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Twitter is facing allegations of having "secret blacklists." It has been accused of suppressing the voices of right-wing commentators. So, is Big Tech really bipartisan? Molly Gambhir tells you more.

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<p>Elton John has finally waved goodbye to Elon Musk's Twitter. The legendary singer is currently on his farewell tour and has decided that he will no longer use the microblogging site.&nbsp;Citing "misinformation" as his reason to leave the platform, the veteran singer tweeted: "All my life I've tried to use music to bring people together. Yet it saddens me to see how misinformation is now being used to divide our world."</p>

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<p>"I`ve decided to no longer use Twitter, given their recent change in policy, which will allow misinformation to flourish unchecked."</p>

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<p>Twitter's CEO, Elon Musk, quickly reacted to John's departure. Replying to his tweet, he wrote, "I love your music. I hope you come back. Is there any misinformation in particular that you're concerned about?"<br />
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Ever since Musk's dramatic Twitter takeover, the microblogging site has been in the headlines, first for all the major changes he has made, from launching a monthly subscription plan for Twitter verification to the mass layoffs.</p>

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<p>Recently, Musk kicked off his rapper friend Kanye West from the site for "incitement to violence" with his erratic post. Ye's Twitter suspension came after he confessed his love for Hitler during his appearance on Infowars, the show hosted by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.<br />
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Confirming his suspension from Twitter, Elon tweeted, "I tried my best. Despite that, he again violated our rule against incitement to violence."<br />
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However, many A-listers have left the platform, including Whoopi Goldberg, Jim Carrey, Shonda Rhimes, David Simon, Jamela Jamil, Trent Reznor, and Gigi Hadid, among others.<br />
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Elton John has finally waved goodbye to Elon Musk's Twitter. The legendary singer is currently on his farewell tour and has decided that he will no longer use the microblogging site.

Elton John has finally waved goodbye to Elon Musk's Twitter. The legendary singer is currently on his farewell tour and has decided that he will no longer use the microblogging site. Citing "misinformation" as his reason to leave the platform, the veteran singer tweeted: "All my life I've tried to use music to bring people together. Yet it saddens me to see how misinformation is now being used to divide our world." Rapper Post Malone gets a warm welcome at Mumbai airport - watch "I`ve decided to no longer use Twitter, given their recent change in policy, which will allow misinformation to flourish unchecked." All my life I’ve tried to use music to bring people together. Yet it saddens me to see how misinformation is now being used to divide our world. I’ve decided to no longer use Twitter, given their recent change in policy which will allow misinformation to flourish unchecked. — Elton John (@eltonofficial) December 9, 2022 × Twitter's CEO, Elon Musk, quickly reacted to John's departure. Replying to his tweet, he wrote, "I love your music. I hope you come back. Is there any misinformation in particular that you're concerned about?" Ever since Musk's dramatic Twitter takeover, the microblogging site has been in the headlines, first for all the major changes he has made, from launching a monthly subscription plan for Twitter verification to the mass layoffs. Kanye West’s honorary degree revoked over his anti-semitic comments Recently, Musk kicked off his rapper friend Kanye West from the site for "incitement to violence" with his erratic post. Ye's Twitter suspension came after he confessed his love for Hitler during his appearance on Infowars, the show hosted by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Confirming his suspension from Twitter, Elon tweeted, "I tried my best. Despite that, he again violated our rule against incitement to violence." However, many A-listers have left the platform, including Whoopi Goldberg, Jim Carrey, Shonda Rhimes, David Simon, Jamela Jamil, Trent Reznor, and Gigi Hadid, among others. WATCH WION LIVE HERE

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<p>The second installment of the ‘Twitter Files’ was shared on the social medial platform, revealing chilling details of the company’s policies of “secretly blacklisting” the tweets of certain users, especially of those subscribing to&nbsp;right-wing ideologies, before Elon Musk took over.</p>

<p>The ‘Twitter Files’ are a cache of internal documents and communications of Twitter Inc from 2020, shared by owner Elon Musk with journalists Matt Taibbi and Bari Weiss.</p>

<p>The first lot, shared last week by Taibbi, shed light on Twitter's deliberate attempt to suppress the Hunter Biden laptop story&nbsp;during the 2020 presidential election.</p>

<p>On Thursday, it was Weiss’s turn to share the second part of the dark policies undertaken by Twitter.</p>

<p>“A new #TwitterFiles investigation reveals that teams of Twitter employees build blacklists, prevent disfavoured tweets from trending, and actively limit the visibility of entire accounts or even trending topics—all in secret, without informing users," Weiss said on her Twitter thread.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>"Twitter once had a mission ‘to give everyone the power to create and share ideas and information instantly, without barriers.’ Along the way, barriers nevertheless were erected," Weiss stated.&nbsp;</p>

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<p><strong>Here’s what Weiss revealed:</strong></p>

<p>1) Weiss shared a screenshot showing how Twitter shadow-banned the opinion of Stanford’s Dr Jay Bhattacharya, who was opposed to the COVID-19 lockdown.</p>

<p>2) In another screenshot, Weiss showed how popular right-wing talk show host Dan Bongino at one point was slapped with a “Search Blacklist” and Twitter had Turning Point USA's Charlie Kirk on "Do Not Amplify."</p>

<p>3) Weiss argued that Twitter had initially denied suppressing the voice of certain users.</p>

<p>4) In 2018, Twitter's Vijaya Gadde (then Head of Legal Policy and Trust) and Kayvon Beykpour (Head of Product) said: “We do not shadow ban.” They added: “And we certainly don’t shadow-ban, based on political viewpoints or ideology.”</p>

<p>4) Weiss, citing sources, further claimed that Twitter executives and employees used “shadow banning process” or “Visibility Filtering (VF)” to suppress voices.</p>

<p>5) She claimed that Twitter used VF to block searches of individual users; to limit the scope of a particular tweet’s discoverability; to block select users’ posts from ever appearing on the “trending” page; and from inclusion in hashtag searches.</p>

<p>6) “We control visibility quite a bit. And we control the amplification of your content quite a bit. And normal people do not know how much we do," one Twitter engineer told Weiss.</p>

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The second installment of the ‘Twitter Files’ was shared on the social medial platform, revealing chilling details of the company’s policies of “secretly blacklisting” the tweets of certain users, especially of those subscribing to right-wing ideologies, before Elon Musk took over.

The second installment of the ‘Twitter Files’ was shared on the social medial platform, revealing chilling details of the company’s policies of “secretly blacklisting” the tweets of certain users, especially of those subscribing to right-wing ideologies, before Elon Musk took over. The ‘Twitter Files’ are a cache of internal documents and communications of Twitter Inc from 2020, shared by owner Elon Musk with journalists Matt Taibbi and Bari Weiss. The first lot, shared last week by Taibbi, shed light on Twitter's deliberate attempt to suppress the Hunter Biden laptop story during the 2020 presidential election. On Thursday, it was Weiss’s turn to share the second part of the dark policies undertaken by Twitter. “A new #TwitterFiles investigation reveals that teams of Twitter employees build blacklists, prevent disfavoured tweets from trending, and actively limit the visibility of entire accounts or even trending topics—all in secret, without informing users," Weiss said on her Twitter thread. THREAD: THE TWITTER FILES PART TWO. TWITTER’S SECRET BLACKLISTS. — Bari Weiss (@bariweiss) December 9, 2022 × "Twitter once had a mission ‘to give everyone the power to create and share ideas and information instantly, without barriers.’ Along the way, barriers nevertheless were erected," Weiss stated. The Twitter Files, Part Deux!! 🍿🍿 https://t.co/bH9UiTSEK2 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 9, 2022 × Here’s what Weiss revealed: 1) Weiss shared a screenshot showing how Twitter shadow-banned the opinion of Stanford’s Dr Jay Bhattacharya, who was opposed to the COVID-19 lockdown. 2) In another screenshot, Weiss showed how popular right-wing talk show host Dan Bongino at one point was slapped with a “Search Blacklist” and Twitter had Turning Point USA's Charlie Kirk on "Do Not Amplify." 3) Weiss argued that Twitter had initially denied suppressing the voice of certain users. 4) In 2018, Twitter's Vijaya Gadde (then Head of Legal Policy and Trust) and Kayvon Beykpour (Head of Product) said: “We do not shadow ban.” They added: “And we certainly don’t shadow-ban, based on political viewpoints or ideology.” 4) Weiss, citing sources, further claimed that Twitter executives and employees used “shadow banning process” or “Visibility Filtering (VF)” to suppress voices. 5) She claimed that Twitter used VF to block searches of individual users; to limit the scope of a particular tweet’s discoverability; to block select users’ posts from ever appearing on the “trending” page; and from inclusion in hashtag searches. 6) “We control visibility quite a bit. And we control the amplification of your content quite a bit. And normal people do not know how much we do," one Twitter engineer told Weiss. WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

Elon Musk's second installment of Twitter Files reveals how right-wing users were targeted

<p>Elon Musk said that Twitter is working on a software update that will let&nbsp;users know if their account has been “shadow-banned”, the reason for it and how to appeal.&nbsp;Twitter is "working on a software update that will show your true account status, so you know clearly if you’ve been shadow-banned, the reason why and how to appeal (sic)," Musk&nbsp;tweeted on Friday.</p>

<p>Shadow-banned is a practice that typically makes posts invisible to other users or makes a user’s profile hard to find without your knowledge.</p>

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<p>The topic rose to prominence after a report in 2018 that Twitter secretly shadow-bans Republicans—a claim denied by the firm's co-founder and then-CEO Jack Dorsey.</p>

<p>Recently, Instagram also rolled out a similar feature with its latest update, letting user’s know if they are blocked from recommendations.</p>

<p>The announcement made by Musk comes hours after the second instalment of Twitter Files was released, in which it came to the fore that the employees of the microblogging site used the "Visibility Filtering" tool, which is just another term for shadow-banning, on some users, who identify themselves as conservatives or right-leaning.</p>

<p><strong>Also read |&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/elon-musks-second-installment-of-twitter-files-reveals-how-right-wing-users-were-targeted-541462">Shadowban, secret blacklist: Musk reveals second part of Twitter Files</a></p>

<p>In this second part, journalist Bari Weiss revealed that "teams of Twitter employees build blacklists, prevent disfavoured tweets from trending, and actively limit the visibility of entire accounts or even trending topics—all in secret, without informing users."</p>

<p>Among the accounts that were shadow-banned include popular right-wing talk show host Dan Bongino, conservative activist&nbsp;Charlie Kirk, and Stanford professor Dr Jay Bhattacharya, who expressed doubts about feasibility of the COVID-19 lockdown.</p>

<p>It comes amidst the exodus of advertisers who have been fleeing the platform since Musk took over due to concerns over policy changes and the reinstatement of banned accounts.</p>

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Elon Musk said that Twitter is working on a software update that will let users know if their account has been “shadow-banned”, the reason for it and how to appeal.

Elon Musk said that Twitter is working on a software update that will let users know if their account has been “shadow-banned”, the reason for it and how to appeal. Twitter is "working on a software update that will show your true account status, so you know clearly if you’ve been shadow-banned, the reason why and how to appeal (sic)," Musk tweeted on Friday. Shadow-banned is a practice that typically makes posts invisible to other users or makes a user’s profile hard to find without your knowledge. Twitter is working on a software update that will show your true account status, so you know clearly if you’ve been shadowbanned, the reason why and how to appeal — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 9, 2022 × The topic rose to prominence after a report in 2018 that Twitter secretly shadow-bans Republicans—a claim denied by the firm's co-founder and then-CEO Jack Dorsey. Recently, Instagram also rolled out a similar feature with its latest update, letting user’s know if they are blocked from recommendations. The announcement made by Musk comes hours after the second instalment of Twitter Files was released, in which it came to the fore that the employees of the microblogging site used the "Visibility Filtering" tool, which is just another term for shadow-banning, on some users, who identify themselves as conservatives or right-leaning. Also read | Shadowban, secret blacklist: Musk reveals second part of Twitter Files In this second part, journalist Bari Weiss revealed that "teams of Twitter employees build blacklists, prevent disfavoured tweets from trending, and actively limit the visibility of entire accounts or even trending topics—all in secret, without informing users." Among the accounts that were shadow-banned include popular right-wing talk show host Dan Bongino, conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and Stanford professor Dr Jay Bhattacharya, who expressed doubts about feasibility of the COVID-19 lockdown. It comes amidst the exodus of advertisers who have been fleeing the platform since Musk took over due to concerns over policy changes and the reinstatement of banned accounts. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

Musk says Twitter working on software update that will let users know if they are ‘shadow-banned’

Twitter is back in the news, an independent journalist claims to have unearth evidence of alleged dark secrets. Twitter is accused of shadow banning which is method allegedly used to secretly block users. You or your content will not be banned in the lateral sense but the reach and visibility will be limited on purpose.

Explained: What is Twitter 'Shadow-Banning'?

Twitter owner Elon Musk briefly lost his title as the world's richest person on Wednesday. This happened following a steep drop in the value of his stake in the electric-car maker and a $44 billion bet on the social media firm.

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Twitter plans to charge $11 per month for a Twitter Blue subscription on the iPhone in order to account for the 30 percent cut that Apple takes from in-app purchases.

Twitter to charge $11 per month for Blue subscription on iOS app

San Francisco authorities say that Twitter offices in the city are under investigation for constructing makeshift bedrooms.

WION Fineprint | Bedrooms in Twitter offices under investigation

<p>Keeping with his "extremely hardcore" theme, as per reports, Elon Musk has now set up conference rooms turned bedrooms for employees at the company's headquarters in San Francisco.</p>

<p>It's been a month since Elon Musk took over Twitter as the Chief twit, and in this short span of time, he has fired 7,500 employees, axed executives and engineers who spoke up against his ideas and issued an ultimatum to the remaining employees: work "extremely hardcore" or leave.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Watch |&nbsp;The Twitter Files: Independent journalist Matt Taibbi makes the revelation</strong></p>

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<p>In the latest "shock" to them, when the disgruntled employees showed up for work on Monday (November 5), they were greeted by the sight of "modest bedrooms featuring unmade mattresses, drab curtains and giant conference-room telepresence monitors", reports Forbes.</p>

<p>As per the latest reports, San Francisco's Department of Building Inspection has launched an investigation into the complaint that Musk has converted the company's headquarters.</p>

<p>"We need to make sure the building is being used as intended," said Patrick Hannan, the department's communications director adding that residential buildings, even those meant for short stays have "different building code requirements".</p>

<p><strong>Also read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/its-on-the-todo-list-musk-now-wants-to-change-twitters-word-limit-538009">'It's on the to-do list': Musk now wants to change Twitter's word limit</a></strong></p>

<p>While the makeshift bedrooms may be considered a significant upgrade from the sleeping bag situation that went viral in November after a Twitter employee tweeted a picture of herself sleeping in the office, it is still &nbsp;"disrespectful".</p>

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<p>As per a Forbes report citing an anonymous source, the move was not preceded by any discussion with the staff or even an announcement. They received no context and had to presume that the beds are for the remaining employees to stay over at the office overnight.</p>

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<p>"It’s not a good look," said one employee as quoted by Forbes.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"It’s yet another unspoken sign of disrespect. There is no discussion. Just like, beds showed up."</p>

<p>It remains unclear just how many beds are there, however, the anonymous source speculates that there were "four to eight" uncomfortable-looking beds on every floor.</p>

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Keeping with his "extremely hardcore" theme, as per reports, Elon Musk has now set up conference rooms turned bedrooms for employees at the company's headquarters in San Francisco.

Keeping with his "extremely hardcore" theme, as per reports, Elon Musk has now set up conference rooms turned bedrooms for employees at the company's headquarters in San Francisco. It's been a month since Elon Musk took over Twitter as the Chief twit, and in this short span of time, he has fired 7,500 employees, axed executives and engineers who spoke up against his ideas and issued an ultimatum to the remaining employees: work "extremely hardcore" or leave. Watch | The Twitter Files: Independent journalist Matt Taibbi makes the revelation In the latest "shock" to them, when the disgruntled employees showed up for work on Monday (November 5), they were greeted by the sight of "modest bedrooms featuring unmade mattresses, drab curtains and giant conference-room telepresence monitors", reports Forbes. As per the latest reports, San Francisco's Department of Building Inspection has launched an investigation into the complaint that Musk has converted the company's headquarters. "We need to make sure the building is being used as intended," said Patrick Hannan, the department's communications director adding that residential buildings, even those meant for short stays have "different building code requirements". Also read | 'It's on the to-do list': Musk now wants to change Twitter's word limit While the makeshift bedrooms may be considered a significant upgrade from the sleeping bag situation that went viral in November after a Twitter employee tweeted a picture of herself sleeping in the office, it is still "disrespectful". When you need something from your boss at elon twitter pic.twitter.com/hfArXl5NiL — Evan Jones (@evanstnlyjones) November 2, 2022 × As per a Forbes report citing an anonymous source, the move was not preceded by any discussion with the staff or even an announcement. They received no context and had to presume that the beds are for the remaining employees to stay over at the office overnight. Also read | Elon Musk’s brain chip firm Neuralink under lens over animal abuse claims "It’s not a good look," said one employee as quoted by Forbes. "It’s yet another unspoken sign of disrespect. There is no discussion. Just like, beds showed up." It remains unclear just how many beds are there, however, the anonymous source speculates that there were "four to eight" uncomfortable-looking beds on every floor. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Musk's 'hardcore' Twitter 2.0: Beds show up overnight at HQ, employees call it 'unspoken sign of disrespect'

<p>Former US President Donald Trump on Saturday called for the Constitution's termination so that the 2020 election can be overturned and he can be reinstated back to power.<br />
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In a post on the social network Truth Social, Trump wrote, “Do you throw the Presidential Election Results of 2020 OUT and declare the RIGHTFUL WINNER, or do you have a NEW ELECTION? A Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution.”<br />
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He further accused “Big Tech” of closely working with Democrats. He added, “Our great ‘Founders’ did not want, and would not condone, False &amp; Fraudulent Elections!”<br />
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The post on the social platform came after internal Twitter emails were released which showed deliberation over a story in the New York Post that talked about material discovered in Hunter Biden's laptop in 2020.<br />
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On Saturday, White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said that the remarks made by Trump are “anathema to the soul of our nation, and should be universally condemned.”<br />
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“You cannot only love America when you win. The American Constitution is a sacrosanct document that for over 200 years has guaranteed that freedom and the rule of law prevail in our great country. The Constitution brings the American people together – regardless of party – and elected leaders swear to uphold it. It’s the ultimate monument to all of the Americans who have given their lives to defeat self-serving despots that abused their power and trampled on fundamental rights,” said Bates in a statement.<br />
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Employees in the legal, communications and policy teams of Twitter debated and even disagreed over whether the article should be restricted under the hacked materials policy of the company. This incident took place weeks before the 2020 elections when the US President and father of Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, was running in the elections against then-President Trump.<br />
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Last month, Trump declared his third presidential bid and is still considered the Republican Party's leader widely. The party leaders were hoping that Trump would give up his election denialism rhetoric after the midterm elections' lacklustre results.</p>


Former US President Donald Trump on Saturday called for the Constitution's termination so that the 2020 election can be overturned and he can be reinstated back to power.

Former US President Donald Trump on Saturday called for the Constitution's termination so that the 2020 election can be overturned and he can be reinstated back to power. In a post on the social network Truth Social, Trump wrote, “Do you throw the Presidential Election Results of 2020 OUT and declare the RIGHTFUL WINNER, or do you have a NEW ELECTION? A Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution.” He further accused “Big Tech” of closely working with Democrats. He added, “Our great ‘Founders’ did not want, and would not condone, False & Fraudulent Elections!” The post on the social platform came after internal Twitter emails were released which showed deliberation over a story in the New York Post that talked about material discovered in Hunter Biden's laptop in 2020. On Saturday, White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said that the remarks made by Trump are “anathema to the soul of our nation, and should be universally condemned.” “You cannot only love America when you win. The American Constitution is a sacrosanct document that for over 200 years has guaranteed that freedom and the rule of law prevail in our great country. The Constitution brings the American people together – regardless of party – and elected leaders swear to uphold it. It’s the ultimate monument to all of the Americans who have given their lives to defeat self-serving despots that abused their power and trampled on fundamental rights,” said Bates in a statement. Employees in the legal, communications and policy teams of Twitter debated and even disagreed over whether the article should be restricted under the hacked materials policy of the company. This incident took place weeks before the 2020 elections when the US President and father of Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, was running in the elections against then-President Trump. Last month, Trump declared his third presidential bid and is still considered the Republican Party's leader widely. The party leaders were hoping that Trump would give up his election denialism rhetoric after the midterm elections' lacklustre results.

Trump appeals to terminate Constitution, make him president

<p>Former U.S. president Donald Trump upped his election denialism and pushed fringe conspiracy theories citing the release of internal emails showing that Twitter suppressed the New York Post story about material found on Hunter Biden’s laptop and called for the termination of the Constitution to overturn the 2020 election and reinstate him to power.<br />
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Calling for the Constitution's termination so that the 2020 election can be overturned and he can be reinstated back to power, Trump wrote in a&nbsp;post on the social network Truth Social on Saturday, “Do you throw the Presidential Election Results of 2020 OUT and declare the RIGHTFUL WINNER, or do you have a NEW ELECTION? A Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution.”<br />
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He further accused “Big Tech” of closely working with Democrats. He added, “Our great ‘Founders’ did not want, and would not condone, False &amp; Fraudulent Elections!”</p>

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The post on the social platform came after internal Twitter emails were released which showed deliberation over a story in the New York Post that talked about material discovered in Hunter Biden's laptop in 2020.<br />
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On Saturday, White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said the remarks made by Trump are “anathema to the soul of our nation, and should be universally condemned.”<br />
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“You cannot only love America when you win. The American Constitution is a sacrosanct document that for over 200 years has guaranteed that freedom and the rule of law prevail in our great country. The Constitution brings the American people together – regardless of party – and elected leaders swear to uphold it. It’s the ultimate monument to all of the Americans who have given their lives to defeat self-serving despots that abused their power and trampled on fundamental rights,” said Bates in a statement.</p>

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Employees in the legal, communications and policy teams of Twitter had debated and even disagreed over whether the article on Hunter Biden should be restricted under the hacked materials policy of the company. This incident took place weeks before the 2020 elections when the US President and father of Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, was running in the elections against then-president Trump.<br />
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Last month, Trump declared his third presidential bid and is still considered the Republican Party's leader widely. The party leaders were hoping that Trump would give up his election denialism rhetoric after the midterm elections' lacklustre results.<br />
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Former U.S. president Donald Trump upped his election denialism and pushed fringe conspiracy theories citing the release of internal emails showing that Twitter suppressed the New York Post story about material found on Hunter Biden’s laptop and called for the termination of the Constitution to overturn the 2020 election and reinstate him to power.

Former U.S. president Donald Trump upped his election denialism and pushed fringe conspiracy theories citing the release of internal emails showing that Twitter suppressed the New York Post story about material found on Hunter Biden’s laptop and called for the termination of the Constitution to overturn the 2020 election and reinstate him to power. Calling for the Constitution's termination so that the 2020 election can be overturned and he can be reinstated back to power, Trump wrote in a post on the social network Truth Social on Saturday, “Do you throw the Presidential Election Results of 2020 OUT and declare the RIGHTFUL WINNER, or do you have a NEW ELECTION? A Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution.” He further accused “Big Tech” of closely working with Democrats. He added, “Our great ‘Founders’ did not want, and would not condone, False & Fraudulent Elections!” ALSO READ| US Navy informs its adversaries of a rare submarine port visit in Indian Ocean The post on the social platform came after internal Twitter emails were released which showed deliberation over a story in the New York Post that talked about material discovered in Hunter Biden's laptop in 2020. On Saturday, White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said the remarks made by Trump are “anathema to the soul of our nation, and should be universally condemned.” “You cannot only love America when you win. The American Constitution is a sacrosanct document that for over 200 years has guaranteed that freedom and the rule of law prevail in our great country. The Constitution brings the American people together – regardless of party – and elected leaders swear to uphold it. It’s the ultimate monument to all of the Americans who have given their lives to defeat self-serving despots that abused their power and trampled on fundamental rights,” said Bates in a statement. ALSO READ| Russia building massive army base in occupied Mariupol, show satellite images Employees in the legal, communications and policy teams of Twitter had debated and even disagreed over whether the article on Hunter Biden should be restricted under the hacked materials policy of the company. This incident took place weeks before the 2020 elections when the US President and father of Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, was running in the elections against then-president Trump. Last month, Trump declared his third presidential bid and is still considered the Republican Party's leader widely. The party leaders were hoping that Trump would give up his election denialism rhetoric after the midterm elections' lacklustre results.

Trump cites Twitter row to appeal for termination of US Constitution, reinstatement as president

<p>For climate scientists around the world, Twitter was once a platform where they loved to share their research as well as rally support to stop oil pipelines or call out politicians and leaders on their failures to curb pollution. But the scenario seems to have altered as many scientists are now seen leaving Twitter in the wake of the recent increase in climate misinformation posts, threats, and spam.&nbsp;</p>

<p>There has been a recent reappearance of debunked climate change denialists who have been now regularly using Twitter to post memes and talk their points with the hashtag #ClimateScam so much so that the hashtag has become the first result to appear on searching the term "climate" on the site. This sudden surge of anti-climate tweets has left many scientists and activists unnerved.&nbsp;</p>

<p>After Elon Musk's recent leadership takeover, Twitter's content management teams were fired, the sustainability arm of the platform was dismantled and bans were lifted on various prominent celebrities with millions following them, like Donald Trump. For some climate experts, the drastic changes the platform has been subjected to have become too much to bear.&nbsp;</p>

<p>National Snow and Ice Data Centre's scientist Twila Moon had expressed her concerns that if scientists lose their trust in Twitter, the connections established between them could "crumble". “Since Musk’s takeover, I have ramped down my own use of Twitter, using it less both to look for news and to share science. Folks noticing a rise in climate denialism and disinformation is particularly worrying and I am concerned that it could slow climate action in ways that are devastating to economies, communities, and health,” Moon further said.</p>

<p>One of Penn State's prominent climate scientists Michael Mann said that he doesn't plan to leave Twitter immediately, however, he emphasised how climate disinformation has “become a bit more on the nose, with climate deniers who had been deactivated making a reappearance, and climate denial getting somewhat more traction”.</p>

<p>Mann has recently joined Mastodon, which is a new social media site and is seen as Twitter's alternative, and other climate scientists, who have been disappointed by Musk's way of running Twitter, have joined Mann on the alternative platform.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Rutgers University climate scientist Bob Kopp, who had earlier stated that COVID-19 misinformation "tends to go hand in hand" with tweets of climate denialism, said, “I don’t think I’m getting much value from being on Twitter now, there are more interesting conversations happening at Mastodon."&nbsp;</p>

<p>Musk, who was earlier appreciated by environmentalists for leading the electric car firm Tesla, recently stated that Twitter “obviously cannot become a free-for-all hellscape”.&nbsp;</p>

<p>However, climate communications expert at George Mason University Ed Maibach believes that Musk's recent actions reflect “that he is interested in creating a massive, worldwide cage fight. If it comes to that, we’ll take a pass."&nbsp;</p>

<p>Since July, Twitter has seen a tremendous rise in tweets and posts which are talking about the "climate scam", which is three months before Musk's massive USD44 billion takeover, as per Climate Action Against Disinformation coalition's analysis. The coalition explains how the opaque algorithm of Twitter makes it difficult to understand how this happened.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Institute for Strategic Dialogue's head of civic action Jennie King explains, "There’s no evidence there are more posts with ‘climate scam’ than ‘climate emergency’ or other terms, or that they are getting more engagement, so it’s a bit perplexing why it’s the top search term, we are scratching our heads at it."&nbsp;</p>

<p>“I can understand climate scientists saying this is not a productive place for conversations with each other anymore. They’ve become lightening rods for hate speech and death threats, we are seeing a real escalation of threats against them, intended to drive them off the platform," he adds.&nbsp;</p>

<p>King further emphasised on the "renewed energy" seen on Twitter to spread debunked theories of the climate crisis, especially by accounts with a huge number of followers. One of those accounts is of Canadian psychologist and media personality Peterson, whose account is among those which have been reinstated by Musk after it was banned. After being reinstated, Peterson has been regularly tweeting a dozen tweets related to climate change every single day to his 3.5 million followers.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He has continued to share false narratives on how carbon dioxide in excess will benefit the world, how efforts being made to curb pollution being caused by cars are threatening the "automotive freedom" and has alleged that climate campaigners intend to “wreak envious and narcissistic havoc”.</p>

<p>“Peterson is a big one because his brand extends beyond the environment but now he’s doubling down on climate. We’ve seen time and again these accounts that espouse climate denial and delay also spread misinformation on other topics, such as electoral fraud, racial politics or reproductive rights," King said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Climate scientists now fear that with trends like #ClimateScam, the mainstream social media platforms will now be reigned by conspiracy theorists and others who don't hold expertise on issues of climate change.&nbsp;</p>

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For climate scientists around the world, Twitter was once a platform where they loved to share their research as well as rally support to stop oil pipelines or call out politicians and leaders on their failures to curb pollution.

For climate scientists around the world, Twitter was once a platform where they loved to share their research as well as rally support to stop oil pipelines or call out politicians and leaders on their failures to curb pollution. But the scenario seems to have altered as many scientists are now seen leaving Twitter in the wake of the recent increase in climate misinformation posts, threats, and spam. There has been a recent reappearance of debunked climate change denialists who have been now regularly using Twitter to post memes and talk their points with the hashtag #ClimateScam so much so that the hashtag has become the first result to appear on searching the term "climate" on the site. This sudden surge of anti-climate tweets has left many scientists and activists unnerved. After Elon Musk's recent leadership takeover, Twitter's content management teams were fired, the sustainability arm of the platform was dismantled and bans were lifted on various prominent celebrities with millions following them, like Donald Trump. For some climate experts, the drastic changes the platform has been subjected to have become too much to bear. National Snow and Ice Data Centre's scientist Twila Moon had expressed her concerns that if scientists lose their trust in Twitter, the connections established between them could "crumble". “Since Musk’s takeover, I have ramped down my own use of Twitter, using it less both to look for news and to share science. Folks noticing a rise in climate denialism and disinformation is particularly worrying and I am concerned that it could slow climate action in ways that are devastating to economies, communities, and health,” Moon further said. One of Penn State's prominent climate scientists Michael Mann said that he doesn't plan to leave Twitter immediately, however, he emphasised how climate disinformation has “become a bit more on the nose, with climate deniers who had been deactivated making a reappearance, and climate denial getting somewhat more traction”. Mann has recently joined Mastodon, which is a new social media site and is seen as Twitter's alternative, and other climate scientists, who have been disappointed by Musk's way of running Twitter, have joined Mann on the alternative platform. Rutgers University climate scientist Bob Kopp, who had earlier stated that COVID-19 misinformation "tends to go hand in hand" with tweets of climate denialism, said, “I don’t think I’m getting much value from being on Twitter now, there are more interesting conversations happening at Mastodon." Musk, who was earlier appreciated by environmentalists for leading the electric car firm Tesla, recently stated that Twitter “obviously cannot become a free-for-all hellscape”. However, climate communications expert at George Mason University Ed Maibach believes that Musk's recent actions reflect “that he is interested in creating a massive, worldwide cage fight. If it comes to that, we’ll take a pass." Since July, Twitter has seen a tremendous rise in tweets and posts which are talking about the "climate scam", which is three months before Musk's massive USD44 billion takeover, as per Climate Action Against Disinformation coalition's analysis. The coalition explains how the opaque algorithm of Twitter makes it difficult to understand how this happened. Institute for Strategic Dialogue's head of civic action Jennie King explains, "There’s no evidence there are more posts with ‘climate scam’ than ‘climate emergency’ or other terms, or that they are getting more engagement, so it’s a bit perplexing why it’s the top search term, we are scratching our heads at it." “I can understand climate scientists saying this is not a productive place for conversations with each other anymore. They’ve become lightening rods for hate speech and death threats, we are seeing a real escalation of threats against them, intended to drive them off the platform," he adds. King further emphasised on the "renewed energy" seen on Twitter to spread debunked theories of the climate crisis, especially by accounts with a huge number of followers. One of those accounts is of Canadian psychologist and media personality Peterson, whose account is among those which have been reinstated by Musk after it was banned. After being reinstated, Peterson has been regularly tweeting a dozen tweets related to climate change every single day to his 3.5 million followers. He has continued to share false narratives on how carbon dioxide in excess will benefit the world, how efforts being made to curb pollution being caused by cars are threatening the "automotive freedom" and has alleged that climate campaigners intend to “wreak envious and narcissistic havoc”. “Peterson is a big one because his brand extends beyond the environment but now he’s doubling down on climate. We’ve seen time and again these accounts that espouse climate denial and delay also spread misinformation on other topics, such as electoral fraud, racial politics or reproductive rights," King said. Climate scientists now fear that with trends like #ClimateScam, the mainstream social media platforms will now be reigned by conspiracy theorists and others who don't hold expertise on issues of climate change. 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<p>French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday (December 3) that he had "clear and honest" discussion with Twitter owner Elon Musk about the social media giant's content moderation policies. The meet took place just a day after Macron flagged his concerns on the issue.</p>

<p>"Transparent user policies, significant reinforcement of content moderation and protection of freedom of speech: efforts have to be made by Twitter to comply with European regulations," Macron said in a tweet after his meeting with Musk on Friday afternoon.</p>

<p>Macron, who is on a visit to the US, said in an interview on Thursday that he believed there were "responsibilities and limits" to free speech.</p>

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<p>Researchers have reported a surge in hate speech on the social media platform after free speech advocate Musk announced an amnesty for accounts suspended under the company's previous leadership that had not broken the law or engaged in "egregious spam."</p>

<p>Billionaire Musk took over Twitter on Oct. 27, paying $44 billion for the company, and has moved quickly to initiate a number of changes to product and staff.</p>

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French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday (December 3) that he had "clear and honest" discussion with Twitter owner Elon Musk about the social media giant's content moderation policies. The meet took place just a day after Macron flagged his concerns on the issue. "Transparent user policies, significant reinforcement of content moderation and protection of freedom of speech: efforts have to be made by Twitter to comply with European regulations," Macron said in a tweet after his meeting with Musk on Friday afternoon. Macron, who is on a visit to the US, said in an interview on Thursday that he believed there were "responsibilities and limits" to free speech. Also Read | Floodgates open for hate speech against Black, Transgender persons after Elon Musk's Twitter takeover Researchers have reported a surge in hate speech on the social media platform after free speech advocate Musk announced an amnesty for accounts suspended under the company's previous leadership that had not broken the law or engaged in "egregious spam." Billionaire Musk took over Twitter on Oct. 27, paying $44 billion for the company, and has moved quickly to initiate a number of changes to product and staff. (With inputs from agencies) You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. WATCH WION LIVE HERE ×

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#twitterfiles is trending currently on Twitter. The files are an Elon Musk endorsed expose, revealing internal documents about how the company handled a news article.

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Twitter's chief executive, Elon Musk has suspended American Rapper Ye , formerly known as Kanye West's Twitter for violating the microblogging site’s rules against incitement to violence.

Elon Musk suspends Kanye West's Twitter account after rapper posts Nazi symbol

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<p>US President Joe Biden on Friday appealed to the country's political leaders to denounce anti-Semitism, in the wake of Donald Trump hosting a Holocaust denier and rapper Kanye West declaring his admiration for Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.</p>

<p>The warning was issued by Biden at a time when concerns are being raised over anti-Semitic discourse's normalisation in the United States.</p>

<p>"I just want to make a few things clear: The Holocaust happened. Hitler was a demonic figure. And instead of giving it a platform, our political leaders should be calling out and rejecting antisemitism wherever it hides,” tweeted Biden.</p>

<p>"Silence is complicity," he added. Biden made the statement a day after West, who is now known by the name Ye, was thrown out of Twitter after he tried to incite violence with his post which displayed a Nazi swastika interlaced with a Star of David.</p>

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<p>This Twitter ban was immediately followed by another unhinged interview taken by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, in which West was seen covering his complete face with a black mask and professing his "love" for the Nazis and strongly stating "I like Hitler."</p>

<p>Previously, Donal Trump faced backlash from the White House for hosting the Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes and West at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida last week.</p>

<p>In his defence, Trump said that West brought along several of his friends uninvited, among which one was Fuentes, who is an outspoken anti-Semite and a white supremacist and whose YouTube channel was suspended permanently over hate speech in 2020.</p>

<p>West has not been the only celebrity to have caused an uproar with an anti-Semitic statement of late, another such celebrity is NBA star Kyrie Irving who recently faced suspension and apologised for linking to a movie, which was labelled as anti-Semitic.</p>

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<p>Elon Musk's decision to cut back moderation after he bought Twitter has led to an exacerbation of unease about the spread of hate speech.</p>

<p>The Anti-Defamation League published data on Friday which said that there has been a surge of more than 60% in anti-Semitic tweets which are related to Judaism and Jews in the past two weeks after Musk's takeover of Twitter.</p>

<p>The rhetoric matches the steady increase in the occurrence of hateful incidents targeted towards Jews. It was discovered by the Anti-Defamation League that reports related to vandalism, harassment and violence against Jews increased drastically, reaching an all-time high, in the United States in 2021.</p>

<p>In 2019, the country had to deal with a shocking incident of deadly shootings which targeted synagogues in Pittsburgh and California.</p>

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<p>In both scenarios, the attackers belonged to the far-right that supports hate against African Americans, Jews, Muslims and immigrants and advocates for a Christian, Caucasian society which is based on European culture.</p>

<p>After the twin attacks, concerns were reinforced about anti-Semitic hatred becoming a rallying point for resurged white supremacists, who had received encouragement after Trump had failed to condemn their ideology unequivocally.</p>

<p>The former president's critics, which include Republican rebels like Liz Cheney, have slammed the party for enabling anti-Semitism and white supremacy under Trump's sway.</p>

<p>Biden, who has himself claimed that he decided to run for president after hearing Trump's refusal to denounce a neo-Nazi rally organised in Charlottesville in 2017, has spoken repeatedly against the ideology which he believes "tears at the soul" of the nation.&nbsp;</p>

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US President Joe Biden on Friday appealed to the country's political leaders to denounce anti-Semitism, in the wake of Donald Trump hosting a Holocaust denier and rapper Kanye West declaring his admiration for Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.

US President Joe Biden on Friday appealed to the country's political leaders to denounce anti-Semitism, in the wake of Donald Trump hosting a Holocaust denier and rapper Kanye West declaring his admiration for Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. The warning was issued by Biden at a time when concerns are being raised over anti-Semitic discourse's normalisation in the United States. "I just want to make a few things clear: The Holocaust happened. Hitler was a demonic figure. And instead of giving it a platform, our political leaders should be calling out and rejecting antisemitism wherever it hides,” tweeted Biden. "Silence is complicity," he added. Biden made the statement a day after West, who is now known by the name Ye, was thrown out of Twitter after he tried to incite violence with his post which displayed a Nazi swastika interlaced with a Star of David. ALSO READ | Twitter suppressed Hunter Biden laptop story in 2020, internal emails reveal This Twitter ban was immediately followed by another unhinged interview taken by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, in which West was seen covering his complete face with a black mask and professing his "love" for the Nazis and strongly stating "I like Hitler." Previously, Donal Trump faced backlash from the White House for hosting the Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes and West at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida last week. In his defence, Trump said that West brought along several of his friends uninvited, among which one was Fuentes, who is an outspoken anti-Semite and a white supremacist and whose YouTube channel was suspended permanently over hate speech in 2020. West has not been the only celebrity to have caused an uproar with an anti-Semitic statement of late, another such celebrity is NBA star Kyrie Irving who recently faced suspension and apologised for linking to a movie, which was labelled as anti-Semitic. White supremacist ideology Elon Musk's decision to cut back moderation after he bought Twitter has led to an exacerbation of unease about the spread of hate speech. The Anti-Defamation League published data on Friday which said that there has been a surge of more than 60% in anti-Semitic tweets which are related to Judaism and Jews in the past two weeks after Musk's takeover of Twitter. The rhetoric matches the steady increase in the occurrence of hateful incidents targeted towards Jews. It was discovered by the Anti-Defamation League that reports related to vandalism, harassment and violence against Jews increased drastically, reaching an all-time high, in the United States in 2021. In 2019, the country had to deal with a shocking incident of deadly shootings which targeted synagogues in Pittsburgh and California. ALSO READ | Trump knew about tax fraud in his company, says prosecution in closing arguments In both scenarios, the attackers belonged to the far-right that supports hate against African Americans, Jews, Muslims and immigrants and advocates for a Christian, Caucasian society which is based on European culture. After the twin attacks, concerns were reinforced about anti-Semitic hatred becoming a rallying point for resurged white supremacists, who had received encouragement after Trump had failed to condemn their ideology unequivocally. The former president's critics, which include Republican rebels like Liz Cheney, have slammed the party for enabling anti-Semitism and white supremacy under Trump's sway. Biden, who has himself claimed that he decided to run for president after hearing Trump's refusal to denounce a neo-Nazi rally organised in Charlottesville in 2017, has spoken repeatedly against the ideology which he believes "tears at the soul" of the nation. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Ever since Elon Musk took over Twitter, there have been claims that hate speech has been increasing on the platform. Claims that Musk regularly rebuffed posted charts and graphs showing the numbers going down just last week, he congratulated his Twitter team for the decrease in hate speech impressions but now researchers have come up with their own status.

Study reports surge in hate speech on Twitter; Musk rejects study's claim, calls it 'false'

The Twitter Files: Independent journalist Matt Taibbi makes the revelation

<p>French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday (December 1) expressed his displeasure over relaxation of content moderation policies on Elon Musk-owned Twitter. Macron said that relaxation of policies was a "big issue". He was talking in an interview on television show Good Morning America.</p>

<p>"Free speech and democracy is based on respect and public order. You can demonstrate, you can have free speech, you can write what you want, but there are responsibilities and limits," Macron said in the interview, adding that he is in favor of more regulation.</p>

<p>Twitter, now owned by Musk, decided to roll back a policy that was designed to tackle misinformation related to Covid. This has raised risk of false news just when infections are on the rise in China and elsewhere.</p>

<p>Musk acquired Twitter in October. Since then, the world's richest man has restored some accounts that were previously suspended. This includes account of former US President Donald Trump. Last week, Musk said that Twitter will provide a "general amnesty" to some suspended accounts.</p>

<p>Macron's comments have come after a report that the European Union (EU) has threatened Twitter with a ban unless Musk abides by its strict rules on content moderation.</p>

<p>There was no immediate reaction from Twitter or from Musk after Macron's comment.</p>

<p>Musk said last month that Twitter was experiencing a "massive drop in revenue" as advertisers pause spending. He blamed civil rights groups that have been pressing the platform's top advertisers to take action if he did not protect content moderation.</p>

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday (December 1) expressed his displeasure over relaxation of content moderation policies on Elon Musk-owned Twitter. Macron said that relaxation of policies was a "big issue".

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday (December 1) expressed his displeasure over relaxation of content moderation policies on Elon Musk-owned Twitter. Macron said that relaxation of policies was a "big issue". He was talking in an interview on television show Good Morning America. "Free speech and democracy is based on respect and public order. You can demonstrate, you can have free speech, you can write what you want, but there are responsibilities and limits," Macron said in the interview, adding that he is in favor of more regulation. Twitter, now owned by Musk, decided to roll back a policy that was designed to tackle misinformation related to Covid. This has raised risk of false news just when infections are on the rise in China and elsewhere. Musk acquired Twitter in October. Since then, the world's richest man has restored some accounts that were previously suspended. This includes account of former US President Donald Trump. Last week, Musk said that Twitter will provide a "general amnesty" to some suspended accounts. Macron's comments have come after a report that the European Union (EU) has threatened Twitter with a ban unless Musk abides by its strict rules on content moderation. There was no immediate reaction from Twitter or from Musk after Macron's comment. Musk said last month that Twitter was experiencing a "massive drop in revenue" as advertisers pause spending. He blamed civil rights groups that have been pressing the platform's top advertisers to take action if he did not protect content moderation. You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. WATCH WION LIVE HERE ×

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Trending on WION: 'Zombie Virus' sparks hilarious memefest on Twitter, what is it all about?

<p>A 48,500-year-old 'zombie virus' that had been frozen beneath the ice in Russia's Siberia&nbsp;has been resurrected by scientists. As the virus has the potential to be contagious, this has generated worries of a new pandemic. As soon as this news of a new 'Zombie virus' gained traction, the Twitterati has starting cracking jokes and pulling off amazing puns on the virus. Here's how internet is bustling with memes:&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Scientists in Russia revive 48,000 year old <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/zombievirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#zombievirus</a><br />
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Humans : <a href="https://t.co/vxMY9BFjKk">pic.twitter.com/vxMY9BFjKk</a></p>
— UmderTamker (@jhampakjhum) <a href="https://twitter.com/jhampakjhum/status/1597797614271229952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2022</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/zombievirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#zombievirus</a><br />
Scientists revive <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/zombievirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#zombievirus</a><br />
Le medical students:- <a href="https://t.co/7eQ8gEW6Hv">pic.twitter.com/7eQ8gEW6Hv</a></p>
— Sachin jindal (@Themedicoswale) <a href="https://twitter.com/Themedicoswale/status/1597793366229778432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2022</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/zombievirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#zombievirus</a> getting ready to rule the world <a href="https://t.co/SP4B9iiLvd">pic.twitter.com/SP4B9iiLvd</a></p>
— Tweetera🐦 (@DoctorrSays) <a href="https://twitter.com/DoctorrSays/status/1597792063806136320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2022</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">After seeing <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/zombievirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#zombievirus</a> is trending : <a href="https://t.co/KMTwpkTMFF">pic.twitter.com/KMTwpkTMFF</a></p>
— Mr. Stark (@Mr_Stark_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mr_Stark_/status/1597790965644697601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2022</a></blockquote>
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<p><strong>What is 'Zombie virus'?&nbsp;</strong></p>

<p>According to researchers who recovered almost two dozen viruses, including one frozen under a lake more than 48,500 years ago, climate change brought on by global warming is rapidly melting the ancient permafrost, which may provide a new hazard to people. Researchers from Europe analysed prehistoric samples taken from permafrost in Russia's Siberia. According to a Bloomberg story, the 13 new diseases, which they resurrected and labelled as "zombie viruses," continued to be contagious despite spending many millennia frozen in the earth.</p>

<p><strong>The previous record?</strong></p>

<p>The oldest, known as Pandoravirus Yedoma, this virus has an estimated age of 48,500 years. The previous record was held by a virus discovered by the same scientists in 2013 which had an age of 30,000 years.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Climate change waking up these hybernating viruses?&nbsp;</strong></p>

<p>Scientists have long warned that the thawing of permafrost due to atmospheric warming will worsen climate change by freeing previously trapped greenhouse gases like methane. But its effect on dormant pathogens is less well understood.The team of researchers from Russia, Germany, and France said the biological risk of reanimating the viruses they studied was "totally negligible" due to the strains they targeted, mainly those capable of infecting amoeba microbes. The potential revival of a virus that could infect animals or humans is much more problematic, they said, warning that their work can be extrapolated to show the danger is real.</p>

<p>The thawing of permafrost brought on by climate warming has long been predicted by scientists to accelerate climate change by releasing methane and other previously contained greenhouse gases. Less is known about its impact on dormant pathogens. The team of researchers from Russia, Germany, and France said the biological danger of reanimating the viruses they analysed was "totally negligible." They cautioned that their findings may be expanded to indicate the threat is genuine, saying that the potential revival of the virus that might infect humans or animals is considerably more serious.<br />
The reserachers in an article wrote which is yet to be peer-reviewed said, "It is thus likely that ancient permafrost will release these unknown viruses upon thawing," as per Bloomberg.&nbsp;</p>

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A 48,500-year-old 'zombie virus' that had been frozen beneath the ice in Russia's Siberia has been resurrected by scientists. As the virus has the potential to be contagious, this has generated worries of a new pandemic.

A 48,500-year-old 'zombie virus' that had been frozen beneath the ice in Russia's Siberia has been resurrected by scientists. As the virus has the potential to be contagious, this has generated worries of a new pandemic. As soon as this news of a new 'Zombie virus' gained traction, the Twitterati has starting cracking jokes and pulling off amazing puns on the virus. Here's how internet is bustling with memes: Scientists in Russia revive 48,000 year old #zombievirus Humans : pic.twitter.com/vxMY9BFjKk — UmderTamker (@jhampakjhum) November 30, 2022 × #zombievirus Scientists revive #zombievirus Le medical students:- pic.twitter.com/7eQ8gEW6Hv — Sachin jindal (@Themedicoswale) November 30, 2022 × #zombievirus getting ready to rule the world pic.twitter.com/SP4B9iiLvd — Tweetera🐦 (@DoctorrSays) November 30, 2022 × After seeing #zombievirus is trending : pic.twitter.com/KMTwpkTMFF — Mr. Stark (@Mr_Stark_) November 30, 2022 × What is 'Zombie virus'? According to researchers who recovered almost two dozen viruses, including one frozen under a lake more than 48,500 years ago, climate change brought on by global warming is rapidly melting the ancient permafrost, which may provide a new hazard to people. Researchers from Europe analysed prehistoric samples taken from permafrost in Russia's Siberia. According to a Bloomberg story, the 13 new diseases, which they resurrected and labelled as "zombie viruses," continued to be contagious despite spending many millennia frozen in the earth. The previous record? The oldest, known as Pandoravirus Yedoma, this virus has an estimated age of 48,500 years. The previous record was held by a virus discovered by the same scientists in 2013 which had an age of 30,000 years. Climate change waking up these hybernating viruses? Scientists have long warned that the thawing of permafrost due to atmospheric warming will worsen climate change by freeing previously trapped greenhouse gases like methane. But its effect on dormant pathogens is less well understood.The team of researchers from Russia, Germany, and France said the biological risk of reanimating the viruses they studied was "totally negligible" due to the strains they targeted, mainly those capable of infecting amoeba microbes. The potential revival of a virus that could infect animals or humans is much more problematic, they said, warning that their work can be extrapolated to show the danger is real. The thawing of permafrost brought on by climate warming has long been predicted by scientists to accelerate climate change by releasing methane and other previously contained greenhouse gases. Less is known about its impact on dormant pathogens. The team of researchers from Russia, Germany, and France said the biological danger of reanimating the viruses they analysed was "totally negligible." They cautioned that their findings may be expanded to indicate the threat is genuine, saying that the potential revival of the virus that might infect humans or animals is considerably more serious. The reserachers in an article wrote which is yet to be peer-reviewed said, "It is thus likely that ancient permafrost will release these unknown viruses upon thawing," as per Bloomberg.

'Zombie virus' sparks hilarious memefest on Twitter, what is it all about?

Elon Musk said Neuralink is expected to begin human clinical trials in six months. This is a wireless device developed by his brain chip company. The aim is to enable disabled patients to move and communicate again.

Elon Musk expects Neuralink’s chip to begin human trials in six months

Elon Musk said on Wednesday he expects a wireless brain chip developed by his company Neuralink to begin human clinical trials in six months after the company missed earlier timelines set by him.

Elon Musk expects Neuralink to begin human trials in six months

After earlier claiming that Apple is threatening to remove Twitter from the App Store, Elon Musk on Wednesday tweeted that the misunderstanding was resolved following his meeting with the iPhone maker's Chief Executive Tim Cook.

Elon Musk meets Tim Cook, says ‘misunderstanding’ with Apple is resolved

<p>Even as Covid cases rise in China and some other parts of the world, Twitter Inc. has reversed a policy that was intended to address misinformation on the social media site, raising the possibility of an increase in false claims.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The decision was made amid worries about Twitter's capacity to combat false information after it let go of roughly half of its workers, including those in charge of content moderation, under the leadership of new boss Elon Musk.&nbsp;</p>

<p>According to a blog post update, "Twitter is no longer enforcing the COVID-19 misleading information policy" as of November 23, 2022.</p>

<p>It's unclear exactly which policies the business would discontinue.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Twitter implemented a variety of safeguards at the start of Covid in 2020, including labels and warning messages on tweets with disputed material about the health problem and a framework to require users to remove tweets that promoted harmfully inaccurate claims about vaccines.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Similar safeguards were used by the Facebook and YouTube services, both of which are owned by Meta Platforms Inc.</p>

<p>Also Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/vanuatu-officials-using-pen-and-paper-to-run-government-one-month-after-cyber-attack-538549">Vanuatu officials using pen and paper to run government, one month after cyber attack</a></p>

<p>Twitter claimed at the beginning of this year that as of March 2021, it has stopped implementing a "civic integrity policy" pertaining to false information on the 2020 US&nbsp;presidential election.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The billionaire Musk promptly started a number of adjustments to the product and employees after purchasing Twitter on October 27 for $44 billion. On October 29, Musk announced that a content moderation council with "widely diverse viewpoints" will be established.</p>

<p><em>(with inputs from agencies)</em></p>

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Even as Covid cases rise in China and some other parts of the world, Twitter Inc. has reversed a policy that was intended to address misinformation on the social media site, raising the possibility of an increase in false claims.

Even as Covid cases rise in China and some other parts of the world, Twitter Inc. has reversed a policy that was intended to address misinformation on the social media site, raising the possibility of an increase in false claims. The decision was made amid worries about Twitter's capacity to combat false information after it let go of roughly half of its workers, including those in charge of content moderation, under the leadership of new boss Elon Musk. According to a blog post update, "Twitter is no longer enforcing the COVID-19 misleading information policy" as of November 23, 2022. It's unclear exactly which policies the business would discontinue. Twitter implemented a variety of safeguards at the start of Covid in 2020, including labels and warning messages on tweets with disputed material about the health problem and a framework to require users to remove tweets that promoted harmfully inaccurate claims about vaccines. Similar safeguards were used by the Facebook and YouTube services, both of which are owned by Meta Platforms Inc. Also Read: Vanuatu officials using pen and paper to run government, one month after cyber attack Twitter claimed at the beginning of this year that as of March 2021, it has stopped implementing a "civic integrity policy" pertaining to false information on the 2020 US presidential election. The billionaire Musk promptly started a number of adjustments to the product and employees after purchasing Twitter on October 27 for $44 billion. On October 29, Musk announced that a content moderation council with "widely diverse viewpoints" will be established. (with inputs from agencies)

Twitter rolls back policy aimed at tackling Covid-related misinformation

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China has reportedly put its bot accounts on work to obscure the videos of the anti-lockdown protests on Twitter. These bot accounts are flooding Twitter with adverts to divert attention from protests. Neha Khanna brings you more details.

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