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Twitter Starts Rolling Out New Paid Subscription

Twitter began rolling out a controversial new paid subscription system on Saturday that the social network's unpredictable new owner, billionaire Elon Musk, ordered staff to build after taking over last week. Days into the Tesla boss's stewardship of one of the world's leading platforms for discourse and activism, his promises…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 6, 2022

Elon Musk has taken on eye-watering debt to buy Twitter. It could explain the chaos of the takeover, staff cuts and blue tick fees

The world's richest man has taken out more than $30 billion in loans to buy Twitter — a relatively unprofitable social media website many have idealised as being a "global town square".

ABC News · Nov 6, 2022

Twitter begins advertising a paid verification plan for $8 per month

Twitter is advertising a new paid feature: receiving a blue check mark noting account verification. The company is delaying launch until after midterm elections over misinformation fears.

WEKU · Nov 6, 2022

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UN urges Elon Musk to ensure Twitter respects human rights

Volker Türk says reports of platform’s human rights team being laid off is ‘not an encouraging start’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2022

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey tweets apology after Elon Musk’s mass layoffs

Jack Dorsey issued an apology to Twitter employees past and present a day after its new owner, Elon Musk, fired half the social media company’s 7,500-member workforce.

Tribune News Service · Nov 5, 2022

Twitter launches £7 per month blue tick subscription

The social media company said any users who "sign up now" to its premium "Twitter Blue" service a month will get blue-tick verification

Wales Online · Nov 5, 2022

UN urges Musk to safeguard human rights at Twitter

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Saturday issued an open letter to Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter Inc, urging him to "ensure human rights are central to the management of Twitter".

Reuters · Nov 5, 2022

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Twitter rolls out new $8 subscriptions offering verification

Twitter has started giving users who sign up for $8 a month a verified check mark, days after owner Elon Musk floated the idea of a new verification system.

Tribune News Service · Nov 5, 2022

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey apologises after Elon Musk takeover prompts widespread job cuts

He took responsibility for the thousands of job losses, saying he ‘grew the company size too quickly’

Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2022

Elon Musk sows chaos at key Bay Area tech company Twitter. What’s next?

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The future of one of the Bay Area’s most influential — and unprofitable — companies is in the hands of a man seen by some as a genius and by others as a madman. For now, chaos reigns at Twitter, with thousands of workers abruptly ousted…

Tribune News Service · Nov 5, 2022

Biden says Twitter "spews lies" as company undergoes massive layoffs under Elon Musk

"Now what are we all worried about? Elon Musk goes out and buys an outfit that sends and spews lies all across the world," Biden said.

Axios · Nov 5, 2022

Twitter staff in UK facing axe given three days to nominate representative

Social media firm sets deadline for workers to name person to represent them at job consultations amid layoffs

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2022

‘Elon Musk doesn’t know what he’s doing’, says former Twitter executive

Former UK-based vice-president Bruce Daisley thinks Tesla boss has underestimated the complexity of his restructuring plans

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2022

Former Twitter chief Jack Dorsey issues apology amid mass layoffs

As anger builds, Dorsey says ‘I own the responsibility for why everyone is in this situation – I grew the company too quickly’

The Guardian - US · Nov 5, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2022

The tunes you hum, books you read, rows you have: Twitter and co are shaping your world

The big social media platforms don’t reflect back our views so much as form them

Benzinga · Nov 5, 2022

Bulls And Bears Of The Week: Apple, Meta, Tesla, Carvana And Why It's Bullish To Keep Dogecoin And Twitter Apart

Benzinga examined the prospects for many investors' favorite stocks over the last week — here's a look at some of our top stories.

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2022

Musk's past tweets reveal clues about Twitter's new owner

What happens when a prolific user of social media buys the platform

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2022

Influencers debate leaving Twitter, but where would they go?

Concerns over Twitter's future are weighing on many people who have come to rely on the relatively small but mighty platform that has become a digital public square of sorts for influencers, policy makers, journalists and other thought leaders

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Inverse · Nov 5, 2022

The best retro sci-fi on Netflix reveals a worrying scientific debate

Could Knight Rider become reality? Here's what experts say.

Benzinga · Nov 5, 2022

Elon Musk's First Tweet After Twitter Layoffs: 'No Choice When Company Is Losing'

Amid plunged into turmoil, the much-anticipated layoffs at Twitter Inc (NASDAQ: TWTR) CEO Elon Musk now seem to be defending his decision to

Salon · Nov 5, 2022

Elon's Twitter takeover is a disaster

Musk is on his way to creating the Twitter hellscape he claims to want to stop. I've put my account on hiatus

Daily Mirror · Nov 5, 2022

Elon Musk DEFENDS firing pregnant woman as 3,700 Twitter employees laid off in email

Elon Musk insisted he had "no choice" because Twitter was losing $4 million (£3.5million) a day and a shareholder has backed the bloodbath

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2022

Elon Musk defends Twitter layoffs, saying staff given three months’ pay

New owner says company is losing $4m a day as he tries to reassure advertisers over content moderation

Dynamite News · Nov 5, 2022

Twitter: Elon Musk Defends Deep Cuts To Company's Workforce

The billionaire Musk insisted in his own tweet that all those losing their jobs were offered three months of severance pay, "which is 50 per cent more than legally required". Read on for details:

Salon · Nov 5, 2022

Twitter won't be reliable come midterms

After severe cuts to the platform's moderation staff, users are urged to be discerning when reading the "news"

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