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Twitter's muddled blue checkpocalypse

Elon Musk's concept of democracy is forcing unwanted blue checks on random celebs, Muppets and dead folks

Salon

Jack Dorsey's Bluesky is like Twitter without Musk – and that's good enough for me

Jack Dorsey's Bluesky is a lot like Twitter, and also nothing like it at all.

TechRadar

EU rolls out stricter rules for online platforms

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Tuesday designated 19 online platforms, including Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, as having user numbers so big they will come under stricter regulatory rules for content.

Bangkok Post

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Is Twitter down? Users report issues with website and app

Twitter users are reporting issues with the social media site.

The National (Scotland)

Twitter blue ticks: 5 ways to spot misinformation without verified accounts

After months of chaotic policies, backtracks on said policies and mass layoffs, Elon Musk has made good on his vow to fully replace Twitter’s “blue tick” verification with a paid subscription service.

The Conversation

Big Tech crackdown looms as EU, UK ready new rules

TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, Google, Amazon and other Big Tech companies are facing rising pressure in Europe as London and Brussels advanced new rules to curb the power of digital companies

The Independent UK

Twitter now prioritising tweets of people who pay up

Owner Elon Musk says ‘verified accounts are now prioritised’, something he promised in November

Evening Standard

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What’s that going up in flames? Why, it’s Elon Musk’s reputation

Just as SpaceX’s Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly this month, Musk is a mess, too, thanks to Twitter’s blue ticks, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Meta's got a Twitter alternative in the works and it can't come soon enough

In the midst of the constant Twitter turmoil, Meta has found its opportunity to try an alternative app – and it looks promising.

TechRadar

Elon Musk may have burner Twitter accounts, with one posing as his son

Twitter sleuths track down @Ermnmusk as one likely profile

Evening Standard

Channel 7’s David Koch is angry about an internet death rumour scam. What is it all about?

The latest scam ads report the false death of the morning host, much to his annoyance. So what are platforms and regulators doing about it?

The Guardian - AU

Musk's fake blue checks may be violation

"False endorsements violate FTC rules, legally exposing Musk," expert says

Salon

Epic Games boss defends Twitter, calls #BlocktheBlue supporters 'losers and goons'

Tim Sweeney weighed in on the furor over Twitter's blue checkmarks this weekend.

PC Gamer

Elon Musk verifies DEAD celebrities Twitter accounts in latest bizarre blue tick move

Kobe Bryant, Chadwick Boseman, Anthony Bourdain, and Paul Walker have all been added to the membership, despite no longer being with us

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Twitter reacts to Jets landing Aaron Rodgers with Nathaniel Hackett one year after Broncos failed

One year after the Broncos failed to land Aaron Rodgers with Nathaniel Hackett as HC, the Jets have acquired the QB with Hackett as OC.

The Conversation

Much wow, very meme: what the revival of the ancient doge meme tells us about the lifecycle of the internet

In early April, when Elon Musk randomly and very briefly replaced the Twitter bird logo with the face of the “doge” meme, the value of the dogecoin both rose and fell by a matter of billions of dollars in value on the cryptomarket.

The Independent UK

Twitter changes stoke Russian, Chinese propaganda surge

Russia, China and Iran are exploiting recent changes at Twitter to spread disinformation faster and farther

The Guardian - UK

Far-right Britain First party given Twitter gold tick

Verification mark granted to account that was suspended in 2017 but reinstated following takeover by Elon Musk last year

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Twitter Verification Reappears, but Some Disavow Musk’s Mark

Celebrities and other high-profile Twitter users are once again being verified by the social media platform and they don't know why the blue check marks reappeared — nor do they seem too happy about it. Twitter removed the blue marks last week from accounts that don’t pay a monthly fee.…

Fortune

Twitter gave a gold check to a bogus, racial-slur-spewing Disney Junior account

Twitter’s paid verification scheme becomes a full-blown liability.

iMore

Twitter's blue checkmark farce is hilarious (and borderline illegal)

Twitter’s handing out blue checkmarks like they’re candy right now, upsetting just about everyone — including those in receipt of them.

Evening Standard

Meat bans and milk obsessions: are real-life CEOs as weird as Succession’s Lukas Matsson?

Succession’s Lukas Matsson isn’t the first kooky CEO, nor will he be the last

The Independent UK

Supreme Court takes social media cases with echoes of Trump

The Supreme Court will decide whether public officials can block critics from commenting on their social media accounts

Daily Mirror

Xbox Twitter share disabled as Microsoft sidesteps Elon Musk's new API pricing

Microsoft drops Twitter support as the platform's new pricing comes into effect, and Musk looks set to retaliate

The New Daily

US court mulls free speech and if officials can block critics on social media

The US Supreme Court has agreed to consider if the first amendment bars government officials from blocking their critics on social media.

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