Elon Musk’s X Testing Plan to Charge Users to Post on Platform
Elon Musk rolled out a new subscription plan to charge new users of X, formerly known as Twitter, to post content on the platform. The social network company wrote on its website that it started testing “Not A Bot” Tuesday in two countries, New Zealand and the Philippines. According to X, the subscription method will help “reduce […]
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Linda Yaccarino: “Proactive Efforts” Made to Moderate X Amid Extremist Group Misinformation
X Corp. CEO Linda Yaccarino has responded to a warning letter from the European Union about “violent and terrorist content” on the social media platform related to the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas’ attacks on Israel. “Everyday we’re reminded of our global responsibility to protect the public conversation by ensuring everyone has access to real-time information […]
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Linda Yaccarino Defends Elon Musk in Tense Interview About Twitter’s Transformation Into X
X CEO Linda Yaccarino took the stage at the Code Conference on Wednesday shortly after Yoel Roth, former head of trust and safety at Twitter, made a surprise appearance in an interview with journalist Kara Swisher. Asked to respond to Roth’s comments, in which he had said X (formerly Twitter) is not doing enough to […]
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Former TBS and TNT GM Brett Weitz Hired at X as Linda Yaccarino Overhauls Leadership Team
Linda Yaccarino, the CEO of X (formerly Twitter) has unveiled a new leadership and sales team at the social platform, including a number of executives familiar to the media and entertainment business. Among the new hires is Brett Weitz, the veteran TV executive who was most recently general manager of the Warner Bros. Discovery channels […]
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Mark Zuckerberg Says “It’s Time to Move On” From Elon Musk Fight
Mark Zuckerberg is ready to move on from his impending fight with Elon Musk. The Meta CEO took to Threads and then his Instagram Story to share a note that he doesn’t believe Musk is taking the fight seriously. “I think we can all agree Elon isn’t serious, and it’s time to move on,” Zuckerberg […]
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Elon Musk Says Cage Match With Mark Zuckerberg “Will Be Live-Streamed on X”; Meta CEO Suggests Date but “Not Holding My Breath”
Are Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg serious? On Sunday, the two billionaire tech entrepreneurs re-upped their talk about taking part in a cage match against each other in posts on their respective social media platforms. “Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on 𝕏,” posted Musk, who owns the social media site formerly known as […]
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As Twitter’s Ad Business Erodes, Elon Musk’s X Corp. Sues Nonprofit That Tracks Hate Speech
X Corp., the parent company of the platform formerly known as Twitter, has followed through on a threat to sue a nonprofit whose research has documented a rise in hate speech on the social media service, alleging the organization has “embarked on a scare campaign to drive away advertisers.” The suit filed in federal court […]
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Elon Musk Tries to Go After a Twitter Watchdog
Since taking the helm at Twitter, Elon Musk has suspended journalists, reinstated extremist accounts and changed platform policies to ban a user he holds a personal grudge against for tracking his private jet. His attention has now turned to a nonprofit whose research has blamed him for a rise in hate speech on the platform. […]
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Watch Out Twitter and Threads: TikTok Jumps on Text Bandwagon
Another social giant is getting into the text business. TikTok is taking on Twitter and Instagram’s Threads with a new feature that lets users add text posts. “With text posts, we’re expanding the boundaries of content creation for everyone on TikTok, giving the written creativity we’ve seen in comments, captions, and videos a dedicated space […]
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Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Soon Change Its Brand to “X”
Is the Twitter bird about to go extinct? It appears so, if Elon Musk gets his way. Musk, the billionaire owner of Twitter, said in a series of tweets late Saturday night that he was going to change the brand of the social platform to be an “X,” sharing an animated gif of a stylized […]
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Elon Musk’s Firing Spree Comes Back to Haunt Twitter
After taking the helm at Twitter, Elon Musk proceeded to clean house by ousting several executives and roughly half of its employees. Less than a year later, the move has resulted in millions in legal fees and may have helped Meta create a competing text-based social media platform. Twitter, in a cease-and-desist sent to Meta […]
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Why Meta’s Threads Isn’t Available in the EU (and Probably Won’t Be For Some Time)
Threads, Meta’s new micro-blogging app, launched worldwide this week with the very prominent exception of the countries of the European Union, where strict data protection laws make it unclear when, or if, the Twitter rival app will see the light of day. Meta is holding back on launching Threads in the EU until it can […]
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