Twitter subscription model is Musk’s big gamble

rollingstone.com/music/music-news/doja-cat-stuck-as-christmas-twitter-elon-muck-1234628574/

Nov 10 22

Doja Cat Stuck With ‘Christmas’ Display Name on Twitter: "Why can’t I change my name on here," Doja Cat asked on Twitter, adding: "How do I change it also fuck ...

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CNN.com

cnn.com/2022/11/08/tech/twitter-gray-check-mark/

Nov 10 22

Twitter briefly rolled out gray ‘official’ check marks. Then Elon Musk changed his mind

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The Guardian

theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/10/elon-musk-scraps-twitter-work-home-staff

Nov 10 22

Elon Musk scraps Twitter’s work from home policy: New owner emails staff to say he will personally vet any circumstances that require remote working

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Rolling Stone

rollingstone.com/music/music-news/doja-cat-stuck-as-christmas-twitter-elon-muck-1234628574/

Nov 10 22

Doja Cat Stuck With ‘Christmas’ Display Name on Twitter: "Why can’t I change my name on here," Doja Cat asked on Twitter, adding: "How do I change it also fuck ...

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CNN.com

cnn.com/2022/11/08/tech/twitter-gray-check-mark/

Nov 10 22

Twitter briefly rolled out gray ‘official’ check marks. Then Elon Musk changed his mind

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Politico

politico.com/news/2022/11/10/fake-account-chaos-engulfs-musks-twitter-00066217

Nov 10 22

Musk's Twitter chaos brings sharp FTC warning: Impersonation accounts spread on Twitter as top security, privacy execs exit.

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Fox Business

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Nov 10 22

There's a subtle difference between Twitter’s new $8 verified badge and its traditional checkmark

foxbusiness.com/politics/theres-subtle-difference-twitters-new-8-verified-badge-traditional-checkmark

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CNN.com

cnn.com/2022/11/09/tech/twitter-impersonators-paid-verification/

Nov 10 22

Twitter battles wave of impersonators after launching new paid verification system

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WION

wionews.com/world/musk-ends-remote-work-for-twitter-staff-in-his-first-email-to-employees-532928

Nov 10 22

Musk ends remote work for Twitter staff in his first email to employees: As per reports, Musk also informed staff members that he wants subscriptions to generate ...

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BuzzFeed

buzzfeednews.com/article/katienotopoulos/elon-musk-twitter-verification-hate-speech

Nov 10 22

No, Elon Musk, Your $8 Twitter Plan Won’t Stop Hate Speech: It might stymie bot armies, but people will be awful under their real names.

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Rolling Stone

rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/twitter-blue-shame-memes-1234628528/

Nov 10 22

Memes Shaming Twitter Blue Users for Paying for Verification Go Viral: Twitter's verified disclaimer lets anyone know if you bought your blue checkmark ...

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Insider (news website)

businessinsider.com/elon-musk-aoc-twitter-blue-check-notification-harassment-verified-subscription-2022-11

Nov 10 22

AOC says Twitter changes to blue check are 'ripe' for 'harassment': Users who pay a monthly fee will appear in a separate "verified" tab in people's ...

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Newsweek

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Nov 10 22

Kyle Rittenhouse Pays for Twitter Blue Check as Conservatives Cough Up: Rittenhouse, Libs of TikTok and several other conservative figures on Twitter have ...

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Newsweek

newsweek.com/fake-twitter-accounts-sports-stars-trick-users-amid-verification-muddle-1758464

Nov 10 22

Fake Twitter Accounts of Sports Stars Trick Users Amid Verification Muddle: Verified accounts falsely claiming to be LeBron James and others emerged and spread ...

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South China Morning Post

scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3199065/twitter-unveils-new-grey-check-mark-elon-musk-kills-it-hours-later

Nov 09 22

Twitter unveils new ‘grey check mark’ – Elon Musk ‘kills’ it just hours later: Twitter on Wednesday unveiled – and then almost immediately scrapped – a new grey ...

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Nov 10 22

Musk's first email to Twitter staff ends remote work: Elon Musk in his first email to Twitter employees said remote work would no longer be allowed and that ...

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Mashable.com

mashable.com/article/twitter-elon-musk-take-my-checkmark

Nov 10 22

I don't want a Twitter checkmark anymore: Let's just get this over with.

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Vox

vox.com/recode/23440075/elon-musk-twitter-layoffs-check-mark-verification

Nov 10 22

How Elon Musk is changing Twitter, from mass layoffs to check marks: Mass layoffs, trolling, and check marks: How Elon Musk is running Twitter.

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TheStreet

thestreet.com/technology/elon-musk-predicts-tough-times-ahead

Nov 10 22

Elon Musk Predicts Tough Times Ahead: The billionaire and new boss of Twitter has just ended remote work at the social network.

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Forbes

forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2022/11/10/chipotle-latest-company-reportedly-pulling-ads-from-twitter-after-musk-sale-here-are-the-others-rethinking-their-ties/

Nov 10 22

Chipotle Latest Company Reportedly Pulling Ads From Twitter After Musk Sale—Here Are The Others Rethinking Their Ties

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Fortune (magazine)

fortune.com/2022/11/10/lebron-james-joe-biden-nintendo-twitter-impersonators-blue-check-mark/

Nov 10 22

Musk’s new $8-a-month Twitter verification scheme sparks chaos as fake accounts flood the site impersonating the likes of LeBron James, Joe Biden and Nintendo

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TheStreet

thestreet.com/technology/elon-musk-twitter-eye-a-lucrative-market

Nov 10 22

Elon Musk, Twitter Eye a Lucrative Market: The new social media boss is building his vision of an everything platform.

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The Hill (newspaper)

thehill.com/policy/technology/3727529-musk-says-hes-killed-rollout-of-second-check-mark-for-now/

Nov 10 22

Musk says he’s ‘killed’ rollout of second check mark, for now: Twitter’s new CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said he “killed” the rollout of second verification ...

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Forbes

forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2022/11/10/twitter-tries-to-clamp-down-on-verified-impersonator-accounts-as-musk-hints-at-more-changes/

Nov 10 22

Twitter Tries To Clamp Down On ‘Verified’ Impersonator Accounts As Musk Hints At More Changes

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Barron's

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Nov 10 22

Musk scraps Twitter's gray 'official' label just hours after its launch: Musk also said 'Twitter will do lots of dumb things in the coming months'

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Nov 10 22

Elon Musk's Twitter verification plan backfires with string of distasteful posts from 'Tony Blair', 'OJ Simpson' and ...

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Financialexpress

financialexpress.com/life/technology-elon-musk-says-killed-twitters-official-label-just-hours-after-rollout-2802621/

Nov 10 22

Elon Musk says “killed” Twitter’s ‘Official’ label just hours after rollout : On Wednesday evening, an 'Official' label with a tick mark in a small ...

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Irish Examiner

irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41003915.html

Nov 10 22

Workers at Meta Ireland told not to discuss potential job losses: At least 350 redundancies expected among Ireland’s 3,000-strong workforce

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Nov 10 22

Twitter Rolls Out Paid Verification Service In India. Cost: Rs 719 A Month: Twitter has started rolling out its 'Blue' service, which includes a ...

ndtv.com/india-news/twitter-blue-arrives-in-india-but-only-for-select-users-price-rs-719-a-month-3509556

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stern.de

stern.de/digital/online/twitter-blue--elon-musk-stuerzt-twitter-ins-haekchen-chaos-32897340.html

Nov 10 22

Twitter Blue: Elon Musk plunges Twitter into tick chaos: The controversial Twitter monthly subscription for eight US dollars is now available in many countries ...

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El País

english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2022-11-10/twitter-subscription-model-is-musks-big-gamble.html

Nov 10 22

Twitter subscription model is Musk’s big gamble: The new owner of the social media platform has proposed a $8 fee for verified accounts and is even considering a ...

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Sky News

news.sky.com/story/musk-ends-working-from-home-at-twitter-and-warns-of-difficult-times-ahead-after-mass-sackings-12743494

Nov 10 22

Musk ends working from home at Twitter and warns of 'difficult times ahead' after mass sackings

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indiatimes.com

indiatimes.com/technology/news/twitter-verification-chaos-584386.html

Nov 10 22

Inspiring Story Of Farmer's Son & Hustle 2.0 Winner MC Square Who Has Made Virat Kohli His Fan

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WION

wionews.com/science/twitter-blue-paywall-advertisers-how-musk-plans-to-bring-in-more-money-532894

Nov 10 22

Twitter Blue, paywall, advertisers: How Musk plans to bring in more money: To make more money, the $8 for the blue verification tick is Musks biggest plan and he ...

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The Guardian

theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/09/twitter-elon-musk-blue-check-verification

Nov 10 22

Elon Musk scrambles to reassure advertisers amid ‘blue check’ verification chaos: As the brand-new CEO experiments with changes at the company, major brands ...

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NDTV News - India

ndtv.com/world-news/elon-musks-fans-in-canada-build-bizarre-30-foot-goat-monument-worth-600k-3507197

Nov 10 22

Elon Musk's Fans In Canada Build Bizarre 30-Foot Goat Monument Worth $600K: The monument is made of aluminium and it is crafted by Canadian metal sculptors ...

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Firstpost

firstpost.com/explainers/the-tale-of-ticks-whats-the-grey-checkmark-that-twitter-introduced-then-killed-what-happens-to-the-blue-11601471.html

Nov 10 22

What’s the grey tick that Twitter introduced, then killed? What happens to the blue?

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indiatimes.com

indiatimes.com/news/world/twitter-employee-who-was-sleeping-on-office-floor-survives-layoffs-584372.html

Nov 10 22

'Khud Jo Chappal Jaisi Shakal...' - Bumrah's Wife Sanjana Mercilessly Takes Down Troll For Nasty Comment

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NDTV News - India

ndtv.com/world-news/elon-musks-twitter-blue-rollout-leads-to-chaos-as-fake-accounts-mushroom-3506788

Nov 10 22

Elon Musk's Twitter Blue Rollout Leads To Chaos As Fake Accounts Spread: Twitter rolled out an additional feature on Wednesday, giving organisations and ...

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Fast Company

fastcompany.com/90808982/twitter-verification-blue-check-paid-how-to-see

Nov 10 22

Twitter blue check mark: Here’s how to see who paid for their verified badge: Paid-for badges look similar but with a subtle difference, and there’s even a ...

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The Indian Express

indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/elon-musk-twitter-blue-with-paid-verifications-starts-rolling-out-and-theres-chaos-8260022/

Nov 10 22

Twitter Blue with paid verifications starts rolling out, and there’s chaos: Twitter Blue, the company's new paid subscription, has started rolling out ...

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Variety (magazine)

variety.com/2022/digital/news/mark-cuban-slams-elon-musk-twitter-verification-plan-nightmare-1235429190/

Nov 10 22

Mark Cubans Slams Elon Musk Twitter Verification Plan: 'A Nightmare': After Elon Musk took over Twitter and introduced a surge of new policies regarding ...

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The National (Scotland)

thenational.scot/news/23114671.twitter-chaos-blue-tick-tony-blair-george-bush-iraq-posts/

Nov 10 22

Twitter chaos over blue-tick 'Tony Blair' and 'George Bush' Iraq posts: ELON Musk’s plan to allow Twitter users to pay for a “blue tick” has rapidly descended ...

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The Register

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Nov 10 22

Twitter Chief Information Security Officer flies the coop: As social media giant grapples with Musk takeover, a safe pair of hands reaches for the door

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PCMag

pcmag.com/news/elon-musk-tells-twitter-staff-they-cant-work-remotely-anymore

Nov 10 22

Elon Musk Tells Twitter Staff They Can't Work Remotely Anymore: All employees are expected to work at least 40 hours a week in the office.

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Kotaku

kotaku.com/twitch-ludwig-youtube-twitter-blue-verification-musk-dm-1849767413

Nov 10 22

YouTube Streamer Ludwig's Fans Are Buying Twitter Blue Just To DM Him: The record-breaking former Twitch streamer has been inundated with DMs from users who paid ...

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PCMag

pcmag.com/news/how-many-people-are-willing-to-pay-to-be-blue-on-twitter

Nov 10 22

How Many People Are Willing to Pay to Be Blue on Twitter?: For now, anyway, over a quarter of Twitter users are willing to pay $8 for Twitter Blue.

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Tech Times Nov 10 22

Twitter Releases ‘Official’ Label for Government Officials, New Twitter Blue Accessible for iOS Only

techtimes.com/articles/283158/20221109/twitter-releases-official-label-government-officials-new-blue-accessible-ios.htm

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PCMag

pcmag.com/news/this-is-fine-people-quickly-exploit-twitter-blue-to-pose-as-trump-lebron

Nov 10 22

This Is Fine: People Quickly Exploit Twitter Blue to Pose as Trump, LeBron: The company itself admits it won't verify if a Twitter user is authentic when letting ...

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Engadget

engadget.com/twitter-privacy-security-executives-quit-twitter-blue-elon-musk-181237268.html

Nov 10 22

More Twitter privacy and security executives abandon ship: A Twitter lawyer reportedly warned that the company could face billions of dollars in FTC fines if it ...

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Variety (magazine)

variety.com/2022/digital/news/twitter-ending-legacy-verification-status-musk-1235429383/

Nov 10 22

Musk Says Twitter Will End ‘Legacy’ Verification Status in Coming Months’: Elon Musk is planning to dismantle Twitter’s decade-plus-old verification program ...

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Engadget

engadget.com/twitter-payments-061350236.html

Nov 10 22

Twitter might get a native payment system: Elon Musk envisions a future wherein users can connect their bank accounts to Twitter, enabling them to send money to ...

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NoypiGeeks Nov 10 22

Twitter could be locked behind a paywall | NoypiGeeks: Most of Twitter’s basic functionality is free, but if you want additional features (like less adds and ...

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