Tag: Twitter
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EU fines X.com €120 million over DSA violations: US government reacts by spreading fake news that the EU is censoring Americans
The European has fined X.com (formerly Twitter) €120 million for violating the Digital Services Act. In reaction to the fine, the US government is accusing the EU of censoring Americans and that the decision goes against free speech. The EU has laws that criminalise hate speech online – often described as speech which incites violence.…
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The online propagandists of Elon Musk
After feuding with the US President on his own social media platform, X.com (Twitter), Elon Musk admitted to using Twitter to wield political influence and is already discussing the prospect of a creating new political party. The split between allies appears to have been violent, with Steve Bannon alleging that Elon Musk was struck by…
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Elon Musk admits to using X.com to wield political influence as he fights with President Trump
In tweets that he deleted soon after writing and publishing them, Elon Musk admitted to using X.com to wield political influence. In his tweets, Musk said that: “Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate.” The tweets were made as part…
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Protests continue in Turkey: Elon Musk blocks Turkish Opposition accounts on X.com for the second time
Protests have continued during the weekend in Ankara and Istanbul in Turkey over the detention of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. He was arrested on corruption charges and aiding the PKK, but Turkish citizens accuse the government of clamping down on the Opposition. Ekrem Imamoglu was earmarked as the main potential Opposition contender for the Turkish…
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Elon Musk spreads disinformation once again on X.com, supporting far-right movements in Europe
Elon Musk has used his X.com platform (Twitter) to once again spread disinformation in favour of far-right movements in Europe. n a recent post, Elon Musk tweeted the Tommy Robinson is in solitary confinement for telling the truth. This is second time that Elon Musk has spread disinformation on X.com in support of far-right movements…
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Lula’s Brazil acts like a dictatorship by banning X.com
Lula’s Brazil is acting like a dictatorship by banning X.com but it doesn’t seem to be as much of an issue within Brazil as it is to the outside world. Only around 10% of the Brazilians are on Twitter and it seems it will remain so for the years to come. Twitter or X.com seems…
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Mr Ranger is back with his latest collection
Mr Ranger is back on X.com (Twitter) with a new collection of evidence that further proves Keith Schembri’s and Yorgen Fenech’s intimacy with each other. As they consumed lines of white powder together, I’m definitely sure they never discussed the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia between them. It is amazing to think that Police Commissioner…
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Buying Twitter to empower authoritarians and dictators
Despite Elon Musk’s pretensions over buying Twitter.com to save “free speech” in the US, the only notable and major difference since Twitter became X.com is that the voices of authoritarians and dictators have become much more frequent on the site. Elon Musk seems to be doing well on the rubbing-shoulders-with-authoritarians front. …
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Twitter has a history of not cooperating with the Maltese police regarding information requests
Twitter has a history of non-compliance with requests made to it by the Maltese police over information about its users. Requests increased in 2018. Interestingly, X.com is publishing its transparency reports in a different format since it was taken over by Elon Musk, and their latest transparency report indicates that X.com has received various requests…
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Someone dumped a series of Yorgen Fenech chats on Twitter (X.com)
An anonymous source has dumped a series of Yorgen Fenech chats on Twitter. Some of them like Keith Schembri’s were published here, but some are new to the public. The chats also come with a host of photos including one with Keith Schembri and Charlene Bianco from the Office of the Prime Minister. The published…
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Malta is polling first in a Twitter poll
Cope harder haters. Mark CamilleriWebsite Editor Historian and Publisher
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A short lecture about corsairing and Juan Bautista Azopardo
I gave a brief lecture on Juan Bautista Azopardo on Twitter spaces today and enjoyed doing it very much. I’d probably do more of these in the future. You can listen to it here: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1YpKkwyVmrBKj The book will be released on 20th October at a public event on the coast of Senglea (Juan’s birthplace). Pre-order…