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Elon Musk begins restricting Threads search on Twitter
A user on Threads posted, "Twitter is selectively blocking searches for tweets that link to Threads, even though they allow posting Threads URLs (for now)." However, the behaviour is also being widely reported by Twitter users, reports The Verge. The issue was discovered while searching for links to a specific URL with the "url:" search operator.
Twitter may hit all-time record for user-screentime this week: Elon Musk
Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino tweeted, "Don’t want to leave you hanging by a thread… but Twitter, you really outdid yourselves! Last week we had our largest usage day since February. There’s only ONE Twitter. You know it. I know it." To this, Musk replied: "Cumulative user-seconds per day of phone screentime, as reported by iOS & Android, is hardest to game. I think we may hit an all-time record this week."
Twitter user Jack Sweeney joins Meta's Threads for tracking Musk's jet
Sweeney created "ElonMusksJet" on Threads to continue his project of tracking the movements of Musk's private jet. "Tracking Elon Musk's Private Jet (N628TS) with a bot using public ADS-B data As of now, the account has garnered 50,000 followers.
Twitter sues top law firm that received $90 mn in Musk deal
Twitter's previous management hired the corporate law firm after Musk tried to terminate his agreement to acquire the company last year.Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, a top mergers and acquisitions firm, received a $90 million fee from Twitter.
Zuckerberg-Musk begin online battle before cage fight
Meta launched its 'Threads' application on Wednesday for Android and iOS users in 100 countries, which aims to challenge Twitter. In response to a query posted by mixed martial artist Mike Davis on 'Threads', Zuckerberg said that he thinks there should be a public conversations app with more than one billion users on it.
Several Twitter rivals flex their muscles as Elon Musk restricts access
Before Twitter owner Elon Musk and Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg enter a full-on cage fight (both are apparently preparing for the Jiu Jitsu showdown), Instagram Threads is expected to launch on Thursday, according to an App Store listing for the application.
Twitter faces lawsuit over unpaid bills in 4 countries
A Sydney-based infrastructure company Facilitate is seeking more than A$1 million in payments across the three businesses for alleged owed payments that date back to October of last year, when Elon Musk acquired Twitter, The Guardian reported. According to case documents, Facilitate offered sensor installation in Twitter's London and Dublin offices and an office fit-out in Singapore.
Twitter to soon let users upload over 3-hr videos
When Twitter-owner Elon Musk responded to the American comedian and podcaster Theo Von's tweet, "Comedy is legal on this platform!" Lex Fridman, host of the famous Lex Fridman Podcast and who recently posted a video of him training jiu jitsu with Musk, commented.
Jack Dorsey says running Twitter 'hard'
Dorsey tweeted, "Running Twitter is hard. I don't wish that stress upon anyone." He further said that the team is doing their best under the constraints they have, "which are immense.""It's easy to critique the decisions from afar…which I'm guilty of…but I know the goal is to see Twitter thrive.
Twitter rival Bluesky disables new sign-ups
In an update, the platform said: "We are still working to accommodate the large influx of users and increase in traffic."On Sunday, the platform posted: "Sign ups are currently disabled as is the 'Popular with Friends' feed.
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