Tag: Twitter

Twitter Stops Enforcing COVID-19 ‘Misleading Information’ Policy

Twitter has stopped enforcing its COVID-19 “misleading information” policy that had resulted in nearly 100,000 pieces of content being cut from the platform and led to more than 11,000 account suspensions. The social media giant, which was taken over by industrialist Elon Musk at the end of October, said in a report that, effective Nov. 23,…


LIVE 10:30AM ET: Looming Rail Strikes Could Meet a Forceful End; Twitter Becomes Center of New Culture War

Rail unions are threatening a strike unless demands on working conditions are met, just ahead of Christmas. Attempts to find working terms have fallen through, and Congress is now suggesting it might use a vote to end the prospect of a general strike. Meanwhile, following his purchase of Twitter, Elon Musk has found himself at…


LIVE: Looming Rail Strikes Could Meet a Forceful End; Twitter Becomes Center of New Culture War

Rail unions are threatening a strike unless demands on working conditions are met, just ahead of Christmas. Attempts to find working terms have fallen through, and Congress is now suggesting it might use a vote to end the prospect of a general strike. Meanwhile, following his purchase of Twitter, Elon Musk has found himself at…


Looming Rail Strikes Could Meet a Forceful End; Twitter Becomes Center of New Culture War

Rail unions are threatening a strike unless demands on working conditions are met, just ahead of Christmas. Attempts to find working terms have fallen through, and Congress is now suggesting it might use a vote to end the prospect of a general strike. Meanwhile, following his purchase of Twitter, Elon Musk has found himself at…


LIVE 11/29, at 10:30AM ET: Looming Rail Strikes Could Meet a Forceful End; Twitter Becomes Center of New Culture War

Rail unions are threatening a strike unless demands on working conditions are met, just ahead of Christmas. Attempts to find working terms have fallen through, and Congress is now suggesting it might use a vote to end the prospect of a general strike. Meanwhile, following his purchase of Twitter, Elon Musk has found himself at…


Author Says Musk Reinstating Free Speech on Twitter Is ‘Profoundly Transformational’

In early August, Twitter banned James Lindsay, a self-described “professional troublemaker,” author, podcaster, and personality behind the “OK Groomer” epithet. On Nov. 21, Elon Musk lifted Lindsay’s ban. In an interview that aired on NTD’s Newsmakers on Nov. 23 about his reinstatement, Lindsay said that Musk allowing free speech back on the platform is “profoundly transformational.” Before…



Elon Musk Says He Has a Plan If Twitter Gets Kicked Off App Stores

Tech billionaire Elon Musk suggested he would make his own phone amid speculation Twitter could be booted from Google Play or Apple’s App Store. “I certainly hope it does not come to that, but, yes, if there is no other choice, I will make an alternative phone,” he wrote in response to a Twitter post…


NTD Good Morning (Nov. 25): Beijing’s Quiet Lockdown; Kari Lake Files First Lawsuit Against Maricopa County

Taking a look at China. Several cities in the country have increased restrictions and lockdowns in response to rising covid infections, including parts of the capital city Beijing. More election troubles continue to unfold in Arizona.  Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake just filed her first lawsuit against Maricopa county over how they ran their elections….


Elon Musk Denies Claims Disgraced Crypto Boss Sam Bankman-Fried Holds Twitter Shares

Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has disputed a report that the former CEO of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, owns millions of Twitter shares. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, Musk shared a number of posts addressing the report, which was shared on the platform by former New York Times reporter and Editor-in-Chief of news site Semafor, Ben Smith….