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Twitter once muzzled Russian and Chinese state propaganda. That's over now

The company used "visibility filtering rules" in order to curtail propaganda and misinformation. Under Elon Musk, those guidelines have been discarded.

WEKU

Colbert on SpaceX rocket launch: ‘compensating for Elon Musk’s penis’

Late-night hosts discussed the ‘rapid unscheduled disassembly’ of Musk’s rocket and DeSantis’s war on woke

The Guardian - US

From DD News to NPR: Leading news outlets no longer labelled ‘state-funded’ on Twitter

A day after deleting blue ticks from legacy accounts, Twitter dropped its labels from several news accounts that designate them as “government funded” or “publicly funded”.

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It now costs companies $1,000 a month to advertise on Twitter

Twitter now requires advertisers to be verified before they can run ads, something that could see businesses paying $1,000 a month before even paying for them.

iMore

NBA players are partially to blame for officials taking over the playoffs

Draymond Green, James Harden and the rest of the players need to chill with the wild fouls

USA Today Sports Media Group

Martin Lewis defends paying to keep his blue tick for Twitter account

The verification symbol has been removed from thousands of accounts

Wales Online

Why Elon Musk’s cull of Twitter ‘verified’ blue ticks could prove costly

End of ‘lords & peasants system may help business in short term but risks sustainability if it leads to loss of trust

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Tesla's Q1 2023 Earnings Call Takeaway Recap

Perhaps you didn't get a chance to listen to Tesla's earnings call in its entirety, or at all. We have the key morsels here for you in summary.

InsideEVs

Why did SpaceX’s starship explode on its launch attempt?

SpaceX’s Starship had an explosive inaugural test flight.

Evening Standard

Twitter blue ticks: Celebs react to losing their checkmark, from Charli XCX to Rylan Clark

Some of Twitter’s most followed accounts, including Cristiana Ronaldo and Lady Gaga, have lost their official status

Evening Standard

Twitter drops 'government-funded' label for media organisations – here's what it should use instead

After objections from a number of major media organisations, Twitter appears to have dropped its media account labels. The labels drove at least two media organisations from the platform, and enraged followers of many others.

The Conversation

Top Videos: Solar eclipse stuns and Elon Musk’s rocket explodes

The solar eclipse, while the King unveiled the "Coronation quiche", despite the egg shortage, here are the top videos of the week.

The New Daily

Twitter snatches away blue checkmarks – except for a chosen few

A hallmark status symbol has been snatched away from Twitter users not willing to pay for it – unless the company's CEO says otherwise.

The New Daily

Twitter scraps legacy blue checks - here’s how to tell who's real and who's fake

Twitter has removed its legacy blue checks which is… a move, but we can help you tell the fake accounts from the real ones so you’re never caught out.

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Daily Mirror

Twitter boss Elon Musk's picks three celebs to personally pay blue ticks for

Elon Musk took away blue ticks on Twitter this week, so users must pay a subscription to be 'verified' - but some celebs still appear to have theirs

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk pays for Stephen King and LeBron James to keep Twitter blue ticks

Writer and basketball star are among famous names to retain ticks despite not signing up to Twitter Blue

Asharq Al-Awsat

Musk’s Twitter Drops 'Government-funded' Labels on Media Accounts

Twitter dropped the "Government-funded" and "China state-affiliated" labels, which implies government involvement in editorial content, from the accounts of various global media organizations, their profiles showed on Friday. Twitter dropped the "Government-funded Media" label from the accounts of US-based National Public Radio (NPR), British Broadcasting Corp and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation…

Evening Standard

Elon Musk ‘personally paying’ to keep blue ticks on some verified Twitter users

Stephen King, LeBron James and William Shatner are among the stars whose blue ticks remain, despite claiming they had not paid a subscription

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The Independent UK

Musk's Twitter drops labels for government-funded media

Twitter has removed labels describing global media organizations are government-funded or state-affiliated

Wales Online

Some people will keep Twitter blue ticks despite not paying

It comes after legacy verified checkmarks were removed from the social app on Thursday

Space

Starship up close! See giant SpaceX rocket lift off in slo-mo launch tower video

A new video filmed from Starship's launch tower gets you up close and personal with Thursday's (April 20) landmark liftoff of the giant SpaceX vehicle.

Fortune

Elon Musk loses $13 billion in 24 hours after SpaceX rocket explosion and disappointing Tesla earnings

The CEO of Tesla and Twitter has seen his net worth battered in recent years.

The Independent UK

Stephen King responds after being ‘trolled’ by Elon Musk’s blue tick on Twitter

Author was left confused after noticing he was still verified

Daily Record

Twitter axes blue ticks as Elon Musk 'pays' for some celebs to keep verified badge

Major political party pages and celebs with huge followings have lost their verification badges.

Daily Mirror

Elon Musk forced to backtrack after LeBron James refuses to pay for verification

Twitter chief Elon Musk unverified millions of accounts on Thursday - including the one belonging to Cristiano Ronaldo - but LeBron James still has his blue tick

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