George Stephanopoulos doesn't mention ABC News settlement with Trump's defamation lawsuit on his Sunday show
ABC News host George Stephanopoulos ignored the news about his network’s massive settlement with President-elect Donald Trump on his Sunday show.
Fox News Digital first reported on Saturday that ABC News and Stephanopoulos agreed to a settlement to avoid a costly trial over Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the network and anchor.
News of the settlement, however, failed to appear on ABC’s "This Week." Instead, Stephanopoulos focused on stories about unidentified drones over New Jersey, ongoing conflicts in Syria and Trump’s cabinet picks.
A study found that X’s algorithm now loves two things: Republicans and Elon Musk
Elon Musk’s X may have tweaked its algorithm to boost his account, along with those of other conservative-leaning users, starting around the time he announced his support of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. That’s according to a new study published by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), which found that Musk’s posts in particular were suddenly much more popular.
Musk Did Not Ban Stephen King from X, Contrary to Online Claims
While Vice President Kamala Harris drew support from progressive celebrities during her campaign, President-elect Donald Trump had the support of conservative figures, including Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of the social media platform X.
Musk’s support of Trump has frequently drawn the fire of author Stephen King, a longtime critic of Trump. Recently, social media posts falsely claimed Musk banned King from X after the author insulted him online.
Bluesky adds 700,000 new members as users flee X after the US election
Social media platform has become a ‘refuge’ from the far-right activism on X, experts say, after Elon Musk teamed up with Donald Trump
Social media platform Bluesky has picked up more than 700,000 new users in the week since the US election, as users seek to escape misinformation and offensive posts on X.
The influx, largely from North America and the UK, has helped Bluesky reach 14.5 million users worldwide, up from 9 million in September, the company said.
Elon Musk's X still struggles to grow subscription revenue
Elon Musk’s plan to reduce X’s dependence on advertising revenue by increasing paid subscriptions is still not taking off. According to a new, third-party analysis of the X Premium subscription service by app intelligence firm Appfigures, X has pulled in approximately $200 million in in-app purchase revenue across iOS and Android since the original 2021 launch of the subscription formerly known as Twitter Blue. There are some caveats to this figure. For starters, the sum is based only on those purchases made via the mobile app, not the mobile web...
California officials reject more SpaceX rocket launches, with some citing Musk's X posts
A a SpaceX rocket carrying the Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. (NASA via AP) SpaceX’s plans to launch more rockets from the California coast was rejected by a state commission this week, with some officials citing Elon Musk’s political posts on X and raised concerns about the billionaire’s labor record at his companies. The plan to increase the number of rocket blasts into space up to 50 a year was rejected by the California Coastal Commission...
California officials cite Elon Musk's politics in denying SpaceX launches
Elon Musk’s recent political tweets are impacting SpaceX’s ability to launch more rockets from California’s central coast. The California Coastal Commission rejected a proposal from the Air Force that would have allowed SpaceX to launch up to 50 rockets a year from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County. One reason behind the rejection was Musk’s behavior online. In the meeting discussing the Air Force’s proposal, Commissioner Gretchen Newsom expressed serious concerns over Musk’s social media posts.
Elon Musk hits out at rocket launch rejection after concerns raised over his political views
Elon Musk claims he is going to take legal action because he believes his political views were used as justification for rejecting his application to launch rockets in California.
The tech mogul, 53, said he will file a lawsuit alleging the California Coastal Commission breached his First Amendment rights when it rejected a plan to allow him to launch 50 rockets a year from an air base in Santa Barbara County.
The agency’s commissioners voted against the application, which had been supported by the US Air Force, by six votes to four on Thursday.
Elon Musk's X is back in Brazil after its suspension, having complied with all judicial demands
The social media platform X began returning to Brazil on Wednesday, after remaining inaccessible for more than a month following a clash between its owner, Elon Musk, and a justice on the country’s highest court.
Internet service providers began restoring access to the platform after Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes authorized lifting X’s suspension on Tuesday.
“TWITTER IS ALIVE,” Lucas dos Santos Consoli, known as luscas on X, wrote on the platform to his more than 7 million followers.
‘If Trump loses, I’m f**ked’ – Musk
Tech mogul Elon Musk has told American journalist Tucker Carlson that he’s “all in” on Donald Trump winning the US presidential election in November.
The billionaire sat down with Carlson for a full-length interview published on Monday on Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) social media network.
Carlson began the interview by theorizing what would happen if Democratic nominee Kamala Harris beats Republican rival Trump in November. “If he loses… you’re f**ked, dude!” Carlson said, prompting both men to burst into laughter.