Month: December 2022

Elon Musk reinstates Twitter accounts of suspended journalists

On a wild day of bans, sudden U-turns and chaotic messaging, Musk abides by Twitter poll result that favoured restoring the accounts of reporters he accused of ‘doxxing’ him Elon Musk has lifted the suspensions of the Twitter accounts of several journalists he had banned a day earlier, after the second poll he conducted on …

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Twitter’s rulebook in a nutshell: don’t annoy Elon Musk

The site’s recent actions, such as banning critical journalists, appear to indicate policy is made on a whim Facebook’s community standards is a sprawling document, broken down into six top-level categories and 24 subcategories, distinguishing between content that is allowed and that which requires extra context, replete with examples of breaches and justifications for its …

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Twitter’s suspension of journalists sets ‘dangerous precedent’, UN warns

Pressure grows on Elon Musk as EU says social media platform could face sanctions over suspensions The United Nations is “very disturbed” by Twitter’s abrupt and arbitrary suspension of a group of US journalists, a spokesperson has said, warning that the move sets a “dangerous precedent” – as the EU said the social media platform …

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From Musk to Truss, 2022 was the year reckless populists came crashing down to Earth | Gaby Hinsliff

Revolutionaries who claim to bring down corrupt systems have proved that orthodoxy exists for a reason For a man on a moral crusade, Sam Bankman-Fried lived a life of surprising luxury. The $40m penthouse in the Bahamas, the supermodels and celebrities roped in to back his business ventures, and the fawning glossy magazine profiles would …

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Clare O’Neil on national security amid cyber hacks and threats to democracy

In the final episode of Australian Politics for 2022, political editor Katharine Murphy speaks to the minister for home affairs and cyber security Clare O’Neil about the strategic challenges for Australia and the region. These include the increased likelihood of cyber-attacks, decreasing trust in democracy and growing risks of foreign interference Read more: Home affairs …

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Amazon agrees deal with Games Workshop to create Warhammer TV series

Former Superman star Henry Cavill linked to project, and agreement includes film and merchandise plans Amazon has struck a deal with the high street games chain Games Workshop to create a series based on its hit franchise Warhammer, the science-fiction fantasy miniature war game, potentially featuring the former Superman star Henry Cavill. The London-listed Games …

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High on Life review – limp gunplay and questionable taste

Xbox, PC; Squanch GamesThis first-person shooter from Rick and Morty’s co-creator pairs a barrage of nihilistic jokes with flimsy gameplay I honestly can’t tell you whether High on Life is funny. Humour is subjective, sure, but also, after eight hours of this game’s rapid-fire jokes, I’m not sure I even know any more. You spend …

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Crypto was supposed to solve financial corruption. The FTX scandal shows it’s got worse | David A Banks

The collapse of the feted company should provide a wake-up call to Rishi Sunak, who has been singing the praises of cryptocurrencies On 11 November 2022 FTX declared bankruptcy. The firm was once heralded as the Goldman Sachs of crypto, and its CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, was deemed by some the next Warren Buffett. And now, …

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Twitter suspends accounts of several journalists who had reported on Musk

Many at CNN, Washington Post and the New York Times who had written critically of the new owner found their handles suspended A number of journalists who have reported on Twitter and its new chief executive Elon Musk appear to have been suspended or banned from the platform without explanation. Accounts of journalists at CNN, …

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