Latest
X starts giving non-paying users the ability to make audio and video calls
X is slowly rolling out audio and video calling to users that don't pay for its premium subscription service that's formerly known as Twitter Blue.
India’s government is forcing X to censor accounts via executive order amid the farmers’ protest
X announced it will block certain accounts and posts in India following executive orders from the government. It is appealing the orders and states that the platform doesn't agree with them.
FTC concludes Twitter didn’t violate data security rules, in spite of Musk's orders
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) concluded Elon Musk ordered Twitter employees to take actions that would have violated a 2022 FTC consent decree regarding consumers’ data privacy and security.
X let terrorist groups pay for verification, report says
X has allowed dozens of sanctioned individuals and groups to pay for its premium service, according to a new report from the Tech Transparency Project (TTP).
Court orders Elon Musk to testify in the SEC’s investigation of his Twitter takeover
US Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler has ordered Elon Musk to comply with the SEC's subpoena and testify again in its investigation of his Twitter takeover. Musk failed to appear for a previous testimony and challenged the SEC's subpoena, calling it harassment.
X will host a new 'WWE Speed' weekly series starting in the spring
WWE Speed will showcase matches under five minutes.
Bluesky has added almost a million users one day after opening to the public
Bluesky has gained more than 850,000 users bringing its total sign-ups to just over 4 million/
Bluesky is ditching its waitlist and is now open to everyone
Bluesky, the open-source Twitter alternative, is getting rid of its waitlist and opening its decentralized platform to everyone.
X plans to hire 100 content moderators to fill new Trust and Safety center in Austin
X head of business operations Joe Benarroch said the company plans to open a new office in Austin, Texas dedicated to content moderation, according to Bloomberg. The team will focus on stopping the spread of child sexual exploitation materials.
X confirms it blocked Taylor Swift searches to ‘prioritize safety’
X confirmed in a statement to The Wall Street Journal that it's halted searches for Taylor Swift after nonconsensual pornographic deepfakes of the artist went viral last week. Fans mass-reported the offending accounts in attempt to get them removed.
X now supports passkeys on iOS in the US
X has rolled out support for passkey logins. For now, the option will only work for US-based users on iOS.
X introduces audio and video calls for Android users
The Premium feature was already available on iOS.
Federal judge rejects X’s claim that California’s content moderation law violates free speech
A federal judge in California has shot down Elon Musk’s attempt to invalidate a state social media law. The state’s AB 587 requires social companies to publish their content moderation policies, something Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) claimed violated the First Amendment.
Tech’s biggest losers in 2023
The Engadget team's pick of the worst things that happened in tech in 2023.
How Twitter died in 2023 and why X may not be far behind
Twitter did die this year, but the way it played out was both more boring and more stupid than anyone could have possibly imagined.
Elon Musk will have to testify in the SEC's Twitter probe after all
A US judge has ruled that Elon Musk must comply with the SEC and testify for the Twitter-takeover probe.
Meta is going to fact-check content on the Threads app
Threads is going to make an effort to moderate more of the user-generated content on the platform.
Alex Jones and his conspiracy theories are allowed back on X
Elon Musk created a poll on Saturday asking users to vote on whether Alex Jones should be reinstated. After the majority voted "Yes," the conspiracy theorist best known for calling the Sandy Hook massacre a hoax was given his X account back.
Threads countdown hints at EU launch on December 14
Meta’s social network Threads is officially launching in Europe next week on December 14. This has been a long-time coming, as it launched in the US many months back.
Streamlabs is bringing livestreaming tools to X
Streamlabs has partnered with X to integrate a suite of livestreaming tools as an overlay on top of the social media platform. This comes after news that advertisers completed n a mass exodus from the platform due to Elon Musk’s antisemitism.