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’
Twitter has stopped enforcing its COVID-19 misinformation policy Jon Fingas| @jonfingas Twitter’s long-running effort to fight COVID-19 misinformation is at an end, at least for now. As Twitter users and CNN noticed, the social media firm has quietly updated its transparency site to reveal that it stopped enforcing its COVID misinformation policy on … Continue reading Twitter has stopped enforcing its COVID-19 misinformation policy
Twitter starts doling out ‘official’ checkmarks – again The website has been grappling with an influx of impersonators after launching its $8 Blue verification. M. Moon @mariella_moon David Odisho via Getty Images Twitter’s “official” gray checkmarks seem to making their way back to accounts owned by brands, publishers and other public figures. The website … Continue reading Twitter starts doling out ‘official’ checkmarks – again
Elon Musk has begun his takeover of Twitter Twitter could change dramatically under Musk’s leadership. K. Bell @karissabe Dado Ruvic / reuters After months of legal drama, Elon Musk has begun his takeover of Twitter, according to The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. His first move was to fire CEO Parag Agrawal, Chief … Continue reading Elon Musk says Twitter will form a ‘moderation council’ before it reinstates banned accounts
