Twitter News

• Twitter rival Threads hits 100M users, surpasses ChatGPT as fastest-growing app

  Instagram head Adam Mosseri said last week Meta was not trying to replace Twitter and that Threads aimed to focus on light subjects like sports, music, fashion and design.

  World

  Jul 10, 2023
  
• Twitter will limit how many tweets users can read, Musk says

  Twitter is limiting how many tweets per day various accounts can read, to discourage "extreme levels" of data scraping and system manipulation.

  Tech

  Jul 1, 2023
  
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• Twitter glitch briefly disrupts service; owner Elon Musk calls platform ‘brittle’

  Twitter users reported issues with logging in and getting some links, images and video files to load on Monday, with the company tying the issues to an internal update.

  Tech

  Mar 6, 2023
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• Twitter reportedly slashes 10% of workforce in latest round of cuts since Musk takeover

  Twitter has laid off at least 200 employees, or about 10 per cent of its current workforce, the New York Times reported late on Sunday.

  Tech

  Feb 27, 2023
• Twitter auction: Neon bird logo, kitchen mixers among items up for bid

  After slashing the company's workforce, falling behind on rent, contract obligations, Twitter is now auctioning off memorabilia, office furniture and kitchen equipment.

  U.S. News

  Jan 18, 2023
• Twitter to relax ban on U.S. political advertising, company announces

  Facebook in March 2021 lifted its ban on political and social issue ads that was put in place after the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

  Tech

  Jan 4, 2023
• Elon Musk should step down as Twitter chief, users declare in poll

  Elon Musk has clashed with some users on multiple fronts and on Sunday, he asked Twitter users to decide if he should remain in charge of the social media platform.

  Tech

  Dec 19, 2022
• Twitter no longer enforcing COVID-19 misinformation policy after Musk takeover

  A one-sentence update to Twitter's online rules states the policy was no longer being enforced as of Nov. 23, which some accounts have already taken advantage of.

  Health

  Nov 29, 2022
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• Twitter to provide ‘general amnesty’ to suspended accounts starting next week: Elon Musk

  New Twitter owner Elon Musk said Thursday that he is granting ``amnesty'' for suspended accounts, which online safety experts predict will spur a rise in harassment.

  Tech

  Nov 24, 2022
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• Twitter severance pay delayed over layoff lawsuit, company says

  Twitter in a separate filing said the plaintiffs had signed agreements to arbitrate employment-related disputes and moved to send the claims to individual arbitration.

  World

  Nov 22, 2022