A look at X's shrinking clout in Brazil even before the ban; Twitter once dominated Brazilian social media with 40M+ users, while X had an estimated 22M users
The platform formerly known as Twitter once dominated Brazilian social media, fueling nationwide protests in 2013 and propelling Jair Bolsonaro to the presidency. Forums: Hacker News , r/Twitter , and...
How Elon Musk uses X to back right-wing world leaders like Argentina's Javier Milei and India's Narendra Modi, who can help secure advantages for his businesses
Minutes after it became clear that Javier Milei had been elected president of South America's second-largest nation in November … Threads: @karaswisher , @motorcityadam , @karaswisher , @yonetteajosep...
Twitter says recent “fluctuations in follower counts” of high-profile accounts after news of Elon Musk's takeover were “organic”, but is still looking into it
for one thing, if you're leaving Twitter over Elon Musk, you're not exactly apolitical. https://twitter.com/... Justin Hendrix / @justinhendrix : If this is really organic, as the company asserts, the...
Telegram could become a powerful vector for lies and vitriol before the 2022 presidential elections in Brazil, where it is installed on 53% of smartphones
including disinformation. https://www.nytimes.com/... Alexios / @mantzarlis : “While rival apps have adopted stricter and more clearly defined policies on abuse and disinformation, Telegram's guidelin...
Over 16 million COVID-19 patients in Brazil, including President Bolsonaro, had their info leaked on a spreadsheet uploaded to GitHub by a hospital employee
Among those affected by the leak are Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro, seven ministers, and 17 provincial governors. Tweets: @johnlilic , @arielbogle , @fascinatorfun , @campuscodi , and @1br0wn Tweets...