Docs: investments in 4chan include $800K from owner Hiroyuki Nishimura, $4.8M from his company, and $2.4M from Tokyo-based Good Smile, which makes Disney toys
I got my hands on records of the corporate partnership that enabled, and financed, the corrosive imageboard. Tweets: Liam Robertson / @doctor_cupcakes : This is such a bizarre story. https://twitter.c...
The Buffalo shooting live stream demonstrated the strengths and limitations of the Christchurch Call accord, created in 2019 to counter online terrorist content
New York AG plans to investigate social media platforms “used to stream, promote, or plan” the Buffalo attack, including Twitch, Discord, 4chan, and 8chan
- New York Attorney General Letitia James will investigate social media companies in connection to the apparently racially motivated attack … Source: NY State Attorney General .
Elon Musk says his Twitter takeover “cannot move forward” until the CEO proves bots are <5% of users, since his offer was based on “SEC filings being accurate”
Good morning! If Parle gave India Thums Up, Goldspot … Tweets: Elon Musk / @elonmusk : Twitter claims that >95% of daily active users are real, unique humans. Does anyone have that experience? Elon M...
Twitch's takedown of the May 14 mass murder livestream seems to violate Texas' social media law, given that an amendment for terrorism content exceptions failed
Mike Masnick / Techdirt : Tweets: @b_fung , @mmasnick , and @slpng_giants Tweets: Brian Fung / @b_fung : Imagine if Facebook had to carry the Buffalo shooting video, or posts amplifying the suspect's...
Despite continuing to tweet on other topics, Elon Musk has so far been silent on the Buffalo shooting livestream, a content moderation challenge
The free speech advocate had no comment on Twitter's scramble to block videos of the mass shooting — On May 14th, social media platforms …
Elon Musk says a Twitter deal at a lower price wouldn't be “out of the question”, speaking to a Miami tech conference crowd
tweeting, flirting with buying it, owning libs, etc. But it's a waste of your talents and time. And it's unfair to Twitter employees. What you have done with SpaceX, Tesla, etc., is so inspiring and i...
Twitch confirms the Buffalo gunman livestreamed Saturday's attack on its platform, saying it took his channel down within two minutes of the violence starting
and they're not removing it because it 'doesn't violate their terms of service.' https://twitter.com/... Drew Harwell / @drewharwell : The Buffalo shooting video is circulating online. One copy has mo...
Twitch confirms the Buffalo gunman livestreamed Saturday's attack on its platform, saying it took his channel down within two minutes of the violence starting
Officials said the gunman broadcast the attack live on Twitch, the livestreaming site owned by Amazon that is popular with gamers.
ACV Auctions, a Buffalo-based online marketplace for used cars, raises $150M Series E at a valuation of more than $1.5B
Jonathan D. Epstein / The Buffalo News :