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Feds allege the social media service cited security reasons in asking for phone numbers and emails, but used the info for ads.

Twitter will pay a $150 million penalty and put in new safeguards to settle federal regulators’ allegations that the social platform failed to protect the privacy of users’ data over a six-year span.

Twitter reached a $150 million settlement with the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission over alleged misrepresentations of data privacy practices.

Elon Musk now says he's willing to commit a larger portion of cash vs. debt in his attempt to buy Twitter. He's looking for help from outside investors.

Federal regulators accuse the company of violating a 2011 agreement over the treatment of users' personal data, including phone numbers and email addresses.

Elon Musk, during an event at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. A new filing reveals that Elon Musk plans to front $33.5 billion in his bid to take over Twitter. Musk is in talks with Twitter founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey and others to help finance, or roll their shares over, to complete the deal. As CNBC's David Faber previously reported, Elon Musk is expected to serve as a temporary CEO of Twitter for a few months after he completes the $44 billion acquisition. Shares of Twitter rose 7% on the news.

Egon Durban of private equity firm Silver Lake is losing his seat on the Twitter board as the company navigates a tumultuous takeover deal with Elon Musk.

A philanthropist with Michigan ties urges his 3.2 million Twitter followers to help Texas school shooting victims.

Elon Musk on Wednesday revised the financing plan for his proposed $44 billion purchase of Twitter, raising investor hopes that the unpredictable billionaire still intends to pull off a deal roiled by market turbulence and Musk's own unpredictable fixation with the number of fake accounts on Twitter.

Elon Musk’s deal to acquire Twitter — and whether it will go through — will be center-stage at the social media giant’s annual shareholder meeting.

Campers probably aren't going to help the fundraising drive.

Within minutes of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announcing 14 students and a teacher had been killed earlier Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, an old Abbott tweet calling for Texans to buy more guns resurfaced on Twitter. “I’m EMBARRASSED: Texas #2 in nation for new gun purchases, behind CALIFORNIA. Let’s pick up the pace Texans,” Abbott tweeted on October 28, 2015, during his first year ...

An active shooter was reported at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas Tuesday, the school district said in a statement on Twitter.

In a statement shared on Twitter, the rock band said Steven Tyler has entered a treatment program and would be unable to perform.

In notes following Snap's disclosure, analysts pointed to a macroeconomic story that's playing out across the digital ad market.

Her claims that artificial intelligence is going to supercharge GDP to 30% to 50% a year are ludicrous but deflect attention from an investment style not well-suited for the moment.

Social media has had a rough 2022 with lingering questions about advertising spending and a $44 billion takeover of Twitter that may or may not be happening, depending on which Elon Musk tweet you read.

A major New York pension fund that has invested in both Facebook’s corporate parent and Twitter believes it’s time to shake up the companies’ boards of directors because of their inability to keep violent content off their influential social media services.

Musk agreed that if 25% of daily active users are fake accounts, the takeover should cost 25% less, equivalent to $11 billion.

Riley joins celebrities like Kathy Griffin and Julia Fox who have publicly expressed support for Heard amid the court battle with Johnny Depp.

The Lincoln Memorial closed on Saturday morning after students from an unnamed local university trashed the memorial during a graduation celebration, according to the National Park Service.

Here's how Elon Musk's bid for Twitter came together, how the social media company could change under his watch, and how the deal could still fall through.

An informal, online network is translating publicly available articles and social-media posts. That has been enough to rile Beijing.

Tesla’s stock — and Elon Musk’s wealth — took a huge hit Friday, continuing a downward spiral and possibly imperiling the billionaire’s deal to buy Twitter.

A report in Business Insider describes allegations made by a SpaceX flight attend who accused Musk of exposing himself and propositioning her. Musk called the report a politically-motivated attack.

The SpaceX CEO disputes a report alleging that his company settled a sexual misconduct claim for $250,000, after he exposed himself and propositioned a flight attendant.

As the BBC's Frank Gardner is left on a plane waiting for his wheelchair, why does it keep happening?

Oklahoma's state legislature has passed an anti-abortion law that would be the most restrictive law in the nation. The legislation prohibits abortion at any point in pregnancy, except to save a woman's life or in cases of rape or incest reported to police. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford reports.

The world's wealthiest man strongly denied a published claim that SpaceX paid a flight attendant $250,000 for her silence about the supposed incident.

Musk posted a series of tweets on Thursday night, calling the accusations "utterly untrue" and claiming that the incident "never happened."

The former head of a widely criticized disinformation board faced a torrent of sexist profanities on social media and menacing emails filled with rape or death threats.

This week, Musk said political attacks on him would "escalate dramatically in coming months" and called Democrats the "party of division and hate."

Former Korean Navy SEAL lieutenant-turned-YouTuber Rhee Ken, 37, has reportedly been promoted to a leadership position in the Ukrainian military. On Monday, Anton Gerashchenko, the official advisor for and former deputy minister at the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs, posted on his Twitter that Rhee, a volunteer fighter for the International Legion, was being placed in a “leadership position” given his “special operations experience.”

A 17-year-old gay student who was suspended for leading protests at his high school against Florida’s so-called Don’t Say Gay legislation says school administrators are now stopping him from running for senior class president.

Twitter is stepping up its fight against misinformation with a new policy cracking down on posts that spread potentially dangerous false stories.

Twitter is stepping up its fight against misinformation with a new policy cracking down on posts that spread potentially dangerous false stories.

As Ukrainian refugees flooded into Poland to escape Russia's invasion, a hacking group aligned with the Kremlin tried to spread rumors and hoaxes intended to divide Ukraine from its allies.

Getting inflation under control calls for fiscal discipline — which involves spending as well as taxes.

Stars like Bella Hadid, Selma Blair and more who have a passion for horseback riding

Leo Koguan, who claims to be the third largest individual shareholder of Tesla stock, is calling on the carmaker to announce a $15 billion stock buyback.

Musk tweeted that he voted Democrat in the past "because they were (mostly) the kindness party," but added that he "can no longer support them."

At a time when Elon Musk and others are decrying Big Tech censorship, a racist massacre reminds us why content moderation matters.

Musk has been historically anti-union, opposed to a billionaire's tax, and a vocal critic of President Biden.

Failed GOP Pennsylvania Senate candidate Kathy Barnette took to Twitter to blame Fox News host Sean Hannity for her primary election loss. “Never forget what Sean Hannity did in this race,” she said in a video posted on Twitter Wednesday. “Almost single handedly Sean Hannity sewed deep seeds of disinformation, flat out lies every night…

Meta began chartering a new jet in March, about a month after Jack Sweeney started tracking Mark Zuckerberg's travel.

It’s a symptom of our broad and deepening struggle to focus on real problems.

The stock price is plummeting, and executives are heading for the doors. Can the social media company withstand Musk’s takeover bid?

The North Carolina congressman, who lost his primary bid Tuesday, joked about Cheney's removal as chair of the House Republican Conference in 2021.

Author Jordan Peterson announced that he was quitting Twitter after receiving backlash for calling plus-size model Yumi Nu’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover “not beautiful.” Nu, who is also a singer-songwriter, made history last year as Sports Illustrated Swimsuit’s first “Asian curve” model. Twitter users were divided, with several of his own fans condemning Peterson for publicly insulting a woman’s looks.

Tesla founder wants the SEC to investigate Twitter's claims about spam and fake accounts on the platform.

Twitter's filing didn't say what was discussed in its meetings or if Musk brought up his concerns about the proliferation of spam accounts on the platform.

A Twitter spokesperson said the three will be leaving the company for new opportunities.

Elon Musk continues to badger Twitter over its metrics and is calling on the SEC to look into the company's user numbers.

A slew of bearish betting dominated Twitter's options activity on Monday as growing tensions over bot accounts add to speculation that Musk's deal might be off.

Musk expressed doubt about Twitter's SEC filing that claimed less than 5% of accounts on the platform are fake.

Former CEO Jack Dorsey told Musk he personally believes Twitter would be better equipped to focus on execution as a private company, according to the filing..

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says his deal to buy Twitter can't move forward unless the company shows public proof that less than 5% of the accounts on the social media platform are fake or spam.

World's richest man says he wants proof that less than 5% of Twitter's accounts are fake or spam. Some analysts say he's just seeking a lower purchase price.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says his deal to buy Twitter can’t “move forward” unless the company shows public proof that less than 5% of the accounts on the platform are fake or spam.

Elon Musk’s ties to China through his role as electric car brand Tesla’s biggest shareholder could add complexity to his bid to buy Twitter.

VyStar Credit Union reported issues with its mobile app on Monday, and a message on its official Twitter page posted in the evening said problems were still apparent.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has given the strongest hint yet that he would like to pay less for Twitter than his $44 billion offer made last month.

Social platforms have learned to remove violent videos of extremist shootings more quickly over the past few years.

Elon Musk has put his plan to buy Twitter on temporary hold, raising fresh doubts about whether he’ll proceed with the $44 billion acquisition.

In the latest sign of turmoil inside Twitter amid Elon Musk's planned buyout of the company, a Twitter general manager, Kayvon Beykpour, is leaving after 7 years.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he will reverse Twitter’s ban of former President Donald Trump if his deal to buy the social media company goes through.

A San Francisco judge has rejected former President Donald Trump's lawsuit challenging his permanent ban from Twitter.

Elon Musk has strengthened the equity stake in his offer to buy Twitter with commitments of more than $7 billion from a range of investors, including Oracle co-founder and Tesla board member Larry Ellison.

A British parliamentary committee scrutinizing draft online safety legislation has invited Elon Musk to discuss his plans to buy Twitter and the changes he’s proposing for the social media platform.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Monday that Florida stands to make a $15 to $20 million profit once Elon Musk completes his purchase of Twitter for $44 billion and takes it private.

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell was banned from Twitter for a second time after attempting to use a new account to access the social media platform.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is buying Twitter for $44 billion to take it private, has outlined a mix of vague principles and technical details as he looks to make the platform "maximum fun!”.

QAnon loyalists, neo-Nazis and a former American president: The list of people banned from Twitter is long, but their exile could soon end if Elon Musk buys the platform.

In the three days after he announced he had a deal to buy Twitter, Elon Musk has sold $8.5 billion worth of Tesla to help fund the purchase.

Twitter is reporting earnings of $513 million for the first quarter days after it agreed to be sold to billionaire Elon Musk.

If Elon Musk and Twitter get their way, the company will soon be privately held and under his control.

A day after it was announced that Elon Musk had purchased Twitter for $44 billion, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry joined a chorus of elected officials looking to convince Musk to move Twitter headquarters to their state.

A hands-off approach to moderating content at Elon Musk’s Twitter could clash with ambitious new laws in Europe meant to protect users from disinformation, hate speech and other harmful material.

Brash, outspoken and sometimes juvenile, Elon Musk has long been a prolific user of Twitter, the social media platform he now hopes to buy.

Tesla billionaire Elon Musk, seemingly intent on making the old new again, has successfully arranged to buy Twitter for about $44 billion.

Coming up with $44 billion to buy Twitter was the easy part for Elon Musk.

Twitter’s acceptance of Elon Musk’s roughly $44 billion takeover bid brings the billionaire Tesla CEO one step closer to owning the social media platform.

Former President Donald Trump says he has no intention of rejoining Twitter after Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy the social media giant for roughly $44 billion.

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Twitter’s board is negotiating with Tesla CEO Elon Musk over his bid to buy the social media platform and a deal could be announced as early as Monday.

An exhausted swimmer was pulled from the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday off Hanna Park, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.

Technology entrepreneur and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has a new title: Block Head.

Orioles left-hander John Means needs Tommy John surgery, ending the season for Baltimore’s opening day starter.

As voters get ready for hundreds of elections of local and national importance this year, officials and voting rights advocates are bracing for a repeat of the misinformation that overwhelmed the 2020 presidential election.

Twitter says it will no longer allow advertisers on its site who deny the scientific consensus on climate change.

Elon Musk says he has lined up $46.5 billion in financing to buy Twitter, and he’s trying to negotiate an agreement with the company.

A federal judge in California has rejected a request from shareholders in a lawsuit to force Elon Musk stop talking about his 2018 tweets in which he said he had the funding to make Tesla a private company.

Twitter has dropped a major roadblock in front of Elon Musk’s effort to take over the company, leaving investors to wonder about the mercurial Tesla CEO’s next move.

Governments and social media companies have moved to restrict the ability of Russia's state media to spread disinformation about the war in Ukraine.

Twitter has dropped a major roadblock in front of Elon Musk’s effort to take over the company, leaving investors to wonder about the mercurial Tesla CEO’s next move.

Twitter is trying to thwart billionaire Elon Musk’s takeover attempt with a “poison pill” — a financial device that companies have been wielding against unwelcome suitors for decades.

Twitter said Friday that its board of directors has unanimously adopted a “poison pill” defense in response to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s proposal to buy the company for more than $43 billion and take it private.

Mercurial billionaire Elon Musk now says he wants to buy Twitter outright, taking it private to restore its commitment to what he terms “free speech.”.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter outright, saying the social media platform “needs to be transformed” from his perspective as a self-identified “free speech absolutist.”.

The iconic comedian Gilbert Gottfried has died, his family wrote Tuesday on Twitter. He was 67 years old.