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Vaughn Cockayne

Vaughn Cockayne is a Foreign Affairs Correspondent for The Washington Times. He is an Ohio native and holds a bachelor's degree in Multi-Platform Journalism from Bowling Green State University. Vaughn previously worked as a freelance writer, covering data security and privacy issues before joining The Washington Times. He can be reached at vcockayne@washingtontimes.com.

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Tucker Carlson defies Fox News, posts another Twitter show

A legal war is brewing between Fox News and Twitter as former TV host Tucker Carlson continues to defy his old company by releasing his new show on the social media platform.

June 14, 2023

New CEO: Twitter will be ‘global town square for communication’

Linda Yaccarino, Twitter's new CEO, on Monday shared her thoughts on the future of Twitter.

June 14, 2023

Hundreds of popular subreddits plan to stay down indefinitely

Many popular subreddits plan to extend their protest indefinitely over Reddit's changes to its API pricing.

June 14, 2023

Union accuses Starbucks of removing pride decorations

Starbucks Workers United says the coffee chain is failing its LGBTQ employees and customers by removing pride-themed store decorations.

June 14, 2023

YouTube lowers the bar for creators to profit on platform

YouTube is moving to make it easier for creators to make money off their videos.

June 13, 2023

Jack Dorsey: India threatened to shut down Twitter, raid employee homes

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said the Indian government made repeated requests for Twitter to take down posts and threatened drastic action against the social media site if its requests were not met.

June 13, 2023

Elizabeth Holmes rejects government order to pay victims after prison

Lawyers for disgraced tech CEO Elizabeth Holmes are objecting to a government request that their client pay $250 a month to victims of her crimes.

June 13, 2023

Twitter no longer paying for Google Cloud

Twitter has stopped paying for Google Cloud services as its contract with the company nears expiration.

June 13, 2023

Reddit crash caused by user protest over API

Reddit crashed Monday after thousands of subreddits went private in protest over changes to the company's API pricing.

June 13, 2023

Sales for masks, air filters surge in wake of Canadian fires

Shoppers are scrambling to get their hands on air filters and heavy-duty masks since smoke from rampant Canadian wildfires has created some of the worst air conditions on record in the Northeastern U.S.

June 8, 2023

Musk mulls revamping block function on Twitter

Changes may be coming to how blocking works on Twitter.

June 8, 2023

Tennessee high school makes students do physical labor to make up classes

A Waynesboro, Tennessee, high school has some parents up in arms after they discovered their children were made to do physical labor to make up for missed classes.

June 8, 2023

Back to the office! Google demands shrinking remote hours

Tech giant Google gave its employees an ultimatum this week: Return to the office three days a week or risk losing their job.

June 8, 2023

University of Washington researchers strike over pay, benefits

Researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle are on strike this week, demanding better wages, child support and harassment training.

June 8, 2023

Twitch streamers outraged over new advertising changes

Popular streamers on Twitch are furious at the platform after it announced new advertising policies that would severely limit revenue for big and small-time streamers.

June 7, 2023

Twitter lawyers refute Musk’s claims about government coercion

Twitter's lawyers are contradicting claims by owner Elon Musk and his followers that government officials illegally intervened at the social media company to suppress information, allegations that came to light through the Twitter Files.

June 7, 2023

Martha Stewart on ‘rampage’ to get people back into the office

Martha Stewart says the U.S. must get back to the office or risk becoming a stagnant country.

June 7, 2023

Tucker Carlson launches Twitter show, attacks Ukraine

Tucker Carlson's new show on Twitter launched Tuesday night, a month after he was fired from Fox News.

June 7, 2023

Metro executive apologizes after manspreading tweet

Metro's Chief Experience Officer Sarah Meyer apologized after tweeting a picture of a man's lower body to complain about manspreading on the District of Columbia transit.

June 7, 2023