Guardian quitting X, citing ‘disturbing content’

The Guardian announced Wednesday that it will no longer post its content under its official accounts on Elon Musk’s social media platform X. “We think that the benefits of being on X are now ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

‘Genuinely disturbing’: Guardian writers on their scariest horror villains

For Halloween, critics pick their most nightmarish baddies, from Count Orlok in Nosferatu to Annie Wilkes in Misery. You wouldn’t have Michael Myers if it weren’t for Billy from Black Christmas. ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

The Guardian stops posting on Elon Musk's 'toxic' X

It has accused X of promoting "disturbing content", and says Mr Musk is using it to "shape political discourse."

X Algorithm Feeds Users Political Content---Whether They Want It or Not

A WSJ experiment found that accounts supporting Trump and Harris dominate feeds of new X users who wanted cooking and crafts.

Tech - The Wall Street Journal - October 29

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’. Elon Musk’s X, TikTok and Meta’s Instagram have been ordered by Irish media ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Don Lemon quitting X: 'I once believed it was a place for honest debate'

Former cable news host Don Lemon says he is getting off of X, the social platform on which he launched a video show and content creation channel after being fired by CNN in 2021. "I once believed ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Guardian will no longer post on Elon Musk’s X from its official accounts

Platform’s coverage of US election crystallised longstanding concerns about its content, says Guardian. Why the Guardian is no longer posting on X The Guardian has announced it will no longer ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

The Guardian to stop posting on X, calling it "a toxic media platform"

The Guardian says benefits of being on Elon Musk's social media platform X are outweighed by its "often disturbing content."

Gabriela is an undecided US voter. Here's the very different content TikTok and X showed her

How is the battle for votes unfolding over different social media feeds this US election?

French news titles sue X over allegedly running their content without payment

Social media site accused of violating law that requires platforms to pay media when republishing articles. Several leading French newspapers have said they are suing the social media platform X, ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

MP disturbance matter for police, says minister

The MP for Runcorn appeared to be shouting at a man warning him 'he will never threaten an MP again'.

Goodbye to Democracy? Not Quite Yet.

In a year filled with elections, the state of democracy is thriving by many measures. But there are dark clouds on the horizon.

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago

The ‘X Factor’ in Trump’s victory was X and Musk

In some very real ways, the relationship between Musk and Trump became symbiotic.

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Greek man convicted of causing disturbance by entering neighbors' properties to smell their shoes

A judge in northern Greece has imposed a suspended one-month prison sentence on a man convicted of disturbing his neighbors by repeatedly sneaking into their properties to smell their shoes

World - ABC News - October 17

Murder case of unnoticed missing boy ‘utterly horrifying’, says Irish PM

Police believe eight-year-old Kyran Durnin disappeared two years ago and presume that he is now dead. Ireland’s prime minister has questioned how an eight-year-old boy who may have been killed up ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Disturbing allegations against former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries and co-defendants Matthew Smith and James Jacobson have been charged with several federal sex crimes. CBS News' Cristian Benavides reports on the ...

Lawsuit Accuses Ex-WWE Owner Vince McMahon Of Disturbing New Allegations

Netflix's recently released docuseries, Mr. McMahon , offered non-wrestling fans a revealing look at the embattled former owner of WWE, Vincent K. McMahon. That miniseries touched upon a WWE ring ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 24

Alarm grows over ‘disturbing’ lack of progress to save nature at Cop16

Fears raised that biodiversity summit not addressing countries’ failure to meet a single target to stem destruction of natural world. Governments risk another decade of failure on biodiversity ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

Threats, racism, misogyny: Trump’s disturbing final week of campaigning

The former president leaned heavily into his agenda of hate and menace in a week as unedifying as it was unhinged. There was racism and misogyny by the bucketload. There was a firing squad death ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

Caribbean disturbance likely to become hurricane before it moves into Gulf

A tropical disturbance in the Caribbean is likely to become a hurricane as it passes over Cuba and into the Gulf of Mexico by midweek, federal forecasters said Sunday.

Disturbing details emerge after U.S. woman killed in Budapest

Investigators said Mackenzie Michalski and the suspect met at a nightclub and danced before leaving for the man's rented apartment.

House Democrat 'very disturbed' by Hegseth pick as Trump Defense secretary

Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) said he was "very disturbed" by President-elect Trump's announcement Tuesday that he is choosing Pete Hegseth, an Army veteran and Fox News host, to head the Defense ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

UVA's Bennett cites state of game for retirement

Tony Bennett cited the current environment in college basketball as a reason for his abrupt retirement as Virginia coach.

Sports - ESPN - October 19

Here are the key factors cited for the Menendez brothers' resentencing

Los Angeles DA George Gascón announced that the Menendez brothers will be eligible for resentencing after nearly 30 years in prison. NBC News' Laura Jarrett reports that Gascón cites the alleged ...

Voters cite the economy as a top issue on Election Day

The U.S. economy is being named a top issue in the 2024 election with voters citing concerns about inflation and high prices. NBC News’ Brian Cheung and Jonathan Allen break down how important the ...

Samuel cites frustration for 49ers sideline dispute

San Francisco receiver Deebo Samuel said he confronted kicker Jake Moody after his third missed field goal Sunday because he was "just frustrated in the heat of battle."

Sports - ESPN - 3 days ago

Badgers' Del Rio to resign after crash, OWI arrest

Jack Del Rio, the senior adviser to Wisconsin football coach Luke Fickell, will resign after he was arrested and cited for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

Sports - ESPN - 2 days ago

Ex-employee sues Suns, cites multiple allegations

Andrea Trischan, a former Suns employee, seeks what the team said is $60 million in damages after filing a lawsuit against it, alleging discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination.

Sports - ESPN - 7 hours ago

Amid trades, Mahomes content with Chiefs' WRs

Patrick Mahomes said the Chiefs have enough talent at wide receiver to get where they want to go this season.

Sports - ESPN - October 16

House Republican presses Meta on censoring political content

Texas Rep. August Pfluger (R) expressed concern in a letter to Meta on Tuesday over the platform's decision to automatically opt users out of political content, arguing the platform's users should ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

Fired Gallant reveals points of contention with Israel's Netanyahu

World - Yahoo News - November 5

Paulson withdraws from Treasury secretary contention

Politics - Politico - 2 days ago

‘Pod Save America’ Won’t Quit

The hosts of the political podcast have outlasted the wave of anti-Trump #Resistance that made it popular. That’s where things get complicated.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 17

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