The World Cup has historically been a boon for Twitter, bringing in record traffic and an influx of advertising dollars.But this time, when the global soccer tournament started on Nov. […]
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Back to news homeElon Musk vicariously publishes internal emails from Twitter’s Hunter Biden laptop drama
Elon Musk reminded his followers on Friday that owning Twitter now means he controls every aspect of the company — including what its employees said behind closed doors before he […]
Elon Musk just brought an infamous neo-Nazi back to Twitter
Ye might have crossed the line by tweeting a swastika superimposed with a Star of David, but you can’t blame other Nazi apologists for getting mixed signals. On Thursday night, […]
Hate Speech’s Rise on Twitter Under Elon Musk Is Unprecedented, Researchers Find
On Twitter itself, researchers said the increase in hate speech, antisemitic posts and other troubling content had begun before Mr. Musk loosened the service’s content rules. That suggested that a […]
Elon Musk Averts Feud With Apple by Meeting Tim Cook
SAN FRANCISCO — In a series of tweets on Monday, Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, accused Apple of sabotaging his social media company by cutting back advertising and threatening […]
Twitter says it’s no longer enforcing COVID-19 misleading information policy
Twitter is no longer enforcing its policy against misleading information about COVID-19, per an update posted to an official company blog page. Reuters spotted the change earlier — which said […]
Elon Musk Takes On Apple’s Power, Setting Up a Clash
SAN FRANCISCO — “What’s going on here @tim_cook?” Elon Musk tweeted on Monday to Tim Cook, the chief executive of Apple, igniting a spat between the world’s richest man and […]
Despite ban, Twitter downloads surge in China amid COVID protests
Twitter saw a surge in downloads in China as protests against the country’s stringent COVID restrictions erupted nationwide over the last few days. The social media app ranked 9th amongst […]
Sympathy, and Job Offers, for Twitter’s Misinformation Experts
In the weeks since Elon Musk took over Twitter, dozens of people responsible for keeping dangerous or inaccurate material in check on the service have posted on LinkedIn that they […]
Musk says Twitter will offer “amnesty” to suspended accounts
Elon Musk said Thursday Twitter will grant “a general amnesty” to accounts that had been suspended from the platform beginning next week. The CEO posted a poll the day earlier […]