Explained | The Twitter Files saga
2 years ago

Explained | The Twitter Files saga

The Hindu  

The story so far: In what has yet again triggered debates about partisan content moderation by social media platforms, journalists Matt Taibbi and Bari Weiss published their discoveries in the formof the ‘Twitter Files’. Twitter chief Elon Musk introduced Mr. Taibbi’s work through a countdown, saying that “This will be awesome” and later retweeting Mr Taibbi’s thread. As per the WSJ, Mr Baker’s ties to the former intelligence officials who signed the statement “may have influenced his Twitter memo and the censorship decision”. De-amplification is obviously necessary and even Elon himself believes so https://t.co/u4D5UNfrRe — Kayvon Beykpour December 9, 2022 Politico wrote that Mr Musk’s latest move “will likely ingratiate him further with the conservatives- and plunge the social media platform deeper into political controversy.” “Since taking the reins of Twitter in October, Musk has endeared himself to the right and incensed the left with his laissez-faire approach to moderation,” Politico’s column read. Mr Musk’s first revelation was reported by Mr Taibbi, who left Rolling Stone, later launchinga Substack newsletter, and Ms Weiss, who left New York Times to start ‘The Free Press’, a media company that focuses on “stories that are ignored or misconstrued in the service of an ideological narrative,” per its website.

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Chandigarh man’s reaction after Elon Musk, Sundar Pichai respond to his post
1 week ago

Chandigarh man’s reaction after Elon Musk, Sundar Pichai respond to his post

Hindustan Times  

It is not everyday that two of the world’s most influential CEOs respond to your post. Deepak Kumaar, a Chandigarh-based content creator, can now add a new achievement to his social media cred - having Elon Musk and Sundar Pichai respond to his X post. Sundar Pichai is the CEO of Google, while Elon Musk owns social media giant X …

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 …

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 …

"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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

How Elon Musk got the anti-journalism weapon he always wanted
1 year, 2 months ago

How Elon Musk got the anti-journalism weapon he always wanted

Raw Story  

I’ve been a tech journalist for more than a decade, and during that time, one person has remained a central figure throughout my career: Elon Musk. Matthew Baum, a professor of global communications at Harvard University, tells Raw Story that he’s not really using Twitter anymore since Musk took over. “The quality of discourse on Twitter was never consistently wonderful, …

Elon Musk's X scrubs posts, responds to warnings on fake news amid Israel-Hamas conflict
1 year, 2 months ago

Elon Musk's X scrubs posts, responds to warnings on fake news amid Israel-Hamas conflict

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk’s X said it scrubbed or labelled tens of thousands of posts including “illegal” content since the Israel-Hamas war erupted, responding to warnings to stem the spread of fake news around the conflict. Elon Musk Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino posted her formal response after European Commissioner Thierry Breton urged Silicon Valley’s social media players to throttle disinformation. Israel-Hamas …

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 …

X dropped headlines on news links. Why is Elon Musk vandalizing his own social network?
1 year, 2 months ago

X dropped headlines on news links. Why is Elon Musk vandalizing his own social network?

Slate  

On Wednesday, Elon Musk personally saw to a change in the way that links have historically appeared on Twitter, the social media site he’s been gradually degrading over the past year and recently renamed “X.” When someone posts a link to an external site, it no longer appears in a card with a picture and a headline. That’s almost certainly …

‘Get my news from X’, Elon Musk refuses to read ‘legacy media propaganda’
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Get my news from X’, Elon Musk refuses to read ‘legacy media propaganda’

Live Mint  

With his constant efforts to portray X as a news platform, billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday said that he doesn't read the “legacy media propaganda” much anymore, asking people to get his news from the microblogging site. In a post on X, Musk said, “I don’t read the legacy media propaganda much anymore. It’s a waste of time and a …

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 …

"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 …

Elon Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweets
1 year, 4 months ago

Elon Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweets

The Hindu  

X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has threatened to sue a group of independent researchers whose research documented an increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased last year by Elon Musk. An attorney representing the social media site wrote to the Center for Countering Digital Hate on July 20 threatening legal action over …

Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweets
1 year, 4 months ago

Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweets

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has threatened to sue a group of independent researchers whose research documented an increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased last year by Elon Musk. An attorney representing the social media site wrote to the Center for Countering Digital Hate on July 20 threatening legal …

Unlikely saviour: Elon Musk's antics give Mark Zuckerberg PR makeover
1 year, 5 months ago

Unlikely saviour: Elon Musk's antics give Mark Zuckerberg PR makeover

The Hindu  

After years of bad press and scandal, Mark Zuckerberg is seeing his reputation spruced up in the fickle world of tech, largely thanks to the increasingly unpredictable behavior of Elon Musk. "It's definitely unique to see two people, who obviously are just ungodly wealthy, be in this kind of grudge match," said Andrew Selepak, assistant media professor at the University …

DC Edit | Twitter vs Threads: Both win
1 year, 5 months ago

DC Edit | Twitter vs Threads: Both win

Deccan Chronicle  

What was the one thing Twitter, the micro-blogging social media platform, and Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, one of the greatest disruptive thinking and audacious entrepreneurs of our times, did not have till a week ago? Now, with his own rival platform called Threads, Mark Zuckerburg, the founder of Facebook, and owner of Meta, the largest social network ecosystem …

Tweeting nasty now? Elon Musk calls Zuckerberg cuck and dares him to do dick measuring contest
1 year, 5 months ago

Tweeting nasty now? Elon Musk calls Zuckerberg cuck and dares him to do dick measuring contest

India Today  

The war of words between Twitter owner Elon Musk and Meta co-founder Mark Zuckerberg is heating up, even if the possibility of a UFC-like fight between the two tech CEOs stays out of the window. Things are taking a nastier turn as Musk throws shade at Zuckerberg, going so far as to call him a "cuck" and even joking about …

Tired of Elon Musk? Here are the Twitter alternatives you should know about
1 year, 5 months ago

Tired of Elon Musk? Here are the Twitter alternatives you should know about

CNN  

CNN — When Elon Musk took over Twitter in October and began upending the platform, there weren’t many viable alternatives for frustrated users. Spill co-founder and CEO Alphonzo Terrell said the company is “thrilled to see so much innovation in the social space” and remains “confident in our roadmap.” Here’s what you should know about the current crop of services …

Twitter threatens to sue Meta for hiring employees Elon Musk had fired
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter threatens to sue Meta for hiring employees Elon Musk had fired

Live Mint  

Elon Musk after completing his takeover bid of Twitter fired almost half of the company's 7,800 employees. However, a day after Mark Zuckerberg's Meta platform released Twitter's rival platform Threads, the Elon Musk's company is threatening to sue them for hiring employees Twitter had fired! Meta, which launched Threads on Wednesday and has logged more than 30 million sign ups, …

Elon Musk says ‘cheating is…’ after Twitter threatens to sue Meta over Threads
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk says ‘cheating is…’ after Twitter threatens to sue Meta over Threads

Hindustan Times  

Twitter has threatened legal action against Meta over the new text-based app Threads less than 24 hours after its launch, news outlet Semafor reported. In a letter sent to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter’s lawyer Alex Spiro has accused the company of using the latter’s trade secrets by ‘hiring dozens of former employees of the blue-bird app’. Elon Musk has …

‘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; …

Zuckerberg brings Twitter-like Threads app. Dorsey, Musk flag privacy concerns
1 year, 5 months ago

Zuckerberg brings Twitter-like Threads app. Dorsey, Musk flag privacy concerns

Hindustan Times  

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has unveiled its latest offering: Threads, a new microblogging app set to roll out on Thursday. Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk took swipe on Mark Zuckerberg's new app What is Meta's Threads app? Threads, a text-based conversation app, will allow users to follow the accounts they follow on Instagram and keep the …

'Thank goodness': Elon Musk reacts as Twitter-rival Thread's launch date confirmed
1 year, 5 months ago

'Thank goodness': Elon Musk reacts as Twitter-rival Thread's launch date confirmed

Firstpost  

Meta’s Thread will be launched on 6 July and will be available to users for downloads, according to Apple’s app store data in US After, Meta recently announced the release date of Threads, Twitter boss Elon Musk took a dig at Meta Platforms, stating, “thank goodness they’re so sanely run”. However, the term “sanely run” might suggest that the app …

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 …

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 — …

‘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 …

‘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 …

DC Edit | Probe Dorsey claims closely
1 year, 6 months ago

DC Edit | Probe Dorsey claims closely

Deccan Chronicle  

The claim of Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and former chief executive officer of Twitter, that the Union government threatened to shut down the micro-blogging platform unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts during the agitation of the farmers against the three agriculture laws, seems a bit stretched. At the same time, more than owing to the credibility of the …

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 …

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 …

Elon Musk's Twitter hires NBCUniversal's Joe Benarroch in operations role
1 year, 6 months ago

Elon Musk's Twitter hires NBCUniversal's Joe Benarroch in operations role

Hindustan Times  

Twitter is hiring a senior executive from NBCUniversal to join incoming Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino, the network chief tapped last month to improve the social-media company’s relations with advertisers. “I am looking forward to bringing my experience to Twitter, and to working with the entire team to build Twitter 2.0 together,” Joe Benarroch wrote. Joe Benarroch, executive vice president …

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 …

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 …

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 …

New Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino is inspired by Elon Musk, says she is excited to help to transform business
1 year, 7 months ago

New Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino is inspired by Elon Musk, says she is excited to help to transform business

India TV News  

New Delhi: New Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino on Saturday reacted to the news of her appointment. In her first tweet as Twitter CEO Yaccarino said that she is inspired by owner Elon Musk’s vision to create a brighter future. Musk announces new Twitter CEO Twitter boss Elon Musk on Friday announced Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of the micro-blogging …

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 …

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