"Sushi terrorism" prank videos spark outrage, and sympathy, in Japan
A handful of "sickening" videos showing people tampering with items on Japan's ubiquitous sushi conveyor belts have caused shockwaves.
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A handful of "sickening" videos showing people tampering with items on Japan's ubiquitous sushi conveyor belts have caused shockwaves.
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said that age 13 is "way too early" for children to be using social media, calling social media's algorithms "harmful to their mental health and well-being." CBS News' Elaine Quijano has more on the reasoning behind the warning.
On Friday, Elon Musk appeared on the witness stand in federal court in San Francisco, testifying in a trial brought by Tesla investors. They say Musk's tweets in 2018 may have crashed the stock price of Tesla, leaving shareholders holding the bag. Musk told the jury, "Just because I tweet something does not mean people believe it …" Correspondent John Blackstone has the story.
Social media giant Meta says it will reinstate former President Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts. And Florida Republican Senator Rick Scott announces that he will seek reelection, forgoing a 2024 presidential bid. CBS News political director Fin Gomez joins Anne-Marie Green and Vlad Duthiers to discuss.
Liar or visionary? Depends which side you ask at the trial over two August 2018 Musk tweets about taking the electric carmaker private.
Sell-off comes as Twitter owes nearly $140,000 in overdue rent on office space it occupies in San Francisco.
Elon Musk and other Tesla directors are facing a shareholder lawsuit over a 2018 tweet, in which said he was considering taking Tesla private. Investors said the tweet cost them billions. The trial in the lawsuit got underway this week. Jill Fisch, a professor of business law at the University of Pennsylvania, joined CBS News to discuss the trial.
Elon Musk is facing a trial Tuesday over tweets he posted in 2018. Musk posted about a potential Tesla buyout that would have taken the company private, but that never happened, and the company's stock dropped. Seth Schachner, a managing director for Strat Americas, joined Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green to discuss what it means for Musk, Tesla and if the case could set a precedent for company executives and what they post on social media.
Currently, Twitter does not have an option to memorialize the accounts of deceased users.
Washington's largest school district claims that social media platforms "have successfully exploited the vulnerable brains of youth."
The lawsuit was filed against the social media platform in San Francisco State Court on Thursday.
Electric vehicle maker's valuation on Wall Street has plunged more than $800 billion this year.
It was not immediately clear if Musk was serious, and no formal announcement beyond the tweet had been made.
Elon Musk confirmed that he'll step down as Twitter CEO "as soon as I get someone foolish enough to take the job!" It's a response to his Twitter poll asking if he should resign. The Taliban have suspended university education for female students. Girls are already barred by the Taliban from attending secondary schools. And the 2023 numerals have arrived in Times Square.
Exec allegedly tweeted insults at philanthropist Bill Pulte, calling family "a mess" and accusing him of "entitlement."
Musk had promised to subject all policy changes to user polls, but now says only paid users can vote.
Musk posted the poll himself and said he'd abide by it -- but that was before the results were in: 57.5% of respondents said he should while 42.5 said he shouldn't.
The head of the United Nations is warning that Twitter's suspension of several journalists' accounts sets a "dangerous precedent." Most of the journalists had covered Elon Musk's decision to ban an account that tracked his private jet, using publicly available data.
The company hasn't explained why it took down the accounts and made their profiles and past tweets disappear.
Elon Musk's efforts to shore up Twitter may now be costing Tesla. The automaker's stock is down almost 30% since he took over the social media company. His use of the social media platform to attack opponents is thrusting him into the political spotlight. Carter Evans reports.
A report from Insider Intelligence says Twitter will lose users and experience flat revenue growth over the next two years. Insider Intelligence principal analyst Jasmine Enberg joined CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers to discuss the predictions.
Twitter suspended an account that used publicly available flight data to track Elon Musk's private jet.
Under Elon Musk, several journalists are releasing internal Twitter documents about content decisions. Critics say it shows censorship.
Elon Musk is no longer the world's wealthiest man after losing more than $100 billion this year. CBS News anchor Vladimir Duthiers details the disarray across Musk's multiple companies this year and the investigations those companies are reportedly facing.
The advisory group of around 100 independent organizations was formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide and other problems on the platform.