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Should you pay for Meta's and Twitter’s verified identity subscriptions? A social media researcher explains how the choice you face affects everyone else

Social media services have generally been free of charge for users, but now, with ad revenues slowing down, social media companies are looking for new revenue streams beyond targeted ads. Now, Twitter is charging for its blue check verification, and Meta and Twitter both charge for identity protection.

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MrBeast has "unlocked a new form of capitalism” by asking fans to help clean shelves for free

MrBeast has "unlocked a new form of capitalism” by asking fans to help clean shelves for free

The notion that a millionaire would call on his fans, many of whom are children, to do unpaid labor has spared fierce debate.

Twitter owner Elon Musk says ‘better to talk to people than communicate via tweet’ after row with worker

Twitter owner Elon Musk has backtracked and apologised to a disabled sacked worker after their exchange on the social media platform went viral.

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Elon Musk backtracks after mocking disabled Twitter worker in baffling sacking scandal

Elon Musk has apologised for speaking dismissively of Haraldur Thorleifsson's disability in a surreal exchange after the former Twitter employee tweeted the CEO to find out whether he had been fired or not

What is Wegovy? What are its side effects and what does it treat?

The “skinny jab” is set to be offered at pharmacies soon, but what do we really know about Wegovy?

Evening Standard

Elon Musk apologises after saying disabled Twitter worker was ‘the worst’ and did nothing

The billionaire said his ‘misunderstanding’ of Halli Thorleifsson’s situation had been based on ‘untrue’ things he was told

The Independent UK

US govt agency intensifies probe into Twitter users' data protection

A US congressional report reveals the Federal Trade Commission has made repeated requests for internal communications related to Twitter owner Elon Musk. The agency is concerned that the layoffs at the social media company since he took over could have jeopardised users' data protection. Also in the show, we look…

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Elon Musk apologizes after mocking laid-off Twitter employee with disability

Elon Musk apologizes after mocking laid-off Twitter employee with disability

The billionaire owner of Twitter apologized after publicly questioning a Twitter employee's query about whether he had been laid off and speaking dismissively of that employee's disability.

Elon Musk apologises after mocking disabled ex-Twitter employee

Elon Musk apologises after mocking disabled ex-Twitter employee

Twitter CEO had questioned former staffer about his work, disability and need for accommodations.

Afternoon Update: Labor votes with Coalition against asylum seeker bill; Musk mocks disabled employee; and full-fat milk’s comeback

Afternoon Update: Labor votes with Coalition against asylum seeker bill; Musk mocks disabled employee; and full-fat milk’s comeback

The bill would have seen asylum seekers brought to Australia as they await resettlement in third countries

The Guardian - AU

Elon Musk apologises after mocking laid-off Twitter worker, questioning his disability

Elon Musk apologises after mocking laid-off Twitter worker, questioning his disability

Elon Musk apologises to a laid-off employee after publicly calling into question his disability and need for special working conditions.

For sale by Elon Musk: Human attention. Price - 25 cents/hour

For sale by Elon Musk: Human attention. Price - 25 cents/hour

Elon Musk floated a new performance target for Twitter during an interview at a Morgan Stanley conference.

Elon Musk shares rare regrets for brutally mocking a disabled former Twitter employee: 'I would like to apologize'

Elon Musk shares rare regrets for brutally mocking a disabled former Twitter employee: 'I would like to apologize'

Musk apologized to Haraldur “Halli” Thorleifsson, the ex-employee who he publicly attacked on Twitter.

Elon Musk mocks laid-off Twitter employee with disability

Elon Musk mocks laid-off Twitter employee with disability

If you’re not told you are fired, are you really fired

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Elon Musk Angling Twitter To Be The Largest Financial Institution In The World

Musk's take on Twitter making it a financial institution as the largest in the world where he has already set up shop to compete

A disabled former Twitter employee Elon Musk tried to call out just brutally shut down the CEO and his chaotic reign at the company

Twitter's Elon Musk attacked the disability of a former employee, Haraldur Thorleifsson, when he asked to confirm being laid off from the company.

Woman's new map of where she thinks North-South divide begins sparks furious reaction

Michelle Bayly sparked debate on Twitter after sharing her map outlining the cut-off lines for England's North, South and Midlands - placing Hull and Sheffield in the Midlands while the North doesn't start until you reach Leeds

Outage On Twitter As Users Experience Broken Links, Unloadable Photos

Internal changes have been a main cause for the platform to go down as users have experienced downtime on the platform.

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Scoop: Ari Emanuel's Endeavor invested in Twitter 2.0

Endeavor is the first outside investor known to have bought into Twitter 2.0.

Elon Musk’s bodyguards follow him around the office—even to the restroom, Twitter employee says

An employee at Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters said he feels Musk doesn’t trust his workers.

Evening Standard

Twitter worker finds out if he’s been fired by tweeting at Elon Musk

Halli Thorleifsson says he worked in product design at Twitter since it acquired his creative agency in 2021

The Independent UK

‘I’m hugely excited about it’: Elon Musk documentary in works from Oscar winner Alex Gibney

Film is set to be a ‘definitive and unvarnished examination’ of the world’s richest man

Musk dismisses Twitter employee question on layoffs with Office Space clip

Twitter's CEO dismissed Haraldur Thorleifsson's attempt to explain what he did at the company with "Pics or it didn't happen."

The Independent UK

Elon Musk involved in bizarre Twitter exchange with worker who wasn’t sure if he had been fired

Musk approves former worker to ‘break confidentiality’ in Twitter thread to discuss his work

The Conversation

Blue ticks: what evolutionary theory tells us about the turmoil around social media verification

“Integrity,” “Professionalism”, “Creativity” — three of many words I used to see around one of the offices I worked in in New York.

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