Showing posts with label Twitter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Twitter. Show all posts
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Former Twitter Employee Jailed for Spying for Saudi Arabia - BBC News
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Twitter feuert alle Mitarbeiter der Pressestelle in Deutschland
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Seit Elon Musk Twitter übernommen hat, baut das Unternehmen Personal ab. Auch das Team in der deutschen Pressestelle wurde aufgelöst, wie durch einen Arbeitsprozess jetzt bekannt wird.
Die Kommunikationsabteilung von Twitter in Deutschland existiert nicht mehr, seit Elon Musk den Social-Media-Konzern übernommen hat. Das erklärte der ehemalige Leiter der Abteilung, der gegen seine Entlassung vor dem Hamburger Arbeitsgericht klagt.
Der einstige Chef der Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit sagte bei einem Gütetermin vor dem Gericht, die Auflösung des Teams – die an die der Niederlassung in Brüssel erinnert – beeinträchtige den Betrieb von Twitter in Deutschland. Es sei „sehr schwierig“, die externe Kommunikation auf Deutsch über die EMEA-Zentrale in Dublin abzuwickeln.
Der Anwalt von Twitter erwiderte, die Entlassung sei eine Folge von mehreren Umstrukturierungen des Unternehmens unter der neuen Führung. » | Quelle: Bloomberg/dpa | Dienstag, 13. Dezember 2022
Friday, December 02, 2022
Hate Speech’s Rise on Twitter Is Unprecedented, Researchers Find
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Problematic content and formerly barred accounts have increased sharply in the short time since Elon Musk took over, researchers said.
Before Elon Musk bought Twitter, slurs against Black Americans showed up on the social media service an average of 1,282 times a day. After the billionaire became Twitter’s owner, they jumped to 3,876 times a day.
Slurs against gay men appeared on Twitter 2,506 times a day on average before Mr. Musk took over. Afterward, their use rose to 3,964 times a day.
And antisemitic posts referring to Jews or Judaism soared more than 61 percent in the two weeks after Mr. Musk acquired the site.
These findings — from the Center for Countering Digital Hate, the Anti-Defamation League and other groups that study online platforms — provide the most comprehensive picture to date of how conversations on Twitter have changed since Mr. Musk completed his $44 billion deal for the company in late October. While the numbers are relatively small, researchers said the increases were atypically high. » | Sheera Frenkel * and Kate Conger ** | Friday, December 2, 2022
* Sheera Frenkel writes about misinformation and social media platforms. ** Kate Conger reports on Twitter and Elon Musk.
Before Elon Musk bought Twitter, slurs against Black Americans showed up on the social media service an average of 1,282 times a day. After the billionaire became Twitter’s owner, they jumped to 3,876 times a day.
Slurs against gay men appeared on Twitter 2,506 times a day on average before Mr. Musk took over. Afterward, their use rose to 3,964 times a day.
And antisemitic posts referring to Jews or Judaism soared more than 61 percent in the two weeks after Mr. Musk acquired the site.
These findings — from the Center for Countering Digital Hate, the Anti-Defamation League and other groups that study online platforms — provide the most comprehensive picture to date of how conversations on Twitter have changed since Mr. Musk completed his $44 billion deal for the company in late October. While the numbers are relatively small, researchers said the increases were atypically high. » | Sheera Frenkel * and Kate Conger ** | Friday, December 2, 2022
* Sheera Frenkel writes about misinformation and social media platforms. ** Kate Conger reports on Twitter and Elon Musk.
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
"My Greatest Disappointment" Kara Swisher on Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover | DW News
Nov 29, 2022 | Kara Swisher is one of the most influential people in the US tech industry. In a conversation with DW’S bureau Chief Ines Pohl about Elon Musk's recent Twitter takeover Swisher said that the Tesla CEO is trying to ruin the social networking site's valuation so he can buy it up for cheap “and then own the whole company from the banks that lent him $13 Billion.” Swisher also said that employees left at Twitter after a recent slew of layoffs feel like hostages:
Many of those who stayed are “on visas or they don't have a choice...”. If Musk continues to create an "unsteady platform" through his leadership “Apple and Google can throw him off the app store", Swisher said, which would limit user access to Twitter.
Her biggest advice is to not take Elon Musk seriously: ”He's trying to call attention to the platform. He's essentially committing a traffic accident every day in order to get people interested in him.”
Many of those who stayed are “on visas or they don't have a choice...”. If Musk continues to create an "unsteady platform" through his leadership “Apple and Google can throw him off the app store", Swisher said, which would limit user access to Twitter.
Her biggest advice is to not take Elon Musk seriously: ”He's trying to call attention to the platform. He's essentially committing a traffic accident every day in order to get people interested in him.”
Sunday, November 20, 2022
Elon Musk Reinstates Trump’s Twitter Account
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Mr. Musk, who had asked Twitter users about whether to bring back the former president to the service, said, “The people have spoken.”
Former President Donald J. Trump at an event at Mar-a-Lago on Friday. His account returned to Twitter on Saturday. | Rebecca Blackwell/Associated Press
Elon Musk said on Twitter on Saturday that he would reinstate former President Donald J. Trump to the platform as part of a shake-up of the social media service, with Mr. Trump’s account quickly showing up again on the site.
Mr. Musk, who bought Twitter for $44 billion last month, had asked users on the platform starting late Friday afternoon about whether to allow Mr. Trump back onto the service. Twitter had barred Mr. Trump after the riot on Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol, saying his posts had run the risk of inciting violence.
More than 15 million votes were logged in answer to Mr. Musk’s question about whether to reinstate Mr. Trump, according to the results that Mr. Musk included in his tweet, with nearly 52 percent in favor of the former president returning to Twitter. Mr. Trump’s Twitter account went live shortly after, though the former president’s last tweet was from Jan. 8, 2021.
“The people have spoken,” Mr. Musk said on Twitter. “Trump will be reinstated.” He added the Latin phrase “Vox Populi, Vox Dei,” which roughly means that the voice of the people is the voice of God. » | Ryan Mac and Kellen Browning | Saturday, November 19, 2022
Elon Musk said on Twitter on Saturday that he would reinstate former President Donald J. Trump to the platform as part of a shake-up of the social media service, with Mr. Trump’s account quickly showing up again on the site.
Mr. Musk, who bought Twitter for $44 billion last month, had asked users on the platform starting late Friday afternoon about whether to allow Mr. Trump back onto the service. Twitter had barred Mr. Trump after the riot on Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol, saying his posts had run the risk of inciting violence.
More than 15 million votes were logged in answer to Mr. Musk’s question about whether to reinstate Mr. Trump, according to the results that Mr. Musk included in his tweet, with nearly 52 percent in favor of the former president returning to Twitter. Mr. Trump’s Twitter account went live shortly after, though the former president’s last tweet was from Jan. 8, 2021.
“The people have spoken,” Mr. Musk said on Twitter. “Trump will be reinstated.” He added the Latin phrase “Vox Populi, Vox Dei,” which roughly means that the voice of the people is the voice of God. » | Ryan Mac and Kellen Browning | Saturday, November 19, 2022
Saturday, November 19, 2022
Elon Musk’s Twitter Teeters on the Edge After Another 1,200 Leave
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Mr. Musk sent emails on Friday asking to learn about Twitter’s underlying technology as key infrastructure teams have been decimated.
Elon Musk sent a flurry of emails to Twitter employees on Friday morning with a plea.
“Anyone who actually writes software, please report to the 10th floor at 2 p.m. today,” he wrote in a two-paragraph message, which was viewed by The New York Times. “Thanks, Elon.”
About 30 minutes later, Mr. Musk sent another email saying he wanted to learn about Twitter’s “tech stack,” a term used to describe a company’s software and related systems. Then in another email, he asked some people to fly to Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco to meet in person.
Twitter is teetering on the edge as Mr. Musk remakes the company after buying it for $44 billion last month. The billionaire has pushed relentlessly to put his imprint on the social media service, slashing 50 percent of its work force, firing dissenters, pursuing new subscription products and delivering a harsh message that the company needs to shape up or it will face bankruptcy.
Now the question is whether Mr. Musk, 51, has gone too far. On Thursday, hundreds of Twitter employees resigned after Mr. Musk gave them a deadline to decide whether to leave or stay. So many workers chose to depart that Twitter users began questioning whether the site would survive, tweeting farewell messages to the service and turning hashtags like #TwitterMigration and #TwitterTakeover into trending topics. » | Ryan Mac, Mike Isaac and Kellen Browning | Friday, November 18, 2022
‘Economic Picture Ahead Is Dire,’ Elon Musk Tells Twitter Employees: In his first communications with Twitter’s staff, the company’s new owner painted a bleak picture as more executives resigned. »
Elon Musk sent a flurry of emails to Twitter employees on Friday morning with a plea.
“Anyone who actually writes software, please report to the 10th floor at 2 p.m. today,” he wrote in a two-paragraph message, which was viewed by The New York Times. “Thanks, Elon.”
About 30 minutes later, Mr. Musk sent another email saying he wanted to learn about Twitter’s “tech stack,” a term used to describe a company’s software and related systems. Then in another email, he asked some people to fly to Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco to meet in person.
Twitter is teetering on the edge as Mr. Musk remakes the company after buying it for $44 billion last month. The billionaire has pushed relentlessly to put his imprint on the social media service, slashing 50 percent of its work force, firing dissenters, pursuing new subscription products and delivering a harsh message that the company needs to shape up or it will face bankruptcy.
Now the question is whether Mr. Musk, 51, has gone too far. On Thursday, hundreds of Twitter employees resigned after Mr. Musk gave them a deadline to decide whether to leave or stay. So many workers chose to depart that Twitter users began questioning whether the site would survive, tweeting farewell messages to the service and turning hashtags like #TwitterMigration and #TwitterTakeover into trending topics. » | Ryan Mac, Mike Isaac and Kellen Browning | Friday, November 18, 2022
‘Economic Picture Ahead Is Dire,’ Elon Musk Tells Twitter Employees: In his first communications with Twitter’s staff, the company’s new owner painted a bleak picture as more executives resigned. »
Friday, November 18, 2022
Twitter ‘Closes Offices’ after Elon Musk’s Loyalty Oath Sparks Wave of Resignations
THE GUARDIAN: The tech company is struggling to retain workers after Musk demanded employees sign a pledge to work ‘long hours at high intensity’
The crisis at Twitter reached new heights on Friday as hundreds of employees were reported to have rejected Elon Musk’s ultimatum to keep working for the business, threatening its ability to keep operating.
As the company temporarily closed its offices to staff, Twitter users began saying their goodbyes and linking to accounts on other platforms.
#RIPTwitter, #TwitterDown, Mastodon and Myspace were all trending on the platform after the deadline passed on Musk’s ultimatum for the remaining workforce to sign up for “long hours at high intensity”, or leave. It has been estimated that hundreds of the remaining staff opted to go. » | Josh Taylor and agencies | Friday, November 18, 2022
The crisis at Twitter reached new heights on Friday as hundreds of employees were reported to have rejected Elon Musk’s ultimatum to keep working for the business, threatening its ability to keep operating.
As the company temporarily closed its offices to staff, Twitter users began saying their goodbyes and linking to accounts on other platforms.
#RIPTwitter, #TwitterDown, Mastodon and Myspace were all trending on the platform after the deadline passed on Musk’s ultimatum for the remaining workforce to sign up for “long hours at high intensity”, or leave. It has been estimated that hundreds of the remaining staff opted to go. » | Josh Taylor and agencies | Friday, November 18, 2022
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Elon Musk Gives Twitter Staff Deadline to Commit to Being ‘Hardcore’
THE GUARDIAN: Remaining staff given until Thursday to confirm they will work ‘long hours at high intensity’ as part of ‘the new Twitter’
Musk laid off 50% of Twitter’s 7,500-strong workforce within days of taking over the company.Photograph: Reuters
Elon Musk has given Twitter’s remaining staff a Thursday deadline to commit to working “long hours at high intensity” and being “extremely hardcore” or else leave with three months’ severance pay.
In an email to the social media platform’s employees, seen by the Guardian, its new owner said building the next iteration of Twitter would require exceptional performance.
“Going forward, to build a breakthrough Twitter 2.0 and succeed in an increasingly competitive world, we will need to be extremely hardcore. This will mean working long hours at high intensity. Only exceptional performance will constitute a passing grade,” Musk wrote.
The message asked staff to click on a link if they want to be “part of the new Twitter” by 5pm New York time (10pm GMT) on Thursday.
Anyone who has not affirmed their commitment by that deadline, Musk said, would receive three months of severance pay. » | Dan Milmo, Global technology editor | Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Elon Musk has given Twitter’s remaining staff a Thursday deadline to commit to working “long hours at high intensity” and being “extremely hardcore” or else leave with three months’ severance pay.
In an email to the social media platform’s employees, seen by the Guardian, its new owner said building the next iteration of Twitter would require exceptional performance.
“Going forward, to build a breakthrough Twitter 2.0 and succeed in an increasingly competitive world, we will need to be extremely hardcore. This will mean working long hours at high intensity. Only exceptional performance will constitute a passing grade,” Musk wrote.
The message asked staff to click on a link if they want to be “part of the new Twitter” by 5pm New York time (10pm GMT) on Thursday.
Anyone who has not affirmed their commitment by that deadline, Musk said, would receive three months of severance pay. » | Dan Milmo, Global technology editor | Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Friday, November 11, 2022
Exodus Continues at Twitter as Elon Musk Hints at Possible Bankruptcy
THE GUARDIAN: Departures of top figures handling safety, security, privacy and compliance come amid warnings from Federal Trade Commission
Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter continues to shake up the social media platform. Illustration: Dado Ruvić/Reuters
As Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter entered its third week, and following mass layoffs, the billionaire laid bare a delicate financial future for the social media platform, amid an exodus of top privacy and security executives.
Yoel Roth, the head of safety and integrity who had been deputized to publicly address concerns advertisers and users had about the platform, is reportedly the latest to leave the company.
The departures began on the same day Elon Musk addressed employees for the first time, saying that “bankruptcy isn’t out of the question”, according to multiple reports. » | Johana Bhuiyan | Friday, November 11, 2022
As Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter entered its third week, and following mass layoffs, the billionaire laid bare a delicate financial future for the social media platform, amid an exodus of top privacy and security executives.
Yoel Roth, the head of safety and integrity who had been deputized to publicly address concerns advertisers and users had about the platform, is reportedly the latest to leave the company.
The departures began on the same day Elon Musk addressed employees for the first time, saying that “bankruptcy isn’t out of the question”, according to multiple reports. » | Johana Bhuiyan | Friday, November 11, 2022
Saturday, November 05, 2022
Elon Musk Defends Twitter Layoffs - BBC News
Nov 5, 2022 | Elon Musk said he had ‘no choice’ but to slash staff numbers at Twitter, because the company is losing more than $4m (£3.5m) a day.
Half of the social media site’s staff are being let go, a week after the Tesla boss bought the company. An internal email sent on Friday said the mass job cuts were "unfortunately necessary to ensure the company's success moving forward".
Mr Musk has been looking for ways to cut costs and make more money on the platform, such as proposing verified users pay $8 (£7) per month to keep their blue tick.
Half of the social media site’s staff are being let go, a week after the Tesla boss bought the company. An internal email sent on Friday said the mass job cuts were "unfortunately necessary to ensure the company's success moving forward".
Mr Musk has been looking for ways to cut costs and make more money on the platform, such as proposing verified users pay $8 (£7) per month to keep their blue tick.
Friday, November 04, 2022
Twitter Employees Sue over Elon Musk's Planned Mass Layoffs | DW News
Twitter sued by former staff as Elon Musk begins mass sackings: Ex-employees say they were not given enough notice under US federal law over job losses »
Monday, October 31, 2022
Elon Musk’s Paul Pelosi Tweet Proves He Has No Business Running Twitter
THE GUARDIAN – OPINION: If Musk’s tweet doesn’t raise bright red warning signs all over the world about his judgment and character, I don’t know what will
‘Musk just demonstrated his willingness – no, eagerness – for Twitter to become a free-for-all hellscape.’ Photograph: Frederic J Brown/AFP/Getty Images
Just three days after Elon Musk bought Twitter, he posted a tweet promoting the baseless allegation that Paul Pelosi, the husband of the speaker of the House, who was assaulted on Friday at the couple’s home, had been drunk and in a fight with a male prostitute.
The police found Paul Pelosi, 82, attacked with a hammer inside his home by a man, David DePape, who had entered through the back door, seeking the speaker.
Musk’s tweet, later deleted, came in response to a tweet posted on Saturday by Hillary Clinton, attacking Republicans for spreading “hate and deranged conspiracy theories” that she said had emboldened the man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband. » | Robert Reich | Monday, October 31, 2022
Elon Musk Spreads False Homophobic Conspiracy Theory About Paul Pelosi: While the Speaker of the House's husband was recovering from a violent attack, the richest man in the world was spreading false anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theories about him. »
Just three days after Elon Musk bought Twitter, he posted a tweet promoting the baseless allegation that Paul Pelosi, the husband of the speaker of the House, who was assaulted on Friday at the couple’s home, had been drunk and in a fight with a male prostitute.
The police found Paul Pelosi, 82, attacked with a hammer inside his home by a man, David DePape, who had entered through the back door, seeking the speaker.
Musk’s tweet, later deleted, came in response to a tweet posted on Saturday by Hillary Clinton, attacking Republicans for spreading “hate and deranged conspiracy theories” that she said had emboldened the man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband. » | Robert Reich | Monday, October 31, 2022
Elon Musk Spreads False Homophobic Conspiracy Theory About Paul Pelosi: While the Speaker of the House's husband was recovering from a violent attack, the richest man in the world was spreading false anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theories about him. »
Saturday, October 29, 2022
Twitter : Elon Musk n’est pas la solution
LE MONDE – ÉDITORIAL : Le rachat d’un réseau social par un milliardaire directement impliqué dans l’action politique est une première. Le risque de conflit d’intérêts est majeur.
Qu’allait-il faire dans cette galère ? Lorsque, cet hiver, Elon Musk s’est mis en tête de racheter le réseau social Twitter, ce fut l’étonnement général. Pourquoi l’homme le plus riche du monde dépenserait-il 44 milliards de dollars (44,1 milliards d’euros) pour prendre le contrôle d’un forum où il s’exprimait en toute liberté avec plus de 100 millions d’abonnés ? Pour défendre la liberté d’expression, répond ce libertarien, qui assure vouloir créer l’agora numérique du XXIe siècle, un forum de discussion libre et apaisé. Elon Musk a raison dans son constat, les réseaux sociaux se sont de plus en plus polarisés, envahis par les extrémistes, porteurs de haines, de manipulations et de brouhaha. Mais Elon Musk est-il la solution ? » | Éditorial « du Monde » | samedi 29 octobre 2022
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Qu’allait-il faire dans cette galère ? Lorsque, cet hiver, Elon Musk s’est mis en tête de racheter le réseau social Twitter, ce fut l’étonnement général. Pourquoi l’homme le plus riche du monde dépenserait-il 44 milliards de dollars (44,1 milliards d’euros) pour prendre le contrôle d’un forum où il s’exprimait en toute liberté avec plus de 100 millions d’abonnés ? Pour défendre la liberté d’expression, répond ce libertarien, qui assure vouloir créer l’agora numérique du XXIe siècle, un forum de discussion libre et apaisé. Elon Musk a raison dans son constat, les réseaux sociaux se sont de plus en plus polarisés, envahis par les extrémistes, porteurs de haines, de manipulations et de brouhaha. Mais Elon Musk est-il la solution ? » | Éditorial « du Monde » | samedi 29 octobre 2022
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Friday, October 28, 2022
Elon Musk Completes Twitter Takeover and ‘Fires Top Executives’
THE GUARDIAN: The $44bn deal will give world’s richest man control of social media platform with more than 230m users
Elon Musk was previously determined to walk away from Twitter deal before surprise U-turn.Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Elon Musk has completed his $44bn takeover of Twitter, taking control of the company and reportedly firing several top executives, including the chief executive, Parag Agrawal.
The world’s richest man tweeted “the bird is freed”, in a reference to Twitter’s corporate logo, just hours before a court-ordered deadline to buy the business expired.
Shortly after taking the helm of Twitter, Musk reportedly ousted several senior figures, including Agrawal; Ned Segal, the chief financial officer; and Vijaya Gadde, the head of legal policy, trust and safety.
Agrawal and Segal were in Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters when the deal closed and were escorted out, Reuters reported. » | Kari Paul in San Francisco and Dan Milmo Global technology editor | Friday, October 28, 2022
How Twitter Will Change as a Private Company: The social media company went public in 2013. But Elon Musk is taking it private as part of his acquisition of the firm. Here’s what that means. »
Elon Musk Takes Twitter, and Tech Deals, to Another Level: Silicon Valley moguls used to buy yachts and islands. Now they are rich enough, and perhaps arrogant enough, to acquire companies they fancy. »
Elon Musk has completed his $44bn takeover of Twitter, taking control of the company and reportedly firing several top executives, including the chief executive, Parag Agrawal.
The world’s richest man tweeted “the bird is freed”, in a reference to Twitter’s corporate logo, just hours before a court-ordered deadline to buy the business expired.
Shortly after taking the helm of Twitter, Musk reportedly ousted several senior figures, including Agrawal; Ned Segal, the chief financial officer; and Vijaya Gadde, the head of legal policy, trust and safety.
Agrawal and Segal were in Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters when the deal closed and were escorted out, Reuters reported. » | Kari Paul in San Francisco and Dan Milmo Global technology editor | Friday, October 28, 2022
How Twitter Will Change as a Private Company: The social media company went public in 2013. But Elon Musk is taking it private as part of his acquisition of the firm. Here’s what that means. »
Elon Musk Takes Twitter, and Tech Deals, to Another Level: Silicon Valley moguls used to buy yachts and islands. Now they are rich enough, and perhaps arrogant enough, to acquire companies they fancy. »
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Saudi Arabia Sentences US Citizen to 16 Years over Tweets Critical of Regime
THE GUARDIAN: Move is another sign of kingdom’s aggressive crackdown on any whiff of dissent posted on social media
Saad Ibrahim Almadi, 72, a dual US-Saudi national, was arrested in November 2021 upon landing in Riyadh for what was supposed to be a two-week stay. Photograph: Ibrahim Almadi
An American citizen has been sentenced to 16 years in prison in Saudi Arabia for tweeting critically about the Saudi regime, in another sign of the kingdom’s aggressive crackdown on any whiff of dissent posted on social media.
Saad Ibrahim Almadi, 72, a dual US-Saudi national, was arrested in November 2021 upon landing in Riyadh for what was supposed to be a two-week stay in his native country for a work and personal trip.
The case is now the second known incident of a Saudi who was living abroad being arrested upon their return for using social media.
Salma al-Shehab, a Saudi student living in the UK and attending Leeds University, was sentenced to 34 years in prison for having a Twitter account and following and retweeting dissidents and activists. She was arrested and convicted after returning home for a holiday.
In Almadi’s case, prosecutors focused on 14 tweets that the American published over a seven-year period while he was living in Florida, including posts that referenced Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post columnist who was murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018. » | Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington | Tuesday, October 18, 2022
An American citizen has been sentenced to 16 years in prison in Saudi Arabia for tweeting critically about the Saudi regime, in another sign of the kingdom’s aggressive crackdown on any whiff of dissent posted on social media.
Saad Ibrahim Almadi, 72, a dual US-Saudi national, was arrested in November 2021 upon landing in Riyadh for what was supposed to be a two-week stay in his native country for a work and personal trip.
The case is now the second known incident of a Saudi who was living abroad being arrested upon their return for using social media.
Salma al-Shehab, a Saudi student living in the UK and attending Leeds University, was sentenced to 34 years in prison for having a Twitter account and following and retweeting dissidents and activists. She was arrested and convicted after returning home for a holiday.
In Almadi’s case, prosecutors focused on 14 tweets that the American published over a seven-year period while he was living in Florida, including posts that referenced Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post columnist who was murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018. » | Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington | Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Tuesday, October 04, 2022
Selenskyj mischt sich in Debatte um Elon Musks Friedensplan ein
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Der ukrainische Präsident kontert über den Kurznachrichtendienst Twitter eine Idee des Milliardärs zur Beendigung des Kriegs gegen die Ukraine. Zuvor war darum ein heftiger Streit entbrannt.
Elon Musk | Bild : DPA
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In die Twitter-Debatte über ein Friedensszenario für die Ukraine von US-Milliardär Elon Musk hat sich der ukrainische Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj eingemischt. „Welchen Elon Musk magst du mehr? Den Ukraine-Unterstützer oder den Russland-Unterstützer“, fragte der Staatschef am Montag im Kurznachrichtendienst Twitter. Innerhalb von kurzer Zeit beteiligten sich mehrere Hunderttausend Menschen an der Umfrage. Mehr als 90 Prozent bevorzugten den die Ukraine unterstützenden Musk.
Zuvor war ein heftiger Streit um das von Musk entworfene Szenario zum Ende von Russlands Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine entbrannt. Der US-Milliardär hatte darin einen neutralen Status für die Ukraine, den Verzicht auf die Halbinsel Krim und Referenden unter UN-Aufsicht zur staatlichen Zugehörigkeit der russisch besetzten Gebiete als Bild entworfen. Nach entrüsteten Antworten aus Kiew stellte der 51-Jährige abermals eine Wahl zur staatlichen Zugehörigkeit der Menschen auf der Krim und im Donbass zur Debatte. » | Quelle: dpa-AFX | Dienstag, 4. Oktober 2022
Zelenskiy hits back as Elon Musk sets up Twitter poll on annexed areas of Ukraine: Outrage and condemnation over billionaire’s suggestions including formally making Crimea part of Russia »
In die Twitter-Debatte über ein Friedensszenario für die Ukraine von US-Milliardär Elon Musk hat sich der ukrainische Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj eingemischt. „Welchen Elon Musk magst du mehr? Den Ukraine-Unterstützer oder den Russland-Unterstützer“, fragte der Staatschef am Montag im Kurznachrichtendienst Twitter. Innerhalb von kurzer Zeit beteiligten sich mehrere Hunderttausend Menschen an der Umfrage. Mehr als 90 Prozent bevorzugten den die Ukraine unterstützenden Musk.
Zuvor war ein heftiger Streit um das von Musk entworfene Szenario zum Ende von Russlands Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine entbrannt. Der US-Milliardär hatte darin einen neutralen Status für die Ukraine, den Verzicht auf die Halbinsel Krim und Referenden unter UN-Aufsicht zur staatlichen Zugehörigkeit der russisch besetzten Gebiete als Bild entworfen. Nach entrüsteten Antworten aus Kiew stellte der 51-Jährige abermals eine Wahl zur staatlichen Zugehörigkeit der Menschen auf der Krim und im Donbass zur Debatte. » | Quelle: dpa-AFX | Dienstag, 4. Oktober 2022
Zelenskiy hits back as Elon Musk sets up Twitter poll on annexed areas of Ukraine: Outrage and condemnation over billionaire’s suggestions including formally making Crimea part of Russia »
Sunday, August 21, 2022
Verhaftete Studentin in Saudiarabien: 34 Jahre für ein paar Likes
NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Die saudische Studentin Salma al-Shihab wurde zu einer langen Gefängnisstrafe verurteilt, weil sie kritische Beiträge auf Twitter geteilt hatte. Sie ist kein Einzelfall. Während sich das Königreich gesellschaftlich öffnet, wird es politisch immer autoritärer.
Der saudische Kronprinz Mohammed bin Salman duldet keinen Widerspruch und lässt Kritiker verhaften. | Cliff Owen / AP
In Saudiarabien dürfen Frauen inzwischen Autofahren, ohne Kopftuch ausgehen und als Sängerinnen auf der Bühne stehen. Was sie hingegen nicht dürfen: ihre Meinung in den sozialen Netzwerken kundtun. Genau das hatte Salma al-Shihab getan. Nun wurde die Saudiaraberin dafür zu 34 Jahren Haft verurteilt und zusätzlich mit einer ebenfalls 34 Jahre dauernden Ausreisesperre belegt.
Die 24-Jährige, die zurzeit im englischen Leeds Zahnmedizin studiert, war zu Besuch in der Heimat, als sie verhaftet wurde. Sollte sie ihre Strafe bis zum Ende absitzen müssen, wird sie 92 Jahre alt sein, bis sie sich das nächste Mal frei bewegen darf.
«Die Höhe des Strafmasses ist wirklich schockierend», sagt Duaa Dhainy von der saudischen Menschenrechtsorganisation ESOHR, die vom saudischen Aktivisten Ali Adubisi im Exil gegründet wurde und sich für die Freilassung von Dissidenten einsetzt. Früher, so Dhainy, seien derartige Strafen nur für Gewaltverbrechen ausgesprochen worden. » | Daniel Böhm, Beirut | Donnerstag, 18. August 2022
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In Saudiarabien dürfen Frauen inzwischen Autofahren, ohne Kopftuch ausgehen und als Sängerinnen auf der Bühne stehen. Was sie hingegen nicht dürfen: ihre Meinung in den sozialen Netzwerken kundtun. Genau das hatte Salma al-Shihab getan. Nun wurde die Saudiaraberin dafür zu 34 Jahren Haft verurteilt und zusätzlich mit einer ebenfalls 34 Jahre dauernden Ausreisesperre belegt.
Die 24-Jährige, die zurzeit im englischen Leeds Zahnmedizin studiert, war zu Besuch in der Heimat, als sie verhaftet wurde. Sollte sie ihre Strafe bis zum Ende absitzen müssen, wird sie 92 Jahre alt sein, bis sie sich das nächste Mal frei bewegen darf.
«Die Höhe des Strafmasses ist wirklich schockierend», sagt Duaa Dhainy von der saudischen Menschenrechtsorganisation ESOHR, die vom saudischen Aktivisten Ali Adubisi im Exil gegründet wurde und sich für die Freilassung von Dissidenten einsetzt. Früher, so Dhainy, seien derartige Strafen nur für Gewaltverbrechen ausgesprochen worden. » | Daniel Böhm, Beirut | Donnerstag, 18. August 2022
Verwandte Links auf Englisch und Französisch hier.
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Saudi Woman Given 34-year Prison Sentence for Using Twitter
THE GUARDIAN: Salma al-Shehab, a Leeds University student, was charged with following and retweeting dissidents and activists
Salma al-Shehab, 34, was accused of ‘assisting those who seek to cause public unrest and destabilise civil and national security by following their Twitter accounts’. Photograph: democracy now
A Saudi student at Leeds University who had returned home to the kingdom for a holiday has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for having a Twitter account and for following and retweeting dissidents and activists.
The sentencing by Saudi’s special terrorist court was handed down weeks after the US president Joe Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia, which human rights activists had warned could embolden the kingdom to escalate its crackdown on dissidents and other pro-democracy activists.
The case also marks the latest example of how the crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has targeted Twitter users in his campaign of repression, while simultaneously controlling a major indirect stake in the US social media company through Saudi’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF).
Salma al-Shehab, 34, a mother of two young children, was initially sentenced to serve three years in prison for the “crime” of using an internet website to “cause public unrest and destabilise civil and national security”. But an appeals court on Monday handed down the new sentence – 34 years in prison followed by a 34-year travel ban – after a public prosecutor asked the court to consider other alleged crimes. » | Stephanie Kirchgaessner | Tuesday, August 16, 2022
The West Is Kidding Itself About Women’s Freedom in Saudi Arabia »
The Observer view on opposing Saudi Arabia’s sportswashing: Salma al-Shehab is in jail for the ‘crime’ of using Twitter. Football fans should stage a silent protest »
Anthony Joshua urged to speak out on human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia: Boxer receives letter from brother of man executed in March / Joshua fights Oleksandr Usyk in Jeddah on Saturday »
A Saudi student at Leeds University who had returned home to the kingdom for a holiday has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for having a Twitter account and for following and retweeting dissidents and activists.
The sentencing by Saudi’s special terrorist court was handed down weeks after the US president Joe Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia, which human rights activists had warned could embolden the kingdom to escalate its crackdown on dissidents and other pro-democracy activists.
The case also marks the latest example of how the crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has targeted Twitter users in his campaign of repression, while simultaneously controlling a major indirect stake in the US social media company through Saudi’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF).
Salma al-Shehab, 34, a mother of two young children, was initially sentenced to serve three years in prison for the “crime” of using an internet website to “cause public unrest and destabilise civil and national security”. But an appeals court on Monday handed down the new sentence – 34 years in prison followed by a 34-year travel ban – after a public prosecutor asked the court to consider other alleged crimes. » | Stephanie Kirchgaessner | Tuesday, August 16, 2022
The West Is Kidding Itself About Women’s Freedom in Saudi Arabia »
The Observer view on opposing Saudi Arabia’s sportswashing: Salma al-Shehab is in jail for the ‘crime’ of using Twitter. Football fans should stage a silent protest »
Anthony Joshua urged to speak out on human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia: Boxer receives letter from brother of man executed in March / Joshua fights Oleksandr Usyk in Jeddah on Saturday »
Friday, August 12, 2022
Saudi Spying Inside Twitter Led to Torture & Jailing of Saudi Man Who Ran Satirical Account
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