Tech X plans TV app as it aims to go head-to-head with YouTubePlatform didn’t confirm a launch date for the platform’s release but said it would be ‘coming soon to most smart TVs’
Social Media X plans to charge new users in bid to cull botsCharging new users to post, like and reply is the “only way” to stop fake or bot accounts on the platform, according to Elon Musk
Book Review: A burning indictment of the excesses of the tech brosVeteran journalist Kara Swisher’s Burn Book takes a deep dive into her years covering the personalities behind the tech titans
Social Media Politicians frustrated after ‘incredibly unhelpful’ private meeting with XA meeting of the Oireachtas media committee was held this to discuss online safety and content moderation at Elon Musk’s platform
Social Media X to hold private meeting with TDs today over relaxed content policy and disinformationThe social media platform formerly known as Twitter is under increased scrutiny over trust and safety rules
Technology Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s Block lays off Irish employeesBlock, which employs 300 people locally, is laying off 1,000 people across the company
The Big Picture Vincent Boland: At X, Musk often acts like a jerk as he panders to crass cult instinctsHe gets away with it because he is surrounded by acolytes and a supine board but that will not last forever
Courts Senior Dublin-based X employee settles case against social media giant Aaron Rodericks, co-lead of threat disruption at X, launched legal action against his employer over a disciplinary process he dubbed a ‘complete sham’
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Tech Elon Musk’s X cancels contract of Irish trust and safety teamCPL, the Irish outsourcing group, has made 72 workers redundant after the decision was made to move the contract to Lisbon
Tech With Elon Musk’s X flailing, could it be Bluesky ahead?With the former Twitter taking a nosedive, users are looking for an alternative, and many think the civil, friendly platform is the most serious contender
Legal Musk’s X sues Media Matters over pro-Nazi content linkX claims Media Matters kick-started a ‘blatant smear campaign’ by publishing almost 20 articles against the social media platform and Musk in November
Tech IBM suspends ads on X after placement near Nazi postsTech firm said it has “zero tolerance for hate speech and discrimination” as it pulls ads on the platform formerly known as Twitter
Legal Musk’s X denies election team redundancy process is sham after claim by senior Dublin employeeThe firm previously known as Twitter is facing action High Court action by Dublin-based employee over disciplinary process
Legal Senior Dublin-based X employee says Elon Musk exposed him to abuse and risk of violenceAaron Rodericks, global co-lead of threat disruption at firm formerly known as Twitter, has secured an injunction stopping the company from taking any more steps in a disciplinary process against him
Social Media X worth $19bn - half of what Elon Musk paid for TwitterMusk’s purchase saddled the company with $13 billion in debt and led to a 60 per cent drop in sales
Stock Take ‘Fang’ firms show their teeth with subscription models and price hikesShares in Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google are back up, due largely to significant changes to their business models
Media Bruce Daisley: Let’s hope Elon Musk tires of his plaything X, now he’s torn off its wingsFormer European vice president of Twitter says Musk should be held accountable for the tragic troll-fest the platform has now become
Tech X to test three tiers of paid service in latest Musk overhaulThe business, formerly known as Twitter, said that advertisers have reduced spending on the platform
Books Book review: Shadowing Elon Musk may have softened biographer’s viewpointAt times a note of admiration creeps into Walter Isaacson’s book, but it’s by no means a hagiography – and feathers do fly in the chapters covering Twitter