Musk used X to boost Trump. Now he’s wielding it against him
On Thursday, as the two men publicly fought in a flurry of furious online posts, Musk revealed X to be a double-edged sword.
- Will Oremus
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Bromance over: Musk says Trump should be impeached in social media brawl
The US president suggested the Tesla chief is suffering “Trump derangement syndrome”. The tech billionaire said that “without me, Trump would have lost”.
- Michael Koziol
Fake Niki Savva account hastily rebadges itself after CBD reveals identity theft
The political journalist had trouble convincing Elon Musk’s Twitter that she didn’t even have a social media account.
- Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
‘I guess I can’t ever do comedy again’: New mum Becky Lucas on the medical emergency that changed her
Stand-up star Becky Lucas worried she wouldn’t be able to write jokes again.
- Nick Dent
- Opinion
- Baby Boomers
The one thing that separates old and young people online
Once the darling of social media and a powerful tool for mobilising the masses, the #hashtag must now be used only ironically, or preferably not at all unless you’re a parent.
- Thomas Mitchell
- Opinion
- Elon Musk
Elon Musk just had his own Liberation Day
The merger of social media platform X with Musk’s artificial intelligence start-up xAI will allow him, his co-investors and X’s banks to exit the struggling business unscathed.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
In a surprise deal, Musk sells X to his AI company
The deal combines two of Musk’s multiple portfolio companies, which also include automaker Tesla and SpaceX.
- Greg Bensinger
- Opinion
- Antisemitism
One criminal hoax does not make antisemitism vanish
As soon as the caravan bomb plot was exposed, hateful messages hit social media claiming that antisemitism itself was a hoax and a lie.
- Alex Ryvchin
Musk blames ‘massive cyberattack’ for X outages; Tesla shares tumble
It was a day to forget for the billionaire, who says widespread disruptions on his social media platform X were orchestrated by a “large, coordinated group” or country.
- Charles Capel
Rebekah Giles accused in court of witness coaching in cavoodle case
Barrister Gina Edwards is in dispute with her former lawyers Giles George, who represented her in her defamation case against A Current Affair.
- Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
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