Before the recent US presidential election, Twitter had banned political advertising. Now Elon Musk wants to allow it again. The platform needs money. More than three years after Twitter banned political advertising from its own platform, it is now to be allowed again. With the step that has now been announced, the platform of US billionaire Elon Musk … Continue reading A new source of money: Twitter allows political advertising again
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Saving by all means: lawsuit against Twitter for unpaid rent
Because Twitter hasn't paid rent for offices in San Francisco for weeks, a lawsuit has now been filed. It is not the first due to non-payment. Because Twitter has not paid the rent for office space in San Francisco under the new boss Elon Musk, a lawsuit has now been filed against the US group. This is … Continue reading Saving by all means: lawsuit against Twitter for unpaid rent
Irish DPA investigates Twitter data leak involving 5 million accounts
Ireland's data protection regulator (DPC) takes on Twitter and is investigating a possible data breach in the summer. Affected: 5.5 million user accounts. Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched an investigation into a privacy incident at Twitter this summer, which the company is believed to have breached the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It is about … Continue reading Irish DPA investigates Twitter data leak involving 5 million accounts
Twitter reveals the number of tweets viewed, shows stock exchange and crypto prices
Access numbers to individual tweets are intended to demonstrate the popularity of Twitter. Search now shows stock and crypto quotes. For what period of time the curve is intended remains Twitter's secret. (Image: Screenshot/Daniel AJ Sokolov) Twitter has introduced some new features. For example, entering the short symbol of companies listed on certain stock exchanges or cryptocurrencies will … Continue reading Twitter reveals the number of tweets viewed, shows stock exchange and crypto prices
TikTok monitors journalists via app
Bytedance used its TikTok app to monitor several US journalists and their families. From a Chinese point of view, these are regrettable isolated cases. The Chinese company Bytedance has misused its video app TikTok to monitor the movements of several US journalists and their relatives who had the app installed on their phones. The Chinese company denied … Continue reading TikTok monitors journalists via app
How Elon Musk’s fanboys are trying to discredit Mastodon
A misleading blog article about Mastodon is currently going viral among Elon Musk's fanboys and in right-wing circles - most recently in a publication by Ex-Bild editor-in-chief Julian Reichelt. This is disinformation with a sort of mastodon pizzagate that fits perfectly with QAnon's conspiracy ideology. A comment. The hope is probably that something gets stuck. (icon picture) An … Continue reading How Elon Musk’s fanboys are trying to discredit Mastodon
How Twitter dies a brain death – a swan song
Elon Musk is becoming the mouthpiece of the radical right. Twitter's heart is still beating, but the brain isn't working anymore. People rarely die from one second to the next. Rather, death is a process of switching off that can last for minutes: the heart stops beating, breathing stops, and the organs gradually stop working. The brain stops … Continue reading How Twitter dies a brain death – a swan song
Twitter temporarily bans linking to Facebook, Instagram, and Mastodon
A ban on linking to competing services on Twitter was apparently withdrawn hours later. Now Elon Musk wants to know if he should remain CEO. After a tumultuous weekend, Twitter was temporarily banned from linking to accounts on certain social networks — including Facebook, Instagram, and Mastodon — as of Sunday night. After severe criticism on and … Continue reading Twitter temporarily bans linking to Facebook, Instagram, and Mastodon
Video game genius John Carmack quits Meta, ‘frustrated with how things are going there’ on VR
Meta's future in the Metaverse will be without John Carmack, who served as a consultant CTO (chief developer) at Meta and has been working on VR headsets since 2013. “It's the end of my decade spent in virtual reality“. In a long Facebook post, the essential John Carmack explained, on December 17, 2022, the reasons for his departure … Continue reading Video game genius John Carmack quits Meta, ‘frustrated with how things are going there’ on VR
Attention, new rule: Elon Musk prohibits sharing a location on Twitter
To justify the suspension of the account which shared in real time the history of the journeys of his private jet, Elon Musk announced a modification of the rules of Twitter. In the name of “individual safety,” one may be suspended for posting the location of a personality or object on Twitter. Who said "censorship"? Can we … Continue reading Attention, new rule: Elon Musk prohibits sharing a location on Twitter