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Musk unleashes online army on federal workers. ‘A tough way to find out she’s losing her job.’
1 month ago

Musk unleashes online army on federal workers. ‘A tough way to find out she’s losing her job.’

Live Mint  

As co-director of President-elect Donald Trump’s nascent Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk has wasted no time posting to his 205 million followers about specific government departments he views as bloated. One recent post by the billionaire zeroed in on Ashley Thomas, a little-known director of climate diversification at the U.S. International Development Finance Corp., after another user on Musk’s …

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'Terror and fear': Elon Musk opens government workers to harassment after id'ing them on X
1 month ago

'Terror and fear': Elon Musk opens government workers to harassment after id'ing them on X

Raw Story  

Donald Trump hasn't been sworn into office yet, but his ally Elon Musk is already getting started working for a government agency that hasn't yet been created. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the "Department of Government Efficiency" co-director is tweeting out the names and personal details of federal employees, leading to some of his more than 205 million …

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Twitter's head of safety was scared of Elon Musk if they ended on bad terms, left without severance
1 year, 2 months ago

Twitter's head of safety was scared of Elon Musk if they ended on bad terms, left without severance

India Today  

When Elon Musk took over Twitter last year, a lot was written about how he was shaking up things inside the Twitter headquarters and began firing people left, right and center. Several Twitter employees also stepped down voluntarily under Musk’s rule and Twitter’s head of safety, Yoel Roth, was one of them. According to Elon Musk’s biography that was launched …

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The Chief Embarrassment Officer of X (Formerly Twitter)
1 year, 2 months ago

The Chief Embarrassment Officer of X (Formerly Twitter)

Slate  

Nearly four months into her tenure as CEO of X—the “everything app” that has to keep reminding users that it used to be a social network called Twitter—Linda Yaccarino can’t seem to fully explain what it is she’s doing there. The FT piece noted that Yaccarino seemed to be “caught unawares” when reporter Hannah Murphy asked her about Musk’s habit …

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From self-proclaimed ‘socialist’ to Team Trump and DeSantis: Elon Musk’s curious politics revealed
1 year, 7 months ago

From self-proclaimed ‘socialist’ to Team Trump and DeSantis: Elon Musk’s curious politics revealed

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington 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. Florida governor Ron DeSantis joked about the South …

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'I am angry!' Lauren Boebert throws screaming fit over Twitter's censorship of her 'freaking joke'
1 year, 10 months ago

'I am angry!' Lauren Boebert throws screaming fit over Twitter's censorship of her 'freaking joke'

Raw Story  

Rep. Lauren Boebert blasted former Twitter employees on Wednesday for allegedly "censoring" her account before Elon Musk purchased the social media platform. "I know you looked at it because fascist Twitter 1.0 had a public interest exceptions policy, which means for members of Congress to be shadow-banned, it had to go before you, Mr. Roth," she asserted. "So the answer, …

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Elon Musk stoked a storm of homophobic harassment with false claims about Twitter’s former head of safety
1 year, 11 months ago

Elon Musk stoked a storm of homophobic harassment with false claims about Twitter’s former head of safety

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. That did not stop Twitter users from targeting Roth with a flood of homophobic abuse, false accusations, …

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Inside the final days of Twitter 1.0: How Elon Musk razed us to the ground
1 year, 11 months ago

Inside the final days of Twitter 1.0: How Elon Musk razed us to the ground

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 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. She worked on Twitter’s "civic integrity" …

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Elon Musk, Bari Weiss, Matt Taibbi, and the Twitter Files: What the great internet grievance war actually revealed.
2 years ago

Elon Musk, Bari Weiss, Matt Taibbi, and the Twitter Files: What the great internet grievance war actually revealed.

Slate  

On Thursday night, the journalist Bari Weiss posted an article on the online magazine she edits, the Free Press, that purported to tell the story behind the “Twitter Files”—the investigatory series, based on a strategic leak, that Weiss has helped to author. But no one had the guts to reverse it.” — Matt Taibbi December 3, 2022 In the second …

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Twitter must not get dragged down a dangerous rabbit hole
2 years ago

Twitter must not get dragged down a dangerous rabbit hole

Live Mint  

When Elton John announced last week that he was leaving Twitter because of its handling of misinformation, he got a reply from Elon Musk himself When Elton John announced last week that he was leaving Twitter because of its handling of misinformation, he got a reply from Elon Musk himself. When Elton John announced last week that he was leaving …

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Column: By embracing anti-Fauci and QAnon conspiracies, Musk tests how low Twitter can sink
2 years ago

Column: By embracing anti-Fauci and QAnon conspiracies, Musk tests how low Twitter can sink

LA Times  

People trying to track the intellectual and moral deterioration of Twitter under its new owner, Elon Musk, have gotten a few more data points to work with in recent days. Musk also has bought into claims by opponents of broad-based public health policies aimed at combating the pandemic that they have been “censored” by social media platforms, including Twitter. In …

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Twitter’s Former Safety Head Forced Into Hiding After Threats: Reports
2 years ago

Twitter’s Former Safety Head Forced Into Hiding After Threats: Reports

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A former head of trust and safety at Twitter was reportedly forced to flee his home over threats he received after CEO Elon Musk baselessly accused him of supporting online child sexualization. The vitriol followed Musk misrepresenting Roth’s past Ph.D. thesis in a tweet Saturday, telling his 121 million followers, “Looks like Yoel is arguing in favor …

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Former top Twitter official flees home over threats in wake of Elon Musk's criticism: report
2 years ago

Former top Twitter official flees home over threats in wake of Elon Musk's criticism: report

Raw Story  

The former head of trust and safety at Twitter has fled his home after an alleged escalation of threats against after Elon Musk criticized him on the platform, CNN reports. "Yoel Roth, who resigned from the social media company in November, has in recent weeks faced a storm of attacks and threats of violence following the release of the so-called …

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Twitter Files reveal internal conversations after Trump was banned
2 years ago

Twitter Files reveal internal conversations after Trump was banned

Live Mint  

Internal communications between Twitter executives have leaked revealing how the staffers interfered with the US election before ‘deplatforming’ Donald President. Independent journalist Matt Tabibi in a series of tweets has revealed “the story of what happened between riots at the Capitol on January 6th, and the removal of President Donald Trump from Twitter on January 8th". “Before J6, Twitter was …

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As Twitter owner Elon Musk learns, content moderation is a messy job
2 years ago

As Twitter owner Elon Musk learns, content moderation is a messy job

Firstpost  

A self-described free speech absolutist, Musk has said he wants to make Twitter a global digital town square. Anglin, the founder of an infamous neo-Nazi website, was reinstated Thursday, one of many previously banned users to benefit from an amnesty granted by Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk. “Impossible, messy and squishy decisions” are unavoidable, according to Yoel Roth, Twitter’s former …

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As Musk is learning, content moderation is a messy job
2 years ago

As Musk is learning, content moderation is a messy job

Associated Press  

Now that he’s back on Twitter, neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin wants somebody to explain the rules. Days later, it posted an update claiming that “None of our policies have changed.” On Friday, Musk revealed what he said was the inside story of Twitter’s decision in 2020 to limit the spread of a New York Post story about Hunter Biden’s laptop. “Impossible, …

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Twitter's former safety chief warns Musk is moving fast and "breaking things"
2 years ago

Twitter's former safety chief warns Musk is moving fast and "breaking things"

NPR  

Twitter's former safety chief warns Musk is moving fast and "breaking things" Enlarge this image toggle caption David Odisho/Getty Images David Odisho/Getty Images Elon Musk's rapid changes at Twitter are risking the safety of its most vulnerable users around the world, including human rights activists, free speech advocates and marginalized people in autocratic countries, according to the social network's former …

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Twitter not safer under CEO Elon Musk says former head of trust and safety
2 years ago

Twitter not safer under CEO Elon Musk says former head of trust and safety

The Hindu  

Twitter's former head of trust and safety Yoel Roth on Tuesday said the social media company was not safer under new owner Elon Musk, warning in his first interview since resigning this month that the company no longer had enough staff for safety work. Roth was a Twitter veteran who helped steer the social media platform through several watershed decisions, …

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Twitter rolls back COVID-19 misinformation policy as former safety head raises concerns
2 years ago

Twitter rolls back COVID-19 misinformation policy as former safety head raises concerns

ABC  

Twitter has rolled back a policy designed to tackle COVID-19 misinformation on the platform, and its former head of trust and safety has warned the company no longer has enough staff for safety work. Key points: Elon Musk took over Twitter on October 27 and moved quickly to initiate a number of changes to the platform and staffing Twitter's former …

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Twitter’s dependence on Apple and Google is why Elon Musk makes the first move
2 years ago

Twitter’s dependence on Apple and Google is why Elon Musk makes the first move

Hindustan Times  

Twitter is proving to be more than a handful for Elon Musk, just a month since the billionaire walked into the tech company’s headquarters, forced to complete a $44 billion deal he first mooted earlier in the year and then spent months trying to wriggle out of it. Apple, advertisers, and Musk’s idea of free speech “Apple has also threatened …

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Elon Musk claims Apple threatening to remove Twitter app, says will make phones too if it happens
2 years ago

Elon Musk claims Apple threatening to remove Twitter app, says will make phones too if it happens

India TV News  

Elon Musk vs Apple now: Elon Musk, the new Twitter boss, who remained in the headlines with several non-conventional decisions in the past few months, now appears to be entering in a tussle with iPhone maker Apple. The development comes after Musk claimed that Apple has "threatened to withhold" the micro-blogging platform from its App Store without giving a reason. …

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Musk warns of Twitter bankruptcy as more senior executives quit
2 years, 1 month ago

Musk warns of Twitter bankruptcy as more senior executives quit

Live Mint  

Twitter Inc's new owner Elon Musk on Thursday raised the possibility of the social media platform going bankrupt, capping a chaotic day that included a warning from a US privacy regulator and the exit of the company's trust and safety leader. Earlier in the day, in his first company-wide email, Musk warned that Twitter would not be able to "survive …

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Elon Musk warns of Twitter bankruptcy as more senior executives quit
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk warns of Twitter bankruptcy as more senior executives quit

Deccan Chronicle  

Palo Alto, California: Twitter Inc's new owner Elon Musk on Thursday raised the possibility of the social media platform going bankrupt, capping a chaotic day that included a warning from a US privacy regulator and the exit of the company's trust and safety leader. Earlier in the day, in his first company-wide email, Musk warned that Twitter would not be …

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Report: Tweets with racial slurs soar since Musk takeover
2 years, 1 month ago

Report: Tweets with racial slurs soar since Musk takeover

Associated Press  

Instances of racial slurs have soared on Twitter since Elon Musk purchased the influential platform, despite assurances from the platform that it had reduced hateful activity, a digital civil rights group reported Thursday. Researchers at the Center for Countering Digital Hate found that the number of tweets containing one of several different racial slurs soared in the week after Musk …

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