From China to Thailand, dissidents fear Musk’s Twitter reign Activists across Asia are concerned about the social media platform’s future under the billionaire Tesla founder. Al Jazeera · Nov 7, 2022
Users flock to Mastodon after Elon Musk Twitter takeover 230,000 new users have joined in a matter of days Wales Online · Nov 7, 2022
Afternoon Update: Twitter bans impersonators; Crown fined $120m; and billionaires polluting the planet Elon Musk says he is still committed to free speech despite account bans. And Scott Morrison gets a warning from the attorney general The Guardian - AU · Nov 7, 2022
Is Twitter's 'blue tick' a status symbol or ID badge? And what will happen if anyone can buy one? Following Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter on October 27, the world’s richest man proposed a range of controversial changes to the platform. With mounting evidence that he is making it up as he goes along, these proposals are tweeted out in a stream-of-consciousness manner from Musk’s Twitter account. The Conversation · Nov 7, 2022
Musk pledges to remove Twitter imposters after celebrity protests Twitter’s new owner makes comments after celebrities change user names to Elon Musk. Al Jazeera · Nov 7, 2022
Twitter bans comedians and parody accounts as Elon Musk cracks down on impersonators Elon Musk says Twitter users engaging in impersonation without declaring "parody" accounts will be permanently suspended without warning. The New Daily · Nov 7, 2022
Twitter bans comedian Kathy Griffin for impersonating Elon Musk Users adopt Musk’s name after he announces suspension of accounts pretending to be someone else The Guardian - AU · Nov 7, 2022
Twitter to permanently ban impersonators, Elon Musk announces Kathy Griffin was among those suspended after she changed her Twitter profile name to "Elon Musk" before the announcement. Axios · Nov 7, 2022
Musk threatens to boot Twitter account impersonators Elon Musk says Twitter will permanently suspend any account that impersonates another The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2022
Gigi Hadid deletes 'cesspool' Twitter after $44 billion takeover by Elon Musk Supermodel Gigi Hadid has sensationally quit Twitter after branding it a 'cesspool of hatred' following the multi-billion dollar takeover of the firm by tech mogul Elon Musk Daily Mirror · Nov 6, 2022
Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey apologies to employees laid off by Elon Musk: ‘I own the responsibility’ The former CEO said he can “understand” why former employees might be angry with him after the layoffs The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2022
Interest in Mastodon spikes amid Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover Twitter will force users to pay $8 a month to remain verified, which is causing some to consider other options The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2022
Morning Mail: carbon credits under scrutiny, Cop27 gets under way, Trump rallies faithful In today’s newsletter: questions over carbon credit scheme, Cop27 begins in Egypt, Trump ramps up presidential bid The Guardian - AU · Nov 6, 2022
Elon Musk tries to lure YouTube stars on to Twitter Platform’s new owner tells video-makers he’s planning ‘creator monetization for all forms of content’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2022
The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2022 Gigi Hadid deactivates her Twitter page after Elon Musk takeover: ‘A cesspool of hate and bigotry’ “I can’t say it’s a safe place for anyone, nor a social platform that will do more good than harm,” the model wrote on Instagram
Tribune News Service · Nov 6, 2022 Biden’s campaign trail asides distract from pre-midterm message Joe Biden’s five-state trip ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections was meant to boost Democrats facing narrow odds of winning.
Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 6, 2022 Time to trade tweets for toots? As Elon Musk rattles his new plaything, Twitter, some head for the exits. Others stay to watch the fun.
The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2022 SNL features Trump begging to come back to Elon Musk’s Twitter: ‘I won’t do anything bad except maybe coup’ The comedy sketch had the former president appealing alongside a bot and a Covid conspiracy theorist
The Guardian - US · Nov 6, 2022 Saturday Night Live: Amy Schumer delivers the season’s strongest episode yet A confident hosting turn from the comic lifts a solid episode that wisely keeps politics on the backburner
Axios · Nov 6, 2022 Musk's advertiser push undermined by his own opening moves Twitter's new owner blamed activists for a drop in ad revenue, but marketers say they're wary of his policies.
Dynamite News · Nov 6, 2022 Kangana Ranaut Supports Elon Musk's Decision To Charge USD 8 For Verified Accounts On Twitter Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut, on Sunday, extended her support to the new Twitter owner, Elon Musk's decision to charge USD 8 a month to get verified accounts. Read more on Dynamite News:
The Guardian - US · Nov 6, 2022 Inside the unhinged midterm election conspiracy theories on Truth Social Stuffed ballot boxes, ‘BlueAnon’, support for Russia and ‘corporate communists’ are catnip on the rightwing platform
The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2022 Cesspool or civility? Elon Musk's Twitter at a crossroads The discourse was never all that civil on Twitter
Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 6, 2022 UN Urges Musk to Ensure Twitter Respects Human Rights UN rights chief Volker Turk on Saturday urged Twitter's new owner Elon Musk to make respect for human rights central to the social network after he sacked around half the company's employees. Reports of Musk laying off the platform's entire human rights team were "not, from my perspective, an encouraging…
Dynamite News · Nov 6, 2022 'I own the responsibility': Twitter Co-founder Jack Dorsey Apologizes Amid Mass Layoffs Under Elon Musk Co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, issued an apology on Saturday to those who were working at present and had been laid off since Elon Musk's takeover of the microblogging site. Read more on Dynamite News: