Ban on Elon Musk’s X platform upheld by Brazil Supreme Court | Technology News
Judges vote to uphold the ban, which comes amid a standoff over misinformation and hate speech allegations.All five judges on a Supreme Court panel have…
Is Brazil’s ban of social media platform X legal or political? | Technology News
Site failed to comply with court order to block accounts linked to disinformation.Social media giant X has been banned in Brazil. It is the latest…
Platform 7 viewers thrilled as Coronation Street star appears in ITV thriller
ITV Platform 7 fans were left distracted during the latest episode of the thriller show as they spotted a familiar face from Coronation Street Source…
Column: Newsom and lawmakers bow to Google, sticking it to the news industry
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom once talked big about forcing internet giants to pay for the products they heist and profit off. But last week he…
DNC: On immigration, Democrats shift message to combat GOP attacks
WASHINGTON — As Democrats gather in Chicago this week to rally around the daughter of immigrants from Jamaica and India as their presidential nominee, her Republican…
How to watch the 2024 Democratic National Convention
It isn’t the convention that Democrats had been planning for — but it will commence Monday with a sense of enthusiasm that for months had…
Column: Don’t let Big Tech monopolies kill local news. Democracy is at risk
SACRAMENTO — It’s not the Harris honeymoon that’s bringing smiles to Democrats. It’s the Biden divorce. Voters are relieved. And they can largely thank the news…
Manchester United 1-0 Fulham: Win gives Man Utd platform to build on – Erik Ten Hag
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says his team's 1-0 win over Fulham on the opening day of the Premier League season can provide a…
Trump returns to X ahead of interview with Elon Musk
Donald Trump returned on Monday to the social media platform X, more than three years after he was banned following his supporters’ Jan. 6, 2021,…
Don Lemon sues Elon Musk over canceled X show
Former CNN host Don Lemon on Thursday sued Elon Musk and his social media company X, alleging Musk duped him into believing they had a…
California forges ahead with social media rules despite legal barriers
California lawmakers are pursuing legislation aimed at protecting children from the dangers of social media, one of many efforts around the country to confront what…
Trump to accept nomination, deliver keynote address on RNC’s final night
MILWAUKEE — Former President Trump is set to formally accept the Republican presidential nomination Thursday night, capping a momentous week in which he survived a nearly…
Opinion: The Republican Party’s bait and switch on abortion
When Republicans affirmed their party’s platform this week, it included a supposedly moderated position on abortion. Don’t believe it.For decades, the GOP has explicitly pledged…
June was a record-setting month for streaming, Nielsen says
School’s out and streaming is in.Streaming platforms accounted for a record 40.3% of all TV usage in June, according to Nielsen data. That’s the largest…
Project 2025, GOP platform blast California, teeing up attacks on possible Biden stand-ins
At the start of Project 2025’s conservative playbook for a second Trump presidency, Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts took aim at leaders who he said…
Republicans gathering in Milwaukee to nominate Trump again. Here’s what to expect
For all the usual stagecraft, the Republican National Convention that opens Monday is different from Donald Trump‘s previous nominating affairs. In 2016 and 2020, Trump…
Facebook lifts restrictions imposed on Trump after Jan. 6 Capitol attack
WASHINGTON — Facebook has lifted restrictions imposed on Donald Trump after his supporters’ Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, placing the former president on an equal…
Proposed Republican Party platform silent on same-sex marriage
Defining marriage as only between one man and one woman — a bedrock of the GOP platform for decades — is notably absent from a…
4 takeaways from the new GOP platform — or Trump’s playbook
The Republican National Convention’s platform committee released its new platform Monday, cementing the party’s alignment with Donald Trump ahead of next week’s convention in Milwaukee.…
RNC Platform Approved by Panel Touts Tax Cuts, Border Crackdown
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessA Republican party committee approved a 2024 platform ahead of next week’s convention that details priorities for presumptive nominee Donald Trump’s potential…