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Twitter to Stop Unverified Accounts From Appearing in Recommended Tweets
Twitter will prevent posts from unverified accounts from appearing in its "For You" algorithmic feed starting Saturday, April 15, CEO Elon Musk announced on Tuesday. The new policy means that only posts originating from paid-for Twitter Blue accounts will be included in the platform's stream of recommended tweets.
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They Posted Porn on Twitter. German Authorities Called the Cops
Regulators are using an AI system to scan websites and messaging apps to find pornography. Creators face fines and potential prison sentences.
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Twitter's Source Code Leak Adds to Elon Musk's Social Media Mess
This is probably not what Musk had in mind when he claimed he'd be open sourcing Twitter's code.
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If you want a checkmark on Twitter now, you're going to have to pay for it
The old blue checkmarks for notable Twitter accounts are being sunsetted next month. Here are all the new checkmarks and rules being introduced.
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Twitter source code leaked online, court filings show
Pieces of the computer code used to run Twitter were leaked online, according to court filings.
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Twitter to un-verify people who don’t pay $8/month starting on April Fools’ Day
Despite impersonation chaos, Musk sticks to plan of un-verifying notable accounts.
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Inside Elon Musk’s cost-cutting drive at Twitter
His lieutenants have upended the company by IDing who to fire, refusing to pay vendors.
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Meta rolls out paid verification option for Facebook and Instagram users in US
Facebook and Instagram users in the United States will soon be able to pay to get a coveted blue check on their account. Meta on Friday began testing a paid verification option for US users of the two social networks, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Instagram. The company plans to gradually roll out the paid option to more US users over the next few weeks.
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Musk said Twitter would open-source its algorithm – then fired the people who could
Like so many of his promises, it's probably one he can't keep
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Elon Musk apologises to sacked Twitter worker over online row
Twitter chief executive Elon Musk has apologised over an exchange he had on the platform with an employee. It came after worker Halli Thorleifsson tweeted to Mr Musk saying: "Your head of HR is not able to confirm if I am employed or not".
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Twitter can’t protect you from trolls any more, insiders say
Current and former employees of the company say there are serious ramifications from mass lay-offs.
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A Coordinated Group Of 4,500 Bots Tweeted In Support Of Andrew Tate
The Center for Countering Digital Hate announced it had found 4,621 fake Twitter accounts created to promote Tate.
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Official: Twitter will now charge for SMS two-factor authentication
Better change your 2FA, or Twitter will turn it off
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Climate change denialism is on the rise on French Twitter, researchers find
A large group of over 10,000 accounts has grown since the summer of 2022. According to a study, the majority have shared pro-Kremlin propaganda about the war in Ukraine. Many have held anti-vaccine views and are aligned with the far right.
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Turkey blocked Twitter during the earthquake disaster aftermath
The platform has been vital for sharing information and coordinating disaster relief. It was restored Thursday morning following widespread criticism.
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Twitter reportedly had only 180,000 subscribers in the US last month
Elon Musk may have to think of a lot more ways to make Twitter Blue appealing to potential subscribers if he wants the subscription service to be a major source of revenue. According to The Information, only 180,000 people in the US have been paying for a Twitter subscription by mid-January, and that's apparently around 0.2 percent of the website's monthly active users.
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Elon Musk's Twitter ordered by officials to properly label bedrooms in San Francisco HQ as sleeping areas — or convert them back to offices within 15 days
San Francisco officials ordered Twitter to restore its bedrooms back to offices in 15 days if it doesn't label them as sleeping areas, per a notice.
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A jury clears Elon Musk of wrongdoing related to 2018 Tesla tweets
The verdict by the nine jurors was reached after less than two hours of deliberation following a three-week trial and represents a major vindication for Musk.
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Musk ragequits Twitter Space meeting, then shuts down the Twitter Space, then shuts down Twitter Spaces entirely
After banning journalists from The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN and elsewhere last night, Elon Musk hopped into a Twitter Spaces chat being held by other journalists discussing the bans. He…
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Twitter’s new developer terms ban third-party clients
Twitter has quietly updated its developer agreement to make clear that app makers are no longer permitted to create their own clients.
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