X adds passkey logins for Android users Keep those tweets secure. anna washenko Thu, Aug 15, 2024 X adds passkey logins for Android users X announced today that it is rolling out support for passkeys on its Android app. The social media platform formerly known as Twitter introduced this security option for … Continue reading X adds passkey logins for Android users
X is working on a way to block links in replies It could help cut down on spam. mariella moon Sat, Jul 20, 2024 Robert Way via Getty Images X is developing a new feature that could help address spam posts on its website. According to Nima Owji, an independent app researcher who’s … Continue reading X is working on a way to block links in replies
X is officially making likes (mostly) private for everyone Likes on the website will no longer cause PR crises for public figures. mariella moon Wed, Jun 12, 2024 Wang Yukun via Getty Images Thanks to X showing what its users “like” on its platform, politicians and public personalities have been caught looking at … Continue reading X is officially making likes (mostly) private for everyone
May 15, 2024 Elon Musk’s X now treats the term ‘cisgender’ as a slur on the platform Posting the term, which is used by many health organizations, on X’s mobile app now comes with a warning prompting users to delete the post. BY Chris Morris Elon Musk warned us this was coming. Now, the owner of … Continue reading Elon Musk’s X now treats the term ‘cisgender’ as a slur on the platform
X confirms it blocked Taylor Swift searches to ‘prioritize safety’ The move comes after nonconsensual pornographic deepfakes of the singer went viral last week. Cheyenne MacDonald Sun, Jan 28, 2024 Reuters / Reuters X has confirmed it’s preventing users from searching Taylor Swift’s name after pornographic deepfakes of the artist began circulating on the … Continue reading X confirms it blocked Taylor Swift searches to ‘prioritize safety’
By Emily Price November 20, 2023 If you were looking for information about Sam Altman’s abrupt departure from OpenAI this weekend, you likely found yourself, like me, constantly refreshing your news feed on X. While advertisers like Apple and Disney were fleeing the platform, starting Friday, over concerns that their ads were being shown … Continue reading OpenAI drama shows why news junkies can’t quit Twitter, even if they hate X
Twitter is trying to fix the verified DM spam problem it created Karissa Bell @karissabe Twitter has gotten worse in a number of ways since Elon Musk introduced paid verification. But one of the most consistently annoying has been the sharp uptick in DM spam. Now, Twitter says it’s making a change … Continue reading Twitter is limiting the number of DMs unverified users can send
Confusion Continues Over Elon Musk’s Tweet Limits on Twitter Deanna Ritchie / Jul 4, 2023 In an effort to combat the extraordinary amount of data scraping that occurs on the website, Twitter’s owner, Elon Musk, has lately imposed restrictions on the number of posts that users are permitted to read in a single day. … Continue reading Confusion Continues Over Elon Musk’s Tweet Limits on Twitter
Twitter isn’t showing tweets unless you’re logged in Kris Holt @krisholt For some bizarre reason (OK, many widely reported reasons), Twitter is becoming less useful almost by the day. In its latest misstep, it seems the service is no longer letting people who aren’t signed in see any tweets. Until now, logged-out users … Continue reading Elon Musk claims Twitter’s new login requirement is a ‘temporary’ response to data scrapers
Elon Musk says that Twitter’s algorithm should be open source Karissa Bell @karissabe If Elon Musk is indeed able to buy Twitter, the platform could look a lot different. In his first public, non-tweeted comments since the saga began, Musk addressed why he wants to buy the company, and changes he would want to … Continue reading Twitter updates violent speech policy to ban ‘wishes of harm’
