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Australia's parliament considers legislation banning social media for under 16s
Read full article: Australia's parliament considers legislation banning social media for under 16sLegislation for the world's first legal ban on children under 16 using social media has been introduced in Australia's Parliament.
You may have blocked someone on X but now they can see your public posts anyway
Read full article: You may have blocked someone on X but now they can see your public posts anywayElon Musk’s X has been modified so that accounts you’ve blocked on the social media platform can still see your public posts.
Brazil judge makes new requests to allow X to be reinstated from suspension
Read full article: Brazil judge makes new requests to allow X to be reinstated from suspensionBrazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Friday added conditions for Elon Musk’s X to have its service reestablished in the country, one day after the social media platform said it had complied with all the judge’s demands.
X requests it be reinstated in Brazil after complying with judge's orders, sources say
Read full article: X requests it be reinstated in Brazil after complying with judge's orders, sources sayA source says billionaire Elon Musk’s social media site X has complied with Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes’ orders, and requested its service be reestablished in the country.
Thailand's adorable pygmy hippo Moo Deng has the kind of face that launches a thousand memes
Read full article: Thailand's adorable pygmy hippo Moo Deng has the kind of face that launches a thousand memesOnly a month after the adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable both domestically and internationally.
One Tech Tip: Ever wanted to quit Elon Musk's X platform? Here's how you can do it
Read full article: One Tech Tip: Ever wanted to quit Elon Musk's X platform? Here's how you can do itSince Elon Musk acquired Twitter and renamed it X, a steady stream of celebrities, public figures, organizations and ordinary people have quit.
Brazil's X ban drives outraged Bolsonaro supporters to rally for 'free speech'
Read full article: Brazil's X ban drives outraged Bolsonaro supporters to rally for 'free speech'A few thousand supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have begun flooding Sao Paulo’s main boulevard for an Independence Day rally.
Musk's Starlink backtracks and says it will comply with judge's order to block X in Brazil
Read full article: Musk's Starlink backtracks and says it will comply with judge's order to block X in BrazilElon Musk’s satellite-based internet service provider Starlink has backtracked and announced it will comply with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice’s order to block the billionaire’s social media platform, X.
Brazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds judge's decision to block X nationwide
Read full article: Brazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds judge's decision to block X nationwideA Brazilian Supreme Court panel has unanimously upheld the decision of one of its justices to block billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X nationwide.
Lawn crew finds body of newborn baby in ditch in front of Aldine-area concrete plant
Read full article: Lawn crew finds body of newborn baby in ditch in front of Aldine-area concrete plantAuthorities are investigating after the body of a newborn baby was found in front of a concrete industrial plant in Harris County.
X announces suspension of Brazil operations, alleging ‘censorship orders’ from Supreme Court justice
Read full article: X announces suspension of Brazil operations, alleging ‘censorship orders’ from Supreme Court justiceSocial media company X says it will close its operations in Brazil, claiming Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes threatened to arrest their legal representative in Brazil if they did not comply with orders.
Musk's interview with Trump marred by technical glitches
Read full article: Musk's interview with Trump marred by technical glitchesElon Musk’s much-awaited interview with former President Donald Trump was marred by technical glitches on Monday, with people unable to join the audio conversation on X’s Spaces platform.
World Federation of Advertisers discontinues small brand safety initiative after Elon Musk's X sues
Read full article: World Federation of Advertisers discontinues small brand safety initiative after Elon Musk's X suesA small brand safety initiative is ceasing operations — days after being targeted by social media platform X in a lawsuit alleging the group helped coordinate a “massive advertiser boycott” after billionaire Elon Musk bought the company in 2022.
Maduro goes after X and WhatsApp as pressure mounts to back up his claim to victory in Venezuela
Read full article: Maduro goes after X and WhatsApp as pressure mounts to back up his claim to victory in VenezuelaVenezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro is trying to accomplish something that seems impossible in the South American country: steer people away from WhatsApp and X.
Britney Spears biopic will be made by Universal with Jon M. Chu as director
Read full article: Britney Spears biopic will be made by Universal with Jon M. Chu as directorUniversal Pictures has landed the rights to Britney Spears’ memoir “The Woman in Me” and will develop a biopic of the pop star to be directed by Jon M.
India and UK launch tech initiative as new British foreign minister makes his first official visit
Read full article: India and UK launch tech initiative as new British foreign minister makes his first official visitIndia and Britain are launching a new technology security initiative expected to boost economic growth and deepen collaboration on critical technologies.
How 2 teenagers accidentally impersonated the Deer Park Police Department on social media
Read full article: How 2 teenagers accidentally impersonated the Deer Park Police Department on social mediaOne little detail makes the account’s presence particularly bizarre: The City of Deer Park Police Department doesn’t have an account on X.
Top EU leaders will boycott meetings hosted by Hungary's Orbán after his outreach to Russia, China
Read full article: Top EU leaders will boycott meetings hosted by Hungary's Orbán after his outreach to Russia, ChinaThe European Commission says that the commission president and other top EU officials will boycott informal meetings hosted by Hungary while the country holds the EU’s rotating presidency.
Global leaders condemn assassination attempt targeting former US President Donald Trump
Read full article: Global leaders condemn assassination attempt targeting former US President Donald TrumpGlobal leaders have expressed concern over the assassination attempt targeting former U.S. President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania that left one attendee dead and critically injured two others, with many condemning the violence that shocked the world.
6 children living in deplorable conditions rescued in north Harris County ‘in the midst of the storm’
Read full article: 6 children living in deplorable conditions rescued in north Harris County ‘in the midst of the storm’The children’s ages ranged from 7 months - 11 years old. Deputies brought the children food and arrested their mother, Elizabeth Martinez, and a man, Enterio Coronado.
Turkey welcomes removal from a key money-laundering watchlist, hoping to boost foreign investment
Read full article: Turkey welcomes removal from a key money-laundering watchlist, hoping to boost foreign investmentTurkey has welcomed a decision by an international watchdog to remove it from a so-called “gray list” of countries that have not fully implemented measures to fight money laundering and terrorism financing.
'Verzuz' will return after Swizz Beatz, Timbaland lock in new distribution partnership with X
Read full article: 'Verzuz' will return after Swizz Beatz, Timbaland lock in new distribution partnership with XSwizz Beatz and Timbaland are bringing the “Verzuz” series back with a new major platform for viewers to watch musicians face off in a song-against-song battle.
India and US vow to boost defense, trade ties in first high-level US visit since Modi's election win
Read full article: India and US vow to boost defense, trade ties in first high-level US visit since Modi's election winIndia and the U.S. have pledged to boost defense and technology cooperation and remove long-standing barriers to bilateral strategic trade, following a meeting between the national security advisers of both countries.
How this Texas law was used to charge a Fort Bend Co. Commissioner candidate with faking social media attacks
Read full article: How this Texas law was used to charge a Fort Bend Co. Commissioner candidate with faking social media attacksA law that was passed by the Texas Legislature in 2009 has helped play a roll in the arrest of Democrat Taral Patel, who is accused of portraying himself as someone he is not over the internet.
Spain proposes law to improve online safety for children, including virtual restraining orders
Read full article: Spain proposes law to improve online safety for children, including virtual restraining ordersSpain’s government has proposed a law to protect children from online threats that includes virtual restraining orders for felons and a higher age for opening social media accounts.
Musk's X is allowing users to post consensual adult content, formalizing a prior Twitter policy
Read full article: Musk's X is allowing users to post consensual adult content, formalizing a prior Twitter policyThe social media platform X says it will now formally allow people to show consensual adult content, as long as it is clearly labeled as such.
Australian judge rules that social media platform X must answer to hate speech complaint
Read full article: Australian judge rules that social media platform X must answer to hate speech complaintAn Australian judge has ruled that the social media platform X is subject to a state’s anti-discrimination law even though it does not have an office in Australia.
Australian judge extends ban on X sharing video of Sydney bishop's stabbing
Read full article: Australian judge extends ban on X sharing video of Sydney bishop's stabbingAn Australian judge has extended a ban on social media platform X allowing videos of the stabbing of a Sydney bishop in his church last month after government lawyers condemned the company's free speech argument for keeping the graphic images circulating.
Japan's moon lander wasn't built to survive a weekslong lunar night. It's still going after 3
Read full article: Japan's moon lander wasn't built to survive a weekslong lunar night. It's still going after 3Japan’s first moon lander has survived a third freezing lunar night, Japan’s space agency said after receiving an image from the device three months after it landed on the moon.
Conservative Brazilians laud Elon Musk at rally in support of ex-president Bolsonaro
Read full article: Conservative Brazilians laud Elon Musk at rally in support of ex-president BolsonaroConservative Brazilians heaped praise on Elon Musk at a rally in the capital of Rio de Janeiro supporting far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Free blue checks are back for some accounts on Elon Musk's X. Not everyone is happy about it
Read full article: Free blue checks are back for some accounts on Elon Musk's X. Not everyone is happy about itElon Musk’s X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has started restoring complimentary blue checks to some of its users.
Colman Domingo and Taylor Hackford are some paying tribute to Louis Gossett Jr. after death at 87
Read full article: Colman Domingo and Taylor Hackford are some paying tribute to Louis Gossett Jr. after death at 87Fellow actors and famous fans are paying tribute to Louis Gossett Jr. after his death at age 87.
Supreme Court weighs how far federal officials can go to combat controversial posts on hot topics
Read full article: Supreme Court weighs how far federal officials can go to combat controversial posts on hot topicsThe Supreme Court is taking up a dispute between Republican-led states and the Biden administration over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics like COVID-19 and election security.
CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Accused child murderer Terry Bryan Rivera has been returned to Harris County
Read full article: CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Accused child murderer Terry Bryan Rivera has been returned to Harris CountyThe accused killer of 12-year-old Carlos Fernandez has been booked into the Harris County Jail.
Mayor Whitmire on HPD not investigating sexual assault cases: ‘We need to hold people accountable’
Read full article: Mayor Whitmire on HPD not investigating sexual assault cases: ‘We need to hold people accountable’Since announcing on X last Friday that a “significant number” of sexual assault investigations within the Houston Police Department had been suspended because of a “lack of personnel,” HPD Chief Troy Finner has remained silent.
Lupus and other autoimmune diseases strike far more women than men. Now there's a clue why
Read full article: Lupus and other autoimmune diseases strike far more women than men. Now there's a clue whyWomen are far more likely than men to get autoimmune diseases, illnesses like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis that occur when the immune system mistakenly attacks their own bodies.
X Corp. has slashed 30% of trust and safety staff, an Australian online safety watchdog says
Read full article: X Corp. has slashed 30% of trust and safety staff, an Australian online safety watchdog saysAustralia’s online safety watchdog says the owner of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter has slashed its global trust and safety staff by 30% including an 80% reduction in the number of safety engineers since billionaire Elon Musk took over in 2022.
Modi's beach visit to a remote Indian archipelago rakes up a storm in the Maldives
Read full article: Modi's beach visit to a remote Indian archipelago rakes up a storm in the MaldivesThe relationship between India and the Maldives is facing challenges after officials in the tiny island nation made derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s posts that promoted the pristine beaches of India’s Lakshadweep archipelago.
Tesla recalls over 1.6 million EVs exported to China to fix automatic steering, door latch glitches
Read full article: Tesla recalls over 1.6 million EVs exported to China to fix automatic steering, door latch glitchesTesla is recalling more than 1.6 million Model S, X, 3 and Y electric vehicles exported to China to fix problems with their automatic assisted steering functions and door latch controls.
Houston’s College of Biblical Studies women’s basketball team suffered hundred-point loss; Social media is in a FRENZY
Read full article: Houston’s College of Biblical Studies women’s basketball team suffered hundred-point loss; Social media is in a FRENZYWait, what was the score!? Yeaaaah, so Houston's College of Biblical Studies loss to Grambling by a 141-point margin on Tuesday and social media can NOT stop talking about it.
Musk's X tests $1 fee for new users in the Philippines and New Zealand in bid to target spam
Read full article: Musk's X tests $1 fee for new users in the Philippines and New Zealand in bid to target spamElon Musk’s social media platform X has begun charging a $1 fee to new users in the Philippines and New Zealand.
Australian safety watchdog fines social platform X $385,000 for not tackling child abuse content
Read full article: Australian safety watchdog fines social platform X $385,000 for not tackling child abuse contentAustralia’s online safety watchdog has fined X — the social media platform formerly known as Twitter — 610,500 Australian dollars ($385,000) for failing to fully explain how it tackled child sexual exploitation content.
Musk’s X has taken down hundreds of Hamas-linked accounts, CEO says
Read full article: Musk’s X has taken down hundreds of Hamas-linked accounts, CEO saysThe European Commission has made a formal, legally binding request for information from Elon Musk’s social media platform X over its handling of hate speech, misinformation and violent terrorist content related to the Israel-Hamas war.
X promises 'highest level' response on posts about Israel-Hamas war. Misinformation still flourishes
Read full article: X promises 'highest level' response on posts about Israel-Hamas war. Misinformation still flourishesThe social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, says it is struggling with a flood of posts sharing graphic media, violent speech and hateful conduct about the latest war between Israel and Hamas.
PBS boasts slate of new shows unaffected by strikes, which it hopes will draw viewers in
Read full article: PBS boasts slate of new shows unaffected by strikes, which it hopes will draw viewers inThere's a broadcast television network offering plenty of original programming this fall, although it often flies under the radar.
Elon Musk says Twitter, now X, is moving to small monthly subscription, report says
Read full article: Elon Musk says Twitter, now X, is moving to small monthly subscription, report saysMusk did not say how much a new plan would cost users of the social network, or what other features would or would not be included with payment at the lowest tier.Musk did not say how much a new plan would cost users of the social network, or what other features would or would not be included with payment at the lowest tier.
Saudi man receives death penalty for posts online, latest case in wide-ranging crackdown on dissent
Read full article: Saudi man receives death penalty for posts online, latest case in wide-ranging crackdown on dissentA Saudi court has sentenced a man to death over his posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, and his activity on YouTube.
X marks the lawsuit: Elon Musk's social media company sues nonprofit highlighting site's hate speech
Read full article: X marks the lawsuit: Elon Musk's social media company sues nonprofit highlighting site's hate speechA nonprofit organization that researches links between social media, hate and extremism has been sued by X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
Brightly flashing 'X' sign removed from the San Francisco building that was Twitter's headquarters
Read full article: Brightly flashing 'X' sign removed from the San Francisco building that was Twitter's headquartersA brightly flashing “X” sign has been removed from the San Francisco headquarters of the company formerly known as Twitter just days after it was installed.
Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweets
Read full article: Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweetsA nonprofit organization that researches links between social media, hate and extremism has been threatened with a lawsuit by X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
Elon Musk wants to turn tweets into 'X's'. But changing language is not quite so simple
Read full article: Elon Musk wants to turn tweets into 'X's'. But changing language is not quite so simpleElon Musk may want to send “tweet” back to the birds, but the ubiquitous term for posting on the site he now calls X is here to stay — at least for now.
As Twitter fades to X, TikTok steps up with new text-based posts
Read full article: As Twitter fades to X, TikTok steps up with new text-based postsThe same day owner Elon Musk abruptly dropped Twitter's name and bird logo as part of its supposed transition to an “anything app,” TikTok impishly announced it will begin letting its users post — you guessed it — text-based messages.
Elon Musk reveals new 'X' logo to replace Twitter's blue bird
Read full article: Elon Musk reveals new 'X' logo to replace Twitter's blue birdElon Musk has unveiled a new “X” logo to replace Twitter’s famous blue bird as he follows through with a major rebranding of the social media platform he bought for $44 billion last year.
Minority business owners take claims of not being treated fairly on contracts to city hall
Read full article: Minority business owners take claims of not being treated fairly on contracts to city hallOutside of Mayor Sylvester Turner’s office on the steps of Houston City Hall, two dozen individuals stood with a clear message on shirts across their chests, “End Corruption in Houston.”
Google's parent deflates internet-beaming balloon company
Read full article: Google's parent deflates internet-beaming balloon companyGoogles parent company, Alphabet Inc., is letting the air out of an internet-beaming balloon company that was providing online access from the stratosphere. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)SAN RAMON, Calif. – Google's parent company is letting the air out of an internet-beaming balloon company that was providing online access from the stratosphere. Loon's balloons had been working with telecom providers to provide internet access in Kenya and will continue to do that until March, according to Teller. Because it has been working with other companies on that access, Loon expects little or no disruption to the Kenyan customers' internet access. To help Kenya expand its internet access, Alphabet is will give $10 million to nonprofits and businesses aimed at advancing that cause.
Broncos stop football to talk about race relations, Floyd
Read full article: Broncos stop football to talk about race relations, FloydTeam president Joe Ellis addressed the offense and defense in separate Zoom calls that replaced the teams regular video conference sessions, which are a substitute for in-person training during the pandemic. Maybe we can get out and put together a march as a team or something like that.After the Zoom calls, the Broncos tweeted, We will stand by our players. Fangio said society could learn a lot from an NFL locker room, where skin color is no barrier. I look forward to the Broncos and the NFL leading that charge, Fangio said. We pledge our allegiance to the flag for freedom and justice for all and we do not have our justice.
Jonas Brothers and Karol G Get Us Dancing With New Song 'X'
Read full article: Jonas Brothers and Karol G Get Us Dancing With New Song 'X'The Jonas Brothers and Karol G dropped their highly anticipated collaboration, "X," on Friday, after weeks of teasing the tune. The sizzling jam begins with a sultry guitar and Nick even breaking out a little Spanish, singing about a chance meeting "by the pool, yeah, singing bailando." The brothers also officially released another new song, "Five More Minutes," which they performed for the first time at the GRAMMYs back in January. RELATED CONTENT:Nicki Minaj Sings in Spanish in New Single 'Tusa' With Karol G -- Watch! The Jonas Brothers Drop 'Runaway' With Sebastián Yatra, Natti Natasha and Daddy YankeeSebastián Yatra Says Friend Joe Jonas Will Be an 'Amazing Dad' (Exclusive)