Elon Musk‘s X on Thursday has lost its bid to change a California law on content moderation disclosure by social media companies.
11.12.2023 - 07:52 / justjared.com
Elon Musk is sparking controversy once again.
The businessman and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, wrote that far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will have his account reinstated on the platform.
Jones, who is best known for his denial of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting, was banned from Twitter in 2018, as was his Infowars outlet, for violations of the site’s abusive behavior policy.
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On Saturday, Elon addressed Jones‘ ban, citing his belief in “free speech” as his reason for reconsidering the matter.
“I vehemently disagree with what he said about Sandy Hook, but are we a platform that believes in freedom of speech or are we not?” he wrote. “That is what it comes down to in the end. If the people vote him back on, this will be bad for
Elon Musk‘s X on Thursday has lost its bid to change a California law on content moderation disclosure by social media companies.
Will Smith shared a gallery of photos with his spunky family wearing ugly Christmas Sweaters. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star even wore a white wig. A post shared by Will Smith (@willsmith)Will and Jada Pinkett Smith share childrenTrey, 31, Jaden, 25, and Willow, 23.
Professional dancer and Strictly Come Dancing star Neil Jones is making a return to the BBC One show in spectacular fashion, where he hopes to impress the judges with his partner on Christmas Day. Neil has been paired up with children's presenter and Waterloo Road star Tillie Amartey for the December 25 special Christmas edition of the show.
Elon Musk‘s X/Twitter is back up after going down tonight all over the world.
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Ellise Shafer During the final “Last Week Tonight” episode of the year, John Oliver devoted an entire 30-minute segment to rehashing the past 12 months in the life of Elon Musk, billionaire and CEO of X (formerly known as Twitter). Musk has had a particularly fraught 2023, which started with the removal of verified status from legacy blue-check holders and ended with him telling advertisers, who began to pull their spending from X when Musk endorsed an antisemitic conspiracy theory, to “go fuck yourself.” Oliver began his roast by calling Musk “a man who can pull off pretty much any bad-guy-in-a-movie look.” As different images of Musk flashed by on the screen, Oliver threw out some comparisons.
John Oliver decided to focus on Elon Musk on Last Week Tonight‘s last new episode of 2023. The comedian roasted the billionaire by recounting all the controversies he’s been involved in this past year and said he “could pull off any bad guy in a movie.”
Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor In case you didn’t get enough of Elon Musk in “Elon Musk,” the 688-page authorized biography of the tech mogul penned by Walter Isaacson, here comes a new podcast from Isaacson talking about his experience spending two years shadowing the world’s richest person to research the book. The “On Musk” podcast, produced by iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope, premieres Dec. 12 on the iHeartPodcast Network (at this link) and all major podcast platforms, with all four episodes available at launch.
Leave The World Behind, the film is a new post-apocalyptic thriller from Sam Esmail – the creator of the hit series Mr Robot – and reached the top of its most-watched charts shortly after its release on Netflix on Friday (December 8).It follows the narrative of a society which begins to unravel and descend into chaos after technological infrastructure begins to malfunction and shut down. It is produced by Barack and Michelle Obama and is an adaptation of the 2020 novel of the same name, written by Rumaan Alam.However, based on a new post he shared on X/Twitter, it seems that Elon Musk may have misunderstood the meaning of one of the scenes in the film – and the internet has been quick to criticise him for the blunder.The moment concerns a scene with Teslas in the film, where characters played by Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke are chased by the malfunctioning cars which are moving without drivers.
Taylor Swift’s fans are defending the singer following Elon Musk’s reaction to seeing her latest recognition as Time Magazine’s 2023 Person of the Year. The acclaimed musician received the coveted title after the success of her Eras Tour, the premiere of her film, which resulted in record-breaking numbers, and the domination of the Billboard charts with her hit songs.TAYLOR SWIFT SHARES THOUGHTS ON BEYONCÉ COMPARISONSSAGITTARIUS CELEBRITIES: TAYLOR SWIFT, BRITNEY SPEARS, BRAD PITT AND MORETAYLOR SWIFT, YE, AND KIM KARDASHIAN’S DRAMA EXPLAINEDThe CEO of Tesla took to Twitter to congratulate Taylor after learning about the recognition, however, he also decided to give her a piece of advice from his own experience.
Jada Pinkett Smith has revealed that the infamous incident where her husband Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on-stage live at the Oscars in 2022 saved their marriage.The incident occurred after Rock made a joke about Pinkett Smith’s shaved head. Following the incident, Will apologised on numerous occasions and resigned from the Academy.
Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Elon Musk, continuing his campaign to make X a “free speech” refuge even to the detriment of the company’s business interests, said he is reinstating the account of far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Twitter banned Jones in 2018, along with his Infowars program. Last year Jones was ordered to pay nearly $1.5 billion to families of Sandy Hook victims over his lies about the 2012 school shooting, which left 20 kids and six adults dead.
custody battle with the boy’s mother, singer Grimes.Three-year-old X Æ A-Xii sat atop his dad’s shoulders as the pair watched the Army Black Knights close out the final game of the season with a 17-11 victory over the Navy Midshipmen.“ARMY NAVY,” Musk tweeted, along with a video showing a view from the top of the stadium.In a subsequent reply, the Tesla CEO indicated he was team Army.Musk appeared all smiles as he carried the oldest of his three children with the “Oblivion” singer throughout Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts.The father-and-son duo also posed with the Army Mules mascot and sat with the Army crowd.The outing comes just two months after Grimes, whose real name is Claire Boucher, sued Musk for parental rights of their three children.Musk, 52, and Grimes, 35, share X Æ A-Xii, who was born in May 2020, and Exa Dark Sideræl, who was born via surrogate in December 2021.It was only confirmed in September that the pair secretly had a third child, a boy named Techno Mechanicus, whom they call Tau.
The two couples who will go 'head-to-head' in the Strictly Come Dancing final have been named - according to their body language. There are currently four celebrities and their professional dance partners left in the competition instead of the usual five.
Elon Musk has jokingly warned Taylor Swift that her popularity could decline after being named Time’s Person Of The Year for 2023.In response to Swift’s post on X announcing she had won the accolade (December 6), Musk congratulated the pop singer before posting a cautionary reply.“Some risk of popularity decline after this award,” Musk wrote. “I speak from experience lol.”The SpaceX founder was named Time’s Person Of The Year in 2021 for his influence “on life on Earth, and potentially life off Earth too,” in a statement from the magazine at the time..@samlansky has such a wondrous way with words, and I’ve loved reading his pieces for over a decade.
Elon Musk takes a lot of space in the world. The South African-Canadian-American citizen is involved in all manner of companies dictating the future of the planet, whether we’re talking about X, the social media and tech platform previously known as Twitter, or SpaceX, the spacecraft manufacturer that hopes to colonize Mars. He comes from a family of interesting people, filled with entrepreneurs and business owners.
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Layton Williams has said 'think what you want' as he reacted to getting the first perfect score on Strictly Come Dancing 2023. The actor and West End star was elated alongside his professional dance partner Nikita Kuzmin when the judges awarded them a score of 40 on Saturday night (December 2).