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Trump snubs Twitter after Musk announces reactivation of ex-president’s account
Donald Trump on Saturday said he had no interest in returning to Twitter even as a slim majority voted in favor of ...Twitter lays off staff as Musk blames activists for ‘massive’ ad revenue drop
Twitter Inc laid off half its workforce on Friday but said cuts were smaller in the team responsible for preventing the spread ...Musk begins his Twitter ownership with firings, declares the ‘bird is freed’
Elon Musk has taken ownership of Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) with brutal efficiency, firing top executives but providing little clarity over how he will achieve ...Internet restricted in Iran as crackdown grows on spreading protests
Iranian authorities said three people had been killed on Tuesday as anger at the death of a woman detained by the morality ...Indonesia blocks Yahoo, Paypal, gaming websites over licence breaches
Indonesia has blocked search engine website Yahoo, payments firm Paypal and several gaming websites due to failure to comply with licensing rules, ...Nigeria to require social media platforms to open local offices
Online platforms like Twitter (TWTR.N), Facebook (META.O) and Tiktok will be required to register and open offices in Nigeria and appoint contact persons with the ...Britain’s electric car charge faces battery challenge
Britain risks falling behind in the race to establish an electric car industry if it can’t build more battery factories – and ...Musk gets Twitter for $44 billion, to cheers and fears of ‘free speech’ plan
Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) for $44 billion cash on Monday in a transaction that will shift control of ...Russian court bans Facebook, Instagram after Meta found ‘extremist’- TASS
A Russian court on Monday banned Facebook and Instagram in the country after finding Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) “extremist”, TASS news agency reported. Russia ...Visa, Mastercard block Russian financial institutions after sanctions
U.S. payment card firms Visa Inc (V.N) and Mastercard Inc have blocked multiple Russian financial institutions from their network, complying with government sanctions imposed ...