Elon Musk explains why he's keeping Alex Jones off Twitter Keeping “InfoWars” host Alex Jones off Twitter appears to be something Elon Musk is taking personally. Tribune News Service · Nov 22, 2022
Mastodon or Mastodon't? I have been Twitter sober now for nearly three years. I do not miss it at all. And I do not plan to join Mastodon, because if it survives (no guarantee), the site will suffer from the same flaws as Twitter. Social media is premised on a simple idea: Person… Reason · Nov 21, 2022
What Elon Musk's destruction of Twitter tells us about the future of social media Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter has been a fast-moving disaster. It has also created a tangible problem for journalists, politicians, activists and academic scholars: Where do we talk to each other if or when Twitter finally collapses or becomes unusable? The Conversation · Nov 21, 2022
Musk blocks Alex Jones' Twitter return The tech bro has drawn a line, despite allowing Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene back on the platform Salon · Nov 21, 2022
Fortune 500 company founder signs up to become an AI bot - but only after he dies The chief executive, in his 80s, is one of 25 people whose personalities will be recreated by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in a trial project Daily Mirror · Nov 21, 2022
Kanye West tweets 'Shalom' as he returns to Twitter after ban for antisemitism reversed Controversial rapper Kanye West posted 'Shalom' in his first Tweets since his account on the social media platform was reinstated by his 'friend' Elon Musk Daily Mirror · Nov 21, 2022
Mastodon's Content-Moderation Growing Pains [I asked Prof. Alan Rozenshtein (University of Minnesota) to write a post about Mastodon and one particular recent controversy related to it, and he very kindly agreed. -EV] Reason · Nov 21, 2022
Elon Musk's Twitter reinstates Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Elon Musk's Twitter has reinstated the personal account of far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who was banned in January for violating the platform's COVID misinformation policies at the time The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022
Elon Musk unbans Marjorie Taylor Greene’s personal Twitter account The Georgia congresswoman was banned for repeatedly spreading Covid misinformation The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022
Amid Musk Twitter chaos, athletes & celebs cope just like us Much like many of Twitter's hundreds of millions of users, professional sports stars and celebrities from the entertainment world are dealing with the chaos and uncertainty surrounding the microblogging app since Elon Musk took it over and began trimming the staff and making other changes The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022
Has your Instagram been cloned yet? Inside the rise of social media identity theft (and what to do about it) Cases of social media identity theft have skyrocketed in recent weeks, with victims and their loved ones being scammed — so are any of us really safe online anymore? Katie Strick reports Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2022
Civil rights leaders slam Musk for reinstating Trump's Twitter account "Unless and until Musk can be trusted to enforce Twitter’s prior community standards, the platform is not safe for users or advertisers." Axios · Nov 21, 2022
Elon Musk is a case study in how not to be a boss Letter: Barbara Otis on the Twitter CEO’s troubling behaviour towards employees The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2022
Trump news - live: Manhattan DA resumes Stormy Daniels hush money probe as Elon Musk unbans conservatives Former president says he ‘doesn’t see a reason’ to return to Twitter The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022
Tribune News Service · Nov 21, 2022 Kanye West says he’s running for president, working on campaign with Milo Yiannopoulos Kanye West is tuning up for another presidential run.
Tribune News Service · Nov 21, 2022 Kanye West returns to Twitter following anti-Semitic ravings The rapper formerly known as Kanye West surfaced on Twitter on Sunday with a “test” to see if his account was working after a series of outrageous anti-Semitic statements had gotten him suspended from the platform and compelled many businesses to ditch him.
Reason · Nov 21, 2022 Easy to Set Up a Mastodon Account to Mirror Your Twitter Account I noted yesterday that we had set up a Mastodon account (@[email protected]), but I also wanted to mention that it was pretty easy: [1.] I found an "instance," which is to say a place that would host us, and which had moderation rules that we could deal with. For us,…
The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022 Twitter reacts to Kanye West announcing 2024 campaign: ‘Can it get any crazier?’ Ye was seen and heard announcing the run in a YouTube video alongside far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos
Fortune · Nov 21, 2022 From immigration support to free office furniture: How severance packages for laid-off tech employees compare An inside look at how severance packages at tech companies like Microsoft, Netflix, and Lyft stack up.
Fortune · Nov 21, 2022 Tech layoffs are not the canary in the coal mine for the U.S. labor market, Morgan Stanley says Tech firms including Lyft, Twitter, Stripe, Meta and Amazon have laid off staff in recent months.
The Guardian - US · Nov 21, 2022 Trump in apparent Twitter snub after Musk lifts ban – as it happened Former president yet to tweet after account reactivated – follow all the latest politics news
Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2022 Post: Ex-Waze CEO is making a Twitter rival to make you smarter, not angry Post is a new social-media site that could offer an antidote to the chaos of Twitter.
Fortune · Nov 21, 2022 "No mercy": Elon Musk keeps Twitter ban for Sandy Hook conspiracy theorist Alex Jones The self-described "free speech absolutist" seems to be inconsistent with his reinstatement policy, this time citing the InfoWars host does not deserve his "mercy".
Wales Online · Nov 21, 2022 Nigel Owens banned from Facebook after sharing homophobic abuse he received The rugby ref said the ban was "unbelievable" after the horrible message
USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 21, 2022 Twitter reacts to Colts’ 17-16 loss to Eagles Here's how Twitter reacted to the Colts' loss in Week 11: