3 d. ago X is DOWN: Elon Musk's social media platform crashes for thousands of users around the world

It's the go-to social media platform for millions of people around the world, but it appears that X has crashed this afternoon.

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3 d. ago Is X down right now? Thousands of users report problems following Grok uproar

X is down for thousands this afternoon

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5 d. ago Verizon suffers major outage as thousands of users say phones switched to SOS mode

More than 46,000 people have reported having connectivity problems with their Verizon devices, according to Down Detector

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6 d. ago Musk v Starmer: will UK ban X over Grok nudification? | The Latest

The UK government is threatening Elon Musk’s X with a ban. The social media platform is under pressure from ministers over the use of the Grok AI tool to manipulate images of women and children to remove their clothes. Ofcom, the UK’s media regulator, has launched an investigation into X – and the government says it will support a ban if Ofcom decides to press ahead. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Is X down right now? Thousands of UK Twitter users hit by outage

A huge outage has hit social networking site X, with users in the UK reporting issues.

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6 d. ago X down for thousands as outrage on Elon Musk's platform hits US and UK users

Social media giant X has been hit with tens of thousands of outrage reports from user in the UK and US who are getting error messages or constant loading screens while using the platform

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7 d. ago Malaysia will take legal action against Musk's X and xAI over misuse of Grok chatbot

Malaysian authorities have announced legal action against Elon Musk's social media platform X and its AI unit xAI

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7 d. ago The Guardian view on regulating big tech: politicians must back Ofcom’s challenge to Musk | Editorial

A flood of non-consensual deepfake bikini shots on X is putting the UK’s Online Safety Act to the testThe unleashing on X (formerly Twitter) of a torrent of AI-generated images of women and children wearing bikinis, some in sexualised poses or with injuries, has rightly prompted a strong reaction from UK politicians and regulators. Monday’s announcement that X is being investigated was Ofcom’s most combative move since key provisions in the Online Safety Act came into force. None of the other businesses it has challenged or fined have anything like the global reach or political clout of Elon Musk’s social media giant. Whatever happens next, this is a defining moment. What is being defined is the extent to which some of the wealthiest companies on the planet are under democratic control.But the announcement is only a first step. Ofcom has given no indication of how long its investigation will take. On Friday Downing Street described as insulting the decision to li...

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7 d. ago UK Grok ban live: New criminal offence to tackle AI deepfakes, Liz Kendall announces, as Ofcom investigates X

Technology secretary labels sexualised images as ‘weapons of abuse’ and accuses Elon Musk’s social media platform of ‘monetising abuse’

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8 d. ago UK regulator launches probe into Elon Musk's X over Grok deepfake images

The UK media watchdog said it will establish whether Elon Musk's social media platform X has failed to comply with its legal obligation under the Online Safety Act

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8 d. ago Why sexually explicit images of children mean we're quitting X/Twitter and you should too

The misuse of AI tool Grok on Elon Musk’s X social media platform to create fake naked pictures of women and girls is the last straw

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1 week ago UK ministers considering leaving X amid concern over AI tool images

Labour party chair says government having conversations about use of platform in light of sexualised Grok images UK politics live – latest updatesUK ministers are considering leaving X as a result of the controversy over the platform’s AI tool, which has been allowing users to generate digitally altered pictures of people – including children – with their clothes removed.Anna Turley, the chair of the Labour party and a minister without portfolio in the Cabinet Office, said on Friday that conversations were happening within the government and Labour about their continued use of the social media platform, which is controlled by Elon Musk. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Tim Davie says BBC will stay on X to try to stem ‘flood’ of global misinformation

Director general says BBC needs to reach young audiences online amid pressure to leave Elon Musk-owned siteThe BBC’s director general, Tim Davie, has said he will not be taking the broadcaster off Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, saying that its presence is needed to resist a flood of global misinformation.Davie said he had come under pressure to withdraw from the platform, given numerous complaints that it has shifted significantly to the right under Musk’s ownership. Continue reading...

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1 week ago UK could ban Elon Musk's X for government use after deepfake 'disgrace'

The Government could stop using Elon Musk's X social media platform after its artificial intelligence chatbot was used to create sexualised deepfake images of kids

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1 week ago Starmer's government orders Elon Musk stops AI bot Grok over lewd deepfakes of kids

Elon Musk’s social media platform X is under fire after its AI chatbot Grok was found to have generated sexualised deepfake images, including of children, prompting urgent calls from the government

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2 w. ago Cocaine users are everywhere. Here's the signs someone you love is hiding a secret habit...by a doctor who has helped thousands: DR MAX PEMBERTON

Across the UK, the use of cocaine has reached epidemic proportions, and the festive season is peak time for it. So what are the signs?

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3 w. ago British campaigner says tech firms behind bid to deport him from US

Senior State Department figures accused Imran Ahmed of seeking to ‘censor’ social media platforms such as Elon Musk’s X.

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