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US securities body defends Musk settlement over Twitter, saying it reflects ‘compromises’

The settlement requires a trust in Elon Musk's name to pay $1.9 million t resolve the US Securities and Exchange Commission claims.

Australian court upholds $591,000 fine against Elon Musk’s X

Mr Elon Musk’s X Corp was fined for “incomplete” responses to the commission’s repeated requests.

EU chief turns up heat on social media’s ‘addictive’ design

EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen also advocated for a minimum age for social media access.

Elon Musk settles SEC lawsuit over Twitter disclosures, to pay $1.9 million penalty

The penalty imposed on tech mogul Elon Musk is the largest in SEC history for the type of violation he was accused of, a person familiar with the settlement said.

Elon Musk’s Tesla compensation totals $200 billion for 2025

Tesla investors have signed off on a US$1 trillion stock award for chief executive Elon Musk.

Elon Musk snubs Paris prosecutors’ summons over X and Grok

The summons were issued in February as part of an investigation, launched in January 2025, into allegations that X’s algorithm was used to interfere in French politics.

Elon Musk, who owns X, appears to post on TikTok

Elon Musk has previously shown disdain for other social media companies that X competes against.

Marco Rubio urges US diplomats to use X to fight ‘anti-American propaganda’

FILE PHOTO: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as he speaks to the press before his departure following a G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting with Partner Countries before his departure at the Bourget airport in Le Bourget, outside Paris, France, March 27, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

TikTok, X warned by IMDA after failing to detect and remove child sexual abuse, terrorism content

Both X and TikTok have been issued with letters of caution, which requires them to provide regular updates on the roll-out of rectification measures.

French prosecutors suspect Musk encouraged deepfakes row to inflate X value

The social media network’s Grok AI chatbot stirred outrage earlier in 2026 over it generating images of women and girls in minimal attire without their consent.

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