Tag: Twitter

Elon Musk Vows to Begin Restoring Some Previously Suspended Twitter Accounts Next Week

New Twitter owner Elon Musk said Thursday that he would begin granting “amnesty” for some previously banned accounts on the social media platform starting next week. The move marks a reversal from the site’s previous policies regarding content moderation. “The people have spoken,” Musk wrote on Twitter on Thursday. “Amnesty begins next week. Vox Populi, Vox Dei,”…


Elon Musk Says He’ll Grant ‘Amnesty’ to Suspended Twitter Accounts Next Week

New Twitter owner Elon Musk said Thursday that he would begin granting “amnesty” for some previously banned accounts on the social media platform starting next week. The move marks a reversal from the site’s previous policies regarding content moderation. “The people have spoken,” Musk wrote on Twitter on Thursday. “Amnesty begins next week. Vox Populi, Vox Dei,”…


Musk Hints at Revealing Internal Discussion on Censoring NY Post’s Hunter Biden Story

Billionaire Elon Musk revealed on Wednesday that the inside discussions of Twitter’s board prior to the company deciding to censor the New York Post’s explosive story that exposed information on a laptop allegedly belonging to Hunter Biden should be made public. Musk made the disclosure while responding to a message that called on the new…


Elon Musk Reveals Stash of ‘StayWoke’ T-shirts at Twitter HQ

Twitter CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday that he discovered a stash of T-shirts with the “#StayWoke” slogan printed on the front inside a closet at the company’s San Francisco headquarters. In a video shared on Twitter, Musk is seen filming the dark-colored T-shirts with the “#StayWoke” slogan plastered in white as other people are…


Elon Musk Must ‘Immediately Address and Fix’ Twitter’s Security Failures: Senate Republican

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, is calling on Elon Musk to answer questions about Twitter’s security and privacy issues that his predecessor has failed to provide. In a letter (pdf) to Musk released on Nov. 23, Grassley expressed concerns about how the information collected by Twitter could fall into…


Trump’s Twitter Reinstatement Triggers Activist Demands for Advertiser Boycott

The reinstatement of former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account last weekend has prompted several activist groups to call on companies to pull their advertising spending on the platform. Billionaire businessman and Twitter owner Elon Musk reactivated Trump’s account following the results of a Twitter poll in which he asked for users’ opinions on the matter….


How Did Elon Musk Know That Twitter Staff Was So Bloated?

Commentary You have to admit that it is a bit strange. Since taking over Twitter, Musk has driven out at least 3 out of 5 people on the payroll. The departing employees have been screaming about this for weeks on every platform. They have predicted doom for the company. Surely the whole platform is toast….


Elon Musk Says ‘Coalition of Political Groups’ Behind Lack of Moderation Council

Elon Musk said Tuesday that Twitter is lacking a moderation council because of the actions of a “large coalition of political and social activists.” The billionaire businessman took over the platform in October and promised shortly after that Twitter would be forming a “content moderation council” that had “widely diverse viewpoints” and that “no major content…


Buffett Sells Chinese Ev Maker Stock 3x This Month

The U.S. defense chief is meeting his Chinese counterpart. We look at what they said about Taiwan. Warren Buffett is selling off more Chinese shares, for the third time this month. The stake comes from China’s biggest electric car maker. The world’s biggest microchip maker is boosting its U.S. production. The Taiwanese company voices plans…


Capitol Report (Nov. 22): Fireworks at Fauci’s Last White House Press Briefing; McCarthy Vows Investigation into DHS Border Policy

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who is hoping to become the next speaker of the House—gives a major announcement about how the GOP plans to respond to the border crisis. This as an Arizona Democrat says members of his own party don’t understand the border issue. Dr. Anthony Fauci’s final moments on the White House…