VPN demand surges in Brazil despite legal threat to fine users nearly $9,000 a day for using workarounds to access X

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Demand for VPNs has surged in Brazil following the country's ban on Elon Musk's social media platform X.

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Elon Musk’s War With Brazil Is Getting Weirder

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Trump's social media stock is tanking. Here are 2 possible reasons.

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Donald Trump at the Arlington National Cemetery, August 2024
Donald Trump's stake in his social media company has gotten less valuable as the stock has fallen. But Trump's shares are still worth $2.4 billion.

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X Straightens Up Grok After Election Misinformation Warnings

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The Grok logo is being displayed on a smartphone screen in Athens, Greece, on July 22, 2024.

Donald Trump Launches New $99 NFTs to Shake Down His Loyal Idiots

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Screenshot showing Trump trading cards NFTs called the America First Collection.

What Mark Zuckerberg really said — and didn't say — in that letter to Congress

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Congress, January 2024
Mark Zuckerberg just gave congressional Republicans a weapon to use in the upcoming election. But it may not be a particularly strong one.

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What is Telegram and why did France just arrest its CEO?

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Pavel Durov, CEO and co-founder of Telegram, onstage at a U.S. tech conference in 2015
French authorities arrested Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, seen here in 2015.

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The Arrest of Pavel Durov Is a Reminder That Telegram Is Not Encrypted

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Elon Musk tells X staff to write a one-page summary of their achievements to get stock options, report says

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk told employees they would need to work "long hours at a high intensity" after taking over Twitter — and said those unwilling to do so should leave.

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Why does X Premium cost $8? Elon Musk figured that's how much a cup of Starbucks costs.

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Elon Musk.

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