Elon Musk is taking issue with the App Store, but Apple may have the last word
2 years ago

Elon Musk is taking issue with the App Store, but Apple may have the last word

NPR  

Elon Musk is taking issue with the App Store, but Apple may have the last word Twitter CEO Elon Musk is taking issue with the App Store's fees. But if Musk follows through with his plan to welcome back banned Twitter users, Apple could simply remove Twitter from the App Store. And remember, the social media app Parler, once popular with Trump supporters, that app, Parler, was, you know, kicked out of the App Store for violating Apple's rules. Musk tweeted, quote, "did you know Apple puts a secret 30% tax on everything you buy through their App Store?"

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Musk says US is demanding he pay penalty over disclosures of his Twitter stock purchases
1 week, 4 days ago

Musk says US is demanding he pay penalty over disclosures of his Twitter stock purchases

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Elon Musk says the Securities and Exchange Commission wants him to pay a penalty or face charges involving what he disclosed — or failed to disclose — about his purchases of Twitter stock before he bought the social media platform in 2022. In a letter posted by Musk on the platform now called X, his lawyer Alex Spiro …

Elon Musk says SEC orders him to pay fine over Twitter purchase or face charges
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1 week, 4 days ago

Elon Musk says SEC orders him to pay fine over Twitter purchase or face charges

CNN  

New York CNN — Elon Musk apparently has one last battle to wage with outgoing Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler. Musk posted a letter sent from his attorney Alex Spiro to Gensler in which he said that the agency demanded that Musk agree within 48 hours to pay a fine related to his failure to disclose his initial …

Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Set Off a Race to the Bottom
54 years, 11 months ago

Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Set Off a Race to the Bottom

Wired  

In the final lead-up to the US presidential election, Elon Musk has thrown the full weight of his celebrity and his resources behind former president and Republican nominee Donald Trump. “In a race to the bottom, Elon Musk paved the way for a new, toxic tech basement,” says Nora Benavidez, senior counsel at the nonprofit Free Press. “Yet, as long …

‘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 …

Elon Musk suggests late Twitter disclosure was a mistake, seeks to end lawsuit
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk suggests late Twitter disclosure was a mistake, seeks to end lawsuit

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk wants to dismiss a lawsuit by former Twitter shareholders who said he waited too long in early 2022 to reveal his large ownership stake in the social media company, saying "all indications" show his delay was a mistake. Investors in the proposed class action said Musk and his wealth manager Jared Birchall knew a U.S. Securities and Exchange …

Elon Musk’s X is especially vulnerable to an ad boycott
7 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk’s X is especially vulnerable to an ad boycott

Hindustan Times  

For someone who despises the advertising industry, Elon Musk has a way with viral slogans. Since Mr Musk fired 80% of X’s staff, including many moderators, more bile seems to be leaking through the filters. In September Mr Musk said that X’s American ad business was down by 60%. Even before GFY, Insider Intelligence, another research firm, expected X’s worldwide …

Elon Musk's X reprimanded after disinformation safety feature scrapped
1 year ago

Elon Musk's X reprimanded after disinformation safety feature scrapped

ABC  

An independent committee has found that X, formerly Twitter, was in breach of Australia's voluntary misinformation and disinformation code, and has withdrawn it as a signatory. Key points: X removed the mechanism for reporting misinformation posted on its platform The ability to report misinformation is a key tenet of the ACPDM code The code is voluntary X removed the mechanism …

Why Elon Musk can’t stop himself from posting antisemitic tweets.
1 year, 1 month ago

Why Elon Musk can’t stop himself from posting antisemitic tweets.

Slate  

Elon Musk faces a lot of problems in his ownership of the social network once called Twitter. Musk’s humiliation of the moment is that, on the last Friday before Black Friday, Apple is pausing Displaying On Thursday—in a tweeted response to some random antisemite who had fewer than 5,000 followers—Musk made clear how he feels about Jewish people’s treatment of …

A year after Elon Musk bought Twitter, X is now a 'worthless' platform some say is no longer safe for activists
1 year, 1 month ago

A year after Elon Musk bought Twitter, X is now a 'worthless' platform some say is no longer safe for activists

ABC  

It has been just over a year since billionaire Elon Musk strode into the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco gleefully brandishing a bathroom sink. Yadanar Maung, a Justice For Myanmar spokesperson, said cybersecurity and privacy threats have increased for the group since Mr Musk's takeover and so too has the platform's "compliance with requests from authoritarian regimes". "Human rights activists …

Elon Musk bought Twitter one year ago. Here’s everything he broke there.
1 year, 1 month ago

Elon Musk bought Twitter one year ago. Here’s everything he broke there.

Slate  

He didn’t want to, but Elon Musk closed his purchase of Twitter one year ago. The lawyers representing Twitter’s outgoing board of directors were better than Musk’s—or, maybe more accurately, had a close-to-ironclad case against a reputably brilliant billionaire who tried to call “backsies!” on a contract he’d inked. Related From Slate The Elon Effect Is Real: Twitter Users Are …

Elon Musk must face fraud lawsuit for disclosing Twitter stake late
1 year, 2 months ago

Elon Musk must face fraud lawsuit for disclosing Twitter stake late

The Hindu  

Elon Musk was ordered by a US judge to face most of a lawsuit claiming he defrauded former Twitter shareholders last year by waiting too long to disclose that he had invested in the social media company, which he later bought and renamed X. In a decision made public on Monday, US District Judge Andrew Carter said shareholders in the …

The Real Story of Musk’s Twitter Takeover
1 year, 3 months ago

The Real Story of Musk’s Twitter Takeover

Live Mint  

In April 2022, things were going surprisingly well for Elon Musk. “Fixing Twitter by chatting with Parag won’t work," Musk answered. ‘I made an offer.’ Musk says that it became clear to him when he got to Hawaii that he would not be able to fix Twitter or turn it into X.com by going on the board: “I decided I …

Will Musk's Scrapping of Blocking Feature from 'X' Remove it From Apple, Google App Stores
1 year, 4 months ago

Will Musk's Scrapping of Blocking Feature from 'X' Remove it From Apple, Google App Stores

News 18  

Elon Musk has said the microblogging site X, formerly known as Twitter, will remove a protective feature that lets users block other accounts. “Block is going to be deleted as a ‘feature’, except for DMs,” Musk said in a post on X, adding later, “It makes no sense.” The block feature allows an X user to restrict accounts they like …

Twitter fined $350,000 for delayed response to Trump account search warrant
1 year, 4 months ago

Twitter fined $350,000 for delayed response to Trump account search warrant

India TV News  

Earlier this year, Elon Musk's Twitter, now known as X, incurred a $350,000 fine for its delayed compliance with a search warrant related to former US President Donald Trump's account on the platform. According to the unsealed documents, X raised objections on February 1, citing that the accompanying nondisclosure order violated the First Amendment's rights to freedom of religion, expression, …

Elon Musk's X offers legal support for unfairly treated users
1 year, 4 months ago

Elon Musk's X offers legal support for unfairly treated users

India TV News  

Tech billionaire, Elon Musk has made a new announcement regarding his social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, now called X. In a recent post on X, Musk stated that the platform would financially support individuals who have faced unfair treatment by their employers due to their posts or likes on the platform. This move comes as X continues to …

Elon Musk: Twitter will not cut earnings for most users
1 year, 4 months ago

Elon Musk: Twitter will not cut earnings for most users

India TV News  

Elon Musk, the owner of X, recently introduced an ad revenue-sharing program to help creators earn money from their tweets. Musk expressed his discontent with Apple's 30% fee for in-app purchases made through the Twitter app on iOS devices during the first year, which reduces to 15% for subsequent years. Image Source : X APPElon Musk's Tweet X's new creator …

Musk says he will talk to Tim Cook about Apple tax
1 year, 4 months ago

Musk says he will talk to Tim Cook about Apple tax

The Hindu  

Elon Musk in a post on X said he will speak to Apple CEO, Tim Cook, to see if the iPhone manufacturer will adjust its fee from 30% of all in-app purchases to just 30% of what X keeps to maximise the share of creators. Musk said he wants to change this so that Apple only takes a 30% commission …

"Straight out of the authoritarian playbook": Hate speech watchdog sued by Musk's X hits back
1 year, 4 months ago

"Straight out of the authoritarian playbook": Hate speech watchdog sued by Musk's X hits back

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. The internet watchdog Center for Countering Digital Hate hit back at billionaire Elon Musk Tuesday after X—his company formerly known as Twitter—sued the organization over its research into the dissemination of hate speech on the social media platform. In a complaint filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for Northern California in San …

Column: Elon Musk has replaced Twitter with X — and an actual business with science fiction
1 year, 4 months ago

Column: Elon Musk has replaced Twitter with X — and an actual business with science fiction

LA Times  

Before Elon Musk entered the picture, Twitter had a real, and mostly sustainable business model. A reporter for TechCrunch, a website famous for reflecting Silicon Valley optimism, wrote, simply, “It’s trash.” The tech world spent the following days trying to read the tea leaves, to game out Musk’s plans and motives for overhauling — some would say desecrating — one …

Elon Musk sues Wachtell law firm to recoup fees from Twitter buyout
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk sues Wachtell law firm to recoup fees from Twitter buyout

The Hindu  

Elon Musk has sued the elite law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to recover most of a $90 million fee it received from Twitter for defeating his bid to walk away from his $44 billion buyout of the social media company. Musk accused Wachtell of exploiting Twitter by accepting, in the final days before the Oct. 27, 2022, buyout …

Elon Musk’s Twitter announces read limits
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk’s Twitter announces read limits

The Hindu  

Thousands of people logged complaints about problems accessing Twitter on Saturday after owner Elon Musk limited most users to viewing 600 tweets a day — restrictions he described as an attempt to prevent unauthorized scraping of potentially valuable data from the site. Rate limits increasing soon to 8000 for verified, 800 for unverified & 400 for new unverified https://t.co/fuRcJLifTn — …

Elon Musk apologises to a Twitter user. Know why
1 year, 6 months ago

Elon Musk apologises to a Twitter user. Know why

Hindustan Times  

Outgoing Twitter CEO Elon Musk On Sunday apologised to a micro-blogging platform user who complained of the app taking extra space on the phone. Read here: Ron DeSantis launches Presidential bid with Elon Musk : 5 key takeaways While sharing a screenshot of the mobile screen where the Twitter app was seen taking 9.52GB space, Musk tweeted, “Sorry this app …

'Sorry': Elon Musk issues an apology for Twitter taking up much space on phones
1 year, 6 months ago

'Sorry': Elon Musk issues an apology for Twitter taking up much space on phones

India TV News  

Outgoing Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Sunday apologised to a user for his platform eating up extra space on smartphones. Musk also said that the platform will keep prioritising responses from followers, verified accounts, and unverified accounts in the coming weeks. Musk recently said that the technical "fiasco" during Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' 2024 US presidential election bid on Twitter …

This day last year, Musk offered to buy Twitter. Timeline of what happened next
1 year, 8 months ago

This day last year, Musk offered to buy Twitter. Timeline of what happened next

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk is the owner of Twitter, and leaves no stone unturned to flaunt that he owns it. April 25, 2022: The social media platform accepts Musk's offer and announces the deal valuation at $44 billion. July 19, 2022: Delaware court says that trial in lawsuit by Twitter against Musk should take place in October. October 4, 2022: Musk proposes …

Twitter merges with 'X'- Musk's everything app
1 year, 8 months ago

Twitter merges with 'X'- Musk's everything app

India TV News  

Twitter has recently announced a significant development, where it has merged with 'X'- the Everything app which is owned by Elon Musk. Image Source : TWITTERMusk X- everything app In a court filing in the US, Twitter quietly disclosed that it no longer exists. "Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app," Musk tweeted. Earlier, Musk had …

Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44bn five months ago. He says its value now is…
1 year, 8 months ago

Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44bn five months ago. He says its value now is…

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk has put the current value of Twitter at $20 billion, less than half the $44 billion he paid for the social media platform just five months ago, according to an internal email seen by American news media. Twitter CEO Elon Musk The email to employees referred to a new stock compensation program in the San Francisco-based company and …

Elon Musk bought Twitter 5 months ago for $44 billion and now it is $20 bn company, here is what happened
1 year, 8 months ago

Elon Musk bought Twitter 5 months ago for $44 billion and now it is $20 bn company, here is what happened

India Today  

Whether you accept it or not, Elon Musk and his Twitter purchase deal have been the most talked-about topic in the last six months. In fact, Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion after months of negotiation, but today the company's value is only $20 billion, which is less than half of the original price. While what happens at the end …

Elon Musk puts $20 billion value on Twitter, says report
1 year, 8 months ago

Elon Musk puts $20 billion value on Twitter, says report

Firstpost  

Musk said in December that Twitter is on track to be ‘roughly cash flow break-even’ in 2023 as top advertisers slashed their spending on the social media platform after the billionaire’s takeover Twitter Inc CEO Elon Musk has offered the social-media company’s employees stock grants at a valuation of nearly $20 billion, the Information reported on Saturday, citing a person …

Elon Musk's 'extremely tough' three months and 'bankruptcy' tweet
1 year, 10 months ago

Elon Musk's 'extremely tough' three months and 'bankruptcy' tweet

Hindustan Times  

Twitter chief Elon Musk claimed Sunday he had to 'save' the app from bankruptcy and that the last three months had been 'extremely' challenging. Musk's claims were in response to a report on 'personal challenges' faced by the billionaire, of whom a jury this week said his 2018 tweets about Tesla, Inc. did not deceive investors in the automobile/clean energy …

‘Still can’t believe Elon bought Twitter’: Internet user. Musk replies THIS
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Still can’t believe Elon bought Twitter’: Internet user. Musk replies THIS

Live Mint  

Billionaire Elon Musk completed the $44 billion deal and took over Twitter last October. “haha I still can’t believe Elon bought Twitter,” Whole Mars Catalog tweeted. Meanwhile, Twitter has also seen advertisers flee amid worries about Musk's approach to content moderation rules, impacting its revenue. Musk in November also pointed out that Twitter had seen a "massive" drop in revenue …

‘Some issue…’: Elon Musk’s test identifies problem with locked Twitter account
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Some issue…’: Elon Musk’s test identifies problem with locked Twitter account

Live Mint  

After receiving complaints regarding the engagement through public and private posts, Elon Musk on Wednesday locked his own account to test the same and cited that there are some “issues with the system”. “Made my account private until tomorrow morning to test whether you see my private tweets more than my public ones,” he tweeted shortly after 6:00 a.m. London …

Want ad-free Twitter? Elon Musk says pay more
1 year, 11 months ago

Want ad-free Twitter? Elon Musk says pay more

India TV News  

Twitter boss Elon Musk has announced that the company is taking steps to address the issue of frequent and big Taking to Twitter, Musk said, "Ads are too frequent on Twitter and too big. Following Musk's tweets, a verified account on Twitter named The Rabbit Hole asked, "Can individual users opt to monetize accounts through ads? Musk also announced that …

Elon Musk to step down as Twitter CEO
2 years ago

Elon Musk to step down as Twitter CEO

Live Mint  

Elon Musk will step down as the Twitter CEO, the world’s richest man has just announced. As a result of Musk's takeover, the federal government is expanding its probe into Twitter's privacy and data security policies, according to people with knowledge of the situation who spoke to Bloomberg. On December 20, The US Federal Trade Commission expanded its investigation into …

US govt paid Twitter millions of dollars to censor info from public: Elon Musk
2 years ago

US govt paid Twitter millions of dollars to censor info from public: Elon Musk

Live Mint  

Twitter CEO Elon Musk claimed that the US government paid 'millions of dollars' to censor information from the public on multiple social media platforms, including Twitter. Retweeting 'Part 7' of the Twitter Files, Musk posted, "Government paid Twitter millions of dollars to censor info from the public." The debate over the controversial 'The Twitter Files' saga sparked following Musk's decision …

Musk’s Twitter rules: A dizzying, whiplash-inducing timeline
2 years ago

Musk’s Twitter rules: A dizzying, whiplash-inducing timeline

Associated Press  

Since Elon Musk took control of Twitter in late October, confusion over what is, and what is not allowed on the platform, even what a verified account is, has run rampant. Nov. 6: After a raft of bogus “verified” accounts begin posting on the platform, Musk says Twitter will suspend any impersonation account that fails to make clear it’s a …

Elon Musk polls Twitter users about whether he should step down
2 years ago

Elon Musk polls Twitter users about whether he should step down

The Hindu  

Elon Musk is asking Twitter’s users to decide if he should stay in charge of the social media platform after acknowledging he made a mistake Sunday in launching new speech restrictions that banned mentions of rival social media websites. In yet another drastic policy change, Twitter had announced that users will no longer be able to link to Facebook, Instagram, …

No One on Twitter Is Safe From Elon Musk
54 years, 11 months ago

No One on Twitter Is Safe From Elon Musk

Wired  

Elon Musk’s commitment to near-absolute free speech has collapsed. Journalists have helped keep the platform relevant despite its small size relative to competitors like Facebook: They fuel the platform with free, vetted content when news breaks and speculation and rumors swirl. “Musk is responding to events that affect him personally to reshape that policy and place new limits on what …

Twitter has stopped paying rent for its offices, plans to not pay severance packages to laid-off workers
2 years ago

Twitter has stopped paying rent for its offices, plans to not pay severance packages to laid-off workers

Firstpost  

Musk and his team at Twitter are facing multiple lawsuits, including wrongful termination, and discrimination at the workplace for disproportionately targeting women, and specially-abled people. In an effort to cut costs and save money, Elon Musk, first fired over 50 per cent of the 7200 people or so on Twitter’s payroll. Musk and Twitter have already been sued for wrongful …

EXPLAINER: How Elon Musk is changing what you see on Twitter
2 years ago

EXPLAINER: How Elon Musk is changing what you see on Twitter

Associated Press  

What you’re seeing in your feed on Twitter is changing. The social media platform’s new owner, Elon Musk, has been trying to prove through giving selected journalists access to some of the company’s internal communications dubbed “The Twitter Files” that officials from the previous leadership team allegedly suppressed right-wing voices. It’s likely the reductions will force Twitter to concentrate content …

Elon Musk says Trump didn’t violate Twitter’s rules. The truth is more complicated
2 years ago

Elon Musk says Trump didn’t violate Twitter’s rules. The truth is more complicated

CNN  

New York CNN — A series of internal Twitter documents shared on the social media platform Monday offer a glimpse into internal debates among some of the company’s employees ahead of its decision to ban then-President Donald Trump following the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. A screenshot from an internal Twitter slack conversation, where employees’ names have …

Twitter to lower Blue pricing for web users to $7
2 years ago

Twitter to lower Blue pricing for web users to $7

Live Mint  

Twitter Inc plans to change the pricing of its Twitter Blue subscription product to $7 from $7.99 if users pay for it through the website, and $11 if they do so through its iPhone app, the Information reported on Wednesday, citing a person briefed on the plans. The move was likely a pushback against the 30% cut that Apple Inc …

Twitter legal executive ‘exited’ from company, announces Elon Musk
2 years ago

Twitter legal executive ‘exited’ from company, announces Elon Musk

Hindustan Times  

Jim Baker, Twitter Inc.’s deputy general counsel, was pushed out of the company over his handling of information, Elon Musk said in a tweet. Elon Musk “In light of concerns about Baker’s possible role in suppression of information important to the public dialogue, he was exited from Twitter today,” Musk said. The documents, which included communications surrounding the decision to …

Musk says Twitter clash with Apple a 'misunderstanding'
2 years ago

Musk says Twitter clash with Apple a 'misunderstanding'

The Hindu  

Twitter owner Elon Musk said he met with Apple chief Tim Cook on Wednesday and "resolved the misunderstanding" that prompted him to declare war on the iPhone maker's App Store. "Among other things, we resolved the misunderstanding about Twitter potentially being removed from the App Store," Mr. Musk tweeted. Mr. Musk also tweeted a video clip of "Apple's beautiful HQ" …

E.U. Warns Musk To Beef Up Twitter Controls Ahead Of New Rules
2 years ago

E.U. Warns Musk To Beef Up Twitter Controls Ahead Of New Rules

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LONDON — A top European Union official warned Elon Musk on Wednesday that Twitter needs to beef up measures to protect users from hate speech, misinformation and other harmful content to avoid violating new rules that threaten tech giants with big fines or even a ban in the 27-nation bloc. Breton warned Elon Musk on Wednesday Nov. …

EU warns Musk to beef up Twitter controls ahead of new rules
2 years ago

EU warns Musk to beef up Twitter controls ahead of new rules

Associated Press  

LONDON — A top European Union official warned Elon Musk on Wednesday that Twitter needs to beef up measures to protect users from hate speech, misinformation and other harmful content to avoid violating new rules that threaten tech giants with big fines or even a ban in the 27-nation bloc. “Twitter will have to implement transparent user policies, significantly reinforce …

European Union warns Elon Musk to beef up Twitter controls ahead of new rules
2 years ago

European Union warns Elon Musk to beef up Twitter controls ahead of new rules

ABC  

A top European Union official has warned Elon Musk that Twitter needs to beef up its measures to protect users from harmful content, to avoid violating new rules that threaten tech giants with big fines or even a ban. Key points: The EU's Digital Services Act will require tech companies to better police their platforms US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen …

Twitter vs Apple issue resolved, tweets Elon Musk as he meets Tim Cook at iPhone headquarters
2 years ago

Twitter vs Apple issue resolved, tweets Elon Musk as he meets Tim Cook at iPhone headquarters

India TV News  

Elon Musk vs Apple: Twitter's new boss Elon Musk after meeting Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that the issues between them have resolved adding Apple never said it was going to remove Twitter from its App store. After his meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook, Elon on Thursday said that they have "resolved" misunderstandings over the micro-blogging platform possibly …

Elon Musk picks a quarrel with Tim Cook
2 years ago

Elon Musk picks a quarrel with Tim Cook

The Hindu  

November has been a tough month for the world’s richest man. Since Elon Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion, he has been tinkering with the platform. But to keep the platform active, Musk reinstated former U.S. President Donald Trump’s account, and has also floated a new poll asking his million plus followers whether other banned accounts must be brought back. …

Explained | Why app store fees are causing a stir?
2 years ago

Explained | Why app store fees are causing a stir?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Claiming that Apple had “mostly stopped advertising on Twitter,” billionaire Elon Musk launched an attack against the iPhone maker on Monday. While the Apple App Store is a globally trusted platform for buying third-party apps, some users might want to access their favourite apps using other payment options, to benefit from lower prices. Developers too want …

Elon Musk’s scathing attack on Apple: 5 tweets you can’t miss
2 years ago

Elon Musk’s scathing attack on Apple: 5 tweets you can’t miss

Live Mint  

Elon Musk alleged in a series of tweets that Apple had threatened to remove Twitter from its app store without giving any justification. “Apple has also threatened to withhold Twitter from its App Store, but won’t tell us why,” wrote Musk in one of his first tweets for launching the attack against Apple. In another tweet, Elon Musk revealed a …

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