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Some Twitter users flying the coop hope Mastodon will be a safe landing

Now that Elon Musk owns Twitter, some of the social network's users are looking for alternatives. One that's ballooned in the past two weeks is Mastodon.

WEKU

Twitter layoffs: Firm accused of 'actively ignoring Irish labour laws'

The firm has come under fire after employees were locked out of their emails before the collective redundancy process could take place

Dublin Live

Scams already rife after Elon Musk rolls out paid 'Twitter Blue' verification

TWITTER Blue, the social media platform’s subscription service that allows users to buy a verification badge for the first time, has gone live in…

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Twitter Blue paid-for verification badges go live in the UK

UK Twitter users on Apple’s iOS can now pay to get a blue verification badge.

The Independent UK

Former I'm A Celebrity star Nick Knowles sends message to every viewer over Mike Tindall

The message struck a chord with social media users

Nottingham Post

Thursday briefing: Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta cuts 11,000 jobs – is the Facebook founder’s empire falling?

In today’s newsletter: The social media titan is having its first major wave of layoffs since it began in 2004 – and it’s not the only tech company facing problems.

The Guardian - UK

Afternoon Update: Biden buoyant after midterms surprise; another Indigenous death in custody; and Twitter’s problematic Saudi ties

US president hails midterm results as ‘a good day for democracy’. And a 51-year-old Indigenous man has died in a watch house in Cape York.

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Fake LeBron James tweet claimed Lakers superstar wanted to be traded

Fans were momentarily quaking when a Twitter account that appeared to (but didn't) belong to LeBron James claimed he wanted a trade.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris says someone is spreading fake news about him resigning

The Northern Ireland Secretary says the rumours are 'complete and utter tosh'

Belfast Live

Joe Biden: Elon Musk's foreign ties 'worthy' of scrutiny

WASHINGTON: Elon Musk's ties with foreign countries are "worthy" of scrutiny, US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday.

The Times of India

Biden says Musk’s overseas links ‘worthy of being looked at’

US president’s comments come amid scrutiny of Saudi prince’s stake in the social media company.

Al Jazeera

Chris Heaton-Harris says someone is spreading fake news about him resigning

The fake statement was emailed to print titles on the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) circulation list on Wednesday evening.

The Independent UK

Bay Area job cuts widen, affecting both tech company and airline workers

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Fresh employment cuts loom over the Bay Area’s uneven economy with a loss of hundreds of jobs due to shifting business needs for an airline and retrenchments for some high-profile tech companies.

Tribune News Service

Verified-But-Fake LeBron James Account Banned From Twitter Blue

Keep a vigilant eye out for those Twitter Blue parody accounts.

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Daily Record

SNP MP one of the most targeted for 'toxic' online abuse

The social media attacks were part of a new report which analysed three million tweets mentioning MPs.

Salon

Just a man and his 40 chickens

Alexander Tominsky flew to social media stardom on the wings of rotisserie chicken

The Independent UK

Biden says Musk’s ties to other countries should be ‘looked at’ over national security concerns

Boss of Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter has financial and commercial links to China and Saudi Arabia among others

Fortune

Elon Musk could learn from Mark Zuckerberg when it comes to layoffs

The CEOs of Meta and Twitter took a different approach to firing thousands of employees in the last week.

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Fortune

Advertisers are dumping Elon Musk’s Twitter as hate speech rises

Musk pledged to keep Twitter a hate-free space, but a rise in hateful rhetoric is pushing companies to stop advertising on the platform.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Twitter’s new paid verification is already creating a terrible experience for sports fans

Such an awful idea.

Bangkok Post

Who are the beneficiaries of 'free speech'?

How is it that a man who has banned 83 million people from Twitter can freely use the platform to post his messages denigrating women and supporting the brutal attack on the writer Salman Rushdie? I'm referring to the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose…

Fortune

This former Twitter exec could be Elon Musk’s pick to be the company’s CEO

Sriram Krishnan is among a group of special advisers helping Elon Musk navigate his Twitter takeover. Some observers think Krishnan, who once worked at Twitter himself, could be a shoo-in for the CEO job.

The Guardian - US

US woman detained in Saudi Arabia over Twitter post released, family says

Carly Morris was reunited with her daughter but still under a travel ban after saying she has been trapped there since 2019

The Conversation

People are leaving Twitter for Mastodon, but are they ready for democratic social media?

Elon Musk’s recent takeover of Twitter has thrust Mastodon into the spotlight. Some Twitter users are now trying the alternative network out, while others are struggling to understand what it is and how it works. Mastodon offers a glimpse into democratically run social media — but are we ready to…

The National (Scotland)

Elon Musk ‘kills’ 'official' verified labels on Twitter hours after introduction

ELON Musk has rolled back on Twitter’s latest approach to verification – offering grey ticks and an "official" label to high-profile…

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