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X blockade makes Brazilians feel disconnected; divides politicians, citizens

September 8, 2024 The North State Journal Comments Off on X blockade makes Brazilians feel disconnected; divides politicians, citizens

Caption-NSJ_A10.BizC.B.Alexandre de Moraes.jpg: Brazilian Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexandre de Moraes blocked X last week. (Eraldo Peres / AP Photo) SAO PAULO — The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil divided users and politicians […]

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Musk to remaining Twitter staff: Go “hardcore” or leave

November 16, 2022 The North State Journal Comments Off on Musk to remaining Twitter staff: Go “hardcore” or leave

The headquarters for the social media company Twitter is seen in San Francisco, on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) NEW YORK — Elon Musk says Twitter is a software and […]

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Twitter whistleblower cites security flaws before Congress

September 13, 2022 The North State Journal Comments Off on Twitter whistleblower cites security flaws before Congress

CORRECTS SPELLING FROM PETER TO PEITER – Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko testifies to a Senate Judiciary hearing examining data security at risk, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The former […]

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Looming Musk-Twitter legal battle hammers company shares

July 11, 2022 The North State Journal Comments Off on Looming Musk-Twitter legal battle hammers company shares

FILE – Elon Musk attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” exhibition on May 2, 2022, in New York. Twitter’s stock […]

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MATTHEWS: Elon Musk’s attempt to buy Twitter is the best thing to happen to it in a long time

April 20, 2022 The North State Journal Comments Off on MATTHEWS: Elon Musk’s attempt to buy Twitter is the best thing to happen to it in a long time

FILE – Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, attends the opening of the Tesla factory Berlin Brandenburg in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022. Musk, who is now Twitter’s largest shareholder and newly appointed board member, may have […]

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Twitter sues Texas AG, claiming retaliation for Trump ban

March 9, 2021 The North State Journal Comments Off on Twitter sues Texas AG, claiming retaliation for Trump ban

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the Austin Police Association on Thursday Sept. 10, 2020. Twitter has filed a lawsuit against the Texas Attorney General. The social media company claims the Republican used his […]

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Twitter to let users charge followers to see premium posts

February 26, 2021 The North State Journal Comments Off on Twitter to let users charge followers to see premium posts

FILE- This April 26, 2017, file photo shows the Twitter icon on a mobile phone, in Philadelphia. Twitter is branching out from advertising to find more ways to make money — both for itself and […]

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Social media CEOs to face grilling from Republican senators

October 27, 2020 The North State Journal Comments Off on Social media CEOs to face grilling from Republican senators

This combination of 2018-2020 photos shows, from left, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Less than a week before Election Day, the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google […]

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