Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey said Saturday that he was responsible for the company’s situation that resulted in the layoff of 50 percent of the workforce under new owner Elon Musk. Dorsey posted an apology on Twitter for “growing the company size too quickly,” which he claimed was the cause of the company’s…
Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Says He ‘Owns Responsibility’ for Company’s Mass Layoffs
November 7, 2022
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Twitter Fact-Checks Biden’s Low Gas Price Claim
November 7, 2022
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Twitter fact-checked a Sunday post by President Joe Biden over what he dubbed “the most common” gas price—a top voter issue in Tuesday’s midterm elections. “Right now, the most common price at gas stations across the country is $3.19 per gallon,” Biden said in a Nov. 6 post. “That’s progress,” the president added. Users, however,…
Elon Musk Confirms Twitter Employees Sold Verification Badges ‘Behind the Scenes’
Elon Musk on Saturday confirmed claims that Twitter employees were selling verification badges for certain users. “Twitter employees were selling verification for upwards of $15,000. For certain accounts, mine included, they would refuse to verify you through the standard application and then privately offer to verify you for $$ behind the scenes. Investigation needed,” a…
Elon Musk Threatens to ‘Name and Shame’ Advertisers Boycotting Twitter
November 5, 2022
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Elon Musk has threatened to “name and shame” brands that have either vocally or quietly pulled their ads from Twitter following Musk’s takeover of the social media platform and firing of around half of its staff. Barely a week into his ownership of Twitter, which he has called a “digital town square” where a broad…
Vietnam Mandates Removal of ‘False’ Social Media Content Within 24 Hours
Vietnam has mandated the removal of “false” content from social media platforms within 24 hours, as opposed to the initial 48 hours, as the ruling communist party intensifies its crackdown on “anti-state” activity. Vietnam’s Information and Communications Minister, Nguyen Manh Hung, said in parliament on Friday that the move was necessary because false news can…
Elon Musk Reveals Cost of ‘Twitter Blue’
Elon Musk highlighted on Tuesday that Twitter will charge $8 per month for its “Blue” subscription service in the United States as he seeks to boost the numbers of the sought-after “verified” badge and remove spam bots. “Twitter’s current lords [and] peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is [expletive],” the Tesla CEO…
Musk Responds to Users Over Whether Trump Will Return to Twitter
Elon Musk on Oct. 31 weighed in on the widely-discussed possibility that former President Donald Trump would return to Twitter, days after taking over the social media platform. “If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me if Trump is coming back on this platform, Twitter would be minting money!” Musk wrote in a…
Twitter Official Confirms Some Content Enforcement Work Frozen After Elon Musk Takeover
A top Twitter official said that some content moderation work on the social media website has been halted following Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover of the company last week. Yoel Roth, the head of safety and integrity for Twitter, responded to a Bloomberg News story that claimed many Twitter employees were denied access to content…
Arizona GOP Candidate’s Twitter Account Restored After Musk Writes He’s ‘Looking Into’ It
November 1, 2022
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Arizona state Rep. Mark Finchem, the Republican candidate for Secretary of State, wrote Monday that his Twitter account was suspended and then restored as new owner Elon Musk confirmed he would look into the incident—just about a week out from the 2022 midterm elections. “Twitter has blocked my account from speaking truth with one week…
Elon Musk Signals Interest in Rebooting Once-Popular Video App Vine
Vine, a short-form video app that Twitter shuttered in 2016, could make a comeback to the platform following Elon Musk’s recent takeover of the social media giant. Musk, who completed the acquisition of Twitter for $44 billion on Oct. 27, signaled interest in resurrecting Vine Monday evening, asking his 112.7 million followers in a Twitter poll…
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