Musk may remain engaged in Twitter strategy 'without limitation'
. Musk's update on his role as Twitter's single largest shareholder was reflected in an amendment to a Schedule 13D filing, which was dated Monday, April 11, 2022. As per the purpose of the transaction outlined in the document, Musk might acquire and sell additional Twitter shares as he sees fit. Interestingly enough, a seat on Twitter's Board of Directors would have limited Musk's stake in the company to 14.9%.
Is Twitter dying as Justin Bieber & Taylor Swift not tweeting: Musk
"Most of these top accounts tweet rarely and post very little content. Is Twitter dying?" He posted late on Saturday. The list from the Twitter account of World of Statistics had names like former US president Barack Obama (131.4 million followers), singer Justin Bieber (114.3 million) and Katy Perry (108.8 million) and others top accounts belonging to popular artists Rihanna and Taylor Swift.
Musk polls to 'convert Twitter SF HQ to homeless shelter'
In a series of polls on the micro-blogging site, the Tesla CEO asked Twitteratis whether Twitter's San Francisco headquarters should be converted to a homeless shelter since "no one shows up anyway". "Convert Twitter SF HQ to homeless shelter since no one shows up anyway," Musk wrote on the platform. The poll has received over 10 lakh votes in around 9 hours and over 90 per cent of the users have responded with a 'Yes' on the ongoing poll.
Twitter likely reverts change that turned embeds of deleted tweets into blank boxes
According to The Verge, instead of leaving a blank gap in place of the deleted tweets, the site will go back to displaying the tweet's original text. "After considering the feedback we heard, we're rolling back this change for now while we explore different options," the tech website quoted Twitter spokesperson Remi Duhe as saying in an emailed statement.
Twitter 'tampering' with public record by wiping embedded deleted tweets
IndieWeb developer and former Google Developer Advocate Kevin Marks said that "with all the fuss about Twitter's promised edit button, and how they might design it, we're missing a disturbing development as "Twitter is using its embedded javascript to edit other people's sites". According to him, Twitter is altering web pages with deleted embedded tweets by hiding the text with JavaScript.
Musk won't get special treatment on the platform, says Twitter
In a statement to The Verge, Twitter spokesperson Adrian Zamora said the platform is "committed to impartiality in the development and enforcement of its policies and rules," implying that Musk will be subject to the same Twitter rules as everyone else. In other words, Twitter could likely still ban or suspend Musk, if need be.
Twitter users can now record GIF from iOS app's camera
"Ok GIFs aren't new but what *is new* is the option to capture your own using the in-app camera on iOS," the firm said in a statement. To record a GIF in the iOS app, hit the new tweet button, tap the photo icon, then the camera icon, make sure to be on the GIF mode, and press and hold the record button. GIFs can't be edited in the Twitter app but they are saved to your phone's camera roll.
Twitter rolls back users access to chronological timeline by default
Twitter recently made an unnecessary change that made it difficult to see chronological feed by default, leaving millions of users frustrated, but now the firm has announced that it would be reverting things to the way they used to be.
Twitter purges Russian Embassy's tweet mocking pregnant woman in Ukraine
Responding to a photo of the woman in the aftermath of Wednesday's attack, the Embassy had tweeted: "She has some very realistic make-up. She is also doing well with her beauty blogs. Plus she could not be in the maternity house at the time of the strike, as it has long been taken by the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion who told all the staff to clear the place." The micro-blogging platform immediately deleted the tweet.
Twitter Shops to allow sellers showcase more products
Micro-blogging site Twitter has introduced a new shopping feature 'Twitter Shops' which would allow merchants to curate a collection of up to 50 products to showcase on their profile. The feature, which is free to use, gives people the chance to view products from the profiles of their favorite brands, so when you talk about and discover products on the timeline, you can now browse them on Twitter, too.
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