Elon Musk’s desire to stir conspiratorial shit up by giving select outsiders aligned with his conservative agenda access to Twitter systems and data could land the world’s richest man in some serious doodoo with regulators on both sides of the Atlantic. In recent days, this access granted by Musk to […]
Elon Musk and Matt Taibbi Set Off Debate Over Release of Twitter Files
It was, on the floor, a usual illustration of reporting the information: a journalist obtains inside files from a important corporation, shedding gentle on a political dispute that flared in the waning days of the 2020 presidential race. But when it will come to Elon Musk and Twitter, practically nothing […]
Musk’s ‘Twitter Files’ offer a glimpse of the raw, complicated and thankless task of moderation • TechCrunch
Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, is feverishly promoting his “Twitter Files”: selected internal communications from the company, laboriously tweeted out by sympathetic amanuenses. But Musk’s obvious conviction that he has released some partisan kraken is mistaken — far from conspiracy or systemic abuse, the files are a valuable peek behind […]
According to Twitter, I may or may not be notable • TechCrunch
Twitter is rumored to re-roll-out its flopped Twitter Blue subscription tomorrow, which will the moment once more allow individuals to shell out serious hard cash revenue to get a blue check out next to their name. Ideally, this time, it will not lead to mass impersonation and misinformation, but who […]
Elon Musk is making Twitter a less friendly place for journalists. But they’re still not quitting.
As Twitter’s new owner and CEO, Elon Musk has been openly hostile toward “mainstream media” journalists. He has said he plans to strip journalists of their verification check mark badges, mocked major media outlets like the New York Times and CNN, and allowed thousands of formerly suspended accounts back on […]
Twitter to charge $11 for Twitter Blue and Twitter Verified Badges, to offset Apple’s commission- Technology News, Firstpost
Mehul Reuben DasDec 09, 2022 12:53:29 IST It seems that Elon Musk is last but not least completely ready to relaunch Twitter Blue. Having said that, the relaunched version of Twitter Blue may possibly be far more high-priced than before and might expense people $11 every single thirty day period. […]
You might be able to get that Twitter handle you’ve wanted for years
You might finally be able to get that Twitter handle that someone has been hoarding but not using for years. Twitter has announced that it will soon begin freeing up handles on its platform by deactivating accounts that have been inactive for an undisclosed period of time. This move will […]
SF investigating Hotel Twitter, Musk might pack up and leave • The Register
Elon Musk’s plans to allow some Twitter HQ employees to sleep on-site is running afoul of San Francisco building inspectors. Given Musk’s responses to previous challenges to his authority, Twitter might be Texas-bound just like SpaceX and Tesla before it. Twitter surprised some remaining employees this week by converting several […]
What Elon Musk’s Twitter files don’t tell us
Conservatives have long accused Big Tech of being biased against them, without much evidence. Now, the “Twitter files,” a trove of internal Twitter documents, is providing new ammo for these conservatives. Twitter’s new CEO, Elon Musk, has released the files to journalists Bari Weiss and Matt Taibbi, who, like him, […]
Guess which Fortune 500 brands share data with Twitter? • The Register
More than 70,000 websites belonging to Fortune 500 brands, government agencies, and universities share consumers’ data with Twitter using data tracking code hosted on these other organizations’ websites, according to research published on Thursday by Adalytics. Twitter, like most other digital advertising platforms, offers free snippets of Javascript code that, […]