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Musk Joins Roger Stone in Doubting Attack on Pelosi

Twitter's new owner linked to misinformation

(Newser) - Elon Musk, who faces widespread doubts about his commitment to minimize hate speech and misinformation on Twitter, became one of the spreaders on Sunday, days after assuming ownership of the site. In a tweet, the billionaire sent followers to an article with baseless claims involving the violent attack on Paul...

A Tuesday Deadline May Be Bad News for Twitter Staffers

They'll get stock options that day, unless Elon Musk lays them off first

(Newser) - When his takeover of Twitter became official, Elon Musk wasted no time in firing its top execs . Now rank-and-file workers may have an anxious few days. The New York Times reports that Musk planned to begin promised layoffs this weekend, in part because of a looming deadline. Twitter employees are...

After Musk Takes Twitter Helm, Hate Speech Proliferates

New owner says he's going to form a 'content moderation council'

(Newser) - As the new owner of Twitter , Elon Musk has vowed to champion free speech without turning the social media platform into a "hellscape." Just hours into his tenure at the helm, however, the hellscape appeared to be winning out. The Washington Post and Vice report on the racist,...

Trump Sounds Happy About Musk's Twitter Takeover

Former president praises 'sane hands,' but doesn't say whether he would return if allowed

(Newser) - Twitter is now officially in the hands of Elon Musk , who has said former President Trump's ban from the "left-biased" platform over his comments praising Jan. 6 rioters was a "mistake." The big question now is whether Trump will return to Twitter, where he counted nearly...

New York Post: Sexist, Racist Headlines Posted by Employee

The employee has since been fired

(Newser) - The New York Post says a rogue employee was responsible for racist, violent, and sexually explicit headlines targeting politicians from President Biden to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday. Readers of the Post's website and Twitter account awoke to fake headlines calling for assassinations of those politicians as well as...

Elon Musk Closes Twitter Deal, Fires Top Execs

Leading to even more uncertainty around what comes next

(Newser) - Elon Musk's $44 billion deal to acquire Twitter closed Thursday night, and sources tell the Washington Post and other outlets that to kick things off, Musk fired a few of the social network's top executives. According to the sources, it was CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, and...

Musk: I'm Buying Twitter to 'Try to Help Humanity'

He tells advertisers he won't let platform become a 'free-for-all hellscape'

(Newser) - Friday is the court-ordered deadline for Elon Musk to buy Twitter—and he's already talking about the acquisition. In a "Dear Twitter Advertisers" statement that Musk tweeted on Thursday, he reassured them that he won't allow it to become a "free-for-all hellscape, where anything can be...

'Chief Twit' Makes Himself at Home in Twitter's HQ

Elon Musk walks the halls before deal closes

(Newser) - It's not clear how welcome he is by employees—considering his plan to cut most of them—but Elon Musk has arrived at Twitter, walking around its San Francisco headquarters and meeting the staff. As proof, the billionaire posting a video clip Wednesday showing him entering the building while...

Musk's Plan: Cut 75% of Twitter's Staff

If sale falls through, company still wants to reduce payroll by 25%

(Newser) - Elon Musk plans to cut as much as 75% of the staff if he takes over Twitter, a reduction analysts said would be certain to affect millions of users. If his takeover fails, the Washington Post reports, Twitter's management still plans to reduce the workforce by nearly one-fourth. Musk'...

Twitter Says Feds Are Probing Elon Musk

Social network says investigation relates to Musk's proposed acquisition

(Newser) - According to Twitter, a federal investigation into Elon Musk is underway, related to his planned acquisition of Twitter. The social media company made the assertion in a court filing Thursday, CNN reports. It's not clear what, exactly, might be under investigation, nor which agencies might be involved. Musk first...

Ye Returns to Twitter, Immediately Gets Himself Suspended

Rapper violated social network's policies, company says

(Newser) - After Kanye West's Instagram account was suspended Friday for antisemitic content, the rapper took his rants to Twitter. On Sunday, Twitter announced that it, too, had locked the rapper's account . Ye, as the rapper is now legally known, had been away from Twitter for almost two years when...

Instagram Restricts Kanye West's Account

American Jewish Committee calls post anti-Semitic

(Newser) - Instagram has placed restrictions on Kanye West's account in response to posts criticized as anti-Semitic. A spokesperson for Meta, Instagram's parent company, told the Hollywood Reporter that the platform also has deleted some content posted on the @kanyewest account. Instagram said the restrictions were imposed for violations of...

Accused of 'Mischief,' Musk Gets Deadline in Twitter Deal

Company, billionaire trade insults in filings before court puts off trial

(Newser) - Close your purchase of Twitter by Oct. 28 or prepare for trial, a Delaware Chancery judge told Elon Musk on Thursday. The decision, which followed back-and-forth filings from the company and the suitor, effectively delays the proceeding, which had been scheduled for Oct. 17. Musk wanted more time to pull...

Musk's Next Plans Apparently Include an 'Everything App'

On heels of Tesla/SpaceX CEO's renewed offer to buy Twitter, he references 'X'

(Newser) - With Elon Musk's plan to purchase Twitter apparently back on , he's now teasing his next move, and it sounds just as ambitious. Those intentions came via a rather cryptic-sounding tweet on Tuesday, and speculation on what he might mean is already making the rounds. "Buying Twitter is...

Report: Musk Agrees to Buy Twitter for April Price

He offered $54.20 per share at that time

(Newser) - Elon Musk told Twitter in a letter that he would go ahead with the purchase of the company at the $54.20 per share that he originally offered in April, sources tell Bloomberg . The New York Times' sources echo that, saying the offer was made Monday night. The AP reports...

Twitter Whistleblower Says There Was Spy on Payroll

As shareholders approve Musk's April offer

(Newser) - Twitter whistleblower Peter Zatko, the company's former security chief, told lawmakers Tuesday that the platform is extremely vulnerable to being exploited by foreign agents—and said he was told while working at Twitter that there was at least one Chinese spy on the company payroll. Zatko, a famous hacker...

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Musk Can Use Whistleblower's Twitter Claims

But he doesn't get the delay he asked for

(Newser) - Update: It's one point to Twitter and one to Elon Musk, with Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick on Wednesday ruling that Musk cannot delay the trial's start by four weeks as he requested. "I am convinced that even four weeks’ delay would risk further harm to Twitter too great...

A Different 'Liz Truss' Is Having a Busy Week on Twitter

Liz Trussell jokes about congratulations from world leaders

(Newser) - Tuesday was a big day for Liz Truss, who became Britain's new prime minister —and it was another busy day on Twitter for a woman named Liz Trussell, who has had the @LizTruss handle on Twitter since 2009. Trussell was tagged in numerous posts from Truss supporters—and...

Twitter Bows to Long-Sought Request: an Edit Button

But it will only be available to subscribers upon wider launch

(Newser) - It's a major move for Twitter: The platform is finally caving to long-standing pleas from users and adding an edit button. As the New York Times snarks, it "has only been about 15 years, nine months, and 22 days since they started asking for that ability." Most...

Whistleblower: Twitter Has 'Egregious' Security Gaps

Peiter 'Mudge' Zatko, former security chief for the social media platform, has filed a complaint

(Newser) - Elon Musk has been trying to wriggle out of his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, and two new reports from CNN and the Washington Post may help out the richest man in the world in those endeavors. Both outlets have seen a complaint filed by whistleblower Peiter Zatko, Twitter'...

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