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
It was kind of fitting that she claimed her identity during Pride month last year.
June 23, 2022:
Elon Musk’s daughter Vivian was granted approval to legally change her name after she said she "no longer wishes to be related to my biological father in any way."
#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
#ElonMusic publishers sue #Twitter, slam #ElonMusk for calling #DMCA a "plague on humanity"
Publishers sue after licensing talks between Twitter and record labels stalled.
Twitter to be 'most accurate info source', says new boss Linda Yaccarino
Twitter is being sued by a group of 17 music publishers for allowing users to share music on its platform without a license.
The lawsuit claims Twitter 'breeds massive copyright infringement that harms music creators.'
https://www.pcmag.com/news/17-music-publishers-sue-twitter-for-copyright-infringement
#Twitter Resumes Paying #GoogleCloud, Patches Up Relationship
New Twitter CEO Yaccarino help restart Google Cloud payments
Under #ElonMusk, Twitter stopped paying a number of suppliers
#Twitter may face fines in #Australia over #HateSpeech
Australia's online safety regulator sent a legal notice to Twitter demanding the social network explain the steps it is taking to combat online hate or risk being slapped with fines.
The letter gives Twitter 28 days to respond or face fines of Aus $700,000 (about US $475,000).
https://www.axios.com/2023/06/21/twitter-hate-speech-fines-australia
#India court rejects #Twitter's lawsuit against government challenging block orders
The Karnataka High Court dismissed the high-profile plea, filed last year, and also fined the #ElonMusk-owned firm 5 million Indian rupees ($61,000). The court observed that despite being issued notices, Twitter did not provide reasons for why it delayed compliance to the amendments to India's IT rules.
https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/29/court-dismisses-twitter-plea-against-india-government/
Elon Musk tweets:
To address extreme levels of data scraping & system manipulation, we’ve applied the following temporary limits:
- Verified accounts are limited to reading 6000 posts/day
- Unverified accounts to 600 posts/day
- New unverified accounts to 300/day
#Twitter #TwitterBlue
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1675187969420828672
Edward Snowden quote tweets Elon Musk:
This broke Twitter for me, making it impossible for me to engage as I have for years. I *post* from a dedicated, logged-in session because there is no alternative, but as a target of state surveillance orders, I *read* via anon sessions (nitter) on a diff VM. Now I can't.
Twitter is trying to fix the verified DM spam problem it created
The company will automatically change users' DM settings.
In a post announcing the latest change, Twitter's support account seemed to acknowledge the prevalence of spammy DMs from verified accounts. "We're adding a new messages setting that should help reduce the number of spam messages in DMs," it wrote.
Elon Musk says Twitter's cash flow still negative as ad revenue drops 50%
"Need to reach positive cash flow before we have the luxury of anything else," Musk said in a tweet replying to suggestions on recapitalization.
Twitter's cash flow remains negative because of a nearly 50% drop in advertising revenue and a heavy debt load, Elon Musk said on Saturday, <a href="/technology/twitters-musk-says-can-raise-revenue-with-more-relevant-ads-2023-03-07/">falling short of his expectation</a> in March that Twitter could reach cash flow positive by June.
Twitter Removes Fact-Check on Musk's Bronny James Vax Post
Elon Musk responded to an article about the cardiac arrest of Bronny James on Tuesday by irresponsibly invoking COVID vaccines.
A fact-check through the platform's Community Notes feature soon appeared alongside Musk's tweet noting that the risk of myocarditis, a rare condition characterized by inflammation of heart muscle, is much higher for patients after a COVID infection rather than after a COVID vaccine.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/twitter-removes-fact-check-on-musks-bronny-james-vax-post
'X' logo installed atop #Twitter building, spurring San Francisco to investigate permit violation
The new metal X marker appeared after police stopped workers on Monday, July 24, from removing the iconic bird and logo, saying they didn't have the proper permits and didn't tape off the sidewalk to keep pedestrians safe if anything fell.
San Francisco has opened a complaint and launched an investigation of a giant “X” sign that cropped up Friday on top of the downtown headquarters of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. Billionaire Elon Musk, who bought the platform, announced the name change this week. He tried to remove the iconic Twitter sign and blue bird on Monday, but workers were stopped for safety reasons. San Francisco's building inspection department also said Musk would need permits to change the sign. On Friday, a spokesman for the department said Musk still needs permits to make sure anything erected on top of the building is sound and safely installed.
X, formerly known as Twitter, has had to remove the sign on its HQ and will have to pay associated costs.
Elon Musk: Japan issues rare warning over fake X account
The account on the platform formerly known as Twitter impersonated Japan's top currency diplomat.
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