Last week, Twitter/X owner Elon Musk cancelled the platform’s partnership with former CNN host Don Lemon. This decision came mere hours after the two had filmed an interview for The Don Lemon Show, a new talk show that would have been exclusive to Twitter/X. Now The Don Lemon Show’s premiere episode has been released, offering … Read more
Twitter/X limited posts from Japanese disaster alert app NERV just hours after Japan was shaken by an earthquake, severely restricting its ability to share important updates about the subsequent tsunami warning. A 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s west coast at 4:10 p.m. JST on New Year’s Day, triggering waves at least one metre (three feet) high … Read more
Twitter/X owner Elon Musk loves to announce lofty promises — and now he has one related to love itself: that X will soon be a dating app, as well as a replacement for LinkedIn, YouTube, and banks, among other things. In a recently leaked all-hands call, Musk said he wants X to be an “everything … Read more
Mastodon, the open source, decentralized alternative to Twitter/X is adding a feature to its app that will help make the transition smoother for newcomers: Lists. The company today announced the Mastodon app for Android is adding the much-in-demand feature, which allows users to create custom lists around specific topics or interests. An update for iOS … Read more
Twitter/X CEO and prime glass cliff candidate Linda Yaccarino appeared at the 2023 Code Conference on Sept. 27, speaking to CNBC’s Julia Boorstin about the platform formerly known as Twitter. Unfortunately, her responses about the company’s direction weren’t reassuring — and also indicated a possible breakdown in communication with owner Elon Musk. A telling moment … Read more
X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, is making it quite clear that its priorities don’t lie in making sure potentially harmful disinformation doesn’t spread on its platform. On Thursday, Elon Musk’s social media company cut half of its election integrity team, according to a report from The Information. This firings saw X completely gut … Read more
X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, used to provide users with an option to report content for “misleading information.” Under Elon Musk, that is no longer the case. As The Guardian highlighted in its report, digital advocacy group Reset Australia first noticed the removal of the option in the “Report” tool found on posts … Read more
Elon Musk may put all of Twitter/X behind a paywall. Talking in a livestream on Monday, Musk informed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the microblogging platform is “transferring to a small month-to-month fee” system, allegedly to fight bots. To that I say: Do it, coward. I dare you. Musk has been contemplating making Twitter/X … Read more
Ever needed to name somebody on Twitter (sorry, X)? Quickly, you may get your probability. In line with Twitter/X proprietor Elon Musk, the corporate is about to launch video and audio calls. In a tweet Thursday, Musk additionally listed among the function’s traits: It would work on iOS, Android, Mac, and PC, he wrote, and … Read more