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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says her Twitter was 'bricked' after criticising Elon Musk over verification payment

US Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raises concerns about troubles with her Twitter account after trading barbs with the platform's new boss Elon Musk.

ABC News

Twitter to staff: Look for "job or no job" emails Friday AM

The email announcing the layoffs is the first official communication from Twitter's leadership to the staff since Musk took over.

Axios

Twitter closes offices as staff told to prepare for mass layoffs

Twitter employees will learn in the next few hours time whether they are included in mass layoffs revealed at the social media company.

The New Daily

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Elon Musk announces Twitter mass layoffs to begin Friday

The reduction, which will be delivered by email, comes as the new Twitter CEO was speculated to cut as much as 50% of staff

The Guardian - US

Kanye West announces 'verbal fast' which will see him avoid speaking for 30 days

Kanye West is set to refrain from speaking, drinking and having sex after the star made the bold claim on Twitter on Thursday

Daily Mirror

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War of tweets erupts between Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Elon Musk: ‘Your feedback is appreciated, now pay $8′

Tribune News Service

General Mills latest to halt Twitter ads as Musk takeover sparks brand exodus

Cheerios and Lucky Charms cereal company joins General Motors Co and Audi among others in pulling money from the platform

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‘Extremely upsetting’: Chicago bar surrounded in controversy after racist puppet show

CHICAGO — On Tuesday, puppeteer Jerry Halliday brought out one of his puppets during a show celebrating Touché's 45th anniversary and put on a performance that attendees have called racist and transphobic — and which has since plunged the bar into controversy.

Chicago Tribune

Kanye West's controversial Twitter return sparks new accusations of anti-Semitism

Kanye West has returned to Twitter after having his account restricted following a slew of vile anti-Semitic comments, but the rapper has now sparked a fresh controversy

Daily Mirror

Kanye West says he’s going on a ‘verbal fast’: Won’t speak, drink or have sex for 30 days

‘But my Twitter still lit,’ rapper stipulated

The Independent UK

General Mills, Audi pause Twitter ads, will evaluate site

General Mills and Audi are the latest big advertisers to pause ads on Twitter as questions swirl about how the social media platform will operate under new owner Elon Musk

The Independent UK

Amber Heard 'deletes Twitter account' amid ex Elon Musk’s controversial takeover

Aquaman actress Amber Heard appears to have deleted her Twitter account just days after billionaire Elon Musk controversially took over the social media platform

Daily Mirror

Eric Idle slams Elon Musk’s Twitter verification plans which he says he stole from Monty Python

Billionaire posted sketch about clinic where patients pay for confrontations with professional arguer

The Independent UK

Facebook, Instagram and Twitter warnings as users face being banned

The Advertising Standards Agency can ban people from using Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and other apps

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Irish Mirror

Former Eastenders actor warns Elon Musk over removal of verified accounts after groomers stole identity to speak to young fans

Rob Kazinsky, who played Sean Slater in the British soap and well-known character Macklyn Warlow in True Blood, took to Twitter to share his thoughts after Musk announced plans to charge verified users €8 a month to retain the mark

The Independent UK

Twitter's blue check: Vital verification or status symbol?

Elon Musk wants to change how Twitter doles out its checkmark badges for verified accounts

The Independent UK

Woman horrifies viewers after revealing she didn’t know she was pregnant until doctors saw head

‘While they were doing an ultrasound, my mother saw something familiar on the screen’ Kayla Simpson wrote in the caption of her TikTok video

The Independent UK

AOC accuses Elon Musk of sabotaging her Twitter account: ‘Doesn’t seem very free speechy to me’

‘Why should people pay $8 just for their app to get bricked when they say something you don’t like?’

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The Independent UK

Misinformation thrives on video site popular with far-right

Researchers say nearly 1 in 5 in five videos suggested by YouTube in response to a search for terms related to next week's elections contained misinformation

The Guardian - US

Trevor Noah on attack ads: ‘We don’t accept this in any other job’

Late-night hosts discuss mean-spirited campaign attack ads, Maga voter intimidation and Elon Musk’s proposal to add a video paywall to Twitter

Reason

Senator Dick Durbin Doesn't Understand the First Amendment

On Tuesday, the senator erroneously claimed that "free speech does not include spreading misinformation."

The Independent UK

How Elon Musk, Trump and Tucker Carlson helped far-right conspiracy theorists hijack the Paul Pelosi attack

Bogus reports and right-wing influencers spread false information that rapidly outpaced the truth. Court filings and interviews detail a gruesome attack. There was no ‘friend’ in his underwear. Alex Woodward reports

Al Jazeera

Middle East round-up: Netanyahu’s back, back again

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Tribune News Service

War of tweets erupts between Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Elon Musk: ‘Your feedback is appreciated, now pay $8′

NEW YORK — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mocked Elon Musk’s plans to charge for a blue Twitter checkmark, sparking a war of tweets that continued through Wednesday night.

Salon

Is this dystopia? Not quite yet

We've been here before, and worse. We can still turn things around in America — but we must decide we want to

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