In June of 2022, someone on Twitter asked NBA star Ja Morant why he was “thuggin” on Twitter and he replied, “Cuz da money won’t ever change me. been on dat, still on dat, forever on dat, won’t ever speak on it.” To those familiar with Morant’s middle-class upbringing, the …
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In another banner day for Elon Musk’s Twitter, the ability to share a simple link was completely upended thanks to an “internal change” with some “unintended consequences.” For a few hours Monday, March 6, clicking any web link on Twitter led users not to a linked page but an error …
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When Elon Musk acquired Twitter, he made it clear that eradicating spam bots was a top priority. But his strategies on that front have produced, at best, mixed results. Moreover, in recent months, some users have been plagued by a type of spam that directly violates Twitter policy: automated replies …
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Twitter boss Elon Musk has railed against what he sees as U.S. government attempts to “censor” the social media company. “As (outgoing) Chair of House Intelligence, did you approve hidden state censorship in direct violation of the Constitution of the United States @RepAdamSchiff?” he asked one congressman in a tweet …
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Twitter announced on Friday that it will only allow paid Blue subscribers to use text messages as a two-factor authentication (2FA) method to secure their accounts. The social media platform stated the changes will be effective March 20, 2023. For those not paying the monthly price tag ($8 a month …
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Elon Musk’s Twitter continues to function about as well as a Tesla in self-driving mode, with Dave Davies and the Kinks bearing the brunt of the platform’s latest hiccups: Last night, Davies complained that Twitter kept placing sensitive content warnings on all of his tweets about the Kinks, ostensibly because …
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After Elon Musk‘s Super Bowl tweet garnered less engagement than Joe Biden’s, the Twitter CEO threatened to fire several of the company’s engineers and had 80 employees build a system so that his tweets would be viewed by more users, according to Platformer. The report on Tuesday detailed how after …
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Elon Musk is still planning to step down as Twitter‘s CEO, and “guesses” he will seek out a replacement by the end of 2023, the billionaire said over video conference at the World Government Summit in Dubai. “I think I need to stabilize the organization and just make sure it’s …
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In December, Twitter unveiled “views,” a feature of dubious value that new owner Elon Musk hoped would demonstrate the true reach of user’s posts. In theory, this impression count — which is supposed to tick upward whenever someone sees a post, whether they engage with it or not — would …
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House Republicans have made clear they intend to do everything they can to cast President Biden as the ringleader of a global crime racket that he’s now using the White House to facilitate. The House Oversight Committee, led by a guy who just a few days ago wondered if the …
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