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Brazil’s Supreme Court minister includes Elon Musk in investigation on digital militias

After Musk launched threats on his social media platform, Minister Alexandre de Moraes also ordered the billionaire to respect legal decisions

Elon Musk purges then reinstates pro-Palestine accounts

Accounts that had been supportive of the Palestinian cause and critical of Zionist billionaire Bill Ackman were temporarily suspended

Twitter vs Meta Clash of Twitter Vs Meta’s Threads: Zuckerberg and Musk fight over digital real estate

Twitter vs Threads is interesting because until now, the digital monopolies had carved out their exclusive spaces, which had some overlaps, particularly in technology and infrastructure, but not in the primary “product” they were selling to the people. Threads marks the first major change in this trend an instance of direct competition

Daily Round-up | Peruvian congress approves bill advancing elections & other stories

In today’s episode, we bring you stories of the Peruvian Congress advancing elections, an investigation on Twitter aiding Western propaganda, talks on the Iran nuclear deal, and health workers’ strikes in the UK

The politics and the money behind Elon Musk’s bid for Twitter

As Elon Musk looks set to buy Twitter, tech analyst Bappa Sinha talks about the money involved, the debates about free speech, and how it is a battle between two sets of oligarchs

By banning Russian media outlets, EU exposes its discomfort with alternative narratives of the Ukrainian crisis

In an unprecedented move, the European Commission has banned Russian news outlets RT and Sputnik across the EU, calling them ‘Kremlin Media Machines’ and accusing them of indulging in pro-Russia propaganda

How Indians turned social media into COVID-19 helplines to battle pandemic

Facing a mounting health crisis and a political establishment caught napping, Indians were forced to turn to social media to ensure supplies of oxygen and gain access to hospital beds

Wikileaks Assange Ahead of Assange’s extradition hearing, Wikileaks’ Twitter account gets locked for several hours

Assange has been detained at the high-security Belmarsh prison in accordance with the ruling by a local judge in London, while he awaits the conclusion of his extradition trial

Social media regulations in Pakistan Activists condemn new social media regulations in Pakistan

Pakistan’s cabinet has approved the decision of bringing in a new set of rules to regulate social media and institute a regulatory body with sweeping powers.

Indian digital rights groups seek monitoring on online spending during elections

The groups demanded that the Election Commission prevent the misuse of social media and digital platforms, and make public information regarding election spending by political parties

“Israel completely controls Palestinian ICT sector, violates Palestinians’ digital rights”

A recent report by the 7amleh center chronicles the impact of Israel’s stranglehold over the ICT sector, which has affected Palestinians’ economic development, and led to massive surveillance of Palestinians