Concerns linger over Twitter’s stance on free expression and safety since Elon Musk took over the platform in a $44 billion deal. Since taking ownership in late October, Musk has instituted changes including dissolving an oversight review channel, laying off a large portion of the team focused on combating misinformation, and suspending the accounts of […]
Last month, officials said activity at the Hawaiian volcano Kilauea had stopped. That changed Thursday when officials at the U.S. Geological Survey said Kilauea had erupted again and posted photographs of the lava flow at the volcano’s summit. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said late Thursday, “Kīlauea’s volcano alert level and aviation color code will remain […]
Twitter owner Elon Musk tweeted early Saturday that the accounts of journalists that were suspended late Thursday will be reinstated. While some of the accounts were reactivated shortly after Musk’s tweet, however, not all have been restored. The Twitter account of VOA’s Chief National Correspondent Steve Herman showed his restored timeline, except for three tweets […]
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, has begun erupting for the first time since the 1980s, prompting authorities to put emergency crews on alert. The volcano began spewing lava and ash late Sunday. The U.S. Geological Service (USGS) said Monday the lava is contained within the summit and does not currently threaten residents […]