Accounts on Twitter "verified" with blue or gold accounts shared a photo purporting to show an explosion at the Pentagon. Excitement followed. Screenshot of several tweets with the AI images (Image: @jsrailton) After a fake photo of an explosion outside the US Department of Defense was shared on Twitter and other social networks on Monday, even US stock … Continue reading Viral on Twitter: Fake photo of smoke at the Pentagon causes share prices to plummet
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“Only over my dead body”: Elon Musk on Twitter allegedly against payment of rent
Six ex-Twitter employees want to fight for guaranteed severance pay in court. Their reports provide a behind-the-scenes look after the takeover. After his Twitter takeover, US billionaire Elon Musk had it declared internally that rents were "only paid over my dead body". And whether contractually due payments are made would be decided on a case-by-case basis, because … Continue reading “Only over my dead body”: Elon Musk on Twitter allegedly against payment of rent
Twitter: Elon Musk wants to delete inactive accounts and promises to archive
Twitter accounts with no activity in recent years should be deleted and reassigned. Elon Musk announced that but left questions unanswered. Twitter boss Elon Musk has announced that accounts on the platform that have been inactive for years will be removed. This is to make abandoned usernames available again. At the same time, he warned that the move … Continue reading Twitter: Elon Musk wants to delete inactive accounts and promises to archive
Twitter introduces a one-click payment feature for article retrieval
In the future, Elon Musk wants to offer publishers the opportunity to place longer individual articles behind an easy-to-use payment barrier via Twitter. Elon Musk has announced a new function via Twitter for May that publishers can use to postpaid content on the platform. "Users who don't pay for a monthly subscription can access a casual … Continue reading Twitter introduces a one-click payment feature for article retrieval
Elon Musk swears his dog is the boss of Twitter
In December 2022, Elon Musk announced that he was about to step down as CEO of Twitter. Four months later, Elon Musk says he kept his promise by naming his dog Floki in his place. Between humor and mockery, the border is sometimes small. The BBC, which was able to interview Elon Musk during a Twitter Space on the … Continue reading Elon Musk swears his dog is the boss of Twitter
Twitter lifts restrictions on official Russian accounts
Russian government accounts no longer appear to be restricted on Twitter. And a Telegraph survey even shows that their tweets can be suggested in "For You". A reversal of policy on which Twitter has not yet communicated. A year ago, before Elon Musk's final takeover, Twitter placed blocks on official Russian accounts affiliated with the Kremlin. These accounts weren't … Continue reading Twitter lifts restrictions on official Russian accounts
‘Government-funded media’: BBC outraged at categorization by Elon Musk’s Twitter
Elon Musk's Twitter now affixes the mention "funded by a government" to the official account of the BBC, the British public service media. The BBC has asked the social network to return "as quickly as possible" to this name. The BBC, a “government-funded” media? This is the new name that appears on the official Twitter account of … Continue reading ‘Government-funded media’: BBC outraged at categorization by Elon Musk’s Twitter
Substack: Twitter suppresses links to rival platform
Twitter is once again blocking links to other platforms: this time it's Substack. The service recently announced a kind of competitive offer to tweets. Elon Musk's Twitter is trying again to make it more difficult for its users to interact with a competing online service: links to the Substack blog platform have been blocked since the … Continue reading Substack: Twitter suppresses links to rival platform
Elon Musk now wants to sell several badges on Twitter
Asked by a user about the absence of affiliate badges on his profile, Elon Musk explained that he was developing a way to be attached to several entities. It's hard to miss this information: Elon Musk is banking on a paid model to make Twitter safer (and more profitable for him). For several months, Twitter has been marketing a paid … Continue reading Elon Musk now wants to sell several badges on Twitter
Twitter: Musk is now having the US broadcaster NPR marked as state-controlled
Elon Musk apparently carries out the most private feuds via Twitter and also uses his ownership power to declassify media that are actually well-known. Twitter owner Elon Musk has taken the next step in his feud with US media. The American broadcaster NPR is now marked as state-controlled on Twitter – just like the news agencies … Continue reading Twitter: Musk is now having the US broadcaster NPR marked as state-controlled
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