The cases could be part of an even bigger slew of lawsuits facing Elon Musk’s social media company.

The new EU rules on social media have been described as groundbreaking legislation.

Dramatic rise in amounts forked out, with ads placed across Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, Snapchat, and YouTube

Just this week we learned that Elon Musk has announced he will step down as CEO of Twitter, while the tax details of former US president Donald Trump are to be made public

More than 57% of users who voted in a Twitter poll Mr Musk posted on Sunday night said he should step down

The case had previously been adjourned to allow talks to take place between the sides.

Elon Musk is looking for someone to replace him as chief executive of Twitter in a search that began even before he posted a poll asking users if he should step down, according to reports.

Over 57% of people that voted said he should withdraw from his role.

Some online safety groups have accused the billionaire of allowing hate, abuse and misinformation to more easily circulate on the platform because of his free speech principles.

The billionaire’s short tenure so far has seen a number of controversial decisions, but what could this latest move mean for the site’s future?

Snoop Dogg has put himself forward to run Twitter, accruing hundreds of thousands of votes in an online poll urging the American rapper to take over from Elon Musk.

When the poll closed on Monday morning, 57.5% had voted 'Yes', after more than 17.5 million votes were cast

Elon Musk looks set to step down from the top job at Twitter after just two months, if he respects the results of an online poll launched on Sunday night.

The poll attracted more than four million votes within an hour of posting.

Twitter gave no explanation for why the blacklist included those seven websites but not others such as Parler, TikTok or LinkedIn.

It comes after Twitter overnight suspended the accounts of a series of journalists who have been writing about Mr Musk

Mr O'Sullivan has been one of a number of reporters to cover the social media site in the news since Mr Musk's takeover of the platform earlier this year.

Elon Musk’s Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the advisory group of nearly 100 independent civil, human rights and other organisations.

Twitter has said it will allow users to change their account handle and display name under the new system, but they will lose their verified badge until Twitter has reviewed their account again

Twitter is once again attempting to launch its premium service, a month after a previous attempt failed.

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Reporters Aoife Moore and Allison Morris have brought High Court actions against Twitter International Company and Eoghan Harris.

French President Emmanuel Macron met with Elon Musk for what he called a “clear and honest discussion” amid mounting concerns over a rise in hate speech on Twitter.

It comes after the US rapper posted a series of erratic tweets, one of which appeared to show a symbol combining a swastika and a Jewish star

The billionaire Tesla and SpaceX boss tweeted a short video from the tech giant’s Apple Park campus in California, and confirmed he had spoken to Apple chief executive Tim Cook.

Elon Musk has signalled an interest in rolling back many of Twitter’s previous rules meant to combat misinformation, most recently by abandoning enforcement of its Covid-19 misinformation policy.

The company did not publicly announce the change

That list of suspended accounts includes former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon, right-wing commentator Katie Hopkins, conspiracy theorist David Icke, and former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard David Duke.

“The only people that this move satisfies are those that are guilty of some of Twitter’s worst crimes.”

“The people have spoken. Amnesty begins next week. Vox Populi, Vox Dei,” Mr Musk tweeted using a Latin phrase meaning “the voice of the people, the voice of God”.

It is not clear whether Mr Trump would actually return to Twitter

Mr Musk made the announcement in the evening after holding a poll that asked Twitter users to click “yes” or “no” on whether Mr Trump’s account should be restored

“I would say it shows incompetence and a lack of understanding of the industry that he’s entered and the platform that he’s now in charge of,” Mr Rochko said

Mr Musk’s mission to “free the bird” is also constrained by the influence of advertisers as well as the laws and regulations of the countries in which Twitter operates, Mr Roth said

No decision has been made on reinstating former US president Donald Trump’s Twitter account, owner Elon Musk has announced.

Concerns have grown over the site’s ability to stay online after Mr Musk fired half of the company’s 7,500 workers, as well as a number of additional contractors

#RIPTwitter and #GoodbyeTwitter have been trending on the platform as users also consider leaving the site

Some took to Twitter to announce they were signing off after Mr Musk’s deadline to make the pledge.

Musk has tried to reassure companies that advertise on Twitter that it will not damage their brands by associating them with harmful content.

As many as 20 employees have been told that their behaviour violated company policy and that their employment was being terminated immediately

UN-backed safety group Tech Against Terrorism has now warned this is causing an erosion of content moderation capabilities that could allow terrorists to return more freely to online platforms.

It comes as more high-profile staff responsible for vital areas such as trust and safety, data privacy, cyber security, and complying with regulations suddenly left the social media giant.

Musk called his first “all-hands” meeting on Thursday afternoon. Before that, many were relying on the billionaire Tesla CEO’s public tweets for clues about Twitter’s future.

The staff member said that every vice president in the company had been let go, with roughly 80 middle managers now reporting to Musk directly.