Twitter embroiled in row with EU as Musk flip-flops over policy changes December 19, 2022 Elon Musk led Twitter into disagreements with the EU, other social media platforms and its users over the weekend. Twitter’s new CEO has continued his spree of rash decisions, and on Saturday suspended the accounts of journalists who had been covering the social media platform. This included accounts of journalists from BBC, The New York [...]
Musk should step down, says Twitter poll December 19, 2022 On Sunday, Elon Musk asked Twitter users if he should step down as CEO. The polls closed with per cent users voting yes. 17,502,391 people responded to the poll. Billionaire Elon Musk became the owner of Twitter following a $44b (£36b) deal and a court case forcing him to go forward with the purchase. Since [...]
Musk should quit as Twitter head according to poll he ‘will abide by’ December 19, 2022 Elon Musk may quit as the head of Twitter after running a poll which he said he “will abide by”, with 57 per cent saying, go. The Tesla boss’ straw poll has already had more than 15m votes online, with almost 60 per cent pf people saying he should quit. He took to Twitter on [...]
Elon Musk offloads another £2.9bn of Tesla shares sparking investors’ fury December 15, 2022 Elon Musk has offloaded a further $3.6bn (£2.9bn) worth of Tesla shares, sparking the fury of several investors. The serial entrepreneur announced late last night he relinquished 22 million of the EV giant’s shares between Monday and Wednesday. The $3.6bn sale is the second time Musk has sold part of his stake in the company [...]
Twitter continues to leak advertisers after Musk jibe at Covid rules boss Fauci December 13, 2022 Twitter is facing an exodus of advertisers after Elon Musk tweeted a call to prosecute the US medical chief over pandemic restrictions – in his latest controversial move since buying the social media giant. The social media site is staring down an estimated loss of UK advertising revenue around £10m, and it could deepen if [...]
Twitter could face user exodus and flat revenue following Musk changes December 13, 2022 Twitter could see a mass exodus of users and flat revenue if Elon Musk continues with his revamp, a new report has said. Market research firm Insider Intelligence said staffing cuts will make it more difficult to push new products and boost engagement. “Users will start to leave the platform next year as they grow [...]
Twitter gaffe: Musk’s site labels Norway, its PM and foreign minister as ‘Nigerian’ December 13, 2022 Twitter was mocked by Norway this morning after its new verification system told users the country was actually Nigeria. Continuing its streak of mishaps, the social media site labelled Norway’s foreign ministry as a “Nigeria government organization”, while Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Store and Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt were also mischaracterised. This comes after Elon [...]
Twitter brings back paid blue tick but charges iPhone users more December 12, 2022 Twitter’s paid blue tick made a comeback today after its rollout was paused due to a flurry of impersonators. The social media firm said the verification badge would cost an extra $3 per month for Apple users, meaning that Android users will pay $8 (£6.99) per month for the premium badge, while iPhone owners will [...]
Twitter to relaunch revamped subscription service with higher cost for iPhone users December 11, 2022 Twitter is to relaunch a refreshed version of its subscription service tomorrow, with a higher price tag for iPhone users. Users can subscribe to the service in order to be able to edit tweets, upload higher quality videos and get a blue checkmark. It comes at a price of $8 per month through the web [...]
Macron on Musk: EU officials raise concerns over Twitter December 1, 2022 Top European officials have warned Elon Musk to play by its rules as concerns around hate speech and disinformation amplify. EU commissioner for digital policy Thierry Breton told the new social media owner that he would need to boost efforts to protect users. The bloc recently introduced the Digital Services Act, which is due to come into force next year and aims [...]