Tag: Twitter


Elon Musk Says Twitter Suffering a ‘Massive Drop in Revenue’ After Activist Group Pressure

Elon Musk wrote Friday that Twitter has suffered a “massive drop in revenue” in recent days after activist groups pressured advertisers to stop using the platform. “Twitter has had a massive drop in revenue, due to activist groups pressuring advertisers, even though nothing has changed with content moderation and we did everything we could to…


Twitter Employees File Lawsuit Over Mass Layoffs

Twitter has been sued by multiple staff members over an alleged violation of federal law, with workers claiming they were not given enough notice regarding planned layoffs. Employees who had worked at Twitter’s offices in San Francisco, California, and Cambridge, Massachusetts filed a class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (San Francisco) on Thursday….


Ocasio-Cortez’s Campaign Finance Records, Website Contradict Claims That Merchandise Profits Go to Charity

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) this week claimed that proceeds from sales of her campaign merchandise go to charity groups, a claim that appears to be at odds with information on her official website. The contradicting claims come after Ocasio-Cortez, in a Twitter post on Nov. 2, took aim at billionaire businessman Elon Musk’s new plan to charge Twitter…


Elon Musk to Begin Twitter Layoffs Friday Morning: Reports

Twitter has reportedly informed its global workforce of 7,500 employees that layoffs will be announced on Friday morning, according to reports citing a company message. “Team, In an effort to place Twitter on a healthy path, we will go through the difficult process of reducing our global workforce on Friday,” the message, published in full…


[Live NOV4 11AM ET] Are Intelligence Services Controlling America?

The FBI and DHS’s partnership with Big Tech is only the latest evidence of a comprehensive program to spy on Americans and silence their speech. Will Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter change the equation? Or how will Americans win back their rights? In this shocking new episode of Over the Target Live, Lee Smith speaks…


Elon Musk Responds to Rep. Ocasio-Cortez on the Cost of a Twitter Subscription: ‘Now, Pay $8’

The new Twitter CEO has hit back at criticism from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY.) over his plan to charge Twitter users a monthly fee to keep their accounts verified. “Lmao at a billionaire earnestly trying to sell people on the idea that ‘free speech’ is actually a $8/month subscription plan,” the lawmaker from New York wrote…


Six Sweeping Changes Elon Musk Is Making at Twitter

Industrialist Elon Musk has big plans for Twitter now that he is the owner of the social media juggernaut. From a subscription service to possibly reviving the video app Vine, Musk wants the platform to reach its “extraordinary potential” following his $44 billion takeover. While change is coming to San Francisco-based Twitter, how will the…


Black Lives Matter Riots Fuelled by Twitter: Study

Social media platform Twitter played a critical role in helping Black Lives Matter with organising and spreading information during the peak of the movement, according to a new study. The analysis by the Australian National University looked at 118 million tweets over a two-year period from 2020 to 2021. “For activists, we can see protests…


Congressman’s Aide Fired Over China Ties

A longtime congressional aide has been fired for allegedly working on China’s behalf. Twitter is removing over 2,000 China-based accounts. They’re said to have fanned the flames of political division in the United States ahead of the midterm elections. Another American microchip maker is cutting its China operations amid sweeping sanctions from Washington. The Netherlands…