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Elon Musk Wasn’t A Blockchain Acolyte Despite The Fun He Had With Dogecoin, Reveals New Biography

Skeptical about using blockchain as Twitter's backbone, he felt it would be too sluggish for fast-paced postings on platform.

Zenger

What do donkeys, dragons and Hawaii have in common? They all play a role in Elon Musk buying Twitter.

Musk’s purchase of Twitter fed his constant need to reach the next level, according to biographer.

Fortune

White nationalist Nick Fuentes appears to admit he skirted Twitter ban

‘I wonder what happened’ Fuentes wrote on Telegram following his burner account’s X/Twitter ban

The Independent UK

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Morning Show: Jon Hamm echoes Elon Musk

The "Mad Men" star's tech titan Paul Marks may prove we lap up the charismatic appeal of the rich at our own peril

Salon

Book Review: 'Elon Musk' offers a revealing but not surprising portrait of tech mogul

Biographer Walter Isaacson offers a revealing but not that surprising portrait of Elon Musk in his biography of the tech billionaire

The Independent UK

Fatherhood, rows with Amber Heard and ‘the woke mind virus’: six revelations from Elon Musk’s biography

Walter Isaacson’s 615-page behemoth was released in the UK on 12 September

The Independent UK

Antisemitism on Elon Musk's X is surging and dredging up many ancient, defamatory themes of blaming Jews

Since buying Twitter, rebranded as X, billionaire Elon Musk, who calls himself a “free speech absolutist,” has welcomed hatemongers to the platform, including one who recently coined the trending hashtag #BanTheADL.

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Eight things we learned from the Elon Musk biography

Widespread access to world’s richest man allowed biographer Walter Isaacson to detail a number of illuminating anecdotes

The Guardian - UK

Meet the two Musk cousins Elon called upon to swing the ax

In Walter Isaacson's new biography of Elon Musk, readers are introduced to his two cousins who were charged with evaluating and firing thousands of Twitter engineers.

Fortune

TechScape: TikTok took over social media with its uncanny algorithm – but at what cost?

In their attempts to mimic the video-sharing site’s uncanny success, Facebook, YouTube and others might have signed their own death warrants

The Guardian - UK

Tech giants hold huge sway in matters of war, life and death. That should concern us all

Elon Musk’s hindrance of a Ukraine attack via Starlink caused a row. But other firms have similar power, and need scrutiny, says Keir Giles of Chatham House

The Guardian - UK

Rudy Giuliani ‘mob scene’ turned Elon Musk off seeking advice, new book says

Biography by Walter Isaacson contains colorful nugget of then New York mayor seeking 10% stake in PayPal in return for advice

The Guardian - US

The 'no' campaign is dominating the messaging on the Voice referendum on TikTok – here's why

In the first week after the prime minister revealed October 14 as the Voice to Parliament referendum date, the “yes” and “no” campaigns recast their messages, resulting in unprecedented news coverage and public engagement with the debate.

The Conversation

The 5th Circuit Agrees That Federal Officials Unconstitutionally 'Coerced' or 'Encouraged' Online Censorship

The appeals court narrowed a preliminary injunction against such meddling but confirmed the threat that it poses to freedom of speech.

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Musk’s biography author already forced to correct one controversial detail

Isaacson began walking back his version of a failed drone strike only to later correct the record and accept full responsibility for a crucial mistake.

Fortune

Elon Musk’s grim financial assessment of X

A Fortune report analyzes Musk's latest statement about X’s revenue loss.

The Guardian - US

From prime time to lurid tales in a shed: the rapid descent of Tucker Carlson

Carlson, once seen as a Republican powerbroker and even a presidential candidate, has grown more extreme and less relevant

USA Today Sports Media Group

Browns Twitter reacts with a parade of celebratory jabs after win vs. Bengals

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Free Speech, Social Media Firms, and the Fifth Circuit

The Fifth Circuit was right to rule it was illegal for the federal government to coerce social media firms, but wrong to uphold a Texas law requiring those firms to post material they prefer to keep out.

The Conversation

Can ❤️s change minds? How social media influences public opinion and news circulation

Social media use has been shown to decrease mental health and well-being, and to increase levels of political polarization.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Twitter reacts to Chase Young missing Week 1 and potentially longer

Reactions were all over the place regarding Young missing Week 1 as he deals with a neck injury.

Salon

Musks threats against ADL backfire

Anti-extremism expert: Under Musk, X is losing revenue "because his platform is now a cesspool for bigotry"

WEKU

Appeals court slaps Biden administration for contact with social media companies

The panel of judges say that the administration's efforts to flag what it considered to be harmful content likely amount to a violation of the First Amendment.

The Guardian - AU

Bots on X worse than ever according to analysis of 1m tweets during first Republican primary debate

Researchers identify sprawling bot network of 1,305 accounts active during Republican debate and Donald Trump interview

The Independent UK

Single woman’s day in a life video met with vitriol after going viral

She later deleted TikTok from her phone to ‘protect her mental health’ from the backlash

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