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X targets misleading AI videos of armed conflict

X announced plans to take action against creators who share AI-generated videos of armed conflict without clearly disclosing that the content is AI-produced. On Tuesday, X’s head of product, Nikita Bier, said that creators who use AI to deliberately mislead viewers will be suspended from the platform’s Creator Revenue Sharing Program for 90 days. If […]

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X unveils standalone private messaging app

Social media platform X is spinning off its private messaging feature, X Chat, into a standalone application. On Monday, the company announced that an initial beta version of the app had been released to 1,000 users via Apple’s TestFlight platform. The beta slots were filled within two hours of the announcement. In a post on […]

X to launch long-form video on smart TVs soon
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X returns online after global outage

X, the social media platform previously called Twitter, is back online following a worldwide outage. The outage, which started Monday afternoon, disrupted both X’s mobile app and desktop site, preventing users worldwide from accessing the platform. When trying to visit, users saw only a blank page featuring the X logo, with timelines and posts failing […]

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X outage disrupts users as complaints spike globally

Thousands of social media users on Monday reported difficulties accessing X, formerly known as Twitter, as complaints surged across multiple regions worldwide. Outage-tracking platform Downdetector recorded a sharp increase in reports, with more than 3,000 users flagging problems linked to the social media platform. Data from Downdetector showed that over half of the complaints were […]

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X blocks Grok from creating sexualized images of real people

Elon Musk-owned social media platform X has announced new restrictions on its artificial intelligence model, Grok, barring it from editing images of real people to depict them in revealing clothing in jurisdictions where such content is illegal. The move follows growing global outrage over the proliferation of sexualised AI-generated deepfakes. In a statement shared on […]

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Court adjourns Sowore’s cybercrime case to October 27

The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the arraignment of Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, to October 27. Justice Mohammed Umar granted the adjournment to allow Sowore time to prepare his defense. Sowore is facing a five-count charge filed by the Department of State Services on behalf of the Federal Government, alongside X […]

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FG arraigns Sowore over alleged false X, Meta posts against Tinubu

The Federal Government has arraigned human rights activist and publisher, Omoleye Sowore, on a five count for allegedly making false posts against President Bola Tinubu on social media. The suit, filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, also lists X (formerly Twitter) and Meta (owners of Facebook and Instagram) as co-defendants. According to the […]

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X, Meta silent as Sowore counter-sues DSS over anti-Tinubu post

Social media giants, X(formerly Twitter) and Meta, have kept mute as former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has counter-sued the Department of State Security over a social media post in which he described President Bola Tinubu as a “criminal.” The Federal Government had filed criminal charges against the activist and the […]

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Twitter’s iconic bird logo fetches nearly $35,000 at auction

The iconic Twitter bird logo, removed from the company’s former San Francisco headquarters after Elon Musk rebranded the platform as X, has sold at auction for nearly $35,000. RR Auction, known for dealing in rare and collectible items, announced that the 560-pound (254 kg) sign, measuring 12 feet by 9 feet (3.7 meters by 2.7 […]

Smart TVs will eventually offer X's Long-Form Videos - Elon Musk
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Musk urges advertisers to return to X

Elon Musk, the owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, and the former richest man in the world, has pleaded with advertisers to come back to X in spite of recent setbacks. The Times reported that the CEO, Linda Yaccarino, stressed X’s dedication to putting child safety online first in a letter sent to both present and past advertisers. This […]

Elon Musk to remove displays of likes, reposts on X
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EU probes Elon Musk’s X for ‘illegal content’

The EU on Monday announced “formal infringement proceedings” against Elon Musk’s X platform under a law cracking down on illegal online content, after identifying disinformation related to Hamas’s October 7 attack in Israel. The action against the company formerly known as Twitter is the first against a major online platform since Brussels implemented the Digital […]