Twitter adds phone verification for Blue service
Twitter posted a picture on Sunday which mentioned, "Blue subscribers with a verified phone number will get a blue checkmark once approved." Later, Esther Crawford, the product manager at Twitter, said that the micro-blogging platform added a review step before users are granted a blue checkmark.
Musk says criminally prosecute Dr Fauci, scientific community slams him
Fauci, set to retire this month as the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in the US, has always emphasised the safety and efficacy of the approved Covid vaccines in preventing severe illness and deaths, encouraging people to get vaccinated and boosted as soon as possible. "My pronouns are Prosecute/Fauci," Musk first tweeted.
Twitter to increase 280 character limit to 4,000, says Musk
It all started when a user asked Musk, "Elon is it true that Twitter is set to increase the characters from 280 to 4000?" To this Musk replied, "Yes". Several users expressed their thoughts on Musk's post. While one user said, "It would be a big mistake. Twitter's purpose is to provide fast news. If this happens, a lot of real information is lost," another commented, "4000? That's an essay, not a tweet."
Twitter back to life after brief outage as Elon Musk speeds up platform
Website outage tracker Downdetector reported several outages across the globe as users had issues with page loading. The outage hit both the Twitter mobile app and the desktop version. "Yes, Twitter is Down for some people. Not Working on Jio But Working on Airtel," tweeted one user.
Twitter Blue with verification arrives on Dec 12; $8 for Android, $11 for iPhones
Musk has raised the price of Twitter Blue subscription service from $8 to $11 for iPhone users, keeping the 30 per cent cut that Apple takes on revenues from iOS apps on its App Store. "We're relaunching @TwitterBlue on Monday - subscribe on web for $8/month or on iOS for $11/month to get access to subscriber-only features, including the blue checkmark," the company said.
Musk to sue Twitter employees for leaking company info to media
An email by Musk to employees, accessed by Platformer's Zoe Schiffer, has earned them that Twitter will "immediately seek damages" if they violate their non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). "As evidenced by the many detailed leaks of confidential Twitter information, a few people at our company continue to act in a manner contrary to the company's interests and in violation of their NDA," read the email.
3 members of Twitter's trust & safety council quit over 'declining' users' safety
Eirliani Abdul Rahman, Anne Collier and Lesley Podesta, who helped oversee Twitter's digital safety, blamed Musk's 'freedom of expression' approach. "The question has been on our minds: Should Musk be allowed to define digital safety as he has freedom of expression? Our answer is a categorical 'no,'" they wrote in a letter posted on netfamilynews.org.
Twitter selling espresso machine, office bar fridge; bids start at $25
However, there is no "sink" on the auction block as that had been taken away by Musk the day he acquired Twitter. The two-day Twitter auction of kitchen equipment, electronics, furniture, memorabilia and more will start on January 17 on the Heritage Global Partners' website.
Secret Twitter group of Vijaya, Parag made decisions Dorsey didn't know: Elon Musk
This time, the "Twitter Files Two" were released by Bari Weiss, Founder and Editor of The Free Press, on the micro-blogging platform and endorsed by Musk. "Controversial decisions were often made without getting Jack's approval and he was unaware of systemic bias. The inmates were running the asylum. Jack has a pure heart imo (in my opinion)," tweeted Elon Musk.
Twitter deleting 1.5 bn inactive accounts, name spaces up for grabs: Musk
"Twitter will soon start freeing the name space of 1.5 billion accounts. These are obvious account deletions with no tweets and no login for years," said the billionaire. Musk also said that the micro-blogging platform is working on a process to inform the users whether their tweets have been suppressed under a process known as "shadow banning" and they can appeal against the ban.
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