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Elon Musk to start Twitter layoffs within hours – and offices are closed | Science & Tech News
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Twitter employees will find out whether they’re being laid off later today – one week after Elon Musk’s takeover. The social network’s offices are temporarily closed, and workers will find out their fate by 4pm UK time. Those who are losing their jobs will receive a message to their personal email address, while employees staying…
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‘#TrumpIsDead’ trends on Twitter as users test Elon Musk’s approach to fake news | Science & Tech News
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Tweets of Donald Trump’s death have been greatly exaggerated. You may have woken up to #TrumpIsDead trending on Twitter this morning, and swiped over to your news app of choice to find out more. Of course, there would have been no such story there. The former US president is alive and well – to coin…
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‘It’s been fun Twitter – I’m out’: Eight celebrities who might quit site after Elon Musk’s takeover | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk pledged to make getting rid of spam accounts one of his main priorities after buying Twitter – but there’s another mounting exodus that he perhaps did not intend. Fears over the SpaceX founder’s potentially loose stance on content moderation has plenty of genuine users considering their future on the platform, including some of…
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Twitter’s blue tick will cost $8 a month, says Elon Musk, giving ‘power to the people’ | Science & Tech News
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Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has announced the platform’s coveted ‘blue tick’ will now cost users $8 (£7) a month, and criticised the current system as “bulls***”. In a tweet himself, Musk said: “Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is bulls***. “Power to the people! Blue…
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Elon Musk completes $44bn Twitter takeover – and immediately sacks top executives | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk has completed his $44bn (£38bn) takeover of Twitter after months of toing and froing over the deal. His first move was to fire the social media company’s top leadership, which he accused of misleading him over the number of spam accounts on the platform. Musk sacked Twitter’s chief executive Parag Agrawal, chief financial…
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Super app or ‘Wild West’? The future of Twitter under Elon Musk | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk is finally buying Twitter, promising – or to some, threatening – sweeping changes for one of the world’s biggest social media platforms. With a self-proclaimed remit to ensure everyone’s timeline becomes the ultimate home of free speech, and a vague long-term goal to transform it into “X, the everything app”, the billionaire is…
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Ten people Elon Musk could bring back to Twitter – by revoking their permanent bans | Science & Tech News
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After buying Twitter, Tesla founder Elon Musk is expected to make some changes to the site – including allowing back those previously banned. Mr Musk has previously said it was wrong to ban Donald Trump and there has been speculation that other high profile outcasts such as Katie Hopkins could soon return to the site.…
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Largest US automaker temporarily halts paid advertising on Twitter after Elon Musk’s takeover | Science & Tech News
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The largest automaker in the US has pulled paid advertising on Twitter after Elon Musk completed his takeover of the social media company. Musk’s $44bn (£38bn) deal to buy Twitter completed on Thursday and he reportedly sacked the company’s chief executive and two other top bosses. The world’s richest man tweeted “the bird is freed”…
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Donald Trump says Twitter in ‘sane hands’ after Elon Musk deal amid speculation ex-president’s ban could be revoked | Science & Tech News
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Donald Trump has said he’s “very happy that Twitter is now in sane hands” after Elon Musk bought the company. Musk’s $44bn deal to buy Twitter completed on Thursday and he reportedly sacked the company’s chief executive and two other top bosses. The world’s richest man tweeted “the bird is freed” and “let the good…
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Elon Musk says he’s buying Twitter to ‘help humanity’ and not to ‘make more money’ | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk has said he is buying Twitter to “try to help humanity”. The billionaire tweeted a statement explaining his reasons for purchasing the social media site, saying he believed it was “important for the future of civilisation to have a common digital town square”. Mr Musk’s long -running bid to purchase Twitter is reportedly…