Twitter rolls back COVID misinformation policy
The policy was aimed at tackling misinformation related to COVID-19 on the social media platform owned by Elon Musk.Twitter Inc has rolled back a policy aimed at tackling…
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Musk: Apple wants to block Twitter from its app store
The billionaire CEO of Twitter and Tesla said on Monday that Apple was pressuring Twitter over content moderation demands.Elon Musk has accused Apple Inc of threatening to block…
Musk: Twitter will relaunch premium service after initial issues
Elon Musk said on Friday that Twitter plans to relaunch its premium service that will offer different coloured check marks to accounts next week, in a new move to revamp the…
Musk halts Twitter’s coveted blue tick as impostors run amok
Twitter Inc paused its recently announced $8 blue tick subscription service on Friday as fake accounts exploded, and new owner Elon Musk brought back the “official” badge to some…
US FTC says it’s watching Twitter with ‘deep concern’
The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Thursday it was watching Twitter with “deep concern” after the social media platform’s top privacy and compliance officers…
Biden says Musk’s overseas links ‘worthy of being looked at’
US president’s comments come amid scrutiny of Saudi prince’s stake in the social media company.United States President Joe Biden has said Elon Musk’s ties to foreign countries are…
Is Musk’s Twitter ready for a surge in US midterm misinformation?
Days after Twitter Inc fired half its staff and new owner Elon Musk tweeted a recommendation to vote for Republican candidates, election experts are anxiously bracing for a surge…
Can Mastodon be a Twitter alternative?
With Twitter in disarray since the world’s richest person took control of it last week, Mastodon, a decentralised, open alternative from privacy-obsessed Germany, has seen a flood…
Twitter owner Musk endorses Republicans in US midterms
Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, threw his weight behind Republicans ahead of Tuesday’s US midterm elections, saying they could use control of Congress to act as a balance against…
From China to Thailand, dissidents fear Musk’s Twitter reign
Taipei, Taiwan – Singaporean activist and journalist Kirsten Han uses Twitter to talk about things that Singapore’s government would rather keep secret.
Han’s outspoken posts draw…