Fliegt #XTwitter aus #Europa raus? Französische Ermittler durchsuchten die #XTwitterZentrale wegen möglicher #Cybercrime Verstöße und luden #ElonMusk sowie X-Chefin #LindaYaccarino zur Befragung vor.

📰 Fabrizio Corona sbarca su X e attacca (ancora) Mediaset: «Nei miei confronti atti indimidatori»

#️⃣ #CULTURASPETTACOLO #FabrizioCorona #Mediaset #Socialmedia #XTwitter #OpenOnline #TheLabSocial #News #Notizie #Italia

🔗 https://www.open.online/2026/02/06/fabrizio-corona-profilo-x-attacco-mediaset/

Devo ter postado alguma coisa sobre meu "dresscode funesto" ou sobre o Robin que fez o algoritmo (e as pessoas) surtarem.
A internet é um lugar onde suas micro-obsessões viram sua identidade pública. Hoje, fui promovido a trans furry. Amanhã, quem sabe?
#IdentidadeVirtual #ConfusãoAlgorítmica #XTwitter #FoiMalAlgoritmo #MicroObsessões

French prosecutors raided the French headquarters of #ElonMusk’s #socialmedia platform #XTwitter as part of an investigation into alleged #cybercrime. The investigation, launched in January last year, includes accusations of complicity in the possession and distribution of #childabuseimages and violation of image rights. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/03/french-headquarters-elon-musk-x-raided-paris-cybercrime-unit?eicker.news #tech #media #news

Sánchez declara la guerra al ‘big tech’: responsabilidad penal para directivos y prohibición a menores de 16

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.infolibre.es/medios/sanchez-declara-guerra-big-tech-responsabilidad-penal-directivos-prohibicion-menores-16_1_2138832.html

Elon Musk is chatting with his AI bot Grok about his name being in the Epstein files

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/02/02/elon-musk-chatting-ai-bot-grok-name-epstein-files-26668695/

El dilema de la legitimación: ¿retirarse del debate público es la única respuesta democrática?

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.infolibre.es/politica/dilema-legitimacion-discurso-ultra-retirarse-debate-publico-unica-respuesta-democratica_1_2137293.html

The #EuropeanCommission is investigating #ElonMusk’s #XTwitter over concerns that its AI tool, #Grok, was used to create sexualised images of real people. If found in breach of the #DSA, X could face fines up to 6% of its global annual turnover. The investigation follows similar actions by the UK’s Ofcom and ongoing probes in Australia, France, and Germany. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clye99wg0y8o?eicker.news #tech #media #news

União Europeia abre investigação contra o X após polêmica do Grok

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://tecnoblog.net/noticias/uniao-europeia-abre-investigacao-contra-o-x-apos-polemica-do-grok/

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/01/26/eu-launches-dsa-investigation-x-grok-deepfakes-xcxwbn/

EU Launches DSA Investigation Into X's Grok Over AI Deepfakes

#AI #AISlop #Grok #xAI #XTwitter #ElonMusk #EU #EUDigitalServicesAct #Deepfakes #AIEthics #ContentModeration #AIRegulation #EuropeanCommission

How did an AI-generated purple-haired goth become a symbol for the UK far right?

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/01/25/ai-generated-purple-haired-goth-become-a-symbol-uk-far-right-26508967/

The ‘big idiot’ feud between Ryanair’s CEO and Elon Musk

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/01/22/big-idiot-feud-ryanairs-ceo-elon-musk-26446827/

#Threads überholt #XTwitter jetzt auch bei Daily Active Usern: Threads liegt laut Similarweb bei täglichen iOS/Android-Nutzern vor #XTwitter und macht #SocialNews wieder zum #Meta Spiel.

Governo e MP recomendam que X impeça conteúdos sexualizados pelo Grok

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://iclnoticias.com.br/governo-mp-x-impeca-conteudos-sexualizados-grok/

This ‘risky’ interview move could land you a higher salary — or lose you a job offer

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/01/21/this-risky-interview-move-land-a-higher-salary-lose-a-job-offer-26430231/

#Threads has surpassed #XTwitter in daily mobile users, reaching 141.5 million compared to 125 million. This growth is attributed to Threads’ focus on creators, new features, and cross-promotion from #Meta’s larger platforms, rather than recent controversies surrounding XTwitter. While Threads lags behind on the web, its increasing mobile usage indicates a growing user base. https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/18/threads-edges-out-x-in-daily-mobile-users-new-data-shows/?eicker.news #tech #media #news

Leaving X

I posted a couple of weeks ago about why you and your institution should leave X (the platform formerly known as Twitter). A few days ago the Royal Irish Academy used its BlueSky account to remind users that it issued the following statement last year – even before the launch of Grok’s child pornography engine:

Last year, we made the decision to step away from X.

The Royal Irish Academy is committed to creating, convening, and sharing knowledge for the public good and as an organisation we value Independence; Integrity; Curiosity; Openness and Rigour.

In our view, X no longer aligns with these values

This is a correct decision by the RIA, and although I’m no longer a Fellow of either the Royal Astronomical Society or the Institute of Physics, I am glad they came to the same conclusion. On the other hand, the Royal Society (of which the Royal Irish Academy is the Irish equivalent) continues to endorse X and its machineries of abuse; this is unsurprising because Elon Musk, who owns X and actively promotes the generation of images of child sexual abuse, is a member of that particular club.

All academic institutions should close their accounts on X. There is no acceptable justification to contribute to a network that promotes racism, transphobia, misogyny and the manufacture and distribution of child pornography. I would have thought this was obvious, but it seems not to be. My employer, Maynooth University, has not yet made any statement about the situation with X, and continues to post there.

As I wrote in a recent post

If you don’t leave a social media platform when you find out that it endorses and encourages abusive exploitation of children then you are supporting that behaviour and helping to promote it. There is no grey area here in this. If you don’t draw the line here, where will you draw it? Staying on X is morally indefensible. It is the Epstein Island of social media.

I should also point out that Grok is breaking the law in Ireland (which is where the EU operations of Twitter are based). Even that doesn’t seem to matter to those who continue to use the platform.

On Maynooth University’s Equality and Diversity page you will find this:

The Maynooth University Equality and Diversity Policy has been developed therefore, to realise these core values of equality, inclusiveness, social justice, dignity and respect.

I’d like to know how remaining on X aligns with these core values, and by what process Maynooth University came to a different conclusion on this than the Royal Irish Academy and other organizations mentioned above. One might well be tempted to infer that the above statement, like so many others produced by University Management, is mere bullshit. Perhaps “The Leadership” is waiting to see what other higher education institutions do before making a decision. But that wouldn’t be leadership at all, would it?

By way of a postscript to this let me share this petition which aims to discourage the sharing of content on X and replacement with Mastodon.

https://my.uplift.ie/petitions/take-x-icons-off-websites-and-emails-and-replace-with-mastodon-icons

I make no apology for encouraging the use of Mastodon. BlueSky is better than X but Mastodon is much better than BlueSky in terms of both its functionality and its governance. It doesn’t have as much reach as other platforms, though, which is why I want to promote it. If I had my way, Maynooth would set up its own Mastodon instance, as the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies has done, for example.

I removed the X icons from this blog some time ago. I can’t stop people sharing content from this blog on X, but I certainly don’t want to encourage it.

#Grok #RoyalIrishAcademy #RoyalSociety #XTwitter

Mum of one of Elon Musk’s sons sues him over ‘degrading’ Grok-generated images

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/01/16/mum-one-elon-musks-sons-sues-degrading-grok-generated-images-26326624/