Twitter suppressed Covid-19 info, suspended top experts during pandemic
Independent journalist David Zweig released the new 'Twitter Files' on how the micro-blogging platform "rigged the Covid debate", and relied on bots and third-party contractors to moderate Covid-related topics. "Twitter censored information that was true but inconvenient to the US government policy, discredited doctors and other experts who disagreed and suppressed ordinary users, including some sharing the CDC's own data," alleged Zweig.
Data of 400 mn Twitter users stolen, claims hacker
According to Israeli cyber intelligence firm, Hudson Rock, the database contains devastating amounts of information, including e-mails and phone numbers of high-profile users.
Luck is greatest superpower: Musk
Musk's response came to a query from a user who asked: "What if skill is just a different kind of luck?" Several users expressed their thoughts on Musk's post.
Twitter didn't remove suicide prevention tool, it is fake news: Musk
A Twitter user said: "Mental health support and crisis prevention tools to help integrate with social platforms is incredibly important. Tumblr for example has been doing a great job now". "Fake News and its publishers should also be blocked on Twitter for a certain period of time," another Musk follower posted.
FBI 'obviously overreached' with regard to online censorship: Elon Musk
The 'Twitter Files' earlier alleged that top Twitter executives, including former top FBI lawyer Jim Baker, suppressed and censored former US President Donald Trump in the days before the 2020 election, finally deplatforming him on January 8, 2021 -- two days after the storming of the Capitol Hill that left five dead.
Twitter Blue users now get 'prioritised rankings in conversations'
According to Twitter, this feature prioritises subscribers' replies on tweets that they interact with. Twitter CEO Elon Musk had promised this feature in November and said that the subscribers would get, "Priority in replies, mentions & search, which is essential to defeat spam/scam." Earlier this month, the micro-blogging platform repeated this promise and said, "soon, subscribers with the blue checkmark will get priority ranking in search.
Twitter Blue users can post longer videos up to 60 mins
Twitter updated its Blue Page in which it shared the information, also it shared that all videos must comply with the company's rules.Earlier, Twitter Blue subscribers were able to upload 10-minute-long videos on the platform at 1080p resolution with a file size limit of 512MB.However, the company mentioned that iOS and Android users can upload videos up to 10 minutes long, just like it was before.
Twitter's 'view counts for tweets' feature starts showing up
Some Twitter users have reported getting the feature, but it doesn't seem to be available to everyone yet, reports The Verge. On December 9, Musk tweeted about an update for the feature to arrive soon. "Tweets will show view count in a few weeks, just like videos do. Twitter is much more alive than people think," he tweeted.
Tesla set for another round of layoffs in early 2023, pauses hiring
In June, Musk had asked Tesla executives to "pause all hiring" and cut 10 per cent of staff, along with freezing hiring. The electric car-maker company had resumed hiring during the second half of the year. The new round of layoffs, according to Electrek, will come in the next quarter (January-March 2023).
Musk will only run software, server teams after finding 'someone foolish' to take his job
Musk made the statement in a response to a poll he ran on Monday, where 57.5 per cent of the respondents said that he should step down as the Twitter CEO. He tweeted: "I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job! After that, I will just run the software & servers teams." Several users expressed their thoughts on Musk's post.
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