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Elon Musk says his dog is now Twitter’s CEO – as company’s name gets quietly changed | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk has said his dog has replaced him as Twitter’s chief executive after appearing to back away from a pledge to step down. The billionaire SpaceX boss took over the day-to-day running of the social media platform after buying it for $44bn (£38bn) last October. After a tumultuous start to his tenure, which included […]
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BBC objects to Twitter’s ‘government-funded media’ label | Science & Tech News
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The BBC has objected to being labelled as “government-funded media” on Twitter. The corporation said it had contacted Twitter after the label was added to the main BBC account. Twitter owner Elon Musk responded to the complaint, asking: “Is the Twitter label accurate?” Image: The BBC’s Twitter account was labelled ‘Government Funded Media’ Musk later […]
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Elon Musk insists Twitter’s ‘suicide prevention feature’ is still intact after reports it had been removed | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk has insisted a Twitter feature that promoted suicide prevention hotlines and similar safety resources has not been removed after reports it had been taken down for an unannounced revamp. Responding to the claims, which were originally reported by the Reuters news agency, the billionaire said: “The message is actually still up. This is […]
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Elon Musk’s ‘chainsaw’ strategy ‘does not bode well’ for Twitter’s future | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk’s strategy “does not bode well” for the future of Twitter, an early backer of the billionaire’s SpaceX firm has warned. The social media platform has been in an almost constant state of chaos since the world’s richest man bought it in a $44bn deal last month, with warnings this week that a spike […]
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Paying up for Twitter’s blue tick? Here’s what else you get for your money | Science & Tech News
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Twitter is to charge users for the famous blue tick – the first big change since Elon Musk’s controversial takeover. An update to its iOS app on Saturday said the feature was live in the handful of countries that have been testing the premium Twitter Blue service – which originally launched last year. However, the […]
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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 […]