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Something Else for Europe and the U.S. to Disagree About: ‘Free Speech’
President Trump and Europe are clashing over tariffs, the war in Ukraine and the very purpose of the European Union’s existence. But they…
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Freedom of Speech and Expression
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E.U. Prepares Major Penalties Against Elon Musk’s X
European Union regulators are preparing major penalties against Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, for breaking a landmark law to…
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Consumer Bureau Seeks to Undo Settlement and Repay Mortgage Lender
Under President Trump, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dropped nearly a dozen enforcement cases brought during the Biden…
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A.P. Sues Trump Officials Over White House Ban
The Associated Press filed a lawsuit on Friday against top White House officials, accusing them of violating the First and Fifth…
Politics
Mark Zuckerberg Defends Embrace of Trump Administration in Meta Employee Q&A
In a wide-ranging question-and-answer session with Meta employees on Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg, the company’s chief executive, defended…
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Reddit Users Boycott X Links After Elon Musk’s Gesture at Inaugural Event
Many Reddit users are boycotting the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, after Elon Musk twice made a gesture during President…
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E.U. Expands Investigation of Musk’s X Over Illicit Content
As Elon Musk’s geopolitical influence grows because of his closeness to incoming President Donald J. Trump, regulators in Europe have…
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4 Takeaways From the Arguments Before the Supreme Court in the TikTok Case
The Supreme Court on Friday grappled over a law that could determine the fate of TikTok, a wildly popular social media platform that has…
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Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Sprint to Remake Meta for the Trump Era
Mark Zuckerberg kept the circle of people who knew his thinking small. Last month, Mr. Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, tapped a…
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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law That Could Shut Down TikTok
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Friday on the fate of TikTok, the enormously popular video app that Congress says poses a looming…
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TikTok Case Before Supreme Court Pits National Security Against Free Speech
When the Supreme Court hears arguments on Friday over whether protecting national security requires TikTok to be sold or closed, the…
News
As Elon Musk Embraces the Far Right, Some of Its Leaders Reject Him
When Laura Loomer, a far-right activist, regained control of her Twitter account in late 2022, she knew whom to praise for her…
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Political Evolution, From Apologies to No More Apologies
In November 2016, as Facebook was being blamed for a torrent of fake news and conspiracy theories swirling around the first election of…
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As Trump Praises Meta Decision, Tech Watchdogs Warn of Surge in Disinformation
While Republicans largely cheered Meta’s announcement on Tuesday that it would effectively end its fact-checking program, several tech…
Politics
Who Is Joel Kaplan, Meta’s New Global Policy Chief?
Joel Kaplan, Meta’s new chief global affairs officer, played a leading role in Tuesday’s content moderation announcement. In an exclusive…
Politics
TikTok and Government Clash in Last Round of Supreme Court Briefs
The two sides in the momentous clash at the Supreme Court over a measure that could shut down TikTok made their closing written arguments…