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US
Parler, Social Media Site Sidelined After Jan. 6, Plans Return
The app, which used to draw millions of Trump supporters, is set to relaunch as he runs for president again — but it won’t try to compete with Truth Social.
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US
Illicit Content on Elon Musk’s X Draws E.U. Investigation
The inquiry is perhaps the most substantial regulatory move to date against X, which has seen a rise in incendiary content on the platform, according to researchers.
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Newyork
Will Books Survive Spotify?
Spotify may have made it easier than ever for us to listen to an enormous trove of music, but it extracted so much money in doing so that it impoverished musicians. Now the company is turning its attention to books with a new offering. It will do the ...
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US
Nikki Haley Renews Call for TikTok Ban After Bin Laden Letter Circulates
The presidential candidate has argued that social media platforms should better police certain users and content, prompting backlash from some Republican rivals.
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News
Trump’s Truth Social Platform Could Struggle to Survive Without New Cash
Truth Social, the online platform at the core of Trump Media, has had challenges attracting advertising revenue.
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News
X Races to Contain Damage After Elon Musk Endorses Antisemitic Post
IBM, a major advertiser on X, has pulled its spending from the social media platform whose employees are grappling with what to tell its other advertisers, according to internal messages.
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World
Chevron Restarts Gas Production on Platform Near Gaza Strip
Chevron said Monday that it had resumed production of natural gas from a platform in Israeli waters on instructions from the government. Israel’s Ministry of Energy had ordered the U.S. energy giant to halt production at the Tamar platform, shortly ...
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Newyork
A New Subway Attack, and New Pressure for Protective Gates
A shoving in the subway renewed old fears, even though crime is down underground.
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News
A New Report Documents How Easily Children Can Access Graphic Images of the War
Violent, distressing imagery related to the conflict between Hamas and Israel, including graphic posts showing dead children and adults, are easily accessible to young users on platforms such as Instagram, researchers have found. The Institute for ...
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News
Australia Fines X for Not Providing Information on Child Abuse Content
The service formerly known as Twitter told Australian regulators that its automated detection of abusive material had declined after Elon Musk bought it.
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