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Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, recently announced that the company would soon eliminate the “legacy blue check” on handles that have not subscribed to the Twitter Blue subscription service.According to Musk, these “legacy blue checks” are the ones that are considered to be “truly corrupt.”Musk said this in response to a user who wrote, … Read more
Twitter boss Elon Musk on Friday said legacy blue tick marks will be removed soon as those with legacy blue ticks are “truly corrupt”. The statement came in reply to a question of a user named Ria from India who said blue ticks are now jokes as they can be obtained by payment now. “Legacy … Read more
The US Department of Transportation said on Thursday it is investigating Elon Musk’s brain-implant company Neuralink over the potentially illegal movement of hazardous pathogens. A Department of Transportation spokesperson told Reuters about the probe after the Physicians Committee of Responsible Medicine (PCRM), an animal-welfare advocacy group, wrote to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg earlier on Thursday … Read more
Twitter owner Elon Musk said the social media app should be back up later in the day after some users were unable to tweet on Wednesday, prematurely encountering a message that said “You are over the daily limit for sending Tweets.” Musk tweeted early on Thursday that there were multiple “internal and external issues with … Read more
SpaceX plans to fire up all 33 engines powering its massive Starship launch system ahead of its first orbital launch, a key milestone in the company’s efforts to reach the moon and Mars. The so-called static fire is scheduled for Thursday, Gwynne Shotwell, the company’s president and chief operating officer, said Wednesday at an industry … Read more
Indian users can now subscribe to Twitter Blue, which was earlier available only in select countries. The paid service which offers the coveted and now embattled blue tick mark, implying authenticity, can be subscribed for ₹650 and ₹900 per month on website and mobile, respectively. Annual subscribers on the website will receive a discount of … Read more
Twitter’s support account on Thursday announced that users may be facing trouble with the platform without elaborating on the source of the glitch. “Twitter may not be working as expected for some of you. Sorry for the trouble. We’re aware and working to get this fixed,” it tweeted. Tech news site The Information reported that … Read more
US-based advisory firm Innisfree M&A Incorporated sued Twitter on Friday in New York State Supreme Court, seeking about $1.9 million (roughly Rs. 15.7 crore) for what it says are unpaid bills after it advised the social media company on its acquisition by Elon Musk last year. “As of December 23, 2022, Twitter remains in default … Read more
Businesses may now have to fork over $1000 per month to retain the gold verification badge on Twitter, according to a report tweeted by social media consultant Matt Navarra. Screenshots of Twitter’s offer of $1000 to verify organisations and an additional $50 per month for affiliate accounts were shared by Navarra. The report was confirmed … Read more
It turns out that there are monetary benefits to having a Twitter Blue subscription. The social media giant will now pay subscribers a share of the ad revenue generated from their reply thread, revealed CEO Elon Musk.Musk tweeted, “Starting today, Twitter will share ad revenue with creators for ads that appear in their reply threads.” … Read more