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Once the darling of social media and a powerful tool for mobilising the masses, the humble #hashtag must now only be used ironically, preferably not at all.

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

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’Cause I’m free to do what I want any old time: Elon Musk has just liberated himself from the X debt.

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
Elon Musk, co-founder of Tesla and SpaceX, and owner of X and xAi.

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
Antisemitic graffiti in Sydney in January.

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
Elon Musk during a Cabinet meeting with at the White House last month,

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
Lawyer Rebekah Giles.

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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The odd couple? Elon Musk and Erin Molan have teamed up for a new current affairs show on X

Erin Molan and Elon Musk made a TV show for Twitter. It’s as weird as it sounds

After watching the first episode, I feel that news and current affairs have gone to the Doges.

  • Thomas Mitchell
Elon Musk is reportedly father to a 13th child.

Elon Musk eyes an escape from the trap that has cost him billions

Elon Musk may be on the verge of a Houdini-like escape from the financial morass that was his $US44 billion acquisition of Twitter. He can thank Donald Trump.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
The ones that I find most irritating are the family photographs. They are always the same.

Why is everyone suddenly in their professional photoshoot era?

The ones that I find most irritating are the family photographs. They are always the same.

  • Mali Waugh
Ye and the X logo.

Kanye West deletes X account after Swift, antisemitic rants

Ye’s account has been deleted following days of controversy.

  • Thomas Seal

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