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29Oct/22

Elon Musk takes Twitter private – here’s what that means for the company and its chances of success

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Elon Musk has said he intends to complete his purchase of Twitter after earlier trying to wriggle out of the deal.
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Erik Gordon, University of Michigan

Elon Musk has finally completed his US$44 billion deal to acquire Twitter and take it private.

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02Sep/22

Saudi snitching app turns citizens into social media police

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Saudi government apps seen encouraging citizen spies
Apps needed for greater efficiency, authorities say
Digital vigilantism on the rise worldwide

By Nazih Osseiran

BEIRUT, Sept 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A Saudi app that lets ordinary people “play the role of a police officer” may have alerted authorities to the tweets of a student whose sentencing to 34 years in jail has drawn international condemnation.
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15Aug/22

Nearly 70% of Premier League footballers are abused on Twitter – we used an AI to sift through millions of tweets

August 15, 2022FootballAbuse, Alan Turing, Angus Redlarski Williams, Bertie Vidgen, Computing, Creative Commons, Cristiano Ronaldo, Cyberbullying, Harms, Harry Maguire, MANCHESTER UNITED, Marcus Rashford, Microblogging, Operating systems, Real-time web, SHUTTERSTOCK, Software, South of Market, San Francisco, Text messaging, Twitteradmin

Bertie Vidgen, Alan Turing Institute and Angus Redlarski Williams, Alan Turing Institute

As the new Premier League football season gets underway, a few things are certain. There will be goals, drama and excitement, and unfortunately, players will be subjected to vile abuse on social media.

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