Elon Musk says taking down accounts for posting Mastodon’s links was ‘a mistake’
2 years ago

Elon Musk says taking down accounts for posting Mastodon’s links was ‘a mistake’

The Independent  

Elon Musk has admitted taking down accounts for posting links to rival Mastodon was “a mistake” as he looks for a replacement after announcing he is stepping down. While speaking in a Twitter space organised by American hacker George Hotz on Wednesday, Mr Musk was questioned about the suspension of accounts, like that of venture capitalist Paul Graham, for posting links to Mastodon. The suspension followed after Mr Graham tweeted saying, “I give up” and “link to my new Mastodon profile” while sharing the reversed Twitter policy that prohibited users from linking to competing social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, Truth Social, Tribel, Post and Nostr. The new “Twitter Promotion of alternative social media platforms policy” was earlier rolled back in yet another U-turn of Mr Musk’s new changes.

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Twitter down: Rival Mastodon sees huge increase in users as Elon Musk ‘destroys his site’
1 year, 6 months ago

Twitter down: Rival Mastodon sees huge increase in users as Elon Musk ‘destroys his 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 Chaos at Twitter has seemingly led to a new surge of activity on …

German alternative Mastodon gets boost from newly restricted Twitter
1 year, 6 months ago

German alternative Mastodon gets boost from newly restricted Twitter

The Hindu  

Turmoil at Twitter following new limits to the amount of posts users can see appears to be driving a surge in activity at Mastodon, a German rival that prides itself on its decentralised, user-driven structure. On Saturday, Twitter boss Elon Musk announced new limits on the number of posts accounts can read in a day. Previously, he had expressed displeasure …

Elon Musk’s frequent Twitter polls are at risk of bot manipulation
2 years ago

Elon Musk’s frequent Twitter polls are at risk of bot manipulation

Hindustan Times  

New Twitter Inc. owner Elon Musk has outsourced several controversial decisions — like whether to reinstate former US President Donald Trump’s account, and if he should leave the Twitter CEO job — to public polling on the network, saying he intends to follow the will of the people. “Not only are bots flourishing under Musk, it’s now easier than ever …

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, …

Column: Is this my last post about Elon Musk, Twitter boss?
2 years ago

Column: Is this my last post about Elon Musk, Twitter boss?

LA Times  

Back in the prehistoric era, a small group of Times reporters and editors, including myself, met with Elon Musk at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne. He then issued a ukase banning tweets promoting several rival social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Mastodon — the latter an increasingly popular refuge for Twitter users repelled by Musk’s management. Musk’s suggestion that he …

'Should I step down as head of Twitter?' asks Elon Musk on a Twitter poll I CHECK RESULTS
2 years ago

'Should I step down as head of Twitter?' asks Elon Musk on a Twitter poll I CHECK RESULTS

India TV News  

Elon Musk poll: Amid the topsy-turvy situation at Twitter, its new boss, billionaire Elon Musk, on Monday, asked its followers whether he should continue or should leave his position. In a poll floated on the microblogging site, Musk asked his followers, "Should I step down as head of Twitter?" Chaotic takeover It is worth mentioning ever since the SpaceX CEO …

Twitter users vote in favour of Elon Musk stepping down after more than 17.5 million responses to poll
2 years ago

Twitter users vote in favour of Elon Musk stepping down after more than 17.5 million responses to poll

ABC  

Twitter users have voted in favour of Elon Musk stepping down as chief executive, after the owner of the social media platform called on the public to have their say on his future. Key points: About 57.5 per cent of respondents voted for him to step down When he launched the poll Mr Musk said he would abide by the …

Journalist suspensions widen rift between Twitter and media
2 years ago

Journalist suspensions widen rift between Twitter and media

Associated Press  

Elon Musk’s abrupt suspension of several journalists who cover Twitter widens a growing rift between the social media site and media organizations that have used the platform to build their audiences. That address is not current, Lopez said, because “he changes his email every few weeks.” Sound of exchange as Twitter owner Elon Musk joins Twitter Spaces conference chat Thursday …

Elon Musk promises to restore suspended journalist Twitter accounts after poll
2 years ago

Elon Musk promises to restore suspended journalist Twitter accounts after poll

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 chief Elon Musk said on Saturday he would reinstate the accounts of …

Explained | Why did Twitter block Mastodon links, suspend its account along with journalists
2 years ago

Explained | Why did Twitter block Mastodon links, suspend its account along with journalists

The Hindu  

The story so far: Twitter on Thursday suspended Mastodon’s account on the platform. The microblogging platform also suspended accounts of journalists critical of Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s attempts to suspend accounts sharing the whereabouts of his private jet. Twitter suspended Mastodon’s official Twitter account while introducing a new policy against sharing live location information. Twitter’s head of trust and safety, …

Journalist suspensions widen rift between Twitter and media
2 years ago

Journalist suspensions widen rift between Twitter and media

The Hindu  

Elon Musk's abrupt suspension of several journalists who cover Twitter widens a growing rift between the social media site and media organisations that have used the platform to build their audiences. But Musk took to Twitter on Thursday night to accuse journalists of sharing private information about his whereabouts, which he described as “basically assassination coordinates.” He provided no evidence …

Elon Musk's Twitter Suspends Account Of Rival Mastodon Platform
2 years ago

Elon Musk's Twitter Suspends Account Of Rival Mastodon Platform

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Elon Musk’s Twitter suspended the account of rising social media platform Mastodon on Thursday — the same day Twitter restricted the profiles of prominent tech journalists who have unflatteringly reported on the billionaire’s chaotic leadership of the company. Twitter suspended the @elonjet account and issued an update to its policies restricting the sharing of someone’s live location, …

Twitter bans several prominent journalists who covered Elon Musk's Twitter shenanigans
2 years ago

Twitter bans several prominent journalists who covered Elon Musk's Twitter shenanigans

Firstpost  

Twitter also banned the account of Mastodon, the social media alternative that’s built momentum since Elon Musk took over. The ban on journalists came about after Twitter suspended the Twitter account of Mastodon, the open-source social media alternative that’s became extremely popular after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. Twitter took action against Mastodon after the account linked to the Mastodon page …

Elon Musk tried to explain Twitter ban on top journalists, when questions became tough he ran away
2 years ago

Elon Musk tried to explain Twitter ban on top journalists, when questions became tough he ran away

India Today  

Every morning we wake up to a new policy that Elon Musk wants Twitter users to follow. And this comes in response to Musk's ban on @ElonJet Twitter account, which used to post automated details of the location of Elon Musk's private jet. A day later, however, Musk has gone after top journalists, including journalists from The New York Times …

Elon Musk speaks out after Twitter suspends several journalists who covered him
2 years ago

Elon Musk speaks out after Twitter suspends several journalists who covered him

LA Times  

Among those who were banned from Twitter on Thursday night are journalists who wrote and tweeted about the suspension of an account tracking the publicly available whereabouts of Elon Musk’s private jet. Several journalists who covered Elon Musk were suspended from Twitter on Thursday night, days after an account tracking the whereabouts of Musk’s private jet was also banned from …

‘Fine if Trump not tweeting, grave mistake fixed’: Musk. Then a Biden remark
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Fine if Trump not tweeting, grave mistake fixed’: Musk. Then a Biden remark

Hindustan Times  

As the Elon Musk-Twitter takeover completes a month, the world’s richest person has been calculative in his response to the controversies even as his timeline - followed by over 118 million users - has been flooded with memes and swipes at the critics. A couple of days ago, the 51-year-old tech billionaire took an unprecedented decision of reviving Donald Trump’s …

Elon Musk confirms that Twitter will be reinstating most banned accounts in the coming weeks
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk confirms that Twitter will be reinstating most banned accounts in the coming weeks

Firstpost  

Of the 3 million followers of Elon Musk voted in the poll, about 72 per cent voted ‘yes’ to reinstate most banned accounts on Twitter. A couple of days ago, Elon Musk asked his followers via a Twitter poll if the social media platform should give amnesty to people who were banned from the platform and reinstate their banned accounts. …

Elon Musk floats 'general amnesty' of suspended Twitter accounts
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk floats 'general amnesty' of suspended Twitter accounts

Firstpost  

The move comes as Musk has faced pushback that his criteria for content moderation is subject to his personal whim, with reinstatements decided for certain accounts and not others San Francisco: New Twitter owner Elon Musk on Wednesday polled users on whether the site should offer a general amnesty to suspended accounts, using the same method he used to handle …

Who has Elon Musk unbanned from Twitter? From Trump to Andrew Tate
2 years, 1 month ago

Who has Elon Musk unbanned from Twitter? From Trump to Andrew Tate

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 begun yet another controversial policy change at Twitter: unbanning many …

Elon Musk reinstates Donald Trump’s Twitter account after online poll
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk reinstates Donald Trump’s Twitter account after online poll

Live Mint  

Elon Musk said he would reinstate Donald Trump‘s account on Twitter Inc. after polling users on the platform, broadening the former president’s potential reach days after he declared another run for the White House. The Twitter poll that Mr. Musk launched Friday recorded 51.8% of votes in favor of reinstating Mr. Trump’s account and 48.2% against. Mr. Musk said in …

Elon Musk restores Donald Trump's Twitter account
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk restores Donald Trump's Twitter account

The Telegraph  

The former president was suspended from the platform nearly two years ago, with the company citing “the risk of further incitement of violence” following the January 6 riot at the US Capitol. Mr Musk first said in May that he planned to reverse the ban on Mr Trump, but sought to reassure users and advertisers that such a decision would …

Elon Musk opens door for Trump's return to Twitter with poll of users
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk opens door for Trump's return to Twitter with poll of users

The Telegraph  

Donald Trump could be poised to return to Twitter after Elon Musk asked users to vote on whether to lift a ban on the former US president’s account. Mr Musk, a self-described “free speech absolutist”, posed the question of whether Mr Trump should have his account reinstated in a Twitter poll posted in the early hours of Saturday morning. However, …

Should Elon Musk really be afraid of Mastodon?
2 years, 1 month ago

Should Elon Musk really be afraid of Mastodon?

The Independent  

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Defectors seek alternatives to Musk-owned Twitter
2 years, 2 months ago

Defectors seek alternatives to Musk-owned Twitter

Deccan Chronicle  

PARIS: Since Elon Musk took over Twitter, users irked by the platform's new regime have vowed to move their online presence elsewhere, with German-owned Mastodon attracting the most attention. Mastodon, the anti-Twitter Unknown to the general public until recently, Mastodon has seen its popularity explode among Internet users concerned about the direction Musk is taking Twitter. On his personal account, …

Musk emerging as Twitter’s chief moderator ahead of midterms
2 years, 2 months ago

Musk emerging as Twitter’s chief moderator ahead of midterms

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Days after taking over Twitter and a week before the U.S. midterm elections, billionaire Elon Musk has positioned himself as moderator-in-chief of one of the most important social media platforms in American politics. Musk has said he won’t make major decisions about content or restoring banned accounts before setting up a “content moderation council” with diverse viewpoints. …

Elon Musk Emerging As Twitter's Chief Moderator Ahead Of Midterms
2 years, 2 months ago

Elon Musk Emerging As Twitter's Chief Moderator Ahead Of Midterms

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING AP Business Writers — Days after taking over Twitter and a week before the U.S. midterm elections, billionaire Elon Musk has positioned himself as moderator-in-chief of one of the most important social media platforms in American politics. Musk has said he won’t make major decisions about content or restoring banned accounts before setting up a “content moderation …

What Elon Musk Can Learn From Mastodon—and What He Can’t
2 years, 8 months ago

What Elon Musk Can Learn From Mastodon—and What He Can’t

Wired  

Freedom never comes for free. Musk wants to open source the platform’s algorithms, exile spam bots, and allow people to tweet whatever they please “within the bounds of the law.” To him, the stakes are nothing short of existential. “My strong intuitive sense,” he said in an interview at TED last week, “is that having a public platform that is …

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