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X removes blue checkmarks from several Iranian regime figures as apparent support of protesters

After reporting the accounts to X, WIRED reports that several blue checkmarks were removed from Iranian government accounts, including Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

X logo over an Iranian flag.
X (twitter) logo is seen on a smartphone, with the bluesky website visible on a computer screen in the background.

X down for thousands of users in Israel, US, UK, Downdetector shows

An antisemitism hashtag, illustrating online antisemitic hate speech.

Online antisemitism grows smarter, faster, and harder to stop, CyberWell report shows

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'It's called saving lives': Elon Musk, Germany squabble over illegal immigration

The tech billionaire wrote that Germany was engaging in activity reminiscent of invasion.

Elon Musk gestures during a conversation with legendary game designer Todd Howard (not pictured) at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 13, 2019.

Elon Musk claims he is 'aspirationally' Jewish amid antisemitism accusations

The meeting was prompted by a series of controversial incidents involving Elon Musk, who threatened to sue the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for billions of dollars.

 Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, looks on as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023.

More than 120 Jewish activists call on advertisers and app stores to drop Twitter/X

“We have watched in horror as a new stage in antisemitic discourse has spread like wildfire on one of America’s largest social media networks.”

 The new logo of Twitter is seen on Elon Musk’s Twitter account on an iPhone as the old Twitter logo is displayed on a MacBook screen in Galway, Ireland July 24, 2023

Jewish figures unite against antisemitism on X, call on Musk to make changes

Under the campaign titled “X Out Hate,” 100 prominent Jewish leaders are trying to draw Elon Musk's attention to the antisemitic discourse happening on the platform.

 Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023

Elon Musk and social media’s profit-making mechanisms - comment

Forget the news; now it’s all about entertainment. And that’s how billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk got into trouble over antisemitism.

 IN THIS video grab posted on his account, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk shows himself in Oct. 2022 carrying a sink into Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters, days before his contentious takeover of the social media giant (which he eventually renamed X).

Elon Musk's X makes ad criticizing owner's antisemitism

“Twitter’s value has fallen by at least 50%, and Elon is blaming it all on the Jews,” the post said.

 Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023

Chechen-born UFC fighter on Instagram: Jews are guests of Palestinians

Israeli fighter Haim Gozali challenged Khamzat Chimaev to a fight over it.


Elon Musk's embrace of antisemitism, hate speech is a danger to Jews - opinion

Elon Musk's actions since taking the helm of X have additionally made it easier for extremists and neo-Nazis to publish and spread the anti-Jewish hatred, lies, and conspiracy theories.

 X CONTINUED to host nearly 86% of posts reported by CCDH for hate speech, including posts that denied the existence of the Holocaust or mocked its victims.

Arab MK claims child murdered by Hamas rockets was killed by IDF

Arab MK Ahmad Tibi shared a picture of children supposedly killed by the IDF, but included Ido Avigal, who was killed by Hamas rockets.

 MK Ahmad Tibi reacts during a plenum session in the Knesset on November 21, 2022

Will Netanyahu, Musk talk AI, innovation or X antisemitism? - opinion

Will Benjamin Netanyahu and Elon Musk discuss AI, electric vehicles, and innovation, or allegations that under Musk, X has become an incubator for antisemitism?

 TESLA CEO Elon Musk arrives for a bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Insight Forum for US senators hosted by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at the Capitol in Washington, last week