Tag: X
Police raid Elon Musk’s X office in Paris
French police have raided the Paris offices of Elon Musk’s social media platform, X. The search, conducted on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, marks a major escalation in a long-running […]
Ofcom launches formal investigation into X over Grok AI deepfakes
The UK’s media watchdog has launched a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform, X. Ofcom is examining whether the site failed in its legal duty to protect users […]
Malaysia and Indonesia ban Musk’s Grok over sexually explicit deepfakes
Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked Elon Musk’s AI chatbot. The two countries are the first in the world to ban Grok following reports that the tool is being used to […]
EU fines X €120m over blue tick, Kurt Caz accused of ‘decline porn’ after AI row
The EU has fined Elon Musk’s social media platform X €120m (£105m) over its blue tick badges – prompting an angry reaction from the US. The European Commission said by […]
Reddit added to social media ban for Under-16s in Australia
Australia has expanded its world-first social media ban for children under 16 to include popular forum site Reddit and live-streaming platform Kick, bringing the total number of restricted platforms to […]
Elon Musk’s companies sue Apple and OpenAI, claiming anti-competitive practices
Elon Musk’s companies, X and xAI, have filed a lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI, alleging that the two tech giants have engaged in an illegal arrangement to stifle competition in […]
Linda Yaccarino departs as X CEO after two years
Linda Yaccarino has announced her resignation as the chief executive of X, Elon Musk’s social media platform, after serving in the role since June 2023. In a post on the […]
MP’s X account targeted in crypto scam
Lucy Powell, the Leader of the House of Commons, has become the latest high-profile figure to fall victim to a social media hack, with her X account being compromised to […]
Musk’s xAI buys social media platform X for $33 billion
Elon Musk has announced that his AI venture, xAI, has acquired his social media platform X (formerly Twitter) in an all-stock transaction. The deal values xAI at $80 billion and […]
Was Ukraine really to blame for X outage? Used Tesla prices plummet
Experts have cast doubt on Elon Musk’s claim that a large-scale outage which hit X was caused by hackers in Ukraine. Platform monitor Downdetector says it had more than 1.6 […]
