By Chris Morris May 16, 2023 It might be time to log in to any old Gmail accounts you want to hang onto. Google is doing some spring cleaning, and it may soon be sweeping away any accounts you don’t use regularly. The tech giant has announced plans to get rid of inactive Google … Continue reading Google threatens to start deleting inactive Gmail accounts
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Twitter is making millions of dollars from previously banned accounts, report says
Elon Musk will offer ‘amnesty’ to banned Twitter accounts amid more layoffs Kris Holt @krisholt Twitter owner and CEO Elon Musk says a “general amnesty” for banned accounts will begin next week for those who “have not broken the law or engaged in egregious spam.” He polled users on whether Twitter should offer the … Continue reading Twitter is making millions of dollars from previously banned accounts, report says
This simple trick lets you delete your online accounts without any hassle
By Michael Grothaus December 17, 2022 Last week I partook in my semi-annual digital cleanup. This is where I go through all my online accounts to see if I need them anymore and to check that my details are up to date and my passwords are not too old. And if I find an online … Continue reading This simple trick lets you delete your online accounts without any hassle
Elon Musk will offer ‘amnesty’ to banned Twitter accounts amid more layoffs
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
New Twitter accounts will have to wait 90 days before subscribing to Blue
Elon Musk says Twitter Blue verification is coming back November 29th He said he wants it to be “rock solid” when it returns… in two weeks. K. Bell @karissabe NurPhoto via Getty Images Elon Musk has set a new date for Twitter Blue’s paid verification to return: November 29th. The new date comes just … Continue reading New Twitter accounts will have to wait 90 days before subscribing to Blue
Twitter will soon let organizations verify related accounts
Twitter Blue verification was a complete disaster in exactly the ways everyone predicted It lasted less than 48 hours. K. Bell @karissabe Screenshot via Twitter Elon Musk’s plan to democratize Twitter verification lasted less than two days. Twitter has temporarily pulled new signups for Twitter Blue after the platform was overrun by verified trolls. … Continue reading Twitter will soon let organizations verify related accounts
Fake ‘verified’ accounts explode across Twitter
By Chris Morris November 10, 2022 People warned Elon Musk this was going to happen. The launch of Twitter’s $8 per month paid-for verification, said skeptics, would lead to a tsunami of spoof accounts—and it appears those concerns are coming true. Despite Musk’s claims that the pay system would “defeat the bots and trolls,” … Continue reading Fake ‘verified’ accounts explode across Twitter
Elon Musk says Twitter will form a ‘moderation council’ before it reinstates banned accounts
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
Things Are Looking Up: Firm Offers Reverse Lookups For LinkedIn Accounts
Things Are Looking Up: Firm Offers Reverse Lookups For LinkedIn Accounts by Ray Schultz , Columnist, August 30, 2022 The old direct-marketing business had several schemes for finding B2B prospects. You could rent a list, do a reverse phone lookup and hope that the person was still at their job and wouldn’t be annoyed when … Continue reading Things Are Looking Up: Firm Offers Reverse Lookups For LinkedIn Accounts
Elon Musk accuses Twitter of fraud for hiding real number of fake accounts
Twitter sues Elon Musk for attempting to back out of $44 billion buyout deal The suit sets the stage for a lengthy legal battle. I. Bonifacic @igorbonifacic Andrew Kelly / reuters Twitter is suing Elon Musk to force the Tesla and SpaceX CEO to complete his $44 billion acquisition of the social media company. … Continue reading Elon Musk accuses Twitter of fraud for hiding real number of fake accounts