- Europe
Brussels, my love? Do TikTok algorithms sway elections?
In this edition, we look at whether TikTok’s algorithms could have swayed the Romanian presidential elections, and ask if Europe…
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Bluesky says users weary of X’s “partisan microphone” are using its service. Here’s what to know.
It’s unusual for a new social media service to get a foothold in a marketplace entrenched by the likes of…
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Where is Bluesky? Not here, say Irish, Dutch media regulators
The EU Commission is trying to locate where Bluesky set up shop, by asking all 27 national Digital Services Act…
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Bluesky to quadruple its moderation team due to surge in new users
The decentralised social media said that the “huge influx of users” has led to “a predictable uptick in harmful content…
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‘Enshittification’: What does this Word of the Year mean?
Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary has selected its word of the year, and it encompasses a widespread feeling that things have been…
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From Bundesliga to LeBron James: The X-odus continues
St. Pauli has become first major football club to quit X, followed by a second Bundesliga club this week. Elon…
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Reporters Without Borders presses charges against X in France
X failed to stop the spread of a pro-Russia video impersonating Reporters Without Borders, the NGO said. ADVERTISEMENT Reporters Without…
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Bluesky adds 1 million users since US presidential election
The social media site Bluesky has seen many new users join since the US election. ADVERTISEMENT The social media platform…
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UK newspaper The Guardian to no longer post on Elon Musk’s X platform
The UK daily said they would no longer post on their editorial accounts. ADVERTISEMENT The Guardian will stop posting articles…
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US election results push social media users from X to Bluesky
Following Donald Trump’s reelection a wave of exits from X, the platform run by Trump’s political ally Elon Musk, has…
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