Alternative for Germany Party, or AfD, co-leader Alice Weidel gave an interview with Elon Musk on Thursday live on X. She discussed everything from “woke mind virus” censorship to how stumped she was on the conflict in the Middle East. Her most eyebrow-raising assertion though was that Hitler was a Communist.

Elon Musk is reneging on his biggest DOGE promise. In a live interview on X Wednesday evening with political strategist Mark Penn, the billionaire conceded that his initial goal of cutting the federal budget by “at least $2 trillion” was a taller task than he first believed.

Meta's Mark Zuckerberg says "community notes" will now moderate content. That already happens on Elon Musk's X. Here's how they work — and don't.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday said the social media company is ending its fact-checking program and replacing it with a community-driven system similar to that of Elon Musk's X.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday that the company would be scrapping its fact-checking program, moving its moderation teams to Texas, and making Facebook more like Elon Musk’s X. Zuckerberg’s video was criticized by a lot of pundits as a shameless capitulation to the incoming Trump Administration.

According to Mark Zuckerberg, Meta trust and safety workers will be relocated to Texas to prevent them from “censoring” users. Experts point to other advantages.

Media outlets around the world have been left scratching their heads over the future of their fact-checking operations after Meta's shock announcement that it will halt its US programme.

X (formerly known as Twitter) has announced plans to label parody accounts. The social media site’s official Safety account has shared a post announcing that labels for parody accounts will be rolled out in the future.

Meta's Mark Zuckerberg is the latest in a long line of corporate executives to bend the knee to the president-elect

It wasn't just fact-checking that Meta scrapped from its platforms as it prepares for the second Trump administration. Meta has relaxed its hate speech rules, raising concerns about vulnerable groups.

Mark Zuckerberg helped the Biden administration suppress speech it didn't like. And now, Facebook is atoning for its mistakes. This is a good thing.