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OPINION - Essex Police have made Allison Pearson a free speech martyr instead of fighting actual crime

Allison Pearson, the highly respectable Daily Telegraph middlebrow columnist, was naturally startled when, on Remembrance Sunday morning, two police presented themselves at her door to tell her that she was under investigation for allegedly stirring up racial hatred in connection with a social media post on X and invited her…

Evening Standard

Journalist ‘dumbfounded’ by police visit over social media post investigation

Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson said the police response to a year-old deleted post on X was ‘outrageous’.

The Independent UK

Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia quits ‘disinformation network’ X

British news outlet The Guardian also said it would stop posting on Elon Musk’s X, calling it a ‘toxic media platform’.

Al Jazeera

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Samsung Galaxy S25 could globally launch with Snapdragon 8 Elite — here’s what we know

New reports have seemingly confirmed that the Galaxy S25 series will globally launch with the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip.

Tom’s Guide

Bluesky tops App Store ranking amid mass exodus from Elon Musk’s X

Just day after US election about 115,000 X users in US deactivated their accounts, data suggests

The Independent UK

Trump health secretary choice is ‘courting catastrophe’, says rights group – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Trump and Musk both own social media platforms. Some think an alliance between X and Truth Social is coming

Although its user base is smaller, Truth Social had a higher valuation than X earlier this year when its stock price shot up.

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'A 10 crore player?': Dale Steyn's bold IPL auction prediction as Marco Jansen slams fastest T20I fifty against India

NEW DELHI: South African cricketer Marco Jansen showcased his exceptional skills in the third T20I against India, sparking significant interest ahead of the IPL 2025 auction.

The Times of India

Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency will ironically require two men to run it

Also, it’s not a new government agency, this will basically just be an outside consulting gig.

Fortune

Bluesky adds 1 million users after US election as users ditch X

Micro-blogging site says it now has more than 15 million users, up from nine million in September.

Al Jazeera

FBI raids home of Polymarket CEO

CEO Shayne Coplan accuses Biden administration of targeting company over its perceived political associations.

Al Jazeera

After Trump’s win, Mark Cuban deleted all his pro-Harris X posts and is taking a political hiatus on the ‘less hateful’ BlueSky

Cuban joins more than 14.5 million users on BlueSky, which has ballooned since Donald Trump’s reelection.

Fortune

Australia will impose a ‘digital duty of care’ on tech companies to reduce online harm. It’s a good idea – if it can be enforced

In an escalation of its battle with big tech, the federal government has announced it plans to impose a “digital duty of care” on tech companies to reduce online harms.

The Conversation

Six Israeli Troops Killed, Deadly Strikes In Lebanon

Israel suffered one of the deadliest days of its ground offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon on Wednesday when six of its soldiers were killed in combat near the border.

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Bluesky Gains 1 Million Users Post U.S. Election

Bluesky, a social media platform, sees rapid growth post-U.S. election, offering unique features and attracting notable users. Users seek platforms alignin...

Fortune

Elon Musk’s xAI safety whisperer joins Scale AI as an advisor

Dan Hendrycks, AI safety advisor to Elon Musk's xAI, recently posted on his LinkedIn profile that he has taken on a similar role at Scale AI.

The Independent UK

Don Lemon highlights alarming change to X’s terms of service as he leaves the platform

The former CNN anchor delivered the news in a video posted on X on Wednesday

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The Guardian - UK

Ireland orders X, TikTok and Instagram to curb terrorist content

Regulator issues online safety ruling after finding weak processes leave networks ‘exposed to terrorist content’

International Business Times

Tech Executive's Announcement He's Entering Hospice Goes Viral: 'Be Kind, Be Brave'

James Butts announced he had Stage 4 cancer earlier in the month.

The Conversation

Elon Musk has turned X into a globally influential media platform – and there’s more to come

During the recent United States presidential election campaign, tech billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X (formerly Twitter) saw record high usage.

Evening Standard

Which companies have boycotted X/Twitter – London Marathon latest to quit platform

The organisers of this weekend’s event have said the platform has ‘descended into a gutter’

Salon

Protesting John Krasinski as sexiest man

"John Krasinski?????? Our nation's most trying hour and you give us John Krasinski?!?!?!"

The Guardian - US

Bitcoin clears $93,000 and Dogecoin soars amid Trump-fueled crypto rally

Cryptocurrency boosters are expecting the president-elect’s economic team to be crypto-friendly

AAP

Social media duty of care to users 'a game changer'

Social media giants will need to take proactive steps to protect users and improve safety features under a digital duty of care introduced by the government.

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