Twitter, Instagram remove accounts of suspect in US shooting: Report
Under a pair of aliases, Crimo seemed to have posted more than a dozen videos to YouTube and hosted a Discord channel, named "SS", which was open to the public through an invite link, reports The Verge. Crimo's apparent YouTube account had not posted in around eight months, based on the website's viewing before the account was pulled out.
Twitter complies with IT Ministry's notice within deadline
Reliable sources told IANS on Tuesday that the company finally complied with the June 27 notice sent by the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) over taking action on some controversial tweets. A query sent to Twitter India went unanswered. The government had asked Twitter to act on the content take-down notices sent under Section 69A of the IT Act along with non-compliance notices issued for not taking the content down.
Musk back on Twitter after 10-day hiatus, feeling 'little bored'
Musk took his longest-ever 'digital detox' from Twitter in nearly five years, leaving his more than 100 million followers and the media speculating. He last tweeted on June 22, before switching off from the micro-blogging platform which he uses to break news and fix people. "Feeling a perhaps a a little bored?" Tweeted Musk. A follower immediately replied: 'Daddy's home!'
Elon Musk is on his longest-ever Twitter break amid challenges
Musk, a serial Tweeter, last posted on June 22 on the battle between SpaceX and the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over broadband usage. "Their attempt to bait and switch satellite spectrum for cellular spectrum is super shady and unethical.A If they are successful, it would hurt the least served and completely unserved of the world. Very messed up," he had tweeted before going into a hiatus.
Elon Musk crosses 100 million followers on Twitter
Musk, touted to be the most successful tech entrepreneur and investor in the world, joined the platform in 2009 and now he ranks sixth among the most-followed people including former US president Barack Obama, singer Justin Bieber, and others. Obama is leading with 132.1 million followers, Bieber has 114.1 million.
Twitter joins Shopify to bring merchants' products on its platform
All US Shopify merchants will have a quick and easy way to tap into Twitter to drive their customers to purchase. "With our Twitter Shopping ecosystem, we're investing in features that empower businesses to put their products in front of their customers and drive them to where they can make a purchase," the company said in a statement. In 2021, there were 6.5 billion tweets mentioning businesses globally.
Twitter employees sceptical about their future under Musk
The future of Twitter hangs in the balance and employees' reaction after the virtual meeting with Musk was "mostly negative," reports The Verge. Musk told Twitter employees that he particularly wants to be involved in the product and expects the team to listen to his input on new features. He said he's very involved at Tesla, and he would adopt a similar leadership style at Twitter which he is buying for $44 billion
Musk wants Twitter to be more like WeChat, to allow 'outrageous' comments
Musk told Twitter employees that the platform needs to become more like WeChat and TikTok if it wants to achieve his goal of reaching one billion users. "There's no WeChat equivalent outside of China. You basically live on WeChat in China. If we can recreate that with Twitter, we'll be a great success," he told Twitter staff via a virtual meeting late on Thursday.
Elon Musk hints layoffs at Twitter in future
When asked about the possibility of layoffs during an internal Q&A, Musk said "Right now costs exceed revenue," citing employees, The Verge reported. "That's not a great situation," he added. The question of layoffs has been top of mind for Twitter's more than 7,000 employees since Musk first said he wanted to buy the company. Meanwhile, he also said that employees doing "excellent" work should be allowed to continue working from home.
Local businesses can display location, hours, contact info on Twitter profile
Called �Location Spotlight,' the new feature is available for Twitter Professional account users in the US, the UK, Canada and Australia. "You can now enable our Location Spotlight on your Professional Account which allows you to display your business location, hours, and additional contact methods," the company posted in a tweet late on Wednesday.
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