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The Golden State Warriors were introduced to the NBA's next sensation on Friday night. Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs came to the Bay Area for a preseason friendly. The game started in comically absurd fashion — with Wembanyama and Stephen Curry, more than a full foot shorter, vying for the opening tip. From there it was all Wemby, all the time. At least in the 20 minutes and 35 seconds he was on the floor. The No. 1 overall pick finished the night with 19 points, four rebounds, and five blocks. He was dominant on defense and show-stopping on offense. It's only preseason, but it's difficult to not get one's expectations raised significantly. Wemby’s first half vs Warriors 15 Points 6/15 Shooting 2/6 Threes 4 Blocks 3 Rebounds 1 Steal0 Turnovers pic.twitter.com/DfZR3TVmPt— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) October 21, 2023The highlight reel was, shall we say, extensive. On both ends of the floor. Wembanyama's never-before-seen blend of length, mobility, and coordination were on full display. Safe to say the NBA Twittersphere was enjoying the moment. Wembanyama hit a contested pull-up jumper, got an and-one falling away behind the backboard, blocked a Klay Thompson 3-point attempt, dunked it with Stephen Curry flying

The Nittany Lions have done it again. After much anticipation for a massive game against Ohio State, James Franklin and his crew fell short against the Buckeyes. Manny Diaz’s defense played as well as possible for much of Saturday afternoon’s game, but it proved not enough as the offense sputtered all day. Here are some tweets to contextualize just how brutal the afternoon was: Final: Ohio State 20, Penn State 122,555 days since Penn State last beat Ohio State.— Mike Poorman (@PSUPoorman) October 21, 2023 Allar and these receivers are not in sync AT ALL— Connor Griffin (@RealCGriff) October 21, 2023 JT the game-wrecker. In the fourth quarter. Again.— Audrey Snyder (@audsnyder4) October 21, 2023 Watching Penn State football is like getting hit over the head with a hammer while someone tells you it'll all be alright.— Onward Sports (@OnwardStSports) October 21, 2023 Maserati Marv and Used Car Salesmen Franklin— PSU FACTS (@PSU_FACTS) October 21, 2023 James Franklin: "Drew needs some guys to make plays for him on a more consistent basis."— Audrey Snyder (@audsnyder4) October 21, 2023 Final: Ohio State 20, Penn State 12— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) October 21, 2023 “We weren’t able to create separation.” James Franklin

(The Hill) — Ella Irwin, a former employee for Twitter, now known as X, said working for billionaire Elon Musk after his acquisition of the company was the “hardest experience.” Irwin became head of trust and safety for the company, lasting only seven more months before resigning after Musk publicly criticized actions taken at the company surrounding the issue of misgendering. “It absolutely was the hardest experience that I’ve gone through in my career,” Irwin, 48, said In an interview with NBC News. She said she resigned rather suddenly from the company because it became clear that “there was no longer alignment” between her “nonnegotiable principles” and the company. “One was this notion of freedom of speech versus freedom of reach,” Irwin said. “It was important to me that there was an understanding that hate speech, for example, violent graphic content, things like that, were not promoted, advertised, amplified.” Her comments come as X is facing criticism for its handling of misinformation and violent content around the Israel-Hamas war. The social media company is also facing an investigation from the European Commission. European officials have said X is the biggest purveyor of disinformation. Musk is considering removing access to the

It took an FBI investigation, a three-week trial, and lots of taxpayer dollars, but the government finally got what it wanted this week: A Florida man is heading to federal prison for disseminating trollish memes during the 2016 election season that prosecutors alleged "deprive people of their constitutional right to vote."In the months leading up to Election Day, Douglass Mackey, an erstwhile far-right social media influencer, posted a series of photos on his Twitter profile—which had about 58,000 followers under the name "Ricky Vaughn"—encouraging Hillary Clinton–supporters to cast their votes by phone. That obviously didn't go so well for the people who fell for it. But however you feel about Mackey's obnoxious brand of politics and feeble attempt at comedy, the case became about a lot more than him, raising questions about protected speech, overcriminalization, and a politicized Department of Justice.To prosecute Mackey, the government leveraged a law from 1870, a century and change before Twitter trolling would become a sport. That legislation was passed to deter the Ku Klux Klan from trying to prevent black people from voting, as they were known to do. According to the indictment, the DOJ alleged Mackey conspired to "injure, oppress, threaten and intimidate

Virat Kohli took 97 balls to complete his 48th ODI century. Team India have thumped Bangladesh down by 7 wickets at MCA Stadium in Pune. India successfully chased down 257 runs against Bangladesh and won their 4th consecutive game in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. Indian fans had double delight as their favourite superstar Virat Kohli also smashed his 48th ODI and 78th International century. Virat Kohli finished the game with a massive six over the long boundary line. A hundred over Team’s win? Virat Kohli’s approach in the later part of his innings and while finishing the game brought out divided opinions among cricket fans. Virat delayed the team’s win over Bangladesh by a few overs to complete his career milestone and few fans were furious about Virat’s approach towards the end. Fans claimed that the delay in the win could hit India’s net run rate if that comes into the picture for semi-final qualification.  Everyone in Indian Cricket team deserves world than except this selfish guy who put India in danger by delaying the win. The net run rate is a big issue in such tournaments. Nation ain't gonna forgive you. #ShameOnKohli pic.twitter.com/qo6JqOBd4H— S ∆ C H

X, previously known as Twitter, has implemented a new fee-based method where new users in the Philippines and New Zealand are required to pay approximately $1 annually to access basic features such as posting on the platform. Existing users in these countries are not affected by this change. Those who choose not to pay the fee will be restricted to a “read-only” account, allowing them to see content, and follow accounts but not post anything. Musk says that the goal in this move is an effort in reducing spam, manipulation, and bot activity on the platform. Advertisement “This new test was developed to bolster our already successful efforts to reduce spam, manipulation of our platform and bot activity, while balancing platform accessibility with the small fee amount,” the X support account tweeted. “It is not a profit driver.” Musk even suggested charging a nominal fee on all users to tackle these problems, which received mixed reactions from users worldwide. For now, it only applies to the above mentioned areas. It is not clear why those countries were chosen. Some experts say the plan may backfire. It would be nothing for a spammer to spend $100 for 100 fake accounts to

Social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram are massive beasts that are hard to control, moderate, and keep profitable. Balancing user safety, privacy, ad revenue, employee mental health, and more is tricky. Luckily, you can find out just how tricky it is in a new free web game that essentially tasks you with running Twitter’s Trust and Safety Team.The Top 10 Most-Played Games On Steam Deck: August 2023 EditionCreated by Techdirt, Trust & Safety Tycoon simulates all the decisions and events that can happen while trying to keep Yapper—a Twitter-like social media platform—free from spam, harassment, misinformation, and conspiracies. I became aware of the game via the excellent Garbage Day newsletter and decided to see if I could do a better job at keeping a social media platform free from Nazis and bigots than Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg.My first go-around I was focused on making sure we protected our users and their privacy, while also clamping down on misinformation and dangerous accounts. However, I was quickly fired, as I was straining our moderation team’s resources and wasn’t bringing in enough ad revenue. Screenshot: Techdirt / KotakuMy second attempt went better, as I occasionally did things I didn’t agree

U.S. By Christopher Brito October 18, 2023 / 6:19 PM / CBS News Why Elon Musk wants to paywall X Why Elon Musk wants to paywall X, formerly known as Twitter 04:19 X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, announced Tuesday it is testing out a subscription model in which it will charge new users $1 a year to use basic features. The social media giant said it was launching its "Not a Bot" annual subscription method in New Zealand and the Philippines as a test run. Existing users will not be impacted during the test. "This will evaluate a potentially powerful measure to help us combat bots and spammers on X, while balancing platform accessibility with the small fee amount," X said, adding that the charge won't be a "profit driver."  Users who create new accounts will verify their account with their phone number and then pay $1 USD. They will then be able to use key features like posting, liking, replying to, reposting, bookmarking and quoting posts. New users who opt out of the subscription will be relegated to "read only" functions, such as reading posts, watching videos and following accounts, according to X.  X is testing out an

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Grant, has found X (formerly Twitter) guilty of serious non-compliance to a transparency notice on child sex abuse material. The commissioner has issued X with an infringement notice for A$610,500. The commissioner first issued transparency notices to Google, X (then Twitter), Twitch, TikTok and Discord in February under the Online Safety Act 2021. Under this legislation, the commissioner has powers to require online service providers to report on how they are mitigating unlawful or harmful content. The commissioner determined Google and X did not sufficiently comply with the notices given to them. Google was warned for providing overly generic responses to specific questions, while X’s non-compliance was found to be more serious. For several key questions, X’s response was blank, incomplete or inaccurate. For example, X did not adequately disclose: the time it takes to respond to reports of child sexual exploitation material the measures in place to detect child sexual exploitation material in live streams the tools and technologies used to detect this material the teams and resources used to ensure safety. How severe is the issue? In June, the Stanford Internet Observatory released a crucial report on child sex abuse material. It was the

Voice actress Tara Strong has been dropped from her role in the independent animated series "Boxtown" after her social media activity about the Israel-Hamas conflict."Just found out on Twitter!" she wrote of the firing on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday. "This is what happens when you help fans get shows made I guess. Fired for being Jewish. Glad I helped you get your kickstarter money. Please lose my email address & pray for my family in Israel and in Gaza. & #prayforpeace."Strong, 50, who voiced characters on several Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon classics like "The PowerPuff Girls," "Rugrats," "Teen Titans" and more, authored the post in response to another from the show's account announcing the role would be recast. 76ERS WRITER FIRED AFTER SAYING TEAM'S POST SUPPORTING ISRAEL ‘SUCKS’ Tara Strong attends "My Little Pony: The Movie" New York screening at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on September 24, 2017 in New York City.  (Roy Rochlin/FilmMagic)"Hello all! Just wanted to offer a quick update on Boxtown. We will be recasting the role of Bill (previously played by Tara Strong). We’ll have more info soon on open auditions. Thanks for y’all’s understanding as we re-orient and figure out the next steps," the post