Twitter shuts 'Moments' feature that allowed curated collection of tweets
The company said that the existing Moments will stay on the platform but users will not be able to create new ones. "Not all moments last. As of today we're removing the option to create Moments for most users as we focus on improving other experiences," the company posted.
Instagram creators can now see if their posts are being blocked
Instagram head Adam Mosseri said the company is expanding Account Status "so professional accounts can understand if their content may be eligible to be recommended to non-followers". In the settings menu, under account and then account status, "professional accounts can now check to see if any of their posts are banned from being recommended to users who don't follow them," Mosseri posted on Twitter.
Probe into Eloon Musk's move to convert rooms at Twitter HQ into bedrooms
Local TV channel KQED quoted representatives from the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection as saying that they are launching an investigation into "reports Twitter has converted several office rooms at its headquarters into sleeping quarters for employees".
Elon Musk pauses OpenAI access to Twitter database
Elon Musk tweeted: "As I just learned that OpenAI had access to Twitter database for training. I put that on pause for now." "Need to understand more about governance structure & revenue plans going forward," he added. He also said that OpenAI "was started as open-source and non-profit. Neither are still true".
Musk 'Twitter Files' implicates Indian-origin lawyer Vijaya Gadde
Gadde, who took an unceremonious exit from Twitter along with former CEO Parag Agrawal, had taken the crucial call to ban former US President Donald Trump and stop political advertising on the platform. Working with Twitter since 2011, she was a key executive responsible for overseeing the microblogging platform's trust and safety, legal and public policy functions.
Twitter serving 90 bn tweet impressions per day: Musk
"Twitter is now serving almost 90 billion tweet impressions per day! Just how incredibly alive the system actually is will become obvious as we show view count on all tweets," he tweeted. Last month, Musk tweeted in which he said that Twitter may exceed one billion monthly users in the next 12 to 18 months. He tweeted: "I think I see a path to Twitter exceeding a billion monthly users in 12 to 18 months."
Musk reveals how Twitter suppressed Hunter Biden laptop story in 2020
Musk tweeted a link to the account of independent journalist and author Matt Taibbi, who posted a series of tweets revealing the Twitter Files. "On October 14, 2020, the New York Post published 'BIDEN SECRET EMAILS', an expose based on the contents of Hunter Biden's abandoned laptop," Taibbi posted late on Friday.
Pranay Pathole's Twitter account restored after Elon Musk intervenes
Pathole, a 24-year-old IT professional from India, has been a friend of Elon Musk for years on Twitter. Pranay Pathole's account was suspended for violating Twitter rules. In August, the billionaire CEO of Twitter and Tesla met his Twitter buddy from Pune at his Gigafactory in Texas.
Elon Musk suspends Kanye West from Twitter for violating rules
West went on an antisemitic tirade during an appearance on American far-right radio show host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' 'Infowars' talk show in which the controversial rapper praised Hitler. "I tried my best. Despite that, he again violated our rule against incitement to violence. Account will be suspended," Musk responded to a Twitter follower who asked him to "fix" West.
Twitter suspends account of Pranay Pathole, a Elon Musk buddy from India
The micro-blogging platform also suspended the account of Twitter Owners Silicon Valley account for violating its policies. Digging into this now," tweeted Musk. Pathole's account was also suspended for violating Twitter rules. In August, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Musk met his Twitter buddie from Pune at his Gigafactory in Texas.
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