Elon Musk’s frequent Twitter polls are at risk of bot manipulation

Elon Musk’s frequent Twitter polls are at risk of bot manipulation

New Twitter Inc. owner Elon Musk has outsourced several controversial decisions — like whether to reinstate former US President Donald Trump’s account, and if he should leave the Twitter CEO job — to public polling on the network, saying he intends to follow the will of the people. But the results of such surveys can … Read more

Twitter rolls out $Cashtags feature: All the details – Times of India

Twitter rolls out $Cashtags feature: All the details – Times of India

Days after rolling out Twitter Blue for individuals, businesses and others, Twitter has updated another of its features. The feature will come in handy for those who liked to see stock prices of companies. In a series of tweets, Twitter Business account revealed that starting today search results will include the pricing graphs for major … Read more

Elon Musk’s tweet suggests he can’t make up his mind on Twitter bots – Times of India

Elon Musk’s tweet suggests he can’t make up his mind on Twitter bots – Times of India

Elon Musk wants to make Twitter bot-free. The owner has shown time and again that removing bots from the platform is one of the priorities. It is to be noted that the presence of an ‘unknown number’ of bots on the website was almost the deal breaker for the billionaire. However, it looks like ‘bot … Read more

Elon Musk says he will resign as CEO as Twitter poll boots him out. Catch is…

Elon Musk says he will resign as CEO as Twitter poll boots him out. Catch is…

Elon Musk on Wednesday said he will step down as the CEO of Twitter after 57.5% voted in favour of Elon Musk’s resignation from the post in his Twitter poll. Musk said he will resign as the CEO as soon as he finds someone “foolish enough to take the job”. “After that, I will just … Read more

Rapper Snoop Dogg asks whether he should run Twitter, here’s how people voted – Times of India

Rapper Snoop Dogg asks whether he should run Twitter, here’s how people voted – Times of India

Twitter Polls seem to have gained new heights, especially after Elon Musk started using the feature for some of the important changes that users want to see at the microblogging platform. While the feature is good to promote inclusiveness and connect with followers often, this time, it may have done a little damage to billionaire’s … Read more

Elon Musk hints at a bot attack on his poll to step down as the head of Twitter – Times of India

Elon Musk hints at a bot attack on his poll to step down as the head of Twitter – Times of India

Soon after public outrage on Twitter’s “crossposting” policy, Elon Musk apologised and started a poll asking whether he should step down as the “head of Twitter,” and 57.5 per cent of citizens of Twitter, around 10 million, voted for ‘Yes.’ Since then, Musk has not tweeted anything related to this, he, however, seems to agree … Read more

Elon Musk FIFA World Cup Final: Why Elon Musk’s FIFA World Cup appearance is not ‘doxxing’ | – Times of India

Elon Musk FIFA World Cup Final: Why Elon Musk’s FIFA World Cup appearance is not ‘doxxing’ | – Times of India

Elon Musk recently banned Twitter accounts of various journalists for “doxxing real-time location information” and calling it “inappropriate.” However, two days after the incident, the company CEO posted that he was at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar watching the final between Argentina and France. Soon after he posted his “location”, various users called him out … Read more

Twitter removes this ‘feature’ to level playing field – Times of India

Twitter removes this ‘feature’ to level playing field – Times of India

Since his takeover, Twitter CEO Elon Musk has been seeking to end the “lord and peasants” system to level the playing field for all the users of the social media platform. Previously, he relaunched the Blue services with allowing all to purchase a subscription and get a blue checkmark. Now, the micro-blogging website is removing … Read more

Will Elon Musk Step Down as Twitter CEO? Poll Ends, Results Are In

Will Elon Musk Step Down as Twitter CEO? Poll Ends, Results Are In

Elon Musk on Monday posted a poll to Twitter, asking users to vote on whether he could continue as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the microblogging platform. The poll has now ended, with over 17 million votes. Nearly 57 percent of users voted in favour of Musk stepping down as head of Twitter, while … Read more

Elon Musk may step down as head of Twitter, here’s why – Times of India

Elon Musk may step down as head of Twitter, here’s why – Times of India

Ever since he took over as the head of Twitter, polls are something that Elon Musk has used for quite a few things. For instance, he asked users via a poll whether former US president Donald Trump should be unbanned or not. He did the same for a few other suspended accounts. Musk has rather … Read more