How billionaire Elon Musk is trying to buy political influence across the Americas
The world’s richest man has successfully adopted media, political, and economic strategies that allow him to be an influential figure inside and outside the United States.
Brazil’s Supreme Court upholds suspension of X
“Brazil is not a breeding ground for ideologies without ideas of justice,” said Justice Carmen Lúcia in her vote
Elon Musk shuts down X office in Brazil and talks about “threats” from judiciary
The social media platform announced the emergency decision on Saturday and laid off 30 people working at the Brazil office.
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
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
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
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
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.






