After Promising Advertisers That They Are Brand Safe, Twitter/X Proves They Are Not Brand Safe Drew Wilson | November 17, 2023 X/Twitter managed to coax some advertisers back to their platform. Advertisers then once again found their ads next to neo-nazi extremism.
After Swearing it Wouldn’t, Europe Moves to Use Digital Services Act for Censorship Drew Wilson | November 3, 2023 It was long promised that the Digital Services Act would only be used for taking down illegal content. It seems that is expanding.
Like First Two Boycotts, Media Lobby’s Third Meta Boycott Fails Drew Wilson | September 16, 2023 The so-called “#DayWithoutMeta” boycott has failed in spectacular fashion. Has the media lobby finally learned this tactic won’t work?
Turnout for Latest Meta Boycott Almost Non-Existent Drew Wilson | September 15, 2023 The latest Meta boycott is in the process of failing spectacularly hard. The hashtag is barely getting mentioned.
X/Twitter Ditches News Snippets. French Publishers Accuse Musk of Skirting the Rules Drew Wilson | August 26, 2023 The war between French publishers and the internet is continuing thanks to Elon Musk’s decision for X/Twitter to ditch snippets.
French Newspaper Files Lawsuit Against Twitter for Not Paying Link Taxes Drew Wilson | August 4, 2023 With link taxes failing in Canada, a French newspaper is suing Twitter for not paying the link taxes.
More Data Concludes Social Media is Driving Even Less Traffic to News Sites Drew Wilson | June 4, 2023 While Bill C-18 supporters continue to insist that social media depends entirely on news links, more data is showing otherwise.
Speculation Rises That Twitter Could Soon Exit the European Union Drew Wilson | May 30, 2023 Elon Musk’s quest to burn Twitter down to the ground continues. Some are speculating that recent moves could see an EU exit.
Announcement: Freezenet Ends Automated Sharing of News Links on Twitter Drew Wilson | May 17, 2023 We here at Freezenet have decided to formally end the automated sharing of news links on Twitter. This relates to JetPack.
CBC Joins the Ranks of Large News Organizations Ditching Twitter Drew Wilson | April 17, 2023 The CBC is decided to ditch Twitter after having the “government-funded media” label slapped on their official account.