-
NPR’s’state-affiliated media’ may not have been accurate according to the person who claims to know about it
Twitter’s CEO Elon Musk has backed away from a plan to label US-based NPR as a government-owned outlet. In an email to Twitter users, he wrote, “NPR isn’t a government-owned outlet.” He also apologised for comparing NPR to media outlets controlled by other countries. NPR’s independence is “very bad” and “very dangerous” for the news…
-
Some users of the social media platform say they have not paid their blue checks, but still have them
Twitter has replaced its blue bird logo with Doge, a meme representing the cryptocurrency dogecoin, on the top of the site. Earlier, a user had posted a meme that said The New York Times declined to pay for verification. Twitter CEO Elon Musk responded by tweeting, “Oh ok. We’ll take it off then.” Musk has…
-
There are still some people that are waiting for a check-mark
The New York Times lost its blue check after it told CNN it wouldn’t pay for verification. The social media platform had launched the option for users paying for its Twitter Blue subscription service to receive blue checks. Earlier, it was reported that Twitter CEO Elon Musk had raised the idea of reserving verification for…
-
The ancient problem is going to be very popular at 21st century speed
A US-based organisation that researches online hate speech and disinformation has found 6,200 posts per week that qualify as “antisemitic” on Twitter after Elon Musk bought the platform. It said from June 1 to October 27, 2022, the day Musk bought Twitter, it found 6,200 posts per week that qualifying as “antisemitic”.
-
To help brands identify their employees, there is a project called Blue for Business
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has tweeted that the social media platform will permanently suspend handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying “parody”. This comes days after Twitter launched an updated iOS app that promises to allow users who pay a monthly subscription fee to get a blue checkmark on their profiles. Musk claimed a name…
-
The Blue for Business campaign is an effort to identify brands and their employees
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has said that the social media platform’s ‘Blue Verified’ program, which allows users who pay a monthly fee to get a blue checkmark, will be delayed. “We’m developing a way for verified accounts to prioritise tweets from verified users,” he said. “Tweets from verified users will be prioritised…helping to fight scams…
-
Despite billionaire Musk’s free speech promise, the account that tracked Musk’s private jet was suspended
Twitter CEO Elon Musk said that he plans to introduce an option to make it possible for users to determine if the platform has limited how many other users can view their posts. This comes after Twitter announced that tweets including links to other social media sites would no longer be allowed, calling such posts…
-
Musk apologized after mocking a person with a disability
Elon Musk has been accused of firing Haraldur Thorleifsson, a Twitter employee with muscular dystrophy, who he had questioned on Twitter. Musk had tweeted that Thorleifsson was wealthy and the reason for his firing was to get a “big payout”. “I’m not able to do manual work which in this case means typing…without my hands…
-
The deal was signed by Musk and the social media company
A Twitter executive, who was suspended for sharing court-related documents on the microblogging platform, said she was suspended after posting a message on Twitter tagging Tesla CEO Elon Musk and requesting an interview. The woman added she had posted court-related documents to Twitter that included a 2018 Musk email address. She said it also included…
-
Musk said that more brands are pausing ads, which means there is a drop in revenue
Billionaire Elon Musk, during a Twitter conversation with his followers on Monday, said that his successor must “like pain a lot”. “Whoever is the new CEO…must like pain a lot,” he added. Earlier, Musk had tweeted, “Someone who likes pain a lot must be the CEO of Twitter. It has been in the fast lane…
-
The social networking site braces for the possibility of layoffs
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has shared a series of tweets about the platform’s recent efforts to address a surge in hateful rhetoric on the platform. In another tweet, Musk wrote, “For akeyhole view of what Twitter under Musk will look like, just look at alternative platforms such as Parler, Gab and Truth Social that promise…
-
How to disengage from social media
Twitter’s former human rights advisor Sarah Oh has joined Cohost, a text-based social media feed similar to Twitter. She started the service after she lost her job as human rights advisor at Twitter late last year in the first round of layoffs following Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter. “We’ve heard a lot from people who…
-
The Mystery Vehicle is at the center of the new master plan
Elon Musk, the CEO of electric carmaker Tesla, has said Tesla’s first self-driving vehicle will launch next year. “It’s a car that will be self-driving and it’s going to be capable of going 100 kilometres (66 miles) per hour,” Musk said at the company’s Investor Day 2021/2022. He also said that the company is working…
-
The fatal Texas crash was not the result of Autopilot fromTesla
Tesla said the US Department of Justice has asked the company to produce documents on its driver-assist software systems known as Autopilot and Full Self-Driving. The documents are being sought because of “concerns about the science of autonomy”, Tesla said. Elon Musk had earlier said that Autopilot is “safer than ordinary driving”.
-
In 2022, electric vehicle sales hit a tipping point
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that the automaker still doesn’t have a $25,000 vehicle, let alone a $35,000 car to fulfil the affordable EV segment. The Mustang Mach-E, which hit the market in 2021, was the first electric vehicle to take a notable chunk of Tesla’s still-dominant EV market share. Ford made every one…
-
The next plant byTesla is in Mexico
Elon Musk-led Tesla delivered 1.25 million vehicles in the last three months of 2022, a record monthly deliveries. The company delivered nearly 67,000 of its higher-end Model X and Model X lines. Tesla had delivered 1.18 million vehicles in the last three months of 2016, a record monthly deliveries. It is expected to deliver nearly…
-
It’s not a new car but a big thought on planet Earth
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a recent tweet that Tesla had posted its’master plan’ for self-driving cars in 2016. The master plan said Tesla would create a thriving solar business, introduce multiple new vehicles across all major categories, achieve full autonomy, and launch a robotaxi network for vehicle owners to earn up to $30,000…
-
Musk did not listen to the warnings about paid verification
Days before the launch of Twitter’s Blue, its Trust and Safety team had prepared a seven-page list of recommendations to help Elon Musk avoid damaging consequences of his plans, The Verge reported. “He has been completely absent…for weeks,” a Twitter employee said of Argawal. Days before the launch, the company’s trust and safety team had…
-
Musk continued to lay off people after saying that cuts had been made
Twitter’s former VP of trust and safety Yoel Roth, who left the company earlier this month, said the company’s failure to comply with Google and Apple’s app store rules could be “catastrophic”. Roth added that Twitter has already begun to receive calls from app store operators following Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover. He further said…
-
The company heads to court to defend Musk’s pay
During Tesla’s April 2022 investor call, CEO Elon Musk was asked if the company was considering a new compensation package. “There are no discussions currently underway for incremental compensation for me,” he said. The board has claimed that it created the plan after more than six months of careful analysis with a leading independent compensation…
-
There is no one on the platform who is safe from Musk
Media Matters for America President Angelo Carusone has said that a “keyhole view” of what Twitter under billionaire Elon Musk will look like will be seen on alternative platforms like Parler, Gab and Truth Social. Carusone added that researchers will launch studies looking at changes in the spread of disinformation, suspensions, and whether Twitter users…
-
Several journalists were banned over Musk’s airline, and he re-enabled accounts
Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk on Thursday said that he plans to introduce an option to make it possible for users to determine if the platform has limited how many other users can view their posts. Musk said Twitter’s rules on ‘doxxing’, which refers to sharing of someone’s personal documents, including information such as their…
-
Musk proposed stepping down from his role as head of the social network
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will no longer be deposed by Twitter’s lawyers on Thursday morning after both sides agreed to a delay as they worked to close the $44 billion purchase of the social media network, Financial Times and Bloomberg reported. After taking over Twitter in June, Musk dissolved Twitter’s board and its…
-
Musk created a system to show all of his posts first
Elon Musk has offered to pay suspended Twitter accounts up to $8 (about 700) per month in an effort to stop them from turning Twitter into a “free-for-all hellscape”. Earlier this year, Twitter suspended some accounts, including those of Kanye West, Hunter Biden, and Alex Jones, over posts that violated its rules. The accounts will…
-
The reason for Trump’s ban wasn’t fair
Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has said the company will soon add a feature to let users determine if the platform has limited the number of other users that can view their posts. Musk added that the feature will allow users to find out if Twitter has limited how many other users can view their…