Twitter under Musk not doing enough to curb child abuse content: Report
The New York Times found images containing 10 child abuse victims in 150 instances "across multiple accounts" on Twitter. "Child sexual abuse imagery spreads on Twitter even after the company is notified: One video drew 120,000 views," the report mentioned.The platform reportedly took down some of the disturbing content after the Canadian Centre for Child Protection notified the micro-blogging platform.
'For You' tab to stay on users' preferred timeline on Twitter
The company tweeted from its @TwitterSupport account on Monday: "This is live for Android and iOS! Update to the latest version of the app so that 'For you' and 'Following' will default to whichever tab you had open last." Last month, the micro-blogging platform rolled out the same feature to its web version.
Top US cybersecurity diplomat's Twitter account hacked
In a tweet, Fick said that "My account has been hacked. Perils of the job." It was not clear who was responsible for the hack or if cyber-criminals posted anything derogatory from his personal account. According to a CNN report, US President Joe Biden in June announced to nominate Fick to lead the newly-formed Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.
Twitter fixes bug that showed users 'this tweet is unavailable': Musk
When a user queried: "Is it just us seeing 'this tweet is unavailable' on more and more quote tweets in the feed, but when you click on it, the tweet appears? @TwitterSupport @elonmusk." Musk replied: "We think we fixed this bug today. Please lmk if you're still seeing it." Several users shared their status related to the bug on Musk's post.
Twitter to provide free write-only API to bots providing 'good' content: Elon Musk
Last week, Twitter announced that it will stop offering free access to its API from February 9 and instead launch a paid version. The Twitter Developer account announced in a series of tweets that the company will be discontinuing support for both the legacy v1.1 and the new v2 of its Twitter APIs.
Musk removing all legacy verified accounts, says those are 'deeply corrupted'
In December last year, Twitter relaunched its Blue subscription service with verification, costing $8 for Android users and $11 for iPhone owners per month. Musk now tweeted: "Twitter's legacy Blue Verified is unfortunately deeply corrupted, so will sunset in a few months." Users reacted sharply to his announcement.
Twitter to now share ad revenue with Blue users: Musk
In a tweet on Friday, Musk said: "Starting today, Twitter will share ad revenue with creators for ads that appear in their reply threads. To be eligible, the account must be a subscriber to Twitter Blue Verified." Several users expressed their thoughts on Musk's post. While one user asked, "what will the Twitter/Creator revenue split look like?", another commented, "how is this going to look logistically? An ad monetization dashboard for creators?
Twitter expands Blue service to 6 more countries
The Twitter Blue service is now available in Saudi Arabia, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain, reports TechCrunch. Additionally, the company is introducing a new Spaces tab featuring podcasts and curated stations for live and recorded spaces.
Twitter to stop offering free access to its API from Feb 9
The Twitter Developer account announced in a series of tweets that the company will be discontinuing support for both the legacy v1.1 and the new v2 of its Twitter APIs. "Starting February 9, we will no longer support free access to the Twitter API, both v2 and v1.1. A paid basic tier will be available instead," Twitter Developer account tweeted.
Now anyone can appeal account suspension on Twitter
The move is part of the announcement last week that Twitter will take "less severe actions" against user accounts that break its rules, asking them to remove controversial tweets and move on. "Starting today, anyone can request that we review a suspended account for reinstatement under our new criteria," said Twitter.
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