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‘May or may not be notable’: Verified Twitter users are ushered into legacy limbo

  By Christopher Zara December 13, 2022 Twitter users who were verified under the old system that was in effect before Elon Musk took control of the company are discovering this week that they still have their blue badges, albeit with a slightly less enthusiastic description. “This account is a legacy verified account,” says a … Continue reading ‘May or may not be notable’: Verified Twitter users are ushered into legacy limbo

Former Twitter employees file class action gender discrimination lawsuit

Elon Musk gives employees two days to commit to ‘hardcore’ Twitter or lose their jobs   NurPhoto via Getty Images Mariella Moon @mariella_moon Twitter might lose even more employees following the mass layoffs that halved its workforce and shortly after the company fired engineers who publicly called out its new owner. According to The Washington … Continue reading Former Twitter employees file class action gender discrimination lawsuit

Elon Musk says Apple has ‘fully resumed’ advertising on Twitter

Elon Musk has begun his takeover of Twitter   Karissa Bell @karissabe 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 Financial Officer Ned Segal and other top execs. Musk is taking … Continue reading Elon Musk says Apple has ‘fully resumed’ advertising on Twitter

Another chaotic week on Twitter: Ye gets suspended in latest test of Elon Musk’s ‘free speech’ ethos

  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

Twitter alternatives struggle with growing pains as users flee Elon Musk’s social media platform

  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

Former Twitter employee: We tried the changes Elon Musk is proposing—they didn’t work

  By Chris Stokel-Walker December 01, 2022 Elon Musk’s Twitter 2.0 is fast being foisted upon us, and if there’s one staple so far, it’s the speed at which features are being introduced and rewritten—often right in front of users’ faces. In a November 30 blog post, “Twitter” announced that it had changed its approach … Continue reading Former Twitter employee: We tried the changes Elon Musk is proposing—they didn’t work

Twitter has stopped enforcing its COVID-19 misinformation policy

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 new user signups at an ‘all-time high,’ says Elon Musk

Elon Musk has begun his takeover of Twitter Twitter could change dramatically under Musk’s leadership.   Karissa Bell @karissabe 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 Financial Officer Ned Segal … Continue reading Twitter new user signups at an ‘all-time high,’ says Elon Musk