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Elon Musk asks Twitter users if he should step down as boss of social media site | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk is polling Twitter users to ask if he should step down as head of the social media platform. Mr Musk, one of the world’s richest people, bought Twitter for $44bn in late October, but his short tenure has been turbulent. The owner of Tesla and SpaceX set his poll in motion just after…
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Trying to work out Elon Musk’s grand Twitter strategy is pointless – he doesn’t have one | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk arrived at Twitter promising to bring free speech back to social media. He said he was a “free speech absolutist” fighting the “woke mind virus” of political correctness. Such was his commitment to free expression, he declared, he wouldn’t even ban an account which tracked his private plane. Seasoned observers of social media…
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Elon Musk reverses Twitter ban for group of journalists after backlash | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk has reversed a Twitter ban on a group of journalists he claimed were putting his family’s safety at risk. He reinstated their accounts after being warned he could face EU sanctions – and after asking Twitter users what he should do. Nearly 3.7 million people voted and 58.7% said he should U-turn on…
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Twitter account which tracked Elon Musk’s private jet is suspended | Science & Tech News
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A Twitter account which tracked Elon Musk’s private jet has been suspended. The automated bot, dubbed @ElonJet, was set up by a university student in Florida to chart the live location of the Tesla and SpaceX founder‘s aircraft. Earlier this year, before he had launched his takeover of the platform, Musk requested that it be…
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Elon Musk’s Twitter dissolves Trust and Safety Council – just days after its members speak out | Science & Tech News
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Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the advisory group of nearly 100 independent civil, human rights and other organisations. The company, now run by Elon Musk, formed the council in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm and other problems on the platform. It had been scheduled to meet with Twitter…
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Twitter relaunches paid blue ticks – as Musk reveals enormous increase to character limit | Science & Tech News
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Twitter has restarted its premium membership after a disastrous launch which saw the platform flooded with imposters. Elon Musk made expanding the Twitter Blue service a focus after his takeover in October, and chief among the changes was granting members the profile checkmark previously reserved for verified accounts. But the move quickly descended into farce,…
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‘Twitter Files’ allege prominent right-wing figures were ‘blacklisted’ | Science & Tech News
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Twitter has been accused of secretly “blacklisting” prominent right-wing figures in the US in order to ensure they reached a smaller audience. High-profile right-wing individuals – such as talk show host Dan Bongino, conservative activist Charlie Kirk and anti-lockdown campaigner Dr Jay Bhattacharya – were apparently demoted by Twitter staff before it was taken over…
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Former employees sue Twitter, claiming more women have been laid off than men | US News
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Two women who lost their jobs at Twitter after Elon Musk took over are suing the company, claiming recent lay-offs disproportionately affected female employees. About half the social media network’s workforce were let go early last month after Mr Musk bought the company for $44bn. He subsequently told those remaining that they would need to…
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Elon Musk attacks San Francisco mayor in row over Twitter bedrooms for ‘tired employees’ | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk has questioned the mayor of San Francisco’s “priorities” as he alleged the city is more concerned about Twitter staff sleeping in the office than about children suffering accidental overdoses. The Twitter owner’s outburst followed controversy about bedrooms appearing at the social media site’s office in the northwest California city. “Sad little conference-room sleeping…
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Big advertisers including Amazon returning to Twitter, says report | Science & Tech News
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Amazon is planning to resume multimillion dollar advertising on Twitter, according to reports. The move will see Amazon ply about $100m (£81.3m) per year into the platform, now owned by Elon Musk, according to Reuters news agency, citing a tweet from the tech blog Platformer. The tweet by a Platformer reporter said the company’s return…