Category Archives: Twitter Under Legal

Twitter’s former CEO and other execs are suing Elon Musk and X for $128 million in unpaid severance

Twitter’s former CEO and other execs are suing Elon Musk and X for $128 million in unpaid severance The group says Musk “made up a fake cause” for their firing to avoid paying them. Karissa Bell   Tue, Mar 5, 2024 Anadolu via Getty Images A group of former Twitter executives, including former CEO Parag … Continue reading Twitter’s former CEO and other execs are suing Elon Musk and X for $128 million in unpaid severance

X loses legal battle against California’s anti-hate speech law

  X loses legal battle against California’s anti-hate speech law Maxwell William / Last Updated: Dec 29, 2023   Elon Musk’s X Corp., previously known as Twitter, has failed in its legal attempt to overturn a California law aimed at regulating harmful content on social media platforms. According to a recent Bloomberg report, a federal … Continue reading X loses legal battle against California’s anti-hate speech law

Federal judge rejects X’s claim that California’s content moderation law violates free speech

Federal judge rejects X’s claim that California’s content moderation law violates free speech ‘The reports required by AB 587 are purely factual,’ the judge wrote. Will Shanklin   Fri, Dec 29, 2023 Slaven Vlasic via Getty Images A federal judge in California has shot down Elon Musk’s attempt to invalidate a state social media law, … Continue reading Federal judge rejects X’s claim that California’s content moderation law violates free speech

Elon Musk will have to testify in SEC’s Twitter probe after all

Elon Musk will have to testify in the SEC’s Twitter probe after all It’s just “one more day of depositions to survive and it’s over,” the judge said. Richard Lai   Updated Fri, Dec 15, 2023 Elon Musk Despite Elon Musk’s earlier attempts to avoid further testifying for the Twitter-takeover investigation, his luck appears to … Continue reading Elon Musk will have to testify in SEC’s Twitter probe after all

X CEO calls article that led to latest brand exodus ‘misleading and manipulated’

X CEO calls article that led to latest brand exodus ‘misleading and manipulated’ Linda Yaccarino says X stands against antisemetic content and vows to back free speech on the platform. Pranav Dixit   Updated Tue, Nov 21, 2023 Jerod Harris via Getty Images X CEO Linda Yaccarino called a report from a watchdog group that … Continue reading X CEO calls article that led to latest brand exodus ‘misleading and manipulated’

X lawsuit accuses Media Matters of running a campaign to drive advertisers away from its website

X lawsuit accuses Media Matters of running a campaign to drive advertisers away Media Matters calls the lawsuit an attempt to ‘bully X’s critics into silence.’   Mariella Moon   Updated Tue, Nov 21, 2023 AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth X has filed a lawsuit against media watchdog group Media Matters over the latter’s research that showed … Continue reading X lawsuit accuses Media Matters of running a campaign to drive advertisers away from its website

Twitter threatens to sue Meta over its ‘copycat’ Threads app

  By Associated Press July 07, 2023 Twitter has threatened legal action against Meta over its new text-based app called Threads, which has drawn tens of millions of users since launching this week as a rival to Elon Musk’s social media platform. In a letter Wednesday to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alex Spiro, an attorney representing … Continue reading Twitter threatens to sue Meta over its ‘copycat’ Threads app

Elon Musk’s Twitter has work to do if it wants to comply with the EU’s tough new digital rules

  By Kelvin Chan—Associated Press June 23, 2023 Twitter needs to do more work to fall in line with the European Union’s tough new digital rulebook, a top EU official said after overseeing a “stress test” of the company’s systems in Silicon Valley. European Commissioner Thierry Breton said late Thursday that he noted the “strong commitment of … Continue reading Elon Musk’s Twitter has work to do if it wants to comply with the EU’s tough new digital rules

Twitter Sends Microsoft Letter About Unauthorized Data Use

Twitter Sends Microsoft Letter About Unauthorized Data Use by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, May 19, 2023 Twitter CEO Elon Musk in April accused Microsoft of using the company’s data without permission to train its chatbot. Now the company has sent Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella a letter. The letter focuses on Microsoft’s unauthorized use of Twitter data … Continue reading Twitter Sends Microsoft Letter About Unauthorized Data Use