Social media platform X sues advertisers over alleged boycott after Musk’s Twitter takeover

Social media platform X sues advertisers over alleged boycott after Musk’s Twitter takeover

Elon Musk’s social media platform X has sued a group of advertisers, alleging that a “massive advertiser boycott” deprived the company of billions of dollars in revenue and violated antitrust laws. The company formerly known as Twitter filed the lawsuit on Tuesday in a federal court in Texas against the World Federation of Advertisers and … Read more

PCO says it didn’t search new human rights chief’s online aliases, blames ‘administrative oversight’

PCO says it didn’t search new human rights chief’s online aliases, blames ‘administrative oversight’

The Privy Council Office (PCO) says it did not search the aliases Birju Dattani, the new head of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, used to make controversial social media posts.  A spokesperson for the PCO said in a statement to CBC News on Monday that “an administrative oversight resulted in the aliases not being searched by PCO.” … Read more

Another Newton home with a pro-Israel sign had a rock tossed through its window: Police

Another Newton home with a pro-Israel sign had a rock tossed through its window: Police

The list of hate and vandalism incidents in Newton continues to grow, as police responded to another home with a pro-Israel sign after someone tossed a rock through its window. The local cops have been investigating several anti-Israel vandalism incidents in recent weeks amid the Israel-Hamas war. Last weekend, police responded to a Homer Street … Read more

Boston city councilors ‘blindsided’ by presentation honoring pro-Palestinian student walkout

Boston city councilors ‘blindsided’ by presentation honoring pro-Palestinian student walkout

A number of Boston city councilors described being “blindsided” by a controversial resolution put forward by one of their colleagues, honoring two students for organizing a pro-Palestinian walkout at their high school last week. The citation, put forward by Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, was presented on behalf of the entire City Council to New Mission … Read more