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Twitter boss Elon Musk baffled millions of the social media giant’s users Wednesday after marking his account private; this means only those who already follow the billionaire (and those he now permits) can see his tweets. Those who do not (Musk has nearly 128 million followers on the platform) will see this message – ‘these … Read more
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has been experimenting with the platform ever since taking over. From introducing differently coloured verification ticks to tinkering with the algorithm, he has actively engaged with bringing new changes to the social media giant.Musk’s latest experiment involves checking the impact of account privacy settings on tweet visibility. In a recent tweet, … Read more
Elon Musk announced earlier this month that Twitter will make it less mandatory for users to use the “For You” algorithmic timeline. The CEO has now announced another update regarding the platform’s timeline saying the ‘For You or Following’ choice will be persistent soon.The conversation started when MMA fighter Matt Brown tagged Musk complaining that … Read more
Twitter users would soon be able to appeal for suspending accounts, Reuters reported citing the company. According to Twitter, the accounts will be evaluated under the social media platform’s new criteria for reinstatement starting from February 1. Under the new criteria, Twitter accounts will only be suspended for severe or ongoing and repeat violations of … Read more
Twitter was taken over by billionaire Elon Musk in October 2022. Since then, the company has been through numerous changes. Over the past few months, these changes have not only affected the company but have also been a concern for the users of the social media platform. Now, the latest update has reportedly removed a … Read more
Tech companies are always in the news, usually touting the next big thing. However, the tech news cycle recently hasn’t been dominated by the latest gadget or innovation. Instead, layoffs are in the headlines. In the last year, more than 70,000 people globally have been laid off by Big Tech companies – and that doesn’t … Read more
Elon Musk’s team has been exploring using as much as $3 billion in new fundraising to help repay some of the $13 billion in debt tacked onto Twitter for his buyout of the company, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. According to the report, Musk‘s representatives discussed selling … Read more
Twitter will team up with digital ad verification companies Integral Ad Science and DoubleVerify to provide advertisers tweet-level analysis on content appearing next to their ads, the companies said on Wednesday. IAS and DoubleVerify, who have both previously partnered with Twitter, use technology to independently verify that digital ads are viewed by real people. Advertisers … Read more
Tesla boss and Twitter CEO Elon Musk has found himself an apt nickname and it might be here to stay. On Thursday, Musk tweeted with a laughing emoji that he had changed his Twitter handle to ‘Mr. Tweet’, and now the microblogging site is not allowing its owner to revert to his real name. He … Read more
Elon Musk returned to federal court to defend himself against a class-action lawsuit that alleges he misled Tesla shareholders with a tweet about an aborted buyout that the billionaire defiantly insisted Tuesday he could have pulled off, had he wanted. Musk spent roughly three more hours on the stand during his third day of testimony … Read more