weighing down Akasa Air? Will you pay for Twitter? What next after JPMorgan index inclusion? What do household net financial savings mean? All answers here

X social media's India, South Asia policy head Samiran Gupta resigns

Gupta's tenure at X ended in September, according to Gupta's LinkedIn profile, which said he "enabled transition leadership for Twitter post acquisition by Elon Musk-led X-Corp"