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'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.

A protester holds a placard about the internet blackout in Iran during a demonstration outside Downing Street against the Islamic Republic and calling for Reza Pahlavi to take over as King of Iran, as the Iran war escalates on March 14, 2026.
Israeli Minister of foreign affairs Gideon Saar attends the lobby for Israel–United States relations at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament in Jerusalem, February 25, 2026.

Ukraine presses Israel on grain shipment as 'Twitter diplomacy' accusations fly

Boy George deejays at the grand Opening of the new Planet Hollywood NYC at Planet Hollywood New York City on March 11, 2025 in New York City.

A man with conviction: Boy George posts support for Israel on X

Rima Hassan during the plenary session and votes of the european parliament, in Strasbourg, on February 10, 2026.

French far-left MEP Rima Hassan arrested over X post justifying attack on Israeli airport


Fake Twitter user posing as hostage return forum requesting Bitcoin from followers

Scam Twitter account requesting money using a photograph of hostage Naama Levy.

Naama Levy

Could social media have stopped the Holocaust? Scholars dismiss Elon Musk's fantasy scenario’

In his comments, Musk said X could have deterred the Nazis by making their mass murder “impossible to hide” and allowing “freedom of speech” against them.

 Elon Musk

Elon Musk makes private visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau

Musk made the visit with EJA Chairman Rabbi Menachem Margolin, conservative US journalist Ben Shapiro and Holocaust survivor Gidon Lev.

Businessman Elon Musk, third from right, and US political commentator Ben Shapiro, furthest right, visit the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death and concentration camp.

Elon Musk says it was a 'tough call' to ban Hamas's X account

The CEO of X engaged in a public Twitter thread with controversial user Jackson Hinkle regarding the ban.

 SpaceX, Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks on as he attends a roundtable during the 6th edition of the "Choose France" Summit at the Chateau de Versailles, outside Paris, France on May 15, 2023.

'Call him, beep him': White House publishes US President Joe Biden's digits

"Call him, beep him if you want reach President Biden," the White House wrote on X, attaching a phone number at the bottom.

 US President Joe Biden delivers an address from the White House last month, after visiting Israel following the Hamas massacre The US playbook lacks the deterrence needed to curb Iran, the writer maintains.

Users worldwide report issues with X social media platform

Over 47,000 US users faced access issues with X and X Pro, according to Downdetector data. The site appeared to be back online in Israel by 9:00 AM local time.

 The logo for social media platform X, following the rebranding of Twitter, is seen covering the old logo in this illustration taken, July 24, 2023.

Anti-Israel complaints about war conduct not grounded in principle - comment

The only principle that Hamas supporters hold to is that of victory at any cost. Israel must ensure that the terrorist organization must never again have a victory to celebrate.

 Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to logos of social media apps Signal, Whatsapp and Telegram projected on a screen in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018.

Is Elon Musk antisemitic? Just read his posts on X - opinion

Concerns arise as Elon Musk likes a post promoting anti-Jewish sentiment and criticizes the Anti-Defamation League, while previous interactions on social media suggest a troubling pattern.

 Benjamin Netanyahu and Elon Musk, in Kfar Aza.

Elon Musk to donate all X Israel-Hamas war profits to medics

Billionaire Elon Musk vowed to donate X's war-related revenue to hospitals in Israel, the Red Crescent in Gaza, and the Red Cross, following a recent antisemitism controversy.

 Tesla and SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk pauses during an in-conversation event with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London, Britain, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023.

X sues Media Matters after report about ads next to antisemitic content

In the lawsuit filed in a U.S. District Court in Texas, X claimed Media Matters "manipulated" the social media platform.

 The logo for social media platform X, following the rebranding of Twitter, is seen covering the old logo in this illustration taken, July 24, 2023.