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Musk Halts X’s Plan to Favor Local Views in Creator Payouts

The retreat signals a test of X’s effort to curb engagement farming by steering rewards to home audiences.

Trump Re-Endorses Rep. Jeff Hurd After Deal Brings Challenger Into Administration

John Oliver Urges Users to Leave X, Then Briefly Returns to Post His Takedown

Seven Ex-Reform Councillors Join Restore Britain to Form New Group on Kent Council

Florida GOP Long Shot James Fishback Turns to Tinder for Voter Outreach

X Announces 'Starterpacks' to Fast-Track Onboarding With Curated Follows

Humayun Kabir Replaces Dropped Influencer With Retired Cop in Ballygunge Within 24 Hours

X’s New Account-Origin Labels Put Some High-Profile Pro‑Trump Accounts Outside the U.S.

Jack Schlossberg Launches 2026 Bid for New York’s 12th District

AI Slop Accounts for About Half of Online Content, Shifting Value to Curation and Proof

Pennsylvania Launches Media Literacy Toolkit With School Visit Focused on AI Fakes

Badenoch Calls Jenrick Backers 'Sore Losers' and Decries Racialized Attacks

AI Bot Simulation Shows Social Platforms’ Core Design Drives Polarization

Linguist Adam Aleksic Releases ‘Algospeak’ to Decode Social Media’s Impact on Language

Bombay High Court Orders Bihar Lawyer to Disclose Identity in Sonu Nigam Impersonation Case

Sarah Jessica Parker Says Social Media Undermines Nuanced Political Debate

Child Rights Commission Issues Show-Cause Notice to BJP’s Amit Malviya for Revealing Minor’s Identity

Trump Amplifies Calls for Military Tribunal Against Obama on Truth Social

Meta Faces Backlash Over Trump Account Transfers and Policy Changes

Saxony's Science Ministry to Withdraw from Platform X Over Harmful Content