How two bizarre billionaires almost destroyed Twitter

How two bizarre billionaires almost destroyed Twitter

From Jack Dorsey’s love of “salt juice” to Elon Musk’s strange decision to kill off the famous bird symbol,this is the story of how Twitter was torn apart by the actions of two men.

  • byTom Knowles

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Fears Elon Musk’s ‘tantrum’ sackings could hit Australian EV drivers

Fears Elon Musk’s ‘tantrum’ sackings could hit Australian EV drivers

Mercurial chief executive Elon Musk’s decision to fire the team responsible for Superchargers,widely considered to be the gold-star model of charging stations,has left the industry reeling.

  • byBianca Hall
State’s tween account ban new front in Australia’s battle with social media
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State’s tween account ban new front in Australia’s battle with social media

Elon Musk’s victory in court over posts of the Wakeley church stabbing video was a setback in the push to regulate X Corp.

  • byPaul Sakkal
How Musk’s bromance with right-wing world leaders benefits his empire

How Musk’s bromance with right-wing world leaders benefits his empire

Musk has helped turn a pugnacious libertarian into one of the new faces of the modern right,and brought kudos to others keen on his technology. For a price.

  • byRyan Mac,Jack Nicas andAlex Travelli
Picking fights with social media giants seems to be ending in tears
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Picking fights with social media giants seems to be ending in tears

Australia’s government and regulators have plenty of allies in their attempts to rein in the behaviour of platform owners – but it’s just not that easy.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Stabbing video not offensive enough to be removed,X Corp tells court

Stabbing video not offensive enough to be removed,X Corp tells court

X Corp’s legal team argues that footage of a Sydney priest being stabbed does not meet the legal threshold for it to be forcibly removed.

  • byPaul Sakkal
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Musk widens legal fight with Australia as Labor pushes social media probe

Musk widens legal fight with Australia as Labor pushes social media probe

Elon Musk’s company has launched a case in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal to test the merits of the eSafety Commissioner’s order to remove church stabbing videos.

  • byPaul Sakkal
The China ‘game changer’ that just made Elon Musk billions

The China ‘game changer’ that just made Elon Musk billions

Elon Musk’s two-day trip to China has paid off with what looks like a major breakthrough for his spluttering electric vehicle maker Tesla.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Australia can fine tech companies $782,500. In other countries,penalties can reach $35 million

Australia can fine tech companies $782,500. In other countries,penalties can reach $35 million

Australia is looking at overseas examples as it weighs up increasing the penalties it can issue to major companies,under a review of its online safety regime.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Stabbed bishop returns to pulpit two weeks after alleged terrorist attack

Stabbed bishop returns to pulpit two weeks after alleged terrorist attack

Wearing an eye patch,Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel delivers his sermon and sends words of comfort to his alleged attacker.

  • byAngus Dalton
Reform laws and amend attitudes to staunch violence

Reform laws and amend attitudes to staunch violence

The causal factors of violence against women and children are well known. Little is new other than cyberstalking and surveillance as tools of abuse. The long-standing problem of agencies competing for inadequate resources does not assist victims or aid in violence reduction. Executive government needs to undertake effective law reform and provide adequate funding for first-class services.