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fromAbove the Law
3 months ago

Elon Musk Settles $500M Lawsuit Over Withholding Former Employee Severance Package Money - Above the Law

X settled a $500 million severance lawsuit with former employees after about 6,000 layoffs following Musk's 2022 takeover.
Marketing tech
fromArs Technica
5 months ago

Musk's threat to sue firms that don't buy ads on X seems to have paid off

Musk's legal threats to advertisers have successfully encouraged several companies, including Verizon, to start spending on X.
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 week ago

Cloudflare outage disrupts ChatGPT, X, other internet services

Internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare says it is investigating an issue that caused outages for social media platform X, some multiplayer games and ChatGPT. Cloudflare said on its status page earlier Tuesday that it was aware of and investigating an issue that was impacting multiple customers. There were reports of widespread 500 errors as well as Cloudflare Dashboard and API failing. Cloudflare then provided an update that a recovery was underway, but reverted to messaging that indicate they are still investigating the cause of the issue.
Software development
Information security
fromZDNET
3 weeks ago

Do you log into X with a security key? Re-enroll it by Nov. 10 - or else

X accounts using security keys must be re-enrolled by November 10 to avoid losing access because existing keys will stop working.
Social media marketing
fromNieman Lab
1 month ago

X makes overtures to journalists with new feature designed to improve reach for links

X is testing a new iOS 'link experience' that collapses linked posts to the bottom so users can react while reading, aiming to boost engagement.
Business
fromMashable
1 month ago

Elon Musk's X settles $128 million lawsuit with Twitter executives

X settled a $128 million lawsuit with four former Twitter executives over promised severance after they were fired following Musk's 2022 takeover.
Digital life
fromMashable
2 months ago

How to stop videos from autoplaying on X

Disable autoplay on X to prevent videos from automatically playing and reduce exposure to disturbing video content.
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Tesla's ad spend on X has shrunk to almost nothing | TechCrunch

But the automaker appears to be on track to spend just a fraction of that in 2025 as sales have struggled. In the first two months of 2025, Tesla spent $10,000 on X ads, putting it on track to spend only $60,000 annually. During the same time period last year, it had already spent $200,000 on X, Tesla disclosed. Tesla's spending slowed considerably after those first two months, paying another $200,000 across the remainder of 2024.
Business
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Graham Linehan arrested at Heathrow over his X posts

Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has been arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of inciting violence in relation to his posts on X. He was arrested after arriving on a flight from the US, and said in an online Substack article that officials then became concerned for his health after taking his blood pressure, and took him to hospital. The Metropolitan Police said that a man in his 50s was arrested on 1 September at Heathrow Airport and taken to hospital,
UK news
Social media marketing
fromMashable India
2 months ago

Yet Another Platform Drops Elon Musk's X After API Changes

Later Social removed support for X, disabling scheduling, monitoring, and analytics, citing API changes and a focus on platforms better aligned with influencer marketing.
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US politics
fromArs Technica
3 months ago

Is it illegal to not buy ads on X? Experts explain the FTC's bizarre ad fight.

The FTC appealed a preliminary injunction to continue investigating Media Matters while legal and free-association questions swirl over advertiser decisions about X.
US politics
fromThe Drum
4 months ago

Linda Yaccarino resigns as CEO of Elon Musk's X: timeline of a rocky tenure

Linda Yaccarino resigned as CEO of X after two turbulent years marked by brand-safety concerns and an unfinished vision for the platform.
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