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Kanye West to Buy Parler, a Libertarian Social-Media Platform, Company Says
Parler says Kanye West has agreed to buy the libertarian-leaning social network popular with conservatives, the rapper’s latest foray into...
Chinese Tech Billionaire Richard Liu Settles Sexual-Assault Case in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS—A legal battle that Chinese feminists had seen as pivotal for the country’s embattled #MeToo movement ended abruptly just before...
Volkswagen to Keep Factory Running in China’s Xinjiang Region
HONG KONG— Volkswagen AG VOW 3.45% reiterated a commitment to producing vehicles in China’s western region of Xinjiang, an area...
Elon Musk Talks Staffing, Free Speech, Remote Work in Twitter Employee Meeting
Elon Musk, speaking via a smartphone that he appeared to be holding in front of him, told Twitter Inc. TWTR...
Google Settles Gender Discrimination Lawsuit for $118 Million
Google agreed to pay $118 million to settle a lawsuit claiming the tech giant had discriminated against women in pay...
Judge Dismisses Trump Suit Against Twitter Over Censorship Claims
A federal judge has tossed a lawsuit filed last year by former President Donald Trump against Twitter and its then-chief...
EU Regulator Cautions Twitter on Content Moderation
A top European Union regulator cautioned that social-media giant Twitter Inc. TWTR -3.91% will need to follow the bloc’s new...
From YouTube to Rutube. Inside Russia’s Influence Campaign.
The Kremlin is waging a new influence campaign: persuading Russians to quit Western social-media platforms. As part of an expansive...
Tesla Probed by EEOC Before California Sued Car Maker Over Alleged Racial Discrimination
A principal U.S. federal agency responsible for enforcing antidiscrimination laws has investigated Tesla Inc., according to a legal filing. The...
Elon Musk Contends Censorship, Not Abuse, Is Twitter’s Problem
Twitter Inc. executives spent years trying to promote what they called healthier discourse on the platform, adding content moderation largely...
Elon Musk Takes Surprise 9% Stake in Twitter, Sending Shares Higher
In 2021, billionaire CEO Elon Musk reached several milestones across Tesla, SpaceX and Starlink. WSJ reporters Rebecca Elliott and Micah...
Disney Chief Bob Chapek Takes Stand on Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Bill
Walt Disney Co. DIS 1.44% Chief Executive Bob Chapek reversed course on his policy of staying out of politics and...
Russia Targets Media Outlets With ‘Fake News’ Law, Blocks Facebook
Russia passed a law that threatens prison time for anyone publishing what authorities consider to be false information about the...
Tesla Sued by California Agency for Alleged Racial Discrimination, Harassment
A California regulatory agency has sued Tesla Inc. for alleged racial discrimination and harassment, saying the electric-vehicle maker turned a...
Rio Tinto Says Racism and Sexual Harassment Are Widespread at Miner
SYDNEY—When one Rio Tinto PLC worker reported she had been sexually harassed by a colleague, a manager told her it...
Winter Olympics Sponsors Caught Between Beijing, U.S.
With less than two weeks to go before the start of the Winter Games in Beijing, several Olympics sponsors are...
Intel Erases Reference to China’s Xinjiang After Social-Media Backlash
SINGAPORE—Intel Corp. removed references to the Chinese region of Xinjiang from an open letter it sent suppliers last month, after...
Tesla Opens Showroom in China’s Xinjiang, Region at Center of U.S. Genocide Allegations
Tesla Inc. TSLA 13.53% has opened a new showroom in Xinjiang, the remote region where Chinese authorities are carrying out...
China Warns Walmart Against Removing Products Made in Xinjiang
China’s anti-corruption watchdog criticized Walmart Inc. WMT 1.15% on Friday, warning of a consumer boycott following reports that the world’s...
