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Was Ukraine The First Country To Make A RugPull?

By Federico Bruno, Project Manager, and Lucas Malizia, Defi Consultant, FINANFLIX In the midst of the war in Ukraine, the country announced on February 26, via its official Twitter, that it would accept cryptocurrency donations to help both civilians and military personnel fighting against Russian forces.

Benzinga

Donald Trump isn’t posting on TRUTH Social, the social media site he founded

The Independent UK

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Twitter's content moderation, LBJ's lies, and a judge's ruse.

Reason

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Putin restricts access to Twitter as Russia launches information war against Ukraine

Russian state communications regulator Roskomnadzor has restricted access to Twitter hours after it blocked Facebook in a major escalation amid the ongoing confrontation between big tech and the Kremlin

Daily Mirror

Russia blocks access to Facebook and Twitter

Move to block Facebook and Twitter comes as the Russian government passed a bill the criminalizes ‘fake’ reports against the war

The Guardian - US

Russia bans Facebook and Twitter, criminalizes 'fake news'

The sweeping censorship would be the most dramatic escalation of information hampering yet.

Input

Russia blocks Facebook and Twitter in mounting crackdown on independent information sources

Russia also cracking down on independent media inside country

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Putin propaganda machine undercut by social media blackout

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dredged up concerns that the country’s aggression would extend to social media, and that the Kremlin’s long-running campaign to use the internet to stir doubt and division in democracies would confuse public opinion on the war.

Tribune News Service

Bill Gates' ex-wife claims his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein was factor in split

Bill Gates and his ex-wife Melinda French Gates announced their decision to divorce on Twitter in May 2021. The couple were married for 27 years

Daily Mirror

‘Not in your name’: Boris’s Twitter message to Russians goes viral

A tri-lingual video message from Boris Johnson appealing for an end to the Ukraine war has gone viral being seen by around 12 million people including many in Russia.

Evening Standard

Twitter to Welcome Workers Back In the Office

Twitter's new chief Parag Agrawal on Thursday said it will reopen offices globally this month but let people work remotely if they wish, as many businesses end closures put in place to fight the spread of Covid-19. Google is also preparing for employees to return to its Silicon Valley offices…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Google Suspends All Ad Sales in Russia as Censorship Demands Grow

Alphabet Inc's Google said on Thursday that it had stopped selling online advertising in Russia, a ban that covers search, YouTube and outside publishing partners. The move by the world's top seller of online ads by revenue follows similar pauses in Russia by Twitter Inc and Snap Inc after Russia's…

Asharq Al-Awsat

As it happened: Russia blocks Facebook and restricts Twitter access, stifling war coverage

Russia on Friday blocked Facebook and restricted access to Twitter as part of efforts to muffle dissent over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine are set to hold a third round of the talks over the weekend as an attack on a nuclear plant in Ukraine triggered widespread condemnations.

France 24

Twitter will soon show crowdsourced fact-checking info under tweets

The Birdwatch program is chugging along, slow and steady. It could cause more problems than it solves.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Official Twitter-shaming Firms to Action over Invasion

Ukraine's vice prime minister has been calling out big tech companies by name on Twitter to push them to penalize Russia over its invasion -- and it's having an impact. Marshalling his government's social media savvy and a deep international well of sympathy, Mykhailo Fedorov's feed has become a list…

The Guardian - AU

Morrison government asks Facebook, Twitter and Google to block Russian state media ‘disinformation’

Communications minister writes to tech giants about ‘content promoting violence, extremism and disinformation in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine’

Benzinga

Twitter Could Be Charting Into Spotify, Apple's Territory By Introducing Podcasts On Its Platform

Twitter Inc (NASDAQ: TWTR) could be working on a dedicated tab for podcasts, according to a screenshot posted on the microblogging site by security researcher Jane Manchun Wong.

The Guardian - UK

Analysts identify top 10 ‘war myths’ of Russia-Ukraine conflict

NewsGuard warns disinformation channels extend beyond sites and accounts with direct Kremlin links

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The Independent UK

Elon Musk asked to ‘turn off’ Teslas in Russia as he makes superchargers free for people fleeing Ukraine

Entrepreneur is one of just 22 Twitter accounts followed by Kremlin

Liverpool Echo

Twitter users consider 'uninstalling' app over new Reddit style update

Users have called it a 'bad design' and said they are thinking of deleting the app

Dublin Live

Former RTE 2FM presenter Eoghan McDermott launching legal action against Twitter

Mr McDermott filed papers against Twitter International Unlimited Company on Tuesday

Dublin Live

Ex-RTE presenter Eoghan McDermott breaks silence on viral allegations after launching lawsuit against Twitter

McDermott hasn't been seen or heard in Irish media since February 2021, when he left the 2FM Breakfast show which he had hosted alongside Doireann Garrihy

Irish Mirror

Former RTE 2FM DJ Eoghan McDermott is set to sue Twitter

The former 2FM star has lodged legal papers against the social media giant

The Conversation

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has Kremlin battling for hearts and minds at home

Russian President Vladimir Putin is locked in a vicious struggle not only to subjugate Ukraine, but also to keep his own citizens united in support of Kremlin policy. But as Ukrainian fighters capture the admiration of the world in Twitter posts and TikTok videos, even the illusion of Russian unity…

The Guardian - UK

TechScape: How the internet became a key front in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Google, Meta, Twitter, TikTok (and Elon Musk, obviously) have been dragged into the conflict

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