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in TechnologyWhy did Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo close her Twitter/X account?
Answer: Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced on Nov. 27, 2023, that she was quitting X, formerly known as Twitter. She criticized the platform for devolving into a source of disinformation, hatred, anti-Semitism, and racism, heightening tensions and conflicts in society. Or, as she put it. a ‘global sewer’ destroying democracies. Several major advertisers paused their campaigns…
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in TechnologyWhat’s the European Digital Services Act (DSA)?
Answer: The Digital Services Act (DSA) is a regulatory framework within the European Union. It mandates digital platforms, like Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter), to mitigate risks to public security and civic discourse, especially by tackling online illegal content. Three days after the Hamas terror attack on Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, 2023, EU Commissioner…
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in TechnologyAccording to Elon Musk, how many monthly users does Twitter/X have?
Answer: In a Sept. 18, 2023, live-streamed conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Elon Musk spilled some beans about Twitter, now known as “X”. Among the tidbits, he mentioned that X has 550 million monthly users. Musk suggested introducing a “small monthly payment” for X users during the same chat. Why, you ask? To…
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in TechnologyWho did Elon Musk accuse of trying to “strangle” X/Twitter?
Answer: Elon Musk, owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, and part-time digital drama king, pointed fingers at the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for allegedly trying to “strangle” the platform. This is after ADL’s Director, Jonathan Greenblatt, tweeted on Aug. 31, 2023, about a “productive conversation” with X’s CEO, Linda Yaccarino, about addressing the platform’s hate…
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in TechnologyWhat random event from Elon Musk’s past delayed the Musk vs. Zuckerberg cage showdown, according to Musk?
Answer: Elon Musk, the SpaceX/Tesla maestro, sustained an injury he said might delay his proposed cage fight several years ago at an exhibition sumo match. It was brought up when his cage fight proposal with Zuckerberg heated up with a suggested date of August 26. Musk revealed he might need an MRI and surgery before…
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in TechnologyWhat did Twitter, under Elon Musk’s watchful eye, decide to limit starting July 1, 2023?
Answer: On July 1, 2023. Twitter implemented this revised policy to discourage “extreme levels” of data scraping and system manipulation. Verified accounts were limited to reading 6,000 posts daily, while unverified accounts were restricted to 600 posts daily. This decision led to a digital uproar, with the hashtag #TwitterDown trending in some parts of the…
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in TVHow long was the first Tucker on Twitter episode?
Answer: Tucker Carlson launched his brand-new show on Twitter on June 6, 2023. Carlson’s Twitter show, aptly named “Tucker on Twitter,” premiered with a 10-minute episode, receiving millions of views. In the first episode, Carlson suggested that the destruction of a major dam in Ukraine was self-inflicted, as usual, without providing any proof._x000D_
