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Elon Musk said Sunday that he planned to change the logo of Twitter to an “X” from the bird, marking what would be the latest big change since he bought the social media platform for $44 billion last year.

Elon Musk said Sunday that he plans to change the logo of Twitter to an “X” from the bird, marking what would be the latest big change since he bought the social media platform for $44 billion last year.In a series of posts on his Twitter account starting just after 12 a.m. ET, Twitter’s owner said that he’s looking to make the change worldwide as soon as Monday.

The state Department of Education on Tuesday released a series of proposed rules that would outline restrictions on “adult live performances” at field trips, prohibit school districts from using the social-media app TikTok and allow parents to control “any deviation from their child’s legal name” in schools.

The page was created by Jack Sweeney, the 20-year-old who also started the popular Twitter account tracking billionaire Elon Musk's private jet.

University officials said FGCU became aware Wednesday morning of concerning social media activity from an off-campus student that may have indicated a danger to the campus community.

A notice issued by FGCU Wednesday identified online sites in the State University System Prohibited Technologies List identified as high-risk technologies as Kaspersky, VKontakte, Tencent QQ, TikTok and WeChat. Most other state universities in Florida have join in the ban.

Are the days of scrolling TikTok on Florida’s college campuses over? The University of Florida is warning about what it called a “strong possibility” it might ban the popular social media app on university devices and WiFi networks. The state’s flagship university calls TikTok – operated in the U.S. by a subsidiary of a China-based company – a “national security concern” and discourages the campus community from using the app on their personal devices. It’s also going further, banning any future academic research projects that involve accessing TikTok. Officials at other Florida universities say they are considering similar action against TikTok, but none has officially followed UF’s lead yet. TikTok says it’s trying to convince federal national security experts that its app is safe.

Among other things, the bill would bar social media companies from blocking political candidates from their platforms.

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