Twitter suspended 400K for child abuse content but only reported 8K to police
Child safety advocates told The New York Times that after Elon Musk took over, Twitter started taking twice as long to remove CSAM flagged by various organizations.
#Twitter #CSAM #ElonMusk
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/02/twitter-only-reported-2-of-accounts-suspended-for-child-abuse-content-org-says/
Twitter's official developer account tweeted about the API changes that were planned to be active Valentine's day.
TLDR; The cutover to the updated API has been extended by "a few more days".
#Twitter #TwitterAPI
https://twitter.com/TwitterDev/status/1625234161010343941
“There has been an immense amount of enthusiasm for the upcoming changes with Twitter API. As part of our efforts to create an optimal experience for the developer community, we will be delaying the launch of our new API platform by a few more days. More information to follow…”
Twitter is just showing everyone all of Elon’s tweets now
For many of still using Twitter its "For You" section is full of tweets and replies to tweets from Elon Musk.
Not everyone is getting the Elon-first feed, but on Monday afternoon, more than a few people noticed something was different.
#Twitter #ElonMusk
https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/13/23598514/twitter-algorithm-elon-musk-tweets
Want to Delete Your Twitter DMs? Good Luck With That
People in Europe are making GDPR requests to have their private messages erased, but Elon’s team is ignoring them.
#GDPR #Twitter #ElonMusk #DirectMessages #Privacy
https://www.wired.com/story/delete-twitter-dms-gdpr/
#ElonMusk created a special system for showing you all his tweets first
After his #SuperBowl tweet performed statistically worse than President #Biden's, Musk ordered major changes to the #algorithm.
Biden's tweet, in which he said he would be supporting his wife in rooting for the #PhiladelphiaEagles, generated nearly 29 million impressions. Musk also tweeted support for the Eagles, generated around 9.1 million impressions before deleting the tweet in frustration.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/14/23600358/elon-musk-tweets-algorithm-changes-twitter
After his Super Bowl tweet did worse numbers than President Biden’s, Twitter’s CEO ordered major changes to the algorithm. Twitter engineers built a system designed to ensure that Musk benefits from previously unheard-of promotion of his tweets to the entire user base.
#Twitter announced that it would become the #weed-friendliest social platform & start allowing some previously restricted cannabis #ads to appear in the feeds of users in states that have legalized it.
Weed delivery services could be #advertising on Twitter feeds soon.
This new policy sets Twitter apart from other ad giants like #Meta, which bans both CBD and THC ads, #Google, which allows some CBD ads but bans #marijuana ads, including instructional content.
#Cannabis
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/02/twitter-allows-weed-ads-the-move-could-alienate-its-top-advertisers/
Elon Musk says Twitter will open source its algorithm next week after supporting the idea for months
https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-twitter-will-open-source-its-algorithm-next-week-2023-2
Some #Twitter employees stopped working after the company's #Slack went down, report says
Twitter's company Slack went down on Wednesday and Thursday, Platformer reported.
Employees were told that it was because of routine maintenance, per the publication.
A Slack employee told #Platformer, however, that there was no such thing as routine maintenance.
https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-employees-slack-elon-musk-went-down-work-2023-2
Elon Musk slams Dilbert backlash as 'racist' against whites
#ElonMusk #Dilbert #Racism
https://www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-dilbert-backlash-racism/
Twitter CEO Elon Musk is slamming the fallout over Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams' comments bashing Blacks as "racist" against whites.Newspapers across the nation have dropped the Dilbert comic strip since Adams unleashed a tirade Wednesday on his YouTube program saying that white people should "get...
#Twitter Payments chief is out as layoffs cut 10% of Twitter staff, report say
Twitter now has fewer than 2,000 employees, The New York Times reported.
Elon Musk says remaining Twitter employees will soon receive 'very significant' stock awards
In an internal memo, he calls the company's most recent round of layoffs 'a difficult organizational overhaul focused on improving future execution.'
#ElonMusk #Twitter #StockAwards
https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/27/23616933/elon-musk-twitter-employees-stock-awards-march-after-more-layoffs
Twitter Outage Prevents Users From Visiting Links, Seeing Images
The message 'Your current API plan does not include access to this endpoint' is popping up for users. Twitter now says it 'made an internal change that had some unintended consequences.'
The outage has since been resolved with #ElonMusk tweeting "The code stack is extremely brittle for no good reason. Will ultimately need a complete rewrite".
#Twitter #TwitterAPI
https://www.pcmag.com/news/twitter-outage-prevents-users-from-visiting-links-seeing-images
How a single engineer brought down Twitter on Monday
The high cost of cutting expenses
The change in question was part of a project to shut down free access to the Twitter API, Platformer can now confirm.
“This is what happens when you fire 90 percent of the company,” another current employee says.
https://www.platformer.news/p/how-a-single-engineer-brought-down
Twitter Revenue, Adjusted Earnings Drop Around 40% in December
The company is battling with a massively reduced pool of advertising revenue, and lower-than-expected subscribers to Twitter Blue.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/twitter-revenue-adjusted-earnings-drop-around-40-in-december
Thousands of pro-#Trump #bots are attacking #RonDeSantis, #NikkiHaley
Researchers have uncovered a network of tens of thousands of fake #Twitter accounts created to support former president #DonaldTrump and attack his critics and potential rivals
#Election2024
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/digital-foot-soldiers-pro-trump-bots-swarm-desantis-97652880
#ElonMusk has apologized after publicly scoffing at a #Twitter employee's uncertainty about whether he had been laid off in a recent round of cuts & speaking dismissively of the employee's disability in a series of tweets Monday night.
"I would like to apologize to Halli for my misunderstanding of his situation. It was based on things I was told that were untrue or, in some cases, true, but not meaningful," Musk tweeted Tuesday. "He is considering remaining at Twitter."
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/07/tech/elon-musk-twitter-employee-disability/index.html
#EuropeanUnion tells #ElonMusk to hire more staff to moderate #Twitter
Regulators are concerned that platform aims to use more volunteers and #AI for #moderation.
Twitter's $42,000-per-Month API Prices Out Nearly Everyone
Tiers will start at $500,000 a year for access to 0.3 percent of the company’s tweets.
Researchers say that’s too much for too little data.
#Twitter #TwitterAPI
https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-data-api-prices-out-nearly-everyone/
"There are no guidelines. There's no respect. There's absolutely zero transparency. It's awful," staff at Twitter told i as the dramatic instability at the social media company grows each day
Managers were recently told to provide a list of people who ought to be promoted, says one former staff member still in touch with some who remains working. Many of those managers were subsequently fired and replaced by those they'd recommended.
#ElonMusk #Twitter
https://inews.co.uk/news/pressure-cooker-elon-musk-twitter-2196309
How Elon Musk's tweets unleashed a wave of hate
Elon Musk did not formally respond to the BBC investigation, but did reply on Twitter
His tweets then unleashed a torrent of abuse against Marianna Spring, BBC Disinformation and social media correspondent, from other users.
Musk says Twitter value is down to $20 billion, calls firm an "inverse startup"
Musk email to staff: "I see a clear, but difficult path" to $250 billion value.
#Twitter recently obtained a subpoena compelling #GitHub to provide identifying information on a user who posted portions of the social network's source code, giving the company until April 3 to provide details on user "FreeSpeechEnthusiast".
#Privacy #Anonymity
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/twitter-obtains-subpoena-forcing-github-to-unmask-source-code-leaker/
Scoop: #WhiteHouse won't pay for #Twitter verification
Official White House staffers rely on their verified accounts to inform the public on behalf of the administration. Verification, combined with the designated Twitter profiles, helped to ensure the public could trust those messages.
#ElonMusk announced earlier in March that Twitter will begin removing legacy verified check marks on April 1
#AprilFoolsDay2023
https://www.axios.com/2023/03/31/twitter-verification-white-house-biden-check-mark
#Twitter posts the code it claims determines which tweets people see, and why
Posted algorithm code includes "is_democrat," "is_republican," and "is_elon."
#Twitter's blue ticks disappear as #ElonMusk attacks the #NewYorkTimes
The New York Times, along with several other organizations and celebrities, said they would not pay for the tick.
It prompted Elon Musk to launch a volley of insults at the newspaper.
#TwitterVerified
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-65156216
#NPR is leaving #Twitter to protest #ElonMusk's decision to label the radio network as government funded media. "We are not putting our journalism on platforms that have demonstrated an interest in undermining our credibility."
https://www.pcmag.com/news/npr-leaves-twitter-over-government-funded-media-labeling
Elon Musk reportedly purchases thousands of GPUs for generative AI project at Twitter
Elon Musk and Lauren Boebert call for 'defunding' NPR after it leaves Twitter
National Public Radio (NPR) announced Wednesday that it was leaving Twitter because the social media giant had labeled it "state-affiliated media" — a label it later changed to "government-funded media." NPR emphasized that the label was "inaccurate and misleading," as it is a "private nonprofit com...
#ElonMusk claims the #UnitedStates government had 'full access' to private Twitter DMs
#Twitter #TwitterDM #Privacy
https://thehill.com/homenews/3953995-elon-musk-claims-the-us-government-had-full-access-to-private-twitter-dms/
Twitter CEO Elon Musk claimed in an interview that the U.S. government has “full access” to users’ private direct messages, saying knowing that information blew his mind. In an excerpt of his Fox News interview with host Tucker Carlson, Musk told Carlson that he was shocked to find out about the government’s ability to read…
CBC 'pausing' Twitter after 'government-funded media' label
“Twitter can be a powerful tool for our journalists to communicate with Canadians, but it undermines the accuracy and professionalism of the work they do to allow our independence to be falsely described in this way,” CBC spokesman Leon Mar said in a statement announcing the change Monday afternoon.
#CBC #Canada #Journalism
https://apnews.com/article/cbc-canada-twitter-pause-musk-government-funded-41bfb23aaea84c65c682f52fb5c3fd59
TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation paused its use of Twitter on Monday after the social media platform owned by Elon Musk stamped CBC’s account with a label the public broadcaster says is intended to undermine its credibility.
#Twitter quietly changes its hateful conduct policy to remove standing protections for its #transgender users
The advocacy group #GLAAD condemned the move.
#LGBTQIA
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/twitter-changes-hateful-conduct-policy-rcna80338
Twitter sparked backlash this week after some users noticed it had quietly removed language in its hateful conduct policy that explicitly protected transgender people from online harassment.
The #MicrosoftAdvertising platform will drop support for its #Twitter integration starting on April 25—and #ElonMusk apparently isn't very happy about this decision.
Musk vows to sue as #Microsoft drops Twitter from its #advertising platform
It would open a new front in Musk's feud with #OpenAI, a company he helped start.
Far-right #BritainFirst party given #Twitter gold tick
Verification mark granted to account that was suspended in 2017 but reinstated following takeover by #ElonMusk last year
#UnitedKingdom
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/24/far-right-britain-first-twitter-gold-tick
Twitter Blue marks show up for dead celebrities, sowing confusion
The Twitter accounts for late celebrities are being marked as subscribers of the platform’s new Twitter Blue service, sowing further confusion for users after legacy verification check marks were removed from accounts last week. The accounts of late Lakers star Kobe Bryant, actor Chadwick Boseman, rapper Mac Miller and journalist Anthony Bourdain all appeared with…
Twitter gives fake Disney account verified status
#Twitter to soon allow publishers, media companies to charge users per click on articles
Twitter will soon allow publishers and media outlets to charge users per click on an article they post on the platform, CEO Elon Musk announced Saturday. Musk said in a tweet that the platform will roll out the policy next month, which he said would allow users who do not sign up for a monthly…
Nine Million People Have Watched The Full #SuperMarioBrosMovie Illegally Posted On #Twitter
#TwitterBlue
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/04/30/nine-million-people-have-watched-the-full-super-mario-bros-movie-illegally-posted-on-twitter/?sh=68c50780f2be
After attempting something similar a few days ago, the account “vids that go hard” with 1.1 million followers has posted the entirety of the Super Mario Bros. Movie, yes the one that’s still in theaters and just crossed $1 billion at the box office, illegally to Twitter.
Election administrators across the United States say they’re concerned their offices will be targeted for fake #Twitter accounts that will confuse or mislead voters after the social media platform altered its long-standing check mark verification service.
#Voting #Misinformation
https://apnews.com/article/twitter-verification-blue-check-elections-elon-musk-5df36ed183d16ec3bf99446e6827bcdd
NEW YORK (AP) — Tracking down accurate information about Philadelphia's elections on Twitter used to be easy. The account for the city commissioners who run elections, @phillyvotes, was the only one carrying a blue check mark, a sign of authenticity.
#ElonMusk's tenure as #Twitter CEO is coming to an end. Musk today announced he's finally found someone to replace him as chief executive of the social media company. But the person's identity remains a mystery.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/elon-musk-selects-new-twitter-ceo-let-the-speculation-begin
Former NBCUniversal ad chief #LindaYaccarino named CEO of #Twitter
#ElonMusk tweeted that Yaccarino "will focus primarily on business operations, while I focus on product design & new technology."
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/nbcuniversal-ad-chief-leaves-twitter-rcna84128
#Twitter faces criticism for restricting content in #Turkey ahead of Sunday's #election.
"In response to legal process and to ensure Twitter remains available to the people of Turkey, we have taken action to restrict access to some content in Turkey today," Twitter's Global Government Affairs account tweeted in both English and Turkish Friday night.
#ElonMusk: "The choice is have Twitter throttled in its entirety or limit access to some tweets. Which one do you want?"
Twitter is facing criticism for restricting content in Turkey ahead of Sunday’s election. “In response to legal process and to ensure Twitter remains available to the people of Turkey, we have taken action to restrict access to some content in Turkey today,” the company’s Global Government Affairs account tweeted in both English and Turkish on Friday night.…
Twitter wrong to block tweets during Turkey election, says Wikipedia founder
#Twitter sued over #Saudi spying that allegedly landed popular user in prison
#SaudiArabia became a top shareholder while its spies infiltrated Twitter.
Musk says he'll keep tweeting whatever he wants even if it repels advertisers
If the consequences of his tweeting "is losing money, so be it," Musk said.
#Twitter 'Shadowbans' #Bellingcat After #ElonMusk Attacks Them, Then Tries To Retcon A Nonsense Explanation
Remember, according to Elon Musk, one of the worst things that old Twitter did was “shadowban” people. There was a whole “Twitter Files” about the practice, which Musk insisted was a horrible pract…
Last week #Bellingcat tweeted:
New: Bellingcat has been given access to over 140 #satellite images showing activity at a #Crimean shipping terminal that some reports have claimed has been enabling the transportation of #StolenUkrainianGrain by #Russia
#Ukraine
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/05/11/grain-trail-tracking-russias-ghost-ships-with-satellite-imagery/
Twitter claims Microsoft broke API rules; Musk already threatened lawsuit
Twitter demands Microsoft audit a month after Musk declared, "Lawsuit time."
#ElonMusk told a #Twitter advisor at 4 a.m. that the company would only pay rent over his 'dead body,' lawsuit says
Six former Twitter employees filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk and the company on Tuesday.
The suit said Musk's attorney justified not paying rent and described #SanFrancisco as a "shithole."
https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-twitter-lawsuit-he-never-planned-to-pay-rent-2023-5
An engineering chief at #Twitter says he is leaving the company a day after the launch of #RonDeSantis' #UnitedStates presidential campaign on the platform was hit with technical glitches.
#Twitter Withdraws From #EuropeanUnion #Disinformation Code, Commissioner Says
Twitter exited the voluntary European Union's Code of Practice on Disinformation, the bloc’s Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said.
Twitter Inc. was earlier this year the only major tech platform that didn't send a complete report to the European Union under the code, which the company agreed to follow before it was taken over by #ElonMusk in late 2022.
https://time.com/6283183/twitter-withdraws-from-eu-disinformation-code-commissioner-says/
#Twitter is failing to remove 99 percent of #HateSpeech posted by #TwitterBlue users, new research has found, and instead may be boosting paid accounts that spew #racism and #homophobia.
#ElonMusk's #Twitter loses second trust and safety chief
Ella Irwin took the post when previous head Yoel Roth left in November 2022 - a month after Mr Musk took over the company.
The head of trust and safety is tasked with content moderation, a topic which has come under the spotlight since Musk's takeover.
The reason for Irwin's resignation is unclear.
It comes a week after the social media platform pulled out of the EU's voluntary code to fight disinformation.
Right-wingers were furious at #ElonMusk after "What is a Woman?", a 2022 online film by The Daily Wire's #MattWalsh that urges intolerance of #trans people and opposes #GenderAffirmingCare for trans children, had its visibility slashed on the platform for violating rules on hateful conduct.
In a tweet hours later to his millions of followers, Musk himself shared the video and declared "Every parent should watch this."
#Twitter #LGBTQIA
https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-shares-anti-trans-content-twitter-2023-6
#ElonMusk's Reign as #Twitter CEO Ends
New CEO #LindaYaccarino now faces the tough task of bringing advertising clients back to Twitter when the company's ad revenue has reportedly plunged 59% in the last year.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/elon-musks-reign-as-twitter-ceo-ends
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