Twitter’s New War Cry: In her first staff email CEO Linda Yaccarino draws out what’s changing at Twitter
1 year, 6 months ago

Twitter’s New War Cry: In her first staff email CEO Linda Yaccarino draws out what’s changing at Twitter

Firstpost  

Linda Yaccarino, the newly appointed CEO of Twitter, has made her official entrance into the company. In her first memo to employees titled “Building Twitter 2.0 Together,” she shares her vision of Twitter as the “global town square,” echoing the goal set by her boss, Elon Musk. Yaccarino acknowledges Musk’s track record of transforming industries such as space exploration and electric vehicles, and emphasizes that the global town square, represented by Twitter, also requires transformation. Twitter is on a mission to become the world’s most accurate real-time information source and a global town square for communication. Linda As a seasoned advertising executive who previously led global ad sales at NBCUniversal, Yaccarino will primarily focus on rebuilding Twitter’s struggling ads business, while Musk continues to oversee the product and engineering teams.

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‘How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter’ authors say platform is ‘a tool for controlling political discourse’
3 months, 1 week ago

‘How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter’ authors say platform is ‘a tool for controlling political discourse’

LA Times  

Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter is the subject of a new book, “Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter,” out Sept. 17. On the Shelf Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter By Kate Conger and Ryan Mac Penguin Press: 480 pages, $32 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose …

The year of social media soul-searching: Twitter dies, X and Threads are born and AI gets personal
11 months, 4 weeks ago

The year of social media soul-searching: Twitter dies, X and Threads are born and AI gets personal

Associated Press  

We lost Twitter and got X. Here’s a look back at some of the biggest stories in social media in 2023 — and what to watch for next year: GOODBYE TWITTER A little more than a year ago, Elon Musk walked into Twitter ’s San Francisco headquarters, fired its CEO and other top executives and began transforming the social media …

Commentary: Elon Musk bought Twitter just to break it. With a new war, we’re paying the price
1 year, 2 months ago

Commentary: Elon Musk bought Twitter just to break it. With a new war, we’re paying the price

LA Times  

It’s been nearly a year since Elon Musk acquired Twitter, and more than the average landlord, he’s made some changes to the storefront: replacing the social media platform’s cheerful winged mascot with an ominous “X,” stripping all but paying subscribers of verified status, and turning it from a frenetic crossroads of breaking news and opinion to a playground for falsehoods …

‘Twitter was corroding society, I bought it and made it better,’ says Elon Musk
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Twitter was corroding society, I bought it and made it better,’ says Elon Musk

Firstpost  

At the VivaTech conference in Paris, Musk revealed the real reason why he bought Twitter. He claimed that Twitter was causing the society to corrode, and that he took over, and made it better Ever since Elon Musk acquired Twitter in a highly publicized $44 billion deal, the popular micro-blogging platform has undergone significant changes. Musk bought Twitter because it …

Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino echoes Elon Musk’s “global town square” for Twitter 2.0
1 year, 6 months ago

Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino echoes Elon Musk’s “global town square” for Twitter 2.0

The Hindu  

Twitter’s newly appointed CEO Linda Yaccarino on Monday shared her vision for the social media app, echoing owner Elon Musk’s talking points about a “global town square” and an accurate information source. She indicated that Twitter 2.0 would similarly transform “the global town square” - a phrase for Twitter’s position in the world, which Musk frequently uses. “It’s also becoming …

Twitter’s new chief echoes Elon Musk’s goal in first memo to employees as she takes charge
1 year, 6 months ago

Twitter’s new chief echoes Elon Musk’s goal in first memo to employees as she takes charge

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Twitter’s new chief Linda Yaccarino has sent her first memo to employees which …

Building Twitter 2.0 Together- says Linda Yaccarino, Twitter CEO
1 year, 6 months ago

Building Twitter 2.0 Together- says Linda Yaccarino, Twitter CEO

India TV News  

Twitter has recently appointed a new CEO, Linda Yaccarino, who has finally joined the organisation to level up the business. Linda has sent her first email to the employees with the title "Building Twitter 2.0 Together", highlighting her boss Elon Musk's intention for the company- which is to make it a "global town square". As per The Verge report, Yaccarino …

New Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino tells employees to work hard towards company's vision in her first email
1 year, 6 months ago

New Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino tells employees to work hard towards company's vision in her first email

India Today  

Twitter's new CEO, Linda Yaccarino, sent her first email to employees on Monday and she seems to be strongly committed to build Elon Musk's Twitter 2.0. In her email, Yaccarino said that Twitter is on a mission to be 'the world’s most accurate real-time information source and a global town square for communication'. Linda Yaccarino's first email to employees Yaccarino …

Twitter CEO pledges ‘world’s most accurate real-time information’
1 year, 6 months ago

Twitter CEO pledges ‘world’s most accurate real-time information’

Al Jazeera  

Linda Yaccarino lays out her vision for ‘Twitter 2.0’ a week after taking the helm of the troubled Elon Musk-owned platform. New Twitter boss Linda Yaccarino has laid out her vision for the troubled social media platform ­– “Twitter 2.0” – as the world’s “town square” and a “reliable source of information”. “Twitter is on a mission to become the …

Before Musk picked Yaccarino as Twitter CEO, she challenged him on policies, and his own tweets
1 year, 7 months ago

Before Musk picked Yaccarino as Twitter CEO, she challenged him on policies, and his own tweets

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — On Friday, Elon Musk announced that NBC Universal’s Linda Yaccarino will serve as the new CEO of Twitter. Since taking ownership, Musk has fired thousands of Twitter employees, largely scrapped the trust-and-safety team responsible for keeping the site free of hate speech, harassment and misinformation, and blamed others — particularly mainstream media organizations, which he views as …

Twitter's to-be CEO Yaccarino challenges Elon Musk on his controversial policies and tweets
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter's to-be CEO Yaccarino challenges Elon Musk on his controversial policies and tweets

India TV News  

On Friday, Elon Musk announced that NBC Universal’s Linda Yaccarino will serve as the new CEO of Twitter. Since taking ownership, Musk has fired thousands of Twitter employees, largely scrapped the trust-and-safety team responsible for keeping the site free of hate speech, harassment and misinformation, and blamed others — particularly mainstream media organizations, which he views as untrustworthy “competitors” to …

Twitter Really Is Worse Than Ever
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter Really Is Worse Than Ever

Wired  

A year ago, Elon Musk announced that he wanted to buy Twitter to clear it of bots and turn “the de facto public town square” into a place for unfettered free speech. After he took over the platform, Musk insisted that “Twitter’s strong commitment to content moderation remains absolutely unchanged.” But around the same time, Twitter fired most of its …

Twitter goes down days after Musk fires 200 staff
1 year, 9 months ago

Twitter goes down days after Musk fires 200 staff

The Telegraph  

Twitter’s main timelines have gone down for thousands of internet users as the social network endures more glitches under Elon Musk’s leadership. The social network’s “For You” and “Following” tabs, where users view other people’s Tweets, were not loading for thousands of people on Wednesday morning. The outage is the latest wobble for the social network since its acquisition by …

Twitter down for hours, many users furious: Know what happened
1 year, 9 months ago

Twitter down for hours, many users furious: Know what happened

India TV News  

Twitter, the known microblogging social media platform was reported unresponsive by a number of users. More than a million users across the world reported their experience as another major global outage, leaving them unable to login to their accounts or post any tweets respectively. Find some people and topics to follow now.” Image Source : PIXABAYTwitter down for hours, many …

Elon Musk accepts Twitter not working properly, says company facing internal and external issues
1 year, 10 months ago

Elon Musk accepts Twitter not working properly, says company facing internal and external issues

India Today  

A number of Twitter users have recently pointed out that they are facing several glitches while using the micro-blogging platform. Elon Musk has now confirmed that Twitter has indeed been facing some issues today and they should be 'fully back on track' soon. Elon Musk admits Twitter's glitches While responding to a tweet about Twitter and its glitches, Musk wrote, …

Elon Musk has turned several rooms at Twitter HQ into bedrooms for employees to stay back late and work
2 years ago

Elon Musk has turned several rooms at Twitter HQ into bedrooms for employees to stay back late and work

Firstpost  

Elon Musk expects that employees at Twitter, who share his vision of Twitter 2.0, will sleep at the office, just like he does, until the organisation is fixed. Elon Musk and his team at Twitter are working very hard to fulfil the tech mogul’s new vision for Twitter, also known as Twitter 2.0. Employees of Twitter who work at the …

As Twitter owner Elon Musk learns, content moderation is a messy job
2 years ago

As Twitter owner Elon Musk learns, content moderation is a messy job

Firstpost  

A self-described free speech absolutist, Musk has said he wants to make Twitter a global digital town square. Anglin, the founder of an infamous neo-Nazi website, was reinstated Thursday, one of many previously banned users to benefit from an amnesty granted by Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk. “Impossible, messy and squishy decisions” are unavoidable, according to Yoel Roth, Twitter’s former …

I worked at Twitter for seven years – this is what I want you to know
2 years ago

I worked at Twitter for seven years – this is what I want you to know

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We’re seeing it over and over …

Twitter has been hollowed out almost entirely by Elon Musk
2 years, 1 month ago

Twitter has been hollowed out almost entirely by Elon Musk

Live Mint  

"RIP Twitter” has been trending on Twitter. It’s unclear exactly how many of Twitter’s original 7,500-strong workforce remain employed by the company after Musk took over. Many member of Twitter’s staff who emoji-saluted their way out the door warned the site would crumble in the near future without enough critical engineers in place. He wants to turn Twitter into the …

More Twitter workers flee after Elon Musk's 'hardcore' ultimatum
2 years, 1 month ago

More Twitter workers flee after Elon Musk's 'hardcore' ultimatum

The Hindu  

Twitter continued to bleed engineers and other workers on Thursday after new owner Elon Musk gave them a choice to pledge to “hardcore” work or resign with severance pay. While it’s not clear how many of Twitter’s already-decimated staff took Musk up on his offer, the newest round of departures means the platform is continuing to lose workers just as …

How likely is a complete Twitter meltdown?
2 years, 1 month ago

How likely is a complete Twitter meltdown?

NPR  

How likely is a complete Twitter meltdown? Enlarge this image toggle caption NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images People are singing their last birdsongs on Twitter, as some brace for what they fear will be a final farewell to the platform whose workforce has shrunk dramatically in the few weeks it's been owned by billionaire Elon Musk. Sponsor …

Musk is on the brink of ruining the procrastinator’s dream
2 years, 1 month ago

Musk is on the brink of ruining the procrastinator’s dream

The Independent  

I have a love/hate relationship with Twitter. Without Twitter’s weird pets, long threads and instant takes, I would have no excuse but to do the many things that would – on the face of it – be more productive uses of my energy Quite a lot of the people I follow have decamped to rival platform Mastadon, in protest at …

Twitter drama too much? Mastodon, others emerge as options
2 years, 1 month ago

Twitter drama too much? Mastodon, others emerge as options

Associated Press  

Twitter has been a bit of a mess since billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk took the helm, cutting the company’s workforce in half, upending the platform’s verification system, sparring with users over jokes and acknowledging that “ dumb things ” might happen as he reshapes one of the world’s most high-profile information ecosystems. Mastodon’s feed is chronological, unlike Facebook, Instagram, …

Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover was captured by software engineer’s cartoons. They’re brutal.
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover was captured by software engineer’s cartoons. They’re brutal.

Slate  

This article is from Big Technology, a newsletter by Alex Kantrowitz. July 6, 2021: Welcome to Twitter Cornet began his Twitter career poking fun at the company’s inefficiency. August 30, 2021: Twitter’s Central Tension Musk hadn’t yet entered the picture, but Cornet identified Twitter’s impossible balancing act early on. April 7, 2022: Elon Enters the Picture On April 4, 2022, …

From China to Thailand, dissidents fear Musk’s Twitter reign
2 years, 1 month ago

From China to Thailand, dissidents fear Musk’s Twitter reign

Al Jazeera  

Activists across Asia are concerned about the social media platform’s future under the billionaire Tesla founder. Across Asia, activists, journalists, and Twitter users plugged into human rights and social justice issues are worried about how the social media platform will change under the leadership of the world’s richest man. Despite a government crackdown on social media and both domestic and …

Musk’s past tweets reveal clues about Twitter’s new owner
2 years, 1 month ago

Musk’s past tweets reveal clues about Twitter’s new owner

Associated Press  

He may be good with rockets and electric cars, but don’t turn to Elon Musk for public health predictions. “I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means,” Musk tweeted earlier this year when he announced his intention to buy the platform. “The danger here is that in the name of ‘free …

RIP Twitter, 2006-2022: Dead at the hands of Elon Musk
2 years, 1 month ago

RIP Twitter, 2006-2022: Dead at the hands of Elon Musk

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I didn’t know anything about Twitter, …

Elon Musk Orders Twitter To Pare Infrastructure Costs By $1 Billion: Report
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk Orders Twitter To Pare Infrastructure Costs By $1 Billion: Report

ABP News  

In a bid to pare excess expenditure, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has directed Twitter Inc's teams to find up to $1 billion in annual infrastructure cost savings, citing two sources privy to the development news agency Reuters reported on Friday. The micro-blogging company is aiming to find between $1.5 million and $3 million a day in savings from servers and …

Musk takes over Twitter and faces social media crash course
2 years, 1 month ago

Musk takes over Twitter and faces social media crash course

Associated Press  

Twitter’s newly minted owner, the self-described “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk, is about to get a crash course on global content moderation. But Lou Paskalis, former head of media for Bank of America, said Twitter’s most loyal advertisers, many Fortune 100 companies, believe in the platform and probably won’t leave unless “some really untoward things” happen. “The danger here is …

Elon Musk has bought Twitter. Now what?
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk has bought Twitter. Now what?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The ‘everything app’ “Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app,” Musk tweeted in …

The shape of ‘Elon Musk vs Twitter’ story: how the saga unfolded
2 years, 2 months ago

The shape of ‘Elon Musk vs Twitter’ story: how the saga unfolded

The Hindu  

The late American novelist Kurt Vonnegut, in a lecture at Case Western Reserve University, explained that stories have a shape. And if the story of Elon Musk vs Twitter were plotted on Vonnegut’s graph, the system could possibly develop a brand-new shape. Musk’s Point ‘B’ In November 2021, the CEO of Tesla tweeted a survey asking his roughly 62 million …

From Pitching For Free Speech To Setting The Stage For Legal Battle. Know The Twists In The Twitter Saga
2 years, 5 months ago

From Pitching For Free Speech To Setting The Stage For Legal Battle. Know The Twists In The Twitter Saga

ABP News  

The world’s richest man Elon Musk, who had earlier threatened to end $44 billion twitter deal, finally backed out from taking over the company over its failure to provide the data requested on spam and fake accounts. "Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of …

Musk aims to ease concerns in address to Twitter workers
2 years, 6 months ago

Musk aims to ease concerns in address to Twitter workers

Associated Press  

In an unusual move for what’s been an unusual takeover bid for Twitter by the world’s richest man, Tesla CEO Elon Musk met virtually with the social platform’s employees Thursday, even though his $44 billion offer has not yet been completed. One can simply read the lines,” Musk said in the meeting, according to a tweet from Nola Weinstein, Twitter’s …

New Twitter policy aims to pierce fog of war misinformation
2 years, 7 months ago

New Twitter policy aims to pierce fog of war misinformation

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter is stepping up its fight against misinformation with a new policy cracking down on posts that spread potentially dangerous false stories. Under its new “crisis misinformation policy,” Twitter will also add warning labels to debunked claims about ongoing humanitarian crises, the San Francisco-based company said. But it could also clash with the views of Tesla billionaire …

New era for Twitter: Here's how Jack Dorsey, Jeff Bezos and others reacted to Elon Musk buying social network
2 years, 7 months ago

New era for Twitter: Here's how Jack Dorsey, Jeff Bezos and others reacted to Elon Musk buying social network

Firstpost  

In his first tweet after taking over the social media giant, Musk said, “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated.” “New era" for Twitter: Jack Dorsey, Jeff Bezos, Sriram Krishnan and others react to Elon Musk buying the social network Billionaire …

Twitter staff in uproar over Elon Musk's plans for the social media giant
2 years, 7 months ago

Twitter staff in uproar over Elon Musk's plans for the social media giant

The Telegraph  

It was only hours after Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter had been confirmed – but staff at the social networking site were already in uproar. Another, posting on the platform itself, said she was “honestly kinda terrified”, while her colleague added: “I hate him, why does he even want this?” The outpouring of horror lays bare the employee revolt Musk …

Column: With Elon Musk in charge, it’s the beginning of the end for #BlackTwitter
2 years, 7 months ago

Column: With Elon Musk in charge, it’s the beginning of the end for #BlackTwitter

LA Times  

It’s all rather disturbing and yet somehow fitting in these doublespeak-steeped times. “Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated,” Musk said Monday, announcing that he had succeeded in taking over the San Francisco-based social media company for $44 billion. Business Elon Musk reaches $44-billion deal to buy Twitter The social media …

Elon Musk Is Right About Twitter
54 years, 11 months ago

Elon Musk Is Right About Twitter

Wired  

The saga of Elon Musk attempting to take over Twitter began, appropriately, on Twitter. In late March, Musk tweeted, “Given that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to free speech principles fundamentally undermines democracy. His goal, he wrote, is to help Twitter realize its “potential to be the platform for free speech around the …

Twitter launches ‘Fleets’ globally, tweets that vanish in a day
4 years, 1 month ago

Twitter launches ‘Fleets’ globally, tweets that vanish in a day

The Hindu  

Twitter is launching tweets that disappear in 24 hours called Fleets globally, echoing social media sites like Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram that already have disappearing posts. Fleets are a lower pressure way to communicate fleeting thoughts as opposed to permanent tweets, Twitter executives Joshua Harris, design director, and Sam Haveson, product manager, said in a blog post. The news comes …

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