Twitter ‘temporarily closes offices’ as more staff depart the company
2 years, 1 month ago

Twitter ‘temporarily closes offices’ as more staff depart the company

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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Twitter has temporarily closed its offices as more staff chose to leave, sparking new concerns about the site’s ability to stay online. It comes after hundreds of workers are said to have rejected an ultimatum from new owner Elon Musk to sign up for longer, more intense working hours in order to build a new “hardcore” Twitter – Mr Musk said those who did not sign up would be let go. All that is required for approval is that your manager takes responsibility for ensuring you are making an excellent contribution Elon Musk The Twitter boss had sent an email to staff on Wednesday asking them to click yes on a form to confirm they would stay at the company under his new rules, with those who did not by Thursday evening given three months’ severance pay. Since taking over Twitter less than three weeks ago, Mr Musk has cut half of the company’s full-time staff of 7,500 and an untold number of contractors responsible for content moderation and other crucial efforts.

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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 …

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 …

‘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 …

X Outage: Elon Musk's social media platform suffers global outage, users unable to browse, access posts
1 year ago

X Outage: Elon Musk's social media platform suffers global outage, users unable to browse, access posts

Firstpost  

Elon Musk-owned X, formerly Twitter, had a massive outage as users were unable to browse the platform. As per Downdetector, people were facing issues on the app, website, and Tweetdeck Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, is down again and seems to be going through a global outage. As per Downdetector, the website that tracks when certain popular websites …

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 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 really is losing users under Elon Musk.
54 years, 11 months ago

Twitter really is losing users under Elon Musk.

Slate  

This article is from Big Technology, a newsletter by Alex Kantrowitz. Since Musk bought Twitter in October 2022, it’s lost approximately 13 percent of its app’s daily active users, according to new data from mobile research firm Apptopia, and its rebrand as X only accelerated the decline. Under his stewardship, X’s daily user base has declined from an estimated 140 …

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 will soon remove headlines from news articles, Elon Musk wants journalists to publish directly on X
1 year, 4 months ago

Twitter will soon remove headlines from news articles, Elon Musk wants journalists to publish directly on X

India Today  

Ever since Elon Musk took over Twitter in October 2022, he has been introducing changes to the platform at a lightning speed. Be it the all-new Twitter Blue service or the ability to post long tweets and videos, Musk has transformed the social media site and doesn't plan on stopping anytime soon. Elon Musk decides to drop headlines from news …

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 …

‘For a mission like Twitter…’: CEO Linda Yaccarino's first reaction to tweet-reading limit
1 year, 5 months ago

‘For a mission like Twitter…’: CEO Linda Yaccarino's first reaction to tweet-reading limit

Hindustan Times  

Twitter’s new CEO Linda Yaccarino on Tuesday reacted for the first time to the company’s new restrictions on tweet reading. Former CEO Elon Musk announced on Saturday that users without the blue tick would now be able to view only 600 tweets daily. Ex-Twitter CEO Elon Musk, center, speaks with Linda Yaccarino, Defending the move, Yaccarino said that Twitter’s mission …

Twitter CEO stands firm on tweet reading rate limits: Know more
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter CEO stands firm on tweet reading rate limits: Know more

India TV News  

In a recent blog post, Twitter provided clarification regarding its decision to implement temporary rate limits on its micro-blogging platform. Yaccarino's tweet was her first public comment on the limits introduced by owner Elon Musk to address data scraping and system manipulation. Musk's announcement sparked criticism from millions of users worldwide, including in India, as the micro-blogging platform experienced a …

With Twitter in chaos, Mark Zuckerberg looks to pounce
1 year, 5 months ago

With Twitter in chaos, Mark Zuckerberg looks to pounce

CNN  

Washington CNN — Mark Zuckerberg has tried for years to take on Twitter. Meta launched Threads, which the company describes as a “text-based conversation app” and whose promotional screenshots resemble Twitter’s layout, on Thursday. Poised to benefit are rivals including Meta’s Threads; the decentralized social network Mastodon, which according to its creator saw a spike in signups over the weekend; …

‘Rate limits’ and Twitter chaos: What exactly is Elon Musk doing?
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Rate limits’ and Twitter chaos: What exactly is Elon Musk doing?

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 has been plunged into chaos in recent days, amid new “rate limits” …

Tweetdeck down: Twitter client not working amid chaos on site
1 year, 5 months ago

Tweetdeck down: Twitter client not working amid chaos on site

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 TweetDeck, a major Twitter client, has stopped working properly. Over the weekend, Twitter …

Twitter limits number of tweets people can read in a day, Elon Musk announces
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter limits number of tweets people can read in a day, Elon Musk announces

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. Unverified accounts can only read 600 posts a day, with new unverified accounts limited to just 300 …

Elon Musk put new limits on tweets. Users and advertisers might go elsewhere
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk put new limits on tweets. Users and advertisers might go elsewhere

LA Times  

Elon Musk has put new limits on Twitter, the latest drastic change to the social media platform that could further drive away advertisers and undermine its cultural influence as atrendsetter. But Twitter owner Elon Musk has put new limits on his digital town square, the latest drastic change to the social media platform that could further drive away advertisers and …

‘See your friends & family’: Elon Musk trolls users amid backlash over daily limits on Twitter
1 year, 5 months ago

‘See your friends & family’: Elon Musk trolls users amid backlash over daily limits on Twitter

Hindustan Times  

A day after Twitter limited the number of tweets that accounts are permitted to view, its owner Elon Musk tweeted Sunday morning, asking people to step away from their phones and spend time with friends and family instead. Musk's humourous jibe at Twitter users came amid as the micro-blogging site faced backlash over the new policy to impose a temporary …

Amid ‘RIP Twitter’ trend, Jack Dorsey reacts as Elon Musk limits tweet reading
1 year, 5 months ago

Amid ‘RIP Twitter’ trend, Jack Dorsey reacts as Elon Musk limits tweet reading

Hindustan Times  

Jack Dorsey, Twitter co-founder and former CEO, reacted after Elon Musk announced on Saturday that Twitter would temporarily restrict how many tweets users could read per day, in a move meant to tamp down on the use of the site's data by artificial intelligence companies. Good for all, and critical to preserve the open internet.” Read 10,000 tweets a day …

Twitter applies temporary reading limits amid ongoing problems with platform
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter applies temporary reading limits amid ongoing problems with platform

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 has applied temporary reading limits to address “extreme levels” of data scraping …

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 — …

#TwitterDown: Elon Musk announces temporary read limits on Twitter
1 year, 5 months ago

#TwitterDown: Elon Musk announces temporary read limits on Twitter

CNN  

New York CNN — Thousands of Twitter users across several countries were unable to access the social media site, or faced difficulty and delays, Saturday. Musk changes policy Hours after users began reporting the problems, billionaire owner Elon Musk tweeted that the site had applied temporary limits “to address extreme levels of data scraping and system manipulation.” Verified accounts are …

‘Temporary measure’, says Elon Musk as Twitter makes logging in mandatory to view tweets
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Temporary measure’, says Elon Musk as Twitter makes logging in mandatory to view tweets

Hindustan Times  

In a sudden and unannounced update, Twitter has made it mandatory for people to log into their accounts to view tweets and user profiles. This also means that one must have an account on the microblogging website to view tweets, which, until now, could be seen without being logged in or having a profile on the social network. Users discovered …

Twitter CEO working to bring advertisers back to platform
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter CEO working to bring advertisers back to platform

The Hindu  

Twitter's new chief executive, Linda Yaccarino, is working on a slew of measures to bring back advertisers who left the platform under Elon Musk's ownership, including introducing a video ads service, pursuing more celebrities and raising headcount, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Yaccarino, who started as CEO on June 5, is planning to launch full-screen, sound-on video ads that …

India threatened to block Twitter, raid employees: former CEO Jack Dorsey
1 year, 6 months ago

India threatened to block Twitter, raid employees: former CEO Jack Dorsey

The Hindu  

Former Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said that the Indian government had threatened to shut down the social media network in the country. — Twitter Global Government Affairs May 27, 2021 “This is an outright lie by” Mr. Dorsey, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology said in a response posted on Twitter. “No one …

Los Angeles county DA’s office quits Twitter due to barrage of ‘vicious’ homophobic attacks
1 year, 6 months ago

Los Angeles county DA’s office quits Twitter due to barrage of ‘vicious’ homophobic attacks

Associated Press  

The Los Angeles county district attorney’s office said Thursday it has left Twitter due to barrage of “vicious” homophobic attacks that were not removed by the social media platform even after they were reported. “It came after a series of distressing comments over time, culminating in a shocking response to photographs we posted celebrating LADA’s first known entry into a …

Twitter executive responsible for content safety resigns after Elon Musk criticism
1 year, 6 months ago

Twitter executive responsible for content safety resigns after Elon Musk criticism

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — A top Twitter executive responsible for safety and content moderation has left the company, her departure coming soon after owner Elon Musk publicly complained about the platform’s handling of posts about transgender topics. She did not say in the message why she was leaving, but her departure came shortly after Musk criticized Twitter’s handling of tweets about …

Twitter executive responsible for content safety resigns after Elon Musk criticism
1 year, 6 months ago

Twitter executive responsible for content safety resigns after Elon Musk criticism

Hindustan Times  

A top Twitter executive responsible for safety and content moderation has left the company, her departure coming soon after owner Elon Musk publicly complained about the platform’s handling of posts about transgender topics. She did not say in the message why she was leaving, but her departure came shortly after Musk criticized Twitter’s handling of tweets about a conservative media …

Twitter safety executive quits after anti trans video strife
1 year, 6 months ago

Twitter safety executive quits after anti trans video strife

The Hindu  

Twitter's head of trust and safety on Friday confirmed she had quit the company, her departure coming after owner Elon Musk endorsed an anti-transgender video shared on the platform. "I know there's been a lot of speculation regarding what happened," read a post on Ella Irwin's Twitter account late Friday, a day after her resignation was reported in U.S. media. …

Musk’s house crumbling? His ‘enforcer’ Ella Irwin quits Twitter
1 year, 6 months ago

Musk’s house crumbling? His ‘enforcer’ Ella Irwin quits Twitter

Firstpost  

Ella Irwin, one of Elon Musk’s closest confidants, and head of Twitter’s Trust and Safety has resigned from her job. Irwin first joined Twitter’s trust and safety team in June, left when Musk was in the process of taking over, rejoined Twitter and quickly climbed the ranks to become the head of the division after Elon Musk assumed complete control …

Column: I quit Twitter for a week. I didn’t miss it. Be worried, Elon Musk
1 year, 6 months ago

Column: I quit Twitter for a week. I didn’t miss it. Be worried, Elon Musk

LA Times  

Last month, my bosses suggested I quit Twitter for a week. If fans like Gustavo Arellano are starting to doubt whether Twitter is worthwhile, it’s not a bright future for Elon Musk’s company. Forsaking Twitter didn’t win me back any extra time in my life, as my wife and bosses insisted would happen. I ultimately don’t spend that much time …

'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 …

Twitter Spaces team slashed down to 'roughly three' employees from 100
1 year, 6 months ago

Twitter Spaces team slashed down to 'roughly three' employees from 100

India TV News  

Twitter Spaces team, which once had as many as 100 employees, is down to "roughly three" people, a report has revealed, as the technical "fiasco" during Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' 2024 US presidential election bid on the platform this week rocked the world. For months now, the Spaces team has been operating without most of the "institutional knowledge it accumulated …

Elon Musk suggests Twitter is more productive after job cuts, urges more companies to do the same
1 year, 7 months ago

Elon Musk suggests Twitter is more productive after job cuts, urges more companies to do the same

India Today  

Twitter and Tesla owner Elon Musk suggests that big tech companies should cut jobs to increase the value of work and productivity. He notes that in most companies, there are workers who "help move things forward" and employees "who try to slam the brakes on," adding that nine out of ten people at Twitter dropped productivity. More workers got laid …

Twitter HQ was once a paradise. It’s working with Elon that’s ‘morally wrong’
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter HQ was once a paradise. It’s working with Elon that’s ‘morally wrong’

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. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk …

Elon Musk accepts mistake in firing Twitter employees en masse, will rehire some people
1 year, 7 months ago

Elon Musk accepts mistake in firing Twitter employees en masse, will rehire some people

Firstpost  

Since taking over Twitter, Elon Musk has implemented significant changes to the ethos at Twitter, which included reducing the headcount by almost 90 per cent. Musk acknowledged that the decision to rapidly downsize was a result of the company’s dire financial situation, stating, “In desperate times, desperate measures are called for… Unfortunately, when you do it quickly, some innocent people …

Twitter to remove inactive accounts, says Elon Musk
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter to remove inactive accounts, says Elon Musk

Live Mint  

Twitter CEO Elon Musk Monday said the social media platform will remove those accounts that have been inactive for several years. “We’re purging accounts that have had no activity at all for several years, so you will probably see follower count drop,"Elon Musk tweeted. Earlier, the Twitter CEO "threatened" to reassign National Public Radio's Twitter account to another company, after …

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 …

Elon Musk threatens to reassign NPR handle
1 year, 7 months ago

Elon Musk threatens to reassign NPR handle

The Hindu  

Less than a month after the American news outlet NPR left Twitter after being labelled ‘government-funded,’ Twitter CEO Elon Musk has reportedly emailed its journalist, threatening to give away the NPR handle unless the outlet starts tweeting again. “So is NPR going to start posting on Twitter again, or should we reassign @NPR to another company?” Mr. Musk reportedly asked …

Twitter fulfilling more government censorship requests under Musk
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter fulfilling more government censorship requests under Musk

Al Jazeera  

Twitter has complied at least partially with 98.8 percent of takedown requests under Elon Musk’s ownership, data shows. Taipei, Taiwan – Twitter complied at least partially with almost every government request to take down content after Elon Musk, a self-described free speech absolutist, took over the platform, Twitter’s self-reported data shows. “As Twitter’s own previous reports and actions show, government …

Elon Musk slashes Twitter’s parental leaves from 20 weeks to 14 days
1 year, 7 months ago

Elon Musk slashes Twitter’s parental leaves from 20 weeks to 14 days

Live Mint  

The micro blogging site Twitter has gone through many changes since the time Elon Musk took over. In a new major change, Mush has now changed Twitter's parental leave policy from 20 weeks to just 2 weeks, a report by News by New York Times has stated. A report by New York Post states that US does not have a …

Microsoft to cut Twitter from its social media management tool
1 year, 8 months ago

Microsoft to cut Twitter from its social media management tool

The Hindu  

Microsoft will cut Twitter from its social management and advertising tool, prompting Twitter CEO Elon Musk to declare that he would be suing the company. Microsoft updated its website to share that its Smart Campaigns with Multi-platform would no longer support Twitter, meaning that users would not be able to access their Twitter accounts, draft/manage tweets, view past tweets, or …

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 …

Musk says owning Twitter ‘painful’ but needed to be done
1 year, 8 months ago

Musk says owning Twitter ‘painful’ but needed to be done

Associated Press  

LONDON — Billionaire Elon Musk has told the BBC that running Twitter has been “quite painful” but that the social media company is now roughly breaking even after he acquired it late last year. After buying Twitter for $44 billion last year, Musk’s changes included eliminating the company’s communiciations department. Musk predicted that Twitter could become “cash flow positive” in …

Musk ‘not aware’ about Twitter deleting content on BBC's Modi documentary
1 year, 8 months ago

Musk ‘not aware’ about Twitter deleting content on BBC's Modi documentary

Hindustan Times  

Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said that some rules related to social media are ‘quite strict’ in India while adding that he is not aware about ‘what exactly happened’ when Twitter took down content related to a documentary critical to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. don't know what exactly happened with some content situation in India," Musk told UK-based British …

Elon Musk says he’s cut about 80% of Twitter’s staff
1 year, 8 months ago

Elon Musk says he’s cut about 80% of Twitter’s staff

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Elon Musk has laid off more than 6,000 people at Twitter since taking over the company, he told the BBC in a rare interview late Tuesday. It’s “not fun at all” and can sometimes be “painful,” the billionaire CEO told the British broadcaster at Twitter’s head office in San Francisco. The world’s second richest man said …

Twitter again accused of legal violations during mass layoffs
1 year, 8 months ago

Twitter again accused of legal violations during mass layoffs

The Hindu  

Twitter Inc. faced a lawsuit on Tuesday accusing the social media giant of illegally laying off contract workers without notice after Elon Musk bought the company last year, the latest action stemming from its massive job cuts. The proposed class action, filed in San Francisco federal court, claims Twitter in November laid off numerous workers employed by staffing firm TEKsystems …

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 …

We Were All Supposed To Leave The Twitter Dumpster Fire. Why Are We Still Here?
1 year, 9 months ago

We Were All Supposed To Leave The Twitter Dumpster Fire. Why Are We Still Here?

Huff Post  

I’m not sure when Twitter ― founded in 2006 as a fledgling microblogging network in competition with the MySpace juggernaut and the then-growing Facebook ― had its watershed moment and moved toward becoming the behemoth it is today. Twitter, along with a quarantine that bored people senseless, was the catalyst behind the unprecedented global response to George Floyd’s murder; arguably, …

FTC probes Twitter data practices after Elon Musk’s layoffs
1 year, 9 months ago

FTC probes Twitter data practices after Elon Musk’s layoffs

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Elon Musk’s mass layoffs at Twitter and trying to obtain his internal communications as part of ongoing oversight into the social media company’s privacy and cybersecurity practices, according to documents described in a congressional report. The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee published excerpts from the FTC’s letters Tuesday as part of a report …

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