By David Yaffe-Bellany

When the messaging app’s founder, Pavel Durov, was arrested, he received a flood of support from a multitrillion-dollar industry that relies on it.

Published: August 27, 2024 at 09:22AM

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By Paul Mozur and Adam Satariano

Pavel Durov’s anti-establishment streak helped him create one of the world’s biggest online platforms, which emphasizes free speech. It also put a target on his back.

Published: August 26, 2024 at 12:46PM

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By Adam Satariano, Paul Mozur and Aurelien Breeden

The founder of Telegram, an app with more than 900 million users, was taken into custody by authorities, French media reported.

Published: August 25, 2024 at 04:30AM

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By Heather Knight and Kate Conger

The company, founded in the city as Twitter, is moving its headquarters to Texas as a shadow of its former self.

Published: August 24, 2024 at 03:02AM

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By Ryan Mac and Kate Conger

Twitter Blue, a revamped subscription service that let users buy verified badges, was the first big test for the platform’s new owner. It didn’t go well.

Published: August 24, 2024 at 03:01AM

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By David Yaffe-Bellany and Theodore Schleifer

The charges against Michelle Bond, the former head of a crypto industry trade group, are part of the continuing legal fallout from the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange.

Published: August 22, 2024 at 03:28PM

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By Steven Lee Myers and Julian E. Barnes

The F.B.I. raided the homes of two prominent commentators on Russian state television channels as part of an effort to blunt attempts to influence November’s election.

Published: August 21, 2024 at 03:13PM

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By Sheera Frenkel

More than 30 tech companies have pitched A.I. tools to political campaigns for November’s election. The campaigns have been wary.

Published: August 21, 2024 at 08:57AM

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By David McCabe

A Massachusetts professor has filed a lawsuit against Meta using a novel interpretation of Section 230, a law known primarily for shielding social media companies from liability.

Published: August 20, 2024 at 09:15AM

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By Cade Metz

The company said the Iranian effort, which used ChatGPT, did not gain much traction.

Published: August 16, 2024 at 12:00PM

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