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Elon Musk Cleans House at Twitter, Fires CEO, ‘Censorship Chief’ and Top Executives

In a major power move almost immediately after taking control of Twitter, new owner Elon Musk has fired several top executives, including now-former CEO Parag Agrawal. Musk fired Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, and Vijaya Gadde, head of legal policy, trust, and safety, The Washington Post reported. As Slay News previously…

Elon Musk Confirms Acquisition of Twitter Is Complete

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has confirmed that his acquisition of Twitter is complete in a new letter to advertisers. Musk confirmed that he now officially owns the social media platform following a lengthy legal tussle over Twitter’s ownership. “I wanted to reach out personally to share my motivation in acquiring…

PayPal Reinstates Policy to Fine Users $2,500 Directly from Accounts for ‘Misinformation’

"Woke" online payments company PayPal has reinstated its controversial policy to fine users $2,500 directly from their accounts for promoting so-called "misinformation." As Slay News previously reported, PayPal provoked widespread outrage over the Orwellian policy. Earlier this month, PayPal changed the language of the restricted activity section on its AUP…

Meta Fined $24.7 Million for Violating Campaign Finance Laws in Washington State

Big Tech giant Meta Platforms Inc. has been fined $24.6 million for violating campaign finance transparency laws in Washington state. The ruling is a major victory for state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, who had asked that the judge impose the maximum penalty. Judge Douglass North of King County Superior Court ruled…

WEF Calls for ‘Interventions’ in Free Speech to ‘Improve Safety’

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is calling for increased censorship and "interventions" in free speech rights to "improve safety" online. In a new twist, German economist Klaus Schwab's organization claims it is "thinking of the children" with its new push for online content moderation. The group's “formative content” senior writer…

Democrats Prepare for Trump’s Triumphant Return to Twitter When Elon Musk’s Deal Closes on Friday

Democrats are preparing for President Donald Trump’s triumphant return to Twitter this Friday when Elon Musk closes his deal to buy the company. The financing is in place, the judge gave the two sides a Friday deadline and Twitter employees are throwing public temper tantrums. So the deal will close.…

Judge Orders Fauci’s Deposition in Big Tech Censorship Case

A federal judge has ordered Dr. Anthony Fauci and several other top Biden administration officials to face deposition under oath in a Big Tech censorship case. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty ruled on the case that has uncovered evidence of alleged federal government collusion with Big Tech companies to censor…

PayPal’s ‘Disinformation’ Crackdown Linked to Communist China, Documents Show

PayPal's recent move to fine users for promoting so-called "disinformation" has been linked to operatives in Communist China. As Slay News reported, PayPal introduced a new policy to fine users $2,500, which would be taken directly from their accounts, if the payment services provider believed they were promoting "misinformation" or…

Kanye West Buying Social Media Platform Parler

Kanye West has secured a deal to buy free speech social media platform Parler, according to reports. Parlement Technologies, Parler's current owner, has announced that it had reached an agreement in principle to sell the "pioneering uncancelable free speech platform" to rapper West. West said: "In a world where conservative…

George Soros Spent $30M on Pressuring Big Tech to Censor ‘Disinformation’

Radical billionaire George Soros spent $30 million on efforts to pressure Big Tech companies to censor so-called "disinformation" on their platforms, financial records have revealed. Soros has been funding a network of groups that have been publicly urging the heads of major online platforms to ramp up censorship ahead of…