By Jesus Diaz December 13, 2022 After spending $44 billion on Twitter—a business move that makes Meta’s metaverse investment seem like such a cunning and brilliant plan that you may believe Mark Zuckerberg is Steve Jobs reincarnated—Elon Musk has been making one poor decision after another. But today we don’t need another 5,000-word article … Continue reading Elon Musk’s new Twitter Blue logo is perfectly awful
By Joel Embiid Basketball players can do this job for only 20 years. So I don’t have a lot of time to accomplish what I want. Every game is a big game for me. I’m always going to find ways to make myself better, but I think it’s because I feel like I haven’t … Continue reading How Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid lets it all out on the court, and on Twitter
By Michael Grothaus December 02, 2022 Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, has just discovered that even Elon Musk’s version of Twitter has limits on “free speech.” Musk confirmed on Friday that Ye has been suspended from the platform—again. The suspension of Ye’s Twitter account comes after the rapper tweeted a photo … Continue reading Another chaotic week on Twitter: Ye gets suspended in latest test of Elon Musk’s ‘free speech’ ethos
By Chris Morris December 01, 2022 While many Twitter users are making a lot of noise about terminating their accounts and heading elsewhere, they’re quickly finding that the alternatives aren’t quite ready for prime time—and certainly aren’t prepared for the major influx of users they’ve seen since late October. And the problem may not … Continue reading Twitter alternatives struggle with growing pains as users flee Elon Musk’s social media platform
Elon Musk will offer ‘amnesty’ to banned Twitter accounts amid more layoffs One of the architects of the shift to 280-character tweets is gone from the company. The Washington Post via Getty Images Kris Holt|@krisholt Twitter owner and CEO Elon Musk says a “general amnesty” for banned accounts will begin next week for … Continue reading Elon Musk will offer ‘amnesty’ to banned Twitter accounts amid more layoffs
By Clint Rainey November 21, 2022 Assuming Twitter can survive the whiplash of being yanked back and forth by new CEO Elon Musk—yet another round of layoffs roiled the sales team Monday morning—the social media platform is shaping up to face a new challenge: possible headbutting with Apple and Google. That is, if Musk’s laissez-faire approach … Continue reading Why Apple and Google could be the biggest threats to Elon Musk’s anything-goes version of Twitter
By Michael Grothaus November 18, 2022 If you’ve been on Twitter this morning, you’ve probably seen the trending hashtags #TwitterMigration, #RIPTwitter, and #TwitterIsOverParty. The overall gist of the people posting these hashtags seems to be a fear of Twitter’s imminent collapse. Here’s what to know about the event that is fueling that fear. What’s … Continue reading What’s happening to Twitter? Fears of a platform on the brink as offices shut down, chaos ensues
By Chris Stokel-Walker November 14, 2022 Not content with laying off half of Twitter’s staff and alienating workers with an ominous introductory email, Elon Musk has taken his unique brand of management to new levels. The entrepreneur and new owner of Twitter has started calling out issues—publicly, on the platform he now controls—with the … Continue reading Twitter employees say Elon Musk is tanking morale by calling staff out publicly
By Jude Cramer November 11, 2022 On October 30, newly appointed “Chief Twit” Elon Musk posted a Twitter poll with a simple question: “Bring back Vine?” Nearly five million votes later, the poll closed with a resounding “Yes,” with 69% of the nearly five million respondents voicing their support for reviving the short-form video … Continue reading Former Vine executives weigh in on Elon Musk’s idea to bring back the app
By James I. Bowie November 08, 2022 Elon Musk’s newly unveiled plan to allow Twitter users to sport the social media platform’s coveted blue check for a mere $7.99 per month has focused unprecedented attention on the symbol. In some sense, the fate of the company—financially, culturally, and politically significant as it is—hangs on … Continue reading Behind the design of Twitter’s blue check—and how it became a polarizing symbol
