Elon Musk's X will let brands run ads next to certain creators
Elon Musk's X on Monday announced a new creator targeting tool for advertisers that will let brands target ads to they appear in users' feeds next to certain creators' posts.
Judge enforces subpoena for Elon Musk to testify before SEC regarding purchase of X platform, formerly Twitter
A California federal judge ruled Saturday that Elon Musk must comply with an SEC subpoena to testify in the agency's probe of his $44 billion Twitter purchase.
X CEO Linda Yaccarino to outline platform’s measures against child sex abuse at Senate hearing
X CEO Linda Yaccarino will testify with several leaders of other social media platforms before a Senate panel as lawmakers and industry crack down on child sexual exploitation.
Elon Musk's X to hire 100 content moderators in Austin this year
Elon Musk-owned X announced a new content moderation push that will include the hiring of 100 content moderators at a facility in Austin, Texas, to root out child abuse online.
Elon Musk says audits show less antisemitism on X than other apps
Elon Musk said that the X social media platform has less antisemitic content than other apps, according to audits that the company commissioned after an antisemitism controversy.
GOP senators eviscerate SEC for 'colossal error' with false Bitcoin ETF post
Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., wrote a scathing letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission demanding an explanation for the false X post on Bitcoin ETFs.
Supreme Court declines to hear Musk's X appeal on FBI surveillance of users during national security probes
The Supreme Court let a lower court's ruling stand on FBI restrictions on X releasing how often the government demands user data.
X now worth 71% less than when Musk bought it, Fidelity estimates
Elon Musk's X is worthy 71% less today than it was when he purchased the social media gianT, according to Fidelity.
EU launches probe into Elon Musk's X for alleged failure to counter illegal content, disinformation
The European Union announced Monday it had opened formal infringement proceedings against X over its alleged failure to counter misinformation online.
Global fashion giant Zara 'regrets' ads critics said resembled dead bodies of Palestinians after protests
The fashion company Zara removed images from an ad campaign after facing backlash online from pro-Palestinian protesters who claimed it mocked Gaza war victims.
Elon Musk calls Media Matters 'evil propaganda machine' ahead of lawsuit
Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk attacked the media watchdog Media Matters for America as an “evil propaganda machine" after its report defamed the social media platform.
Walmart stops advertising on X, adding to growing list of companies
Retail giant Walmart on Friday revealed it no longer advertises on X, becoming the latest major corporation to pull ads from the Elon Musk-owned social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
Linda Yaccarino brushes off Elon Musk's 'go f--- yourself' message to fleeing advertisers
X CEO Linda Yaccarino seemingly tried to do some clean-up Wednesday after owner Elon Musk told advertisers to "go f---" themselves in an interview earlier that evening.
Defiant Elon Musk looms over, stands out from powerful media gathering in New York
Billionaire Elon Musk stood out in appearance and rhetoric at a summit featuring some of the world's most powerful figures in politics, business and entertainment.
Social media CEOs to testify before Senate on online child exploitation in January
The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing Jan. 31, where five major social media platform CEOs will testify on online child exploitation.
Elon Musk tells advertisers who left X: 'Go f--- yourself'
Tesla CEO Elon Musk had some harsh words for advertisers who backing out of X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after reports suggested the platform was spreading extremist content.
Disney's Iger on halting X ads: Association with Musk, platform not 'a positive one for us'
CEO Bob Iger offered more insight into Disney's decision to halt advertising on Elon Musk’s X during a DealBook Summit session Wednesday.
Elon Musk to meet with Israel's president amid antisemitism controversy
Billionaire Elon Musk is set to meet with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and representatives of Hamas hostages' family members on Monday as he faces an antisemitism controversy.
Elon Musk's X may lose $75M by year's end amid advertiser flight: report
Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter, may lose up to $75 million in ad revenue by the end of 2023 as major advertisers pull back spending on the platform, according to the New York Times.
Elon Musk’s social-media comments spark Tesla investor backlash
An X post Tesla CEO Elon Musk made on the social-media platform X last week has been called “Antisemitic" and has company shareholders calling him ‘dangerous’ or going to Rivian.