'Nation held hostage': Global protests planned as Iran's internet outage reaches nearly 70 days
Growing desperation to access online space has led some Iranians to connect with Virtual Private Networks and Starlink satellite dishes. This connection carries with it a significant risk.
Ukraine presses Israel on grain shipment as 'Twitter diplomacy' accusations fly
A man with conviction: Boy George posts support for Israel on X
French far-left MEP Rima Hassan arrested over X post justifying attack on Israeli airport
X’s location tool reveals global disinformation machine - opinion
By exposing hidden accounts' location, X’s location tool delivers a small win in a sprawling information war that continues to evolve.
Elon Musk calls to abolish European Union after X fined €120 million for transparency failures
"The EU should be abolished, and sovereignty returned to individual countries, so that governments can better represent their people," Elon Musk posted on X.
The Deep Dive: Assassination conspiracy, Muslim Brotherhood, and regional flare-ups - podcast
On this week’s episode of “The Deep Dive,” Jacob Laznik tackles a whirlwind of headline-grabbing developments, from Gaza to Tel Aviv to Washington, D.C.
Paris prosecutors investigate Musk’s Grok AI over antisemitic, Holocaust denial posts - POLITICO
French prosecutors have launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s Grok AI after it published alleged antisemitic and Holocaust denial comments, following complaints filed by human rights groups.
X is down for thousands of users in US according to Downdetector
There were more than 19,500 reports of issues with the social media platform, as of 10:51 a.m. ET, according to specialized Downdetector.
Cloudflare, Amazon, Meta: The biggest tech outages of recent years - explainer
This was the second major internet disruption of 2025, following the October malfunction of Amazon's cloud services unit, AWS.
New York seeks dismissal of lawsuit by Elon Musk's X/Twitter over hate speech law
Musk's company argued that New York's law unconstitutionally exposed it to lawsuits and big fines unless it disclosed "highly sensitive and controversial speech" that the state found objectionable.
Former Kataib Hezbollah hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov issues first statement since release
Tsurkov wrote in English, Arabic, and Hebrew on her X/Twitter account to thank those who helped secure her release.
X is among most effective tools for spreading antisemitism in history, research finds
The research identified 679,584 antisemitic posts between February 1, 2024 and January 31, 2025, which combined were viewed 193 million times.
Donald Trump's death rumors put to an end after social media outrage over his disappearance
The false rumor began circulating on social media on Friday, when different accounts started to point out the lack of footage that official government accounts were releasing of Trump.
