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Musk Says He Bought Twitter 'To Help Humanity,' Pledges Not To Let It Become a 'Free-for-All Hellscape'

Plus: Charlottesville cracks down on city employee speech, judge dismisses "blackout challenge" lawsuit against TikTok, and more...

Reason

'Let the good times roll', says new Twitter boss Elon Musk

NEW DELHI: After a protracted legal battle and months of uncertainty, Elon Musk finally became the boss of social media giant Twitter on Friday.

The Times of India

Twitter’s top executives are set to exit with $100 million payout as Musk takes over

Three of Twitter Inc.’s top executives who were said to be fired after Elon Musk completed his takeover are poised to collect more than $100 million in severance and payouts of previously granted equity awards.

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Musk takes Twitter helm, enacts sweeping change as deal closes

Elon Musk wasted no time taking complete control of Twitter Inc. The billionaire appointed himself chief executive officer, dismissed senior management and immediately began reshaping strategy at one of the world’s most influential social media platforms as his $44 billion take-private deal closed.

Tribune News Service

Musk is forming a council to advise on lifting any Twitter bans

Twitter Inc. will form a content-moderation council that includes “widely diverse viewpoints,” and big decisions on content and account reinstatements are on hold until the group is convened, new owner Elon Musk said, addressing speculation that he might restore banned users to the social network immediately.

Tribune News Service

Twitter takeover: fears raised over disinformation and hate speech

EU commissioner says Elon Musk’s platform must ‘fly by our rules’ as UK minister raises concerns over content moderation

The Guardian - US

Social media failing to keep up with Brazil electoral disinformation, rights groups say

Human rights groups and researchers have raised concerns in Brazil that social media platforms are failing to effectively police disinformation ahead of a highly polarized presidential vote on Sunday.

Reuters

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German government will consider whether to stay on Twitter after Musk takeover

The German government will consider whether it still wants to have a presence on Twitter following the takeover by the world's richest man Elon Musk, a spokesperson said on Friday.

Reuters

Why Elon Musk's Twitter deal matters for everyone

It's finally over, after seven months, two lawsuits and one poop emoji.

Axios

The Standard View: The bird is ‘free’ – Twitter is likely to change with it

The world’s richest person has officially purchased perhaps its most influential social media platform. Following a $44 billion deal, Elon Musk is the new owner of Twitter, typically making the announcement on the site itself, tweeting “the bird is free”. He then quickly rang in the changes. Gone are four top…

Evening Standard

Twitter employees in the dark as Elon Musk purges top execs

Many employees hadn't received any sort of internal updates or communications about what was happening.

Axios

Why Luckiest Girl Alive viewers are demanding a trigger warning on Netflix

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. Viewers have taken to Twitter to alert followers of the distressing scenes and to demand a clearer trigger warning about the graphic display of sexual assault in the Netflix movie.

Daily Mirror

Top clips: Socceroos’ stance, Elon Musk at Twitter HQ, and a ‘hump day’ rescue

In this week's top videos, The Socceroos speak out; Elon Musk acquires Twitter and a camel is rescued from floodwaters in NSW.

The New Daily

Musk in control of Twitter but where will he go from here?

Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter after a protracted legal battle and months of uncertainty

The Independent UK

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Manchester Evening News

Elon Musk completes Twitter takeover in deal worth $44billion

The Tesla and SpaceX boss appeared to confirm the news on Friday

Evening Standard

You’re fired! Elon Musk’s $44bn Twitter takeover

Trump could be back on Twitter just in time for mid-terms

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Elon Musk reportedly plans to become Twitter’s interim CEO

Musk ‘fires top executives’; $44bn deal will give world’s richest person control of platform with 230m users. Plus, world close to ‘irreversible’ climate breakdown

Wales Online

Five people who could return to Twitter if Elon Musk repeals permanent bans

Elon Musk could reverse Twitter's banning policy meaning that some figures could return to the platform.

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WEKU

False information is everywhere. 'Pre-bunking' tries to head it off early

The idea is to show people the tactics and tropes of misleading information before they encounter it in the wild — so they're better equipped to recognize and resist it.

The Guardian - UK

Twitter braces for Donald Trump’s return as Elon Musk takes over platform

Civil rights advocates fear proposed rule changes will turn site into ‘a supercharged engine of radicalisation’

The Times of India

In Twitter takeover, 'Elon Musk loses $33 billion', departing CEO Parag Agrawal gains $42 million

Telsa CEO Elon Musk finally took over Twitter on Friday after months-long saga and immediately fired CEO Parag Agrawal, policy chief Vijaya Gadde and chief financial officer Nel Segal. Not only Parag Agrawal was sacked, but he was also "escorted out" from the Twitter headquarters after the take over by…

Evening Standard

Billionaire Elon Musk completes Twitter takeover - and fires top execs

Elon Musk is now in charge of Twitter and has ousted its top three executives.Sources on Thursday night (early Friday morning UK) would not say if all the paperwork for the deal, originally valued at 44 billion dollars (£38 billion), had been signed or if it had been closed. However…

WEKU

These are some of the Twitter features users want now that Elon Musk owns it

Tesla CEO Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion, and already people are hopeful that new leadership means new capabilities on the app.

Al Jazeera

Elon Musk begins Twitter reign by firing CEO, top executives

Tesla CEO kicks off tenure as social media giant’s new owner by firing top leadership.

Daily Mirror

Elon Musk's wildest tweets - from wanting to 'nuke Mars' to Man Utd takeover claim

World's richest man Elon Musk, who has completed the purchase of Twitter, likes to 'live-tweet his poops' and has caused controversy by spreading conspiracy theories and insulting people

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