Twitter, now X, to remove blocking feature – Musk

8 hours ago About sharing By Faarea Masud Business reporter The blocking feature will be removed for users of X, formerly Twitter, Elon Musk has announced, claiming the feature “makes no sense”. The X boss said users will still be able to block people from directly messaging them, however. But many people on social media…

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Russia sanctions UK politicians and journalists

9 hours ago About sharing BBC News chief executive Deborah Turness (left) and Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lucy Frazer (right) are on the sanctions list By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News Russia has banned 54 British nationals and people working for UK organisations from entering the country in retaliation for UK sanctions…

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Cat and dog influencers help Ukrainians cope with war

5 hours ago About sharing Patron’s social media posts offer advice on dealing with explosives and difficult emotions By Vitaly Shevchenko BBC Monitoring From fundraising to detecting explosives, cats and dogs have been helping Ukrainians deal with the devastating impact of Russia’s invasion. Patron, the mine-sniffing dog, is one of them. He works for Ukraine’s…

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