Tag: Twitter

Musk Says Twitter Basic Blue to Slash Ads by Half

Twitter owner Elon Musk said in a tweet on Monday that Twitter’s Basic blue tick will have half the number of advertisements and the social media platform will offer a higher tier with no advertisements by next year. Musk did not elaborate further on the details. The company re-enabled the Twitter Blue sign earlier in…


Missouri AG Office Issues ‘Preservation of Evidence’ for Feds’ Communications With Twitter

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced he sent a legal notice to Twitter asking the platform to preserve evidence relating to communications between the company and the federal government relating to “misinformation” or “content moderation.” On the platform, Schmitt, a Republican, made reference to new owner Elon Musk’s decision to release communications to journalist Matt…


Missouri AG Issues ‘Preservation of Evidence’ for Feds’ Communications With Twitter

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced he sent a legal notice to Twitter asking the platform to preserve evidence relating to communications between the company and the federal government relating to “misinformation” or “content moderation.” On the platform, Schmitt, a Republican, made reference to new owner Elon Musk’s decision to release communications to journalist Matt…


Missouri AG Issues ‘Preservation of Evidence’ Demand for Feds’ Communications With Twitter

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced he sent a legal notice to Twitter asking the platform to preserve evidence relating to communications between the company and the federal government relating to “misinformation” or “content moderation.” On the platform, Schmitt, a Republican, made reference to new owner Elon Musk’s decision to release communications to journalist Matt…


NTD Good Morning (Dec. 13): FTX Founder Arrested in Bahamas Pending Extradition; Twitter’s Trust and Safety Council Dissolved

Former CEO and founder of FTX Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested in the Bahamas on Dec. 12. Bahamas’ Prime Minister says he will be promptly extradited to the U.S. upon formal request. Twitter’s Trust and Safety Council has been dissolved. Meanwhile, the former head of the council trends on Twitter for some controversial past tweets. Election tension in…


Dorsey and Musk Spar Over Claim Twitter Ignored Child Exploitation for Years

Billionaires Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey publicly disagreed about Twitter’s handling of child exploitation in a series of tweets over the weekend. Musk, who took over the company in October, took to the social media platform on Friday where he blasted former Twitter executives, stating that it “is a crime that they refused to take action on…


Twitter Disbands Trust and Safety Council Amid Criticism of Child Abuse Material

Twitter has disbanded its Trust and Safety Council, according to an email, after new owner Elon Musk criticized members over a lack of action to rid the platform of child sexual abuse material. In an email to the council’s members, Twitter said the Trust and Safety Council was no longer deemed the best way for…


‘Twitter Files’ Reveals Exact Moment Donald Trump Was Banned Last Year

The latest installment of the Elon Musk-endorsed “Twitter files” was published Monday, revealing more internal details about how and why the social media firm suspended former President Donald Trump’s account in January 2021. In a Twitter thread, journalist Bari Weiss, a former New York Times editor who quit in 2020, recalled what Trump had written…


Elon Musk’s Latest ‘Twitter Files’ Detail Exactly How Trump Was Banned

The latest installment of the Elon Musk-endorsed “Twitter files” was published Monday, revealing more internal details about how and why the social media firm suspended former President Donald Trump’s account in January 2021. In a Twitter thread, journalist Bari Weiss, a former New York Times editor who quit in 2020, recalled what Trump had written…


Musk’s Latest ‘Twitter Files’ Detail Exactly How Trump Was Banned

The latest installment of the Elon Musk-endorsed “Twitter files,” published on Dec. 12, revealed more internal details about how and why the social media platform suspended former President Donald Trump’s account in January 2021. In a Twitter thread, journalist Bari Weiss, a former New York Times editor who quit in 2020, recalled what Trump had…