By Chris Morris May 01, 2023 Mastodon, which many have considered the social media site most likely to take Twitter’s place, is making itself more user friendly. The platform, on Monday, announced a series of changes to make it more intuitive for new users—and rewarded current members with an update on some long-requested features. … Continue reading Twitter alternative Mastodon is fixing its confusing sign-up process—and adding new features
Move comes four days before Twitter will start charging enterprise users at least $42,000 a month to access its API. Constantine von Hoffman on April 24, 2023 As of tomorrow, Microsoft Advertising and “Smart Campaigns with Multi-platform will no longer support Twitter.” The move comes four days before the social media platform will begin charging … Continue reading Microsoft ad platforms end support of Twitter tomorrow
News Publishers’ Twitter Ad Spend Down 83%, Study Finds by Colin Kirkland , April 14, 2023 New findings from advertising intelligence platform MediaRadar reveal an alarming 83% year-over-year decrease in news publishers’ Twitter ad spend from January 1, 2022 through February 28, 2023. Since Twitter CEO Elon Musk bought the microblogging platform in October 2022, … Continue reading News Publishers’ Twitter Ad Spend Down 83%, Study Finds
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.
Twitter bug makes some private Circle tweets public Jon Fingas @jonfingas Don’t count on your Twitter Circle tweets being limited to a close-knit group, at least for the time being. Users have discovered a bug that exposes at least some private Circle posts to outsiders. They frequently show up in followers’ For You recommendations, … Continue reading Twitter bug makes some private Circle tweets public
Twitter designates NPR as ‘US state-affiliated media’ Kris Holt @krisholt Twitter has added a label to the main account of NPR to designate the public broadcaster as “US state-affiliated media.” Until now, such labels have typically been reserved for state-run organizations such as RT and Sputnik in Russia and China’s Xinhua News Agency. The … Continue reading Twitter removes ‘US state-affiliated media’ label from NPR account
Twitter is shutting down its free API, here’s what’s going to break Karissa Bell @karissabe Of all the once-unthinkable changes Elon Musk had made since taking over Twitter, pulling the rug out from under developers might seem relatively minor. After banning third-party clients without warning, Twitter announced that it would no longer allow any … Continue reading Twitter shut off its free API and it’s breaking a lot of apps
Twitter designates NPR as ‘US state-affiliated media’ Kris Holt @krisholt Twitter has added a label to the main account of NPR to designate the public broadcaster as “US state-affiliated media.” Until now, such labels have typically been reserved for state-run organizations such as RT and Sputnik in Russia and China’s Xinhua News Agency. … Continue reading Twitter designates NPR as ‘US state-affiliated media’
Twitter Blue verification was a complete disaster in exactly the ways everyone predicted Karissa Bell @karissabe 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. The company told staffers subscriptions were on hold to … Continue reading Twitter stokes confusion as ‘verified’ drama continues
Twitter’s For You tabbed interface starts rolling out on desktop web browsers Igor Bonifacic @igorbonifacic Twitter’s “For You” tab, which debuted on iOS devices earlier this week, has begun rolling out to desktop web browsers. The new interface replaces the “sparkle” icon that previously allowed you to toggle between the platform’s algorithmically generated and … Continue reading Twitter will soon only recommend paid users in its For You feed
