Elon Musk’s plans for Twitter will make things harder for journalists
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk’s plans for Twitter will make things harder for journalists

The Independent  

Since Elon Musk completed his $44bn purchase of Twitter last month, the news of shake-ups regarding the social media platform have come thick and fast. I apologise for that.” Musk also floated the idea that the “blue tick” verification, currently granted to celebrities, politicians, publishers and journalists who have submitted proof of identity and an explanation of why their account is of “public interest”, would be available to everyone who paid a $19.99 monthly subscription. After a public haggling exchange with everyone’s favourite Horror Dad Stephen King, Musk decided to reduce the price to $7.99 per month – suggesting that the Tesla and SpaceX billionaire might just be making all this up as he goes along. Blue ticks are currently important in that they clearly distinguish legitimate publishers from false accounts – and Musk’s plans currently include no provisions to prevent fake accounts that impersonate journalists and public figures being verified and receiving the tick.

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The rise of Bluesky: Elon Musk’s decentralised rival reaches 25 million users, rises as Twitter’s social media rival
2 weeks, 2 days ago

The rise of Bluesky: Elon Musk’s decentralised rival reaches 25 million users, rises as Twitter’s social media rival

Live Mint  

Bluesky, a decentralised social media platform, is witnessing significant growth, with its user base nearing 25 million. While platforms like Mastodon and Threads initially attracted users, Bluesky emerged as a promising alternative, particularly after Donald Trump’s recent presidential election. Musk’s social media platform has 611 million users as of April 2024. According to a Bluesky representative, the platform’s open network …

Elon Musk pushing agenda for X in social media ban criticism Australia PM Albanese says
Top News
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Elon Musk pushing agenda for X in social media ban criticism Australia PM Albanese says

The Hindu  

Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that criticism by Elon Musk of Australia's social media ban on children under 16 was the X owner pushing an agenda for the social platform, while indicating he was open to talk to the billionaire about the ban, legislated this week. The ban, which the centre-left government says is world-leading, could strain …

Australia PM fires back at Elon Musk’s ‘backdoor to internet control’ remark on social media ban: ‘As the owner of X...’
Trending News
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Australia PM fires back at Elon Musk’s ‘backdoor to internet control’ remark on social media ban: ‘As the owner of X...’

Live Mint  

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and tech billionaire Elon Musk are at odds over a new law that bans children under 16 from joining social media platforms in Australia. The Ban: PM Albanese’s Stand Against Social Media Harms Anthony Albanese’s government passed the legislation last Thursday, targeting platforms like X, TikTok, and Instagram. Elon Musk Fires Back: “A Backdoor to …

Tech Tonic | An elusive social media mirage, and an equally unbothered Elon Musk
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Tech Tonic | An elusive social media mirage, and an equally unbothered Elon Musk

Hindustan Times  

The past few days, felt akin to an unpleasant recall. That, they first said, took that social media platform’s footprint to about 15 million users. Cue headlines such as “users are fleeing Elon Musk’s X…” and that “X is haemorrhaging users…”. For every celebrity and advertiser that’s left Twitter and X in previous months, gone with them are followers who …

Elon Musk confirms that he’s limiting people’s ability to share outside news on X
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Elon Musk confirms that he’s limiting people’s ability to share outside news on X

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 Elon Musk has appeared to confirm that his social media company X, formerly …

What is Bluesky and Why Are Millions Leaving Elon Musk's X for It?
1 month, 1 week ago

What is Bluesky and Why Are Millions Leaving Elon Musk's X for It?

Deccan Chronicle  

Social media platform, Bluesky, considered as rival of Elon Musk’s X, have seen an influx of new users since the US presidential election results. More than 1 million new users have joined the Bluesky following Donald Trump’s presidential victory. The Other reason for the influx is X’s announcement of allowing users to view posts from people who had blocked them, …

Bye, Elon — Bluesky Is Gaining Popularity Postelection. Here's What You Need To Know.
1 month, 1 week ago

Bye, Elon — Bluesky Is Gaining Popularity Postelection. Here's What You Need To Know.

Huff Post  

Illustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost; Photos: Getty People are leaving Elon Musk's X, formerly called Twitter, for Bluesky, a decentralized social media app. i can guarantee that no bluesky team members will be sitting with a presidential candidate tonight and giving them direct access to control what you see online https://t.co/oLekvrULRl pic.twitter.com/UdL05ob6jz — bluesky November 5, 2024 On Monday, New York Rep. …

Bluesky crashes as Elon Musk’s X faces exodus, with Hollywood making shift; Elton John, Whoopi Goldberg…
1 month, 1 week ago

Bluesky crashes as Elon Musk’s X faces exodus, with Hollywood making shift; Elton John, Whoopi Goldberg…

Hindustan Times  

Bluesky is taking off! Bluesky, a social network competing with X, is gaining popularity with over 16 million users, including Hollywood celebrities. While Musk’s X platform boasts an estimated 317 million users, Bluesky’s user base is still relatively small. However, it is steadily growing as many Hollywood celebrities and users move away from Musk’s platform, especially after Donald Trump secured …

Everything you need to know about Bluesky, which is giving the Twitter vibes X can't
1 month, 1 week ago

Everything you need to know about Bluesky, which is giving the Twitter vibes X can't

Salon  

All anyone can talk about is the mass exodus from X to a new-ish social media platform called Bluesky. According to multiple lawsuits, Musk's new version of Twitter included laying off 80% of the company's staff and allegedly not paying bills. Not only has Musk fired much of the Twitter workforce, but he also publicly antagonized journalists and news outlets …

News publisher flees Elon Musk’s X over ‘disturbing content’ after election
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1 month, 1 week ago

News publisher flees Elon Musk’s X over ‘disturbing content’ after election

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Guardian newspaper has announced it is quitting Elon Musk’s …

‘Toxic’: Leading UK media house decides to stop posting on Elon Musk-led X
1 month, 1 week ago

‘Toxic’: Leading UK media house decides to stop posting on Elon Musk-led X

Hindustan Times  

The Guardian, one of the United Kingdom's leading news outlets, on Wednesday announced that it was quitting Elon Musk-owned social media platform X, branding it a "toxic media platform" home to "often disturbing content". In its official statement, the newspaper said that the "toxic content" that was allowed to be fostered in the platform during the US presidential election campaign …

Bluesky sees huge surge in new users following Trump victory
1 month, 1 week ago

Bluesky sees huge surge in new users following Trump victory

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 More than 700,000 people have joined the social media app Bluesky since last …

Twitter: Want to fight Donald Trump and Elon Musk? Delete your X accounts.
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Twitter: Want to fight Donald Trump and Elon Musk? Delete your X accounts.

Slate  

By the time Elon Musk closed his $44 billion purchase of Twitter in October 2022, aided in large part by a mafia of big banks and reactionary hedge fund owners, he’d already made quite clear what his new political project was going to be. He’d been egged on throughout the year by a coterie of far-right influencers and yes-men who …

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 …

Digital Future Daily
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Digital Future Daily

Politico  

Elon Musk goes all-in for Trump Elon Musk and Donald Trump during a campaign event. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Elon Musk is mounting a full-court press for the former President Donald Trump today, deploying his platform X to get out the vote for Trump, shout down the “legacy media” and predict a “landslide” for the GOP in Pennsylvania — giving …

Twitter brain drain: Academic exodus followed Elon Musk’s takeover
2 months ago

Twitter brain drain: Academic exodus followed Elon Musk’s takeover

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 Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter in 2022 triggered an exodus of academics from …

"Misinformation superspreaders": Elon Musk is personally boosting conspiracy theorists on X
2 months, 4 weeks ago

"Misinformation superspreaders": Elon Musk is personally boosting conspiracy theorists on X

Salon  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is a prolific spreader and amplifier of misinformation on his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, a new report alleges. Two other accounts that experienced massive boosts from Musk either amplified or outright invented conspiracy theories suggesting that Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign adopted a Nazi slogan; that Ukraine sold weapons to Hamas; and that Venezuelan …

Starmer’s top minister for social media has not spoken to snubbed Elon Musk
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Starmer’s top minister for social media has not spoken to snubbed Elon Musk

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} The minister in …

‘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 is asking people to yell at him (ideally on X). Here’s why
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Elon Musk is asking people to yell at him (ideally on X). Here’s why

Live Mint  

X owner Elon Musk has reaffirmed his commitment to freedom of speech, stating that the social media giant should support all viewpoints within the law of the land, even those with which he disagrees. If that doesn’t seem to be happening, please yell at me.” Musk supports Mark Zuckerberg's claims on censorship: Meanwhile, Elon Musk also recently responded to a …

Prince Harry takes veiled swipe at Elon Musk over social media misinformation
4 months, 1 week ago

Prince Harry takes veiled swipe at Elon Musk over social media misinformation

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Prince Harry took …

How X owner Elon Musk uses his social platform to amplify his right-wing views
4 months, 1 week ago

How X owner Elon Musk uses his social platform to amplify his right-wing views

Associated Press  

As X’s owner and most followed user, Elon Musk has increasingly used the social media platform as a megaphone to amplify his political views and, lately, those of right-wing figures he’s aligned with. And he accused a political party in his native South Africa of “openly pushing for genocide of white people.” “Elon Musk is a master of the media …

Musk’s Riot Provocations Prompt UK to Seek Tougher Online Rules
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Musk’s Riot Provocations Prompt UK to Seek Tougher Online Rules

Live Mint  

Keir Starmer called for a “mature conversation” with social media companies to limit malicious content that’s stoked days of rioting in the UK. On Monday, Kyle’s office said he met with executives from Meta Platforms Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google, TikTok and X to discuss “the spread of hateful misinformation and incitement.” The next day, Musk compared the UK to the …

Musk ‘one of the most dangerous men on the planet’, says Yousaf
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Musk ‘one of the most dangerous men on the planet’, says Yousaf

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He is accountable to nobody, …

Has Elon Musk been radicalised by his own platform?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Has Elon Musk been radicalised by his own platform?

The Independent  

It is no secret that Elon Musk’s politics have shifted significantly over the past few years. In particular, a fake news account on Twitter/X known as “Channel3 Now” posted the entirely false claim that the attacker was known as “Ali Al-Shakati”, a Muslim asylum seeker on MI6’s watchlist who supposedly arrived in the UK last year by boat. What is …

Elon Musk escalates spat with Starmer, calling him ‘two-tier Keir’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk escalates spat with Starmer, calling him ‘two-tier Keir’

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Sir Keir Starmer’s …

Elon Musk engages with Tommy Robinson as social media warned over misinformation
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk engages with Tommy Robinson as social media warned over misinformation

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 Elon Musk engaged with right-wing activist Tommy Robinson on X, hours after the …

EU takes Elon Musk's X to court over blue checks and ads
5 months, 1 week ago

EU takes Elon Musk's X to court over blue checks and ads

NPR  

EU takes Elon Musk's X to court over blue checks and ads toggle caption Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images The European Union brought its first charges under a new social media law on Friday, accusing Elon Musk’s X of violating the regulation by deceiving users and not living up to transparency requirements. “There is evidence of motivated malicious actors abusing …

Elon Musk tries to walk back ‘go f*** yourself’ comments to woo advertisers who fled X
6 months ago

Elon Musk tries to walk back ‘go f*** yourself’ comments to woo advertisers who fled X

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Last year, Elon Musk …

Man Complains About Tweets Disappearing From His Feed, Elon Musk Says 'Will Fix It'
7 months ago

Man Complains About Tweets Disappearing From His Feed, Elon Musk Says 'Will Fix It'

News 18  

Elon Musk is often seen interacting with users on his microblogging platform, X. It all started when Xan Barksdale, a basketball coach and former professional player, wrote on X and asked a question to Elon Musk. In his post, Barksdale wrote, “Hey Elon Musk, I love Twitter, but the worst feature by far is that every time I open the …

Jack Dorsey does not think Elon Musk is erratic as he stopped this 'critical sin' at Twitter
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Jack Dorsey does not think Elon Musk is erratic as he stopped this 'critical sin' at Twitter

Hindustan Times  

You think Elon Musk is unpredictable? Defending his fellow billionaire's approach, the former Twitter CEO said that Elon Musk laying off employees and dumping advertisers makes sense as he is more focussed on free speech on the microblogging platform. In an interview, Jack Dorsey said that Elon Musk is attempting to create a bastion for free speech and Twitter chose …

From domestic violence to terrorism and war, social media is a thread that connects all the issues that now challenge us
7 months, 4 weeks ago

From domestic violence to terrorism and war, social media is a thread that connects all the issues that now challenge us

ABC  

It has become a standard, if unfortunate, part of Australian politics in recent years for politicians to pick up and run with some incident to crystallise public sentiment on an issue and let the media debate rage on it. Social media is a thread that has run through all these stories: from the misinformation and disinformation spread about the Bondi …

X/Twitter will charge new users to post, Elon Musk says
8 months, 1 week ago

X/Twitter will charge new users to post, Elon Musk says

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 owner suggested that requiring a “small fee” from users to access the site’s central features is …

Elon Musk says new X users will have to pay to tweet: ‘Only way to stop bots’
8 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk says new X users will have to pay to tweet: ‘Only way to stop bots’

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk is planning to charge new X users a small fee to use the social media platform, a move that he believes could solve the bot problem. In reply to an X account that posted about changes on the microblogging website, Elon Musk said charging a small fee to new accounts was the “only way” to stop the “onslaught …

Free blue checks are back for some accounts on Elon Musk’s X. Not everyone is happy about it
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Free blue checks are back for some accounts on Elon Musk’s X. Not everyone is happy about it

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Elon Musk’s X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has begun restoring complimentary blue checks for some of its users, the latest unexpected shift to cause a lot of confusion on the platform. But late Wednesday night and early Thursday, numerous users reported seeing the blue checks return to their accounts, or appear for the first time, …

"I would NEVER pay for this": Celebs fume after Musk restores blue checks for "influential" users
8 months, 3 weeks ago

"I would NEVER pay for this": Celebs fume after Musk restores blue checks for "influential" users

Salon  

X, the platform formerly known as Twitter and currently headed by tech magnate Elon Musk, has seemingly restored blue check marks for a number of high-profile users. However, as of Wednesday, multiple X users deemed “influential members of the community” saw the reinstatement of their blue verification checks to their accounts despite not paying the monthly fee. Musk teased the …

Bluesky social media app available to all! Jack Dorsey’s vision unleashed
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bluesky social media app available to all! Jack Dorsey’s vision unleashed

The Hindu  

The decentralisation-focused social media platform Bluesky envisioned by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is open to the public and no longer requires early invite codes, announced the company on Tuesday through a blog post. “Join more than three million people discussing news, sharing art, and just posting,” added Bluesky, along with a comic showing people leaving an unnamed social media platform …

Elon Musk Is Realizing He Should Have Bought TikTok
11 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk Is Realizing He Should Have Bought TikTok

Slate  

Elon Musk’s original sin with Twitter is that he forgot how expensive an ideological conquest can be. Ever since Twitter’s old board of directors forced him to close that fall, Musk has been in a push-and-pull between two areas of his brain: One part has told him to save Twitter from the woke mind virus and protect free speech for …

Elon Musk’s X issues sudden temporary ban of eight journalists
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk’s X issues sudden temporary ban of eight journalists

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 The X/Twitter accounts of at least eight prominent journalists and that of a …

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

Elon Musk said something very rude and mean to advertisers. It’s because he wants Twitter to die.
1 year ago

Elon Musk said something very rude and mean to advertisers. It’s because he wants Twitter to die.

Slate  

What does Elon Musk want with Twitter? Yes, Musk had said he didn’t “care about the economics at all” and that buying Twitter was a matter of his ideological commitment to free speech. Antagonizing his old advertisers points in the exact same direction that Musk’s boring endorsement of antisemitism pointed: He is no longer interested in salvaging Twitter as a …

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 …

Tommy Robinson and Katie Hopkins reinstated on Twitter as Elon Musk overturns bans
1 year, 1 month ago

Tommy Robinson and Katie Hopkins reinstated on Twitter as Elon Musk overturns bans

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Katie Hopkins and …

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’s Twitter purchase finally helped these obsessives quit.
1 year, 1 month ago

Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase finally helped these obsessives quit.

Slate  

For years, Twitter had the reputation of being an insulated pocket reality for journalists, wonks, and especially wonky journalists. I’d love for it to fill that role someday.” —Cory Smith, who works in public policy A Few Days After the Sale, When Trolls and Racists Arrived En Masse to See What They Could Get Away With “I joined Twitter around …

Elon Musk announces new rule for 'creators', says users spreading lies won't get paid for tweets
1 year, 1 month ago

Elon Musk announces new rule for 'creators', says users spreading lies won't get paid for tweets

Live Mint  

Elon Musk has brought a new change to creator monetization. The announcement by Musk has come after independent researchers have warned that X has become a central hub for misinformation and extremism since Musk took over the platform in October 2022. Ian Bremmer, a prominent foreign policy expert, posted on X that the level of disinformation on the Israel-Hamas war …

Twitter takeover: 1 year later, X struggles with misinformation, advertising and usage decline
1 year, 1 month ago

Twitter takeover: 1 year later, X struggles with misinformation, advertising and usage decline

The Hindu  

One year ago, billionaire and new owner Elon Musk walked into Twitter's San Francisco headquarters with a white bathroom sink and a grin, fired its CEO and other top executives and began transforming the social media platform into what is now known as X. X looks and feels something like Twitter, but the more time you spend on it the …

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 …

Twitter takeover: 1 year later, X struggles with advertising, usage
1 year, 1 month ago

Twitter takeover: 1 year later, X struggles with advertising, usage

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — One year ago, billionaire and new owner Elon Musk walked into Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters with a white bathroom sink and a grin, fired its CEO and other top executives and began transforming the social media platform into what is now known as X. X looks and feels something like Twitter, but the more time you spend …

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