What We Lost When Twitter Became X: Sheon Han writes about his experience, as a former Twitter employee, of Elon Musk’s takeover at the social-media company ...
newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/what-we-lost-when-twitter-became-x
How Donald Trump and Elon Musk killed Twitter, with Marty Baron and Zoe Schiffer: In a special episode of Decoder, host Nilay Patel talks with Marty Baron ...
theverge.com/24010916/twitter-x-donald-trump-elon-musk-marty-baron-zoe-schiffer-decoder-interview
X usage plummets in Musk's first year as owner: Data provided to Axios shows across the board declines.
axios.com/2023/10/26/x-twitter-usage-statistics-elon-musk-owner
Quick Glance: Elon Musk Takes Over Twitter and Causes Chaos
- Elon Musk has negatively impacted Twitter in many ways - for users, advertisers, the internet at large, and potentially even for democracy.
- Musk now offers an imprecisely defined revenue-sharing model for larger accounts, allowing them to earn money from ad impressions around their posts.
- The For You Feed, X's algorithmic fire hose that shows you posts it believes you'll like instead of posts you explicitly want to see, is actually quite good.
- It helps me avoid posts that I might actually like.
Twitter / X confirms Nazi content was shown alongside Apple ads. So why is it suing?
mashable.com/article/twitter-x-advertisers-nazi-media-matters-lawsuit
Quick Glance: Elon Musk's X Files Lawsuit Against Media Matters Over Antisemitism Analysis
- X's lawsuit alleges that Media Matters manipulated data to destroy the platform.
- After Mr. Musk threatened the lawsuit, Media Matters called him a bully.
- The lawsuit in Texas claims that Media Matters knowingly and maliciously manufactured images to drive advertisers away from the platform.
- Following the allegations by Media Matters, more companies have pulled ad dollars from X.
One year-post acquisition, X traffic and monthly active users are in decline, report claims
techcrunch.com/2023/10/17/one-year-post-acquisition-x-traffic-and-monthly-active-users-are-in-decline-report-claims/
Despite declining usage of Twitter (X) in the one year since Elon Musk acquired the platform, X’s hold on the microblogging market may be stickier than you ... Show more
How ‘Frasier’ Became the Internet’s Most Unlikely Meme Factory: From surreal Twitter meme accounts to unnerving deepfakes, Dr. Frasier Crane already found his ...
thedailybeast.com/obsessed/how-frasier-became-the-internets-most-unlikely-meme-factory
His addiction to social media has caused unnecessary spats, some of which risk overshadowing the positive contributions listed in this gripping account of an ... Show more
Elon Musk in Ultra-Weird Twitter Space With Ben Shapiro: I'm ‘Aspirationally Jewish’
thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-hosts-ultra-weird-twitter-space-with-ben-shapiro
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Impulsive and self-destructive: Elon Musk as depicted in a new book: The billionaire has a lofty vision for humanity—and is unusually determined to see it ...
economist.com/culture/2023/09/12/impulsive-pugnacious-and-self-destructive-a-new-book-on-elon-musk
Quick Glance: Musk Biographer Isaacson: Only Elon Can Save Us
- Walter Isaacson accompanied Elon Musk for two years
- Elon Musk believes that he is the only one who can save us
For Mark Zuckerberg's Threads, the real rival is still TikTok — not the former Twitter
detroitnews.com/story/tech/2023/08/14/threads-real-rival-tiktok-twitter-x/70587928007/
ABC exiting Twitter: Australia’s national broadcaster shuts down almost all accounts on Elon Musk’s X
theguardian.com/technology/2023/aug/09/abc-australia-leaves-twitter-x-elon-musk
Quick Glance: ABC Exits Twitter: Australia's National Broadcaster Shuts Most Accounts on Elon Musk's X
- The ABC is closing almost all official Twitter accounts – now known as X under Elon Musk's ownership – due to "harmful interactions", cost, and better interaction with ABC content on other social media.
- There will only be four official accounts remaining for Australia's public broadcaster: @abcnews, @abcsport, @abcchinese, and the main @abcaustralia account.
- Sign up for Guardian Australia's free morning and afternoon email newsletters to get your daily news summary.
- The ABC is the third major public broadcaster to withdraw from Twitter in April, following NPR and PBS.
Twitter users don't want to call it X—inside the platform's marketing challenge: The Harris Poll and Ad Age research find out what people think of Elon Musk’s X ...
adage.com/article/digital-marketing-ad-tech-news/twitter-users-dont-want-call-it-x-inside-platforms-marketing-challenge/2516031
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App Store users are downrating Twitter’s rebranding to X with 1-star reviews: Many people have mixed feelings over Twitter’s rebranding to X, in preparation for ...
techcrunch.com/2023/08/02/app-store-users-are-downrating-twitters-rebranding-to-x-with-1-star-reviews/
Quick Glance: Twitter's Rebranding to X Receives 1-Star Reviews from App Store Users
- 78% of U.S. iOS reviews for the newly renamed X app are 1-star reviews since July 24th, compared to just 50% in the previous two weeks.
- Users express their dissatisfaction with the new logo and name of the app.
- However, X's worldwide installs increased by 20% in the week following the rebranding.
- It remains to be seen if X can succeed after losing the trust of some longtime Twitter users.
Special Counsel Used Warrant to Get Trump’s Twitter Direct Messages: The nature of the messages or who exactly wrote them remained unclear, but it was a ...
nytimes.com/2023/08/15/us/politics/trump-twitter-direct-messages-warrant.html
Twitter downloads, usage sinks under Elon Musk ownership: The platform, renamed X, is seeing a steady decline in usage as Elon Musk continues to alter its ...
businessinsider.com/twitter-downloads-usage-sinks-under-elon-musk-ownership-2023-9
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Twitter’s future is in doubt as Threads tops 100 million users: Twitter has weathered months, if not years, of mismanagement as well as mass layoffs ...
cnn.com/2023/07/10/tech/twitter-threads-future/
Twitter now requires users to sign in to view tweets: Twitter will now require users to have an account on the social media platform to view tweets ...
reuters.com/technology/twitter-now-needs-users-sign-view-tweets-2023-06-30/
Scientists are pulling back from Twitter and looking for alternatives: More than half of researchers who use Twitter report they’ve reduced the amount of time ...
engadget.com/scientists-are-pulling-back-from-twitter-and-looking-for-alternatives-231159359.html
Twitter’s future is in doubt as Threads tops 100 million users: Twitter has weathered months, if not years, of mismanagement as well as mass layoffs ...
cnn.com/2023/07/10/tech/twitter-threads-future/
Elon Musk Promises To Cover Legal Fees For People Fired Over Tweets: TOPLINE Billionaire Elon Musk—the owner of X, previously known as Twitter—made a broad offer ...
forbesafrica.com/current-affairs/2023/08/07/elon-musk-promises-to-cover-legal-fees-for-people-fired-over-tweets/
Twitter Resumes Paying Google Cloud, Patches Up Relationship: Twitter has resumed paying Google Cloud for its services, patching up a relationship that became ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-21/twitter-resumes-paying-google-cloud-patching-up-relationship
Quick Glance: Twitter Resumes Payment for Google Cloud
- Reportedly, Twitter has resumed its Google Cloud contract after the newly appointed CEO took steps to repair the relationship between the two companies.
- Twitter has supposedly started paying for its Google Cloud services again.
- If you missed the initial news, Platformer reported on June 10th that Twitter had been refusing to pay Google prior to their contract renewal deadline on June 30th.
- Twitter was concerned about losing access to Google's infrastructure, prompting a frantic migration of its services away from Google's servers.
In pics | Twitter officially renamed to X: A brief history from 2006 to the present
wionews.com/photos/in-pics-twitter-officially-renamed-to-x-a-brief-history-from-2006-to-the-present-619090
Despite tumult under Elon Musk, Republicans still happy with Twitter: "Are we calling it 'X' now? I don't understand that part of it," said GOP Rep. Nancy Mace ...
businessinsider.com/republican-lawmakers-on-twitter-elon-musk-takeover-x-rebrand-2023-7
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In pics | Twitter officially renamed to X: A brief history from 2006 to the present
wionews.com/photos/in-pics-twitter-officially-renamed-to-x-a-brief-history-from-2006-to-the-present-619090
What Was Twitter, Anyway?: Whether the platform is dying or not, it’s time to reckon with how exactly it broke our brains.
nytimes.com/2023/04/18/magazine/twitter-dying.html
Elon Musk's Twitter 'rate limit' gets mocked, becomes a meme: Twitter has temporarily limited the number of tweets users can read per day. Users are now ...
insider.com/elon-musk-twitter-rate-limit-meme-response-2023-7
In pics | Twitter officially renamed to X: A brief history from 2006 to the present
wionews.com/photos/in-pics-twitter-officially-renamed-to-x-a-brief-history-from-2006-to-the-present-619090
Mark Zuckerberg says tens of millions of people use Threads each day: The Meta boss said on Threads that early growth for the Twitter rival has been "off the ...
businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-threads-twitter-rival-social-media-2023-7
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Threads usage drops as Meta blocks VPN access in EU [Updated]: Move comes as Meta tries to avoid violating privacy laws.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/07/meta-blocking-vpn-access-to-threads-in-eu/
Drug dealers advertise class A drugs in Barrow on Twitter: DEALERS are using Twitter to promote and sell their drugs in plain sight in Cumbria.
nwemail.co.uk/news/23647173.drug-dealers-advertise-class-drugs-barrow-twitter/
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Twitter rate limits impacts California disaster emergency response: Twitter’s rate limits, embedded posts and TweetDeck problems are causing issues for ...
sfchronicle.com/weather/article/twitter-california-emergency-response-18188060.php
Editorial: Twitter’s slow collapse poses challenges for public institutions: Public safety officials who use Twitter during hurricanes and other governments ...
orlandosentinel.com/2023/07/12/editorial-twitters-slow-collapse-poses-challenges-for-public-institutions/
Twitter Is a Far-Right Social Network: It can no longer be denied.
theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/05/elon-musk-ron-desantis-2024-twitter/674149/
Twitter’s TweetDeck will only be available to verified users, company says: Restriction on previously free dashboard tool is latest dramatic change to platform ...
theguardian.com/technology/2023/jul/03/tweetdeck-twitter-verified-elon-musk
Twitter Has Threatened To Sue Meta Over Threads, On Grounds Of ‘Trade Secrets And Other Intellectual Pro…
wccftech.com/twitter-threatens-to-sue-meta-over-threads/
Twitter limits that snarled NWS July Fourth storm-tracking raise public safety concerns
denverpost.com/2023/07/06/twitter-rate-limit-exceeded-public-safety-communications-national-weather-service/
Twitter alleges "unauthorized" data usage by Microsoft: Twitter Inc has alleged that Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) violated an agreement over using the social media ...
reuters.com/technology/twitter-accuses-microsoft-improperly-using-its-data-nyt-2023-05-18/
Decoding Elon Musk’s shifting politics, as US Presidential polls draw closer: Since Elon Musk became the owner of Twitter in October 2022, his policies and ...
indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/decoding-elon-musks-shifting-politics-as-us-presidential-polls-draw-closer-8657420/
She Built an App to Block Harassment on Twitter. Elon Musk Killed It: Tracy Chou launched Block Party in 2021 to help Twitter users escape harassment ...
time.com/6284494/block-party-twitter-tracy-chou-elon-musk/
Ron DeSantis releases video declaring 2024 candidacy: The Florida governor's expected announcement comes after months of speculation about his ambitions.
axios.com/2023/05/24/ron-desantis-florida-governor-us-president-2024
Quick Glance: Ron DeSantis enlists business leaders to support his presidential campaign
- Gov. Ron DeSantis has put together a team of affluent business leaders to raise funds for his presidential campaign, as per a partial list of fundraisers divulged by a senior political official associated with the Florida Republican party.
- The list of bundlers includes business leaders from various sectors such as real estate and finance.
- Despite trailing behind the former President in recent polls, DeSantis is regarded as the main contender against Donald Trump in the GOP primary.
- One of DeSantis' supporters on the list is David Horowitz, the chairman of the Horowitz Group - a California-based family office and real estate investment firm.
Twitter just closed the book on academic research: Twitter’s restrictive new data-sharing policies since Elon Musk’s takeover have already pushed some ...
theverge.com/2023/5/31/23739084/twitter-elon-musk-api-policy-chilling-academic-research
Elon Musk has transformed Twitter into a right-wing, alt-tech platform that has much in common with the likes of Truth Social and Rumble ... Show more
3 reasons Lukas Matsson from 'Succession' is Elon Musk. And Daniel Ek.: Fans of the HBO drama learn Sunday if the GoJo boss played by Alexander Skarsgard wins ...
businessinsider.com/succession-hbo-lukas-matsson-elon-musk-daniel-ek-tech-bros-2023-5
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Pew: 60% of U.S. Twitter users have 'taken a break' from the platform in the past year
techcrunch.com/2023/05/17/pew-60-of-u-s-twitter-users-have-taken-a-break-from-the-platform-in-the-past-year/
Is Elon Musk’s Twitter finally dying?: Say goodbye to the old Twitter and hello to the new normal.
vox.com/technology/2023/4/15/23683554/twitter-dying-elon-musk-x-company
Quick Glance: Is Elon Musk's Twitter finally dead?
- Musk will need subscribers for Twitter Blue, a freshly revised subscription plan that charges users for blue verification check marks and other privileges, such as having their tweets highlighted more prominently, if he is unable to get advertisers back.
- For example, Twitter used to be a gathering area for individuals, particularly journalists, during important news events.
- Overall, there are people who like Musk's adjustments to Twitter's feed and content management standards.
- Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, where Elon Musk has admitted to sleeping on occasion.
Erdogan’s rival has gone through a political makeover ahead of the elections: Analysts say the desire to appeal to today's voters has seen the presidential ...
cnn.com/2023/05/13/middleeast/kilicdaroglu-turkey-elections-makeover-mime-intl/
Quick Glance: Turkey: Endangered Democracy Requires Wise Voting Decisions | Opinion
- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been in office for 20 years and is running for re-election.
- On Sunday, the Turkish people will elect a president and members of parliament.
- There is a risk that Erdogan may disregard both the election results and the constitution, as he did in his third candidacy.
- Under Erdogan's leadership, Turkey is among the top jailers of journalists, along with China, Iran, and Myanmar.
Surprise! Elon Musk Is Gifting Blue Checkmarks to Twitter Users Who Don't Want Them
bestproducts.com/lifestyle/a43689278/elon-musk-gifting-blue-checkmarks-to-twitter-users-who-dont-want-them/
CBC 'pausing' Twitter after 'government-funded media' label: TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation paused its use of Twitter on Monday after the ...
apnews.com/article/cbc-canada-twitter-pause-musk-government-funded-41bfb23aaea84c65c682f52fb5c3fd59
NPR to Suspend Twitter Use After ‘Government-Funded’ Label: The broadcaster said that the label undermined its credibility “by falsely implying that we are not ...
nytimes.com/2023/04/12/business/npr-twitter-suspension.html
How Bluesky should capitalize on its viral success: The demand for a Twitter alternative is real, but the Bluesky team will need to move fast to grow their ...
theverge.com/2023/5/2/23707877/bluesky-viral-success-opportunity-twitter-decentralizaiton
Elon Musk threatens to sue Microsoft over AI training: Elon Musk has threatened to sue Microsoft, accusing the computer giant of "illegally using Twitter ...
digitaltrends.com/computing/elon-musk-threatens-to-sue-microsoft-over-ai-training/
Elon Musk says he’s sleeping on a seventh floor library couch at Twitter: The Twitter CEO provided a six month update on his takeover in a live interview with ...
washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/04/12/elon-musk-twitter/
Quick Glance: Musk claims that he would only sell Twitter to someone who seeks the truth.
- Elon Musk told BBC News that he didn't "care about the money really" when it came to Twitter, but instead wanted "some source of truth" he could rely on.
- Elon Musk says he wouldn't be willing to sell Twitter for $44 billion - the sum he paid for it — unless he found someone devoted to chasing the truth.
- The business's value has apparently collapsed, with Musk putting a $20 billion estimate on the company, claimed The Information, which quoted people familiar with an email he sent to colleagues.
- It was less than half of what he had paid for the company.
Removal of blue checks from high-profile accounts sows confusion on Twitter: When the Elon Musk-owned platform started stripping blue verification check ...
pbs.org/newshour/nation/removal-of-blue-checks-from-high-profile-accounts-sows-confusion-on-twitter
Tech companies shouldn't be labelling media companies in ad hoc way: academic: One academic says it's 'terrible' to have tech companies labelling media accounts ...
ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/tech-companies-shouldn-t-be-labelling-media-companies-in-ad-hoc-way-academic-1.6361959
North America’s largest transportation network suspends use of Twitter for service alerts
cnn.com/2023/04/27/tech/ny-mta-suspends-twitter-alerts/
Elon Musk trolls CBC after broadcaster returns to Twitter: 'I CAN'T QUIT YOU': Twitter boss Elon Musk is having a little fun after CBC and Radio-Canada announced ...
torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrity/elon-musk-trolls-cbc-after-broadcaster-returns-to-twitter-i-cant-quit-you
We need to talk about Jason Sudeikis' Twitter likes: He never tweets, but he always likes your 'Ted Lasso' hate.
mashable.com/article/jason-sudeikis-ted-lasso-twitter-likes
Elon Musk threatens to reassign NPR's Twitter account 'to another company'
pbs.org/newshour/economy/elon-musk-threatens-to-reassign-nprs-twitter-account-to-another-company
Matsson Gets Even Muskier In The Latest Episode Of Succession: Matsson resembles our new overlord of Twitter more and more with each passing episode...
slashfilm.com/1278771/succession-parallels-between-matsson-elon-musk-grow-stronger/
POV: Bluesky has captured lightning in a bottle—but it’ll struggle to keep that feeling
fastcompany.com/90889464/pov-bluesky-has-captured-lightning-in-a-bottle
Elon Musk Confirms Tesla Cybertruck Production to Start in Q3 2023: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced the date for the Cybertruck production in 2023 ...
techtimes.com/articles/290619/20230420/elon-musk-confirms-tesla-cybertruck-production-start-q3-2023.htm
Quick Glance: Analyst warns Tesla’s stock is overvalued, could drop another 80%
- Tesla has lowered the prices of some of its most popular models six times this year to boost demand amid increasing competition in the EV market. However, analysts suggest that this tactic could impact margins.
- The booming EV market has enabled Tesla to rapidly increase its vehicle deliveries in recent years, and many analysts believe that this trend will continue.
- According to Trainer, the main issue for investors could be the overvaluation of Tesla's stock.
- Trainer proposed a reverse discounted cash flow (DCF) model to determine Tesla's value. He found that for Tesla to be valued at $200 per share, it would have to sell as many as 30 million EVs by 2031. Trainer and his research team found that the stock is still 'significantly overvalued' even in the most optimistic scenarios.
Elon Musk’s Twitter drops government-funded media labels: Twitter had roughly 400,000 verified users under the original blue-check system. In the past ...
orlandosentinel.com/business/ct-biz-twitter-goverment-funded-label-20230421-vpqeqkbxpnbifezfer5juu2loa-story.html
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Twitter verifies users associated with Block the Blue, including dril and Mashable's Matt Binder
mashable.com/article/twitter-verifies-dril-mashable-block-the-blue
Twitter users are now wondering if mandatory blue checks are illegal: Twitter users, including Dril, have speculated that the platform’s issuing of free blue ...
theverge.com/2023/4/24/23695772/twitter-blue-check-paid-verification-false-endorsement-dril
Twitter's blue-check-mark drama gets stupider over the weekend: Many popular but unpaid accounts have their check marks restored against their will — or even ...
marketwatch.com/story/twitters-blue-check-mark-drama-gets-even-stupider-over-the-weekend-924f63a0
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Tax-filing tips, Loblaw’s new CEO and CBC’s twitter battle: Business and investing news for April 23
theglobeandmail.com/business/article-tax-tips-loblaw-cbc-april-23/
Not just CBC: Broadcasters around the world slapped with Twitter's inconsistent labels
nationalpost.com/news/twitter-labels-broadcasters-worldwide
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CBC says it’s ‘pausing’ its use of Twitter after ‘government-funded media’ label applied
theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-cbc-pausing-its-use-of-twitter-after-government-funded-media-label/
Musk removes "government-funded" labels after backlash from media outlets
axios.com/2023/04/21/twitter-government-funded-media-label-npr-pbs
Braid: Alberta campaign will be long and bitter as culture wars keep escalating: Don Braid writes: Trudeau, Twitter, even Fox News — the culture wars keep ...
calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/braid-alberta-campaign-will-be-long-and-bitter-as-culture-wars-keep-escalating
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Twitter is Finally Removing Blue Checkmarks from Legacy Verified Accounts - Gizmochina
gizmochina.com/2023/04/21/twitter-removing-blue-checkmarks-verified-accounts/
Twitter criminals advertising sale of drugs in Barrow and Ulverston: SOCIAL media giant Twitter has been urged to crack down on accounts using the platform to ...
thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/23461533.twitter-criminals-advertising-sale-drugs-barrow/
Sack him or back him, the BBC cannot win the row over Gary Lineker: This afternoon (10 March), shortly before 5pm, the BBC cracked. More than 72 hours after Gary ...
newstatesman.com/the-weekend-report/2023/03/sack-gary-lineker-bbc-row
NPR suspending Twitter use over “government-funded” label: "I would never have our content go anywhere that would risk our credibility,” NPR's CEO said ...
axios.com/2023/04/12/npr-twitter-government-funded-label
Why journalists can’t quit Twitter: Twitter is falling apart under Elon Musk, but users aren’t fleeing the site and alternatives like Mastodon aren’t doing ...
theverge.com/23671036/journalists-twitter-elon-musk-media
Column: Public should have say in whether schools, others keep using Elon Musk’s chaotic Twitter platform
chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-twitter-brand-concerns-st-0407-20230406-xi455izsybhxvb3afr7k2tbbee-story.html
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