Elon Musk responds to companies that pulled ads from X: ‘Go fuck yourself’ X CEO and former advertising executive Linda Yaccarino reportedly sat “stone-faced” during the tirade. Karissa Bell Thu, Nov 30, 2023 Slaven Vlasic via Getty Images Elon Musk, facing the fact that an already financially-precarious X could be poised to lose another … Continue reading Elon Musk responds to companies that pulled ads from X: ‘Go fuck yourself’
Ubisoft has suspended advertising on Elon Musk’s X It’s the latest company to pull its ads following Media Matters’ report showing ads next to antisemitic content. Mariella Moon Wed, Nov 22, 2023 ROBYN BECK via Getty Images Ubisoft is the latest company to join what seems to be a growing list of advertisers … Continue reading Ubisoft has suspended advertising on Elon Musk’s X
From free speech to paid speech the: implications of X’s pay to reply Radek Zielinski / Oct 10, 2023 X, the platform formerly known as Twitter and now under the direction of billionaire Elon Musk, has unveiled its latest controversial feature: allowing users to restrict replies to their posts only from verified accounts. As … Continue reading From free speech to paid speech the: implications of X’s pay to reply
Twitter CEO teases banking and payment plans in memo about X rebrand Karissa Bell @karissabe Twitter’s rebrand to X is officially underway, and CEO Linda Yaccarino has offered some new clues about what it may mean for the company. In a memo reported by CNBC, Yaccarino suggested that payments and banking features … Continue reading Twitter’s rebrand to X could worsen its legal and financial problems
Twitter’s head of safety and content moderation has left the company Mariella Moon @mariella_moon Twitter has lost another head of trust and safety after Elon Musk purchased the company last year. According to Reuters, Ella Irwin, the website’s top executive for content moderation has resigned. Fortune has also reported earlier that her company … Continue reading Twitter’s head of brand safety and ad quality has left the company
Karissa Bell @karissabe There’s never really been a shortage of reasons to spend less time on Twitter. Even before Elon Musk’s chaotic takeover, the platform was long plagued by misinformation, hate speech, harassment and other ills that made it less than welcoming. There’s never been a better time to quit Twitter. The Elon Musk-induced … Continue reading US adults are spending less time on Twitter since Elon Musk took over
By Chris Stokel-Walker April 14, 2023 Exactly one year ago, Elon Musk shocked the tech world by putting in a bid to buy Twitter for $44 billion. In signature Musk fashion, that figure worked out at $54.20 a share. That offer led, months later, to an actual acquisition, and eventually to the situation we’re … Continue reading Twitter Ex-employees say he’s ‘constitutionally incapable’ of turning things around.
By Chris Stokel-Walker April 07, 2023 Twitter’s ongoing decline and chaotic confusion continues as the app has now introduced features that block or downplay in the algorithm any posts containing links to newsletter platform Substack. The change comes hot on the heels of Substack announcing Notes, a feature that allows Substack users to … Continue reading Twitter’s feud with Substack means we all lose out on the public square
Twitter begins forcing its TikTok-like ‘For You’ timeline on iOS Steve Dent @stevetdent Twitter has started to roll out a big change on iOS by replacing the “sparkle” button that switches between the algorithmic and reverse chronological feeds. Now, you swipe between two tabs called “For You” and “Following,” to change your timeline, and … Continue reading Elon Musk says Twitter is fixing its Elon Musk tweet problem
Elon Musk explains funding plans for taking Tesla private Jon Fingas @jonfingas When Elon Musk said he was seriously looking at taking Tesla private, he still left a few open questions. Why did he decide to not only disclose it with a tweet, but shout “funding secured” from the rooftops? He’s now offering an explanation … Continue reading Elon Musk defends ‘funding secured’ tweets in Tesla shareholder trial
