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Twitter Blue signups unavailable after raft of fake accounts

Twitter’s relaunched premium service — which grants blue-check “verification” labels to anyone willing to pay $8 a month — is unavailable after the social media platform was flooded by a wave of imposter accounts approved by Twitter

The Independent UK

Twitter turmoil could threaten national security, warn experts

The platform’s new owner Elon Musk has cut thousands of staff and a number of key managers overseeing safety and content have also left the company

Wales Online

Seth Meyers on midterms fallout: ‘The knives are out in the GOP’

Late-night hosts discuss Republican infighting after a disappointing election and chaos at Elon Musk’s Twitter

The Guardian - US

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Elon Musk tells Twitter staff about his ‘recession PTSD’ from keeping PayPal and Tesla alive, demands ‘maniacal sense of urgency’

Musk addressed Twitter employees in a Q&A Thursday, describing his trauma from Tesla and PayPal, after laying off around 50% of workers at the social media company.

Fortune

Twitter reinstates ‘official’ tags after flood of fake accounts

Twitter Inc. reinstated “official” badges for high-profile accounts to combat a growing problem of users impersonating major brands.

Tribune News Service

What does Repost mean on TikTok?

Everything you need to know about TikTok’s Repost function

Manchester Evening News

Tech workers: have you been affected by recent job cuts?

We would like to speak to people working at companies including Twitter and Meta

The Guardian - UK

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Twitter Blue: Warning over scammers impersonating customer service accounts

The new Twitter Blue badge is meant to indicate a user is genuine but fake ‘verified’ accounts are already being reported

Evening Standard

Gerry Flynn had Irish League players 'running scared' with lockdown stories

Flynn became a social media hit back in 2020 when he posted hilarious video stories on Twitter about his days as a player and coach

Belfast Live

Musk Promises Level Playing Field On Twitter For Tesla Rivals

Twitter CEO Elon Musk pledged not to give unfair advantages to Tesla seeing as he is the CEO of both companies.

InsideEVs

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Is Unconstitutional, Says Federal Judge

Plus: Users surge on decentralized social media platform Mastodon, the fall of city drugstores, and more...

Reason

New Twitter boss Elon Musk is the dog that caught the car – with all the journos in the back seat

No platform is ready to fill the role the company plays in the media industry, no matter how many pretend the clunky weirdness of Mastodon is the future

The Guardian - AU

The 46-year-old social media virgin: how people ditch Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and survive

Twitter users have threatened to leave the platform in the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover. Is it so bad to be off social media entirely?

The Guardian - AU

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Evening Standard

After Elon Musk, the scales have fallen from my eyes about social media

Early this year, I had one of those ghostly life experiences unique to social media. A friend who’d moved to the other side of the globe deleted all his accounts. My absent friend was real and true, not a passing digital acquaintance. Someone who was comfortingly once there, a daily…

Dublin Live

Man feels 'like idiot' after leaving priceless item on Dublin Irish Rail train

The young man has taken to Twitter issuing a desperate appeal

Wales Online

Twitter Blue subscription vanishes after a day causing more confusion

Users were invited to pay £6.99 a month for a blue tick

The Conversation

What is Mastodon? A social media expert explains how the 'federated' network works and why it won't be a new Twitter

In the wake of Elon Musk’s noisy takeover of Twitter, people have been looking for alternatives to the increasingly toxic microblogging social media platform. Many of those fleeing or hedging their bets have turned to Mastodon, which has attracted hundreds of thousands of new users since Twitter’s acquisition.

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Benzinga

Amid Uncertainty Over FTX Collapse BlockFi Suspends Withdrawals, Juul Shelves Bankruptcy Preparations, Berkshire Hathaway Trims Holdings In Tesla Competitor: Top Stories Friday, Nov. 11

Reuters

The Guardian - AU

Stepping into the mainstream: how the Herald Sun amplified conspiracy theories about Daniel Andrews’ 2021 fall

Front page story about Victorian premier’s Sorrento accident revived and legitimised theories previously contained to fringe far-right groups

Benzinga

Facebook, TikTok, Twitter Failed To Control Perpetration Of False Information In Kenya's Elections

Social media platforms Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) Facebook, TikTok, and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk-owned Twitter failed to live up to their election integrity pledges during Kenya&

Manchester Evening News

The Office star Rainn Wilson changes name to highlight climate change amid COP27

The Dwight Schrute actor made the change to bring attention to the 'melting issue' of climate change

Evening Standard

Elon Musk warns Twitter staff of ‘difficult times ahead’ if they can’t find news ways of making money

Staff were told to stop remote working and come into the office for a meeting - or resign

Glasgow Live

I'm A Celebrity's Sue Cleaver exempt from eating trial and fans think they know why

Viewers at home were left baffled by the announcement in the latest episode of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! after it was revealed that Sue Cleaver could not take part in the next task which left many at home wondering why.

The New Daily

No checks for ticks sees fake Twitter accounts of public figures soar

Within hours of Twitter Blue going live, fake accounts using the names and likenesses of famous people started popping up.

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