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Musk Lets Journalists Out of Twitter Jail, but Ire Remains

Musk Lets
Journos Out
of Twitter Jail,
but EU, UN
Are Ticked

THE RUNDOWN

Dec 17, 2022 8:30 AM CST

Musk Lets Journos Out of Twitter Jail, but EU, UN Are Ticked

United Nations calls the bans a 'dangerous precedent'; EU threatens sanctions

(Newser) - "The people have spoken." That was Elon Musk's overnight tweet on Friday announcing the results of his most recent poll, which asked his followers when to unsuspend the various reporters Twitter suspended earlier in the week for what Musk claims was real-time "doxxing" on his location....

Twitter Suspends Numerous Journalists for Being 'Naughty'

Twitter Abruptly Suspends
Numerous Tech Journalists

Dec 16, 2022 5:04 AM CST

Twitter Abruptly Suspends Numerous Tech Journalists

Musk claims they violated new policy on revealing locations

(Newser) - Elon Musk's claims to be a "free speech absolutist" were questioned once again Thursday night when Twitter abruptly suspended the accounts of numerous journalists who had been reporting on the CEO, including tech journalists from the New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN, and Mashable. Musk claimed they...

Twitter Suspends Account Musk Said He Wouldn't Ban

After Suspending @ElonJet,
Musk Tweets New Rules

UPDATED

Dec 15, 2022 12:51 AM CST

After Suspending @ElonJet, Musk Tweets New Rules

Account tracked billionaire's private jet

(Newser) - After the @ElonJet account was banned by Twitter, it was briefly reinstated, only to be banned again. The account of Jack Sweeney, @ElonJet's creator, and dozens of other accounts he operated, all remained banned Wednesday night, the Verge reports. After the accounts went dark, Elon Musk tweeted what are...

Dorsey: Twitter Mistakes
Were 'My Fault Alone'

Dec 14, 2022 4:27 PM CST

Dorsey: Twitter Mistakes Were 'My Fault Alone'

He condemns attacks on former colleagues, says files should have been released 'Wikileaks-style'

(Newser) - Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is pushing back—relatively gently—against some of the decisions Elon Musk has made at Twitter, while acknowledging he made mistakes of his own. In a blog post , Dorsey, who stepped down as CEO just over a year ago, set out the principles he now believes...

Twitter HQ Shedding Assets, Including Blue Bird Statue

Twitter Is Having a Fire Sale

Dec 14, 2022 2:25 PM CST

Twitter Is Having a Fire Sale

Now's the time to get your 3-foot statue of a blue bird logo

(Newser) - Twitter isn't just shedding workers, but also the stuff they used, from flat-screen TVs to espresso machines. Hundreds of "surplus corporate office assets" from Twitter's headquarters in San Francisco—where conference rooms have reportedly been turned into bedrooms —will be sold in a January auction organized...

Fauci: Twitter
'Almost a
Cesspool of
Misinformation'

UPDATED

Dec 14, 2022 2:44 AM CST

Fauci: Twitter 'Almost a Cesspool of Misinformation'

He addresses Elon Musk's prosecution comment

(Newser) - Anthony Fauci addressed Elon Musk's Sunday tweets about him, telling CNN commentator David Axelrod in a podcast interview, "I don't respond to him." Fauci continued, "I don’t pay any attention to him because that’s merely a distraction. And if you get drawn into...

Twitter Just Ditched Its Trust and Safety Council

Twitter's Former Top Safety
Exec Forced to Flee His Home

Dec 13, 2022 7:05 AM CST

Twitter's Former Top Safety Exec Forced to Flee His Home

Meanwhile, social media company ditches its Trust and Safety Council

(Newser) - Less than an hour before a scheduled meeting between Twitter execs and the social network's Trust and Safety Council, the council was abruptly dissolved Monday night. "As Twitter moves into a new phase, we are re-evaluating how best to bring external insights into our product and policy development...

Apple Users Get Hit With
Surcharge for Twitter Blue

Dec 12, 2022 10:35 AM CST

Apple Users Get Hit With Surcharge for Twitter Blue

Blue check mark system is back, but some will be paying more than others

(Newser) - Twitter's blue check-mark system under Elon Musk didn't go so well when it was launched last month, thanks to a proliferation of phony accounts, and it was suspended almost as soon as it began. Now it looks like the paid subscription program is coming back, though some people...

Women's Lawsuit Accuses
Twitter of Bias in Layoffs

Dec 8, 2022 5:15 PM CST

Women's Lawsuit Accuses Twitter of Bias in Layoffs

57% of female employees and 47% of male workers lost jobs, filing says

(Newser) - Two women who lost their jobs at Twitter when Elon Musk took over are suing the company in federal court, claiming that last month's abrupt mass layoffs disproportionately affected female employees. The discrimination lawsuit is the latest legal challenge over Musk's decimation of Twitter's workforce through mass...

At Twitter HQ, 'Yet Another
Unspoken Sign of Disrespect'

Dec 7, 2022 8:59 AM CST

At Twitter HQ, 'Yet Another Unspoken Sign of Disrespect'

City of San Francisco is investigating complaint there are now makeshift bedrooms at Twitter HQ

(Newser) - Those still employed by Twitter who work out of the company's San Francisco headquarters are said to have found quite a surprise at work on Monday: conference rooms that had been converted into "modest bedrooms featuring unmade mattresses [and] drab curtains," an apparent hint that the staffers...

A Huge District Attorney's
Office Just Exited Twitter

Dec 7, 2022 1:20 AM CST

A Huge District Attorney's Office Just Exited Twitter

California DA cites rising hate speech

(Newser) - Citing rising hate speech on Twitter following Elon Musk's purchase of the platform, a California district attorney's office left the social network Tuesday. Jeff Rosen, DA for Santa Clara County—northern California's biggest county prosecutor's office—deactivated the office's official account, saying in a statement...

Musk's Surprise Friday
Leak: 'The Twitter Files'

THE RUNDOWN

Dec 3, 2022 10:45 AM CST

Musk's Surprise Friday Leak: 'The Twitter Files'

Writer Matt Taibbi posts internal convos on story on Hunter Biden's laptop, but not everyone's impressed

(Newser) - If tech reporters on the Twitter/Elon Musk beat thought they were going to get an early start to the weekend on Friday, a late afternoon tweet by Musk himself dashed those hopes. "What really happened with the Hunter Biden story suppression by Twitter will be published on Twitter at...

Watchdogs: Hate Speech Has
Never Risen So Fast on Twitter

Dec 2, 2022 2:43 PM CST

Watchdogs: Hate Speech Has Never Risen So Fast on Twitter

Antisemitic posts climbed 61% in Musk's first 2 weeks

(Newser) - Hate speech is increasing on Twitter at a rate never seen before, online watchdog groups said Friday. The dramatic change has taken place since Elon Musk took over the platform in late October, the New York Times reports, despite his claims to the contrary. The use of slurs against gay...

Mark Zuckerberg Has
a Problem With Apple, Too

Dec 1, 2022 12:17 PM CST

Mark Zuckerberg Has a Problem With Apple, Too

CEOs of Meta, Spotify, Fortnite also complain of company's 'monopoly'

(Newser) - Elon Musk may have eased his censure of Apple , but his initial attacks have ushered in a heap of criticism from elsewhere. Fellow billionaire Mark Zuckerberg echoed Musk's complaints that Apple has too great a hold on the app market on Wednesday. "Apple has sort of singled themselves...

Everything's
Apparently Cool
Between Twitter, Apple

Dec 1, 2022 12:03 AM CST

Everything's Apparently Cool Between Twitter, Apple

Elon Musk tweets that 'misunderstanding' has been 'resolved'

(Newser) - The Twitter-Apple war is over before it began. Elon Musk had on Monday started a feud with Apple because, he said, Apple was threatening to remove the Twitter app from its App Store, but on Wednesday, Musk tweeted that he had a "good conversation" with Apple CEO Tim Cook...

Twitter Stops Enforcing
COVID Misinformation Rule

Nov 29, 2022 1:36 PM CST

Twitter Stops Enforcing COVID Misinformation Rule

Company updates its policy to reflect the change

(Newser) - Twitter has made a quiet but notable move in regard to COVID: The social media titan revealed it is no longer enforcing policies against spreading misinformation about the virus or vaccines. Per Politico , the change came in the form of a policy update , which some users noticed on Monday night....

Musk Declares 'War' on Apple

Nov 28, 2022 7:20 PM CST

Musk Declares 'War' on Apple

He accuses company of threatening to block Twitter from App Store

(Newser) - Elon Musk had another busy day Monday on Twitter—the CEO slammed Apple over issues including free speech and posted a meme suggesting he was ready to "go to war" with the company over App Store policies. "What's going on here @tim_cook?" Musk tweeted to the Apple...

Flood of Spam Drowns Out
China Protest News on Twitter

Nov 28, 2022 2:33 PM CST

Flood of Spam Drowns Out China Protest News on Twitter

Searches for Chinese cities were overwhelmed by porn, escort service ads

(Newser) - On Twitter, news of the protests in China was obscured by a flood of spam on Sunday, much of it advertising escort services and pornography. TechCrunch calls it a "great wall of porn" that overwhelmed search results for Beijing, Shanghai, and other major Chinese cities, especially when Chinese-language search...

Musk Says He'll Make
'Alternative Phone' if He Has To

Nov 28, 2022 12:23 PM CST

Musk Says He'll Make 'Alternative Phone' if He Has To

He asks if Apple hates 'free speech in America'

(Newser) - Elon Musk has declared that a " general amnesty " for suspended Twitter accounts will begin this week, as long as the users haven't broken the law—and while some analysts warn that the move and other content moderations issues could lead to a ban from Apple and Google'...

Late Surge May Make This
the 'Emoji of the Year'

Nov 27, 2022 8:30 AM CST

Late Surge May Make This the 'Emoji of the Year'

Saluting face has become ubiquitous thanks in part to the chaos at Twitter

(Newser) - The year is almost up, but there's a late entrant for "emoji of the year" honors. It's the saluting face emoji that has lately surged in popularity and use, thanks largely to the mass layoffs and firings at Twitter. However, the New York Times notes that it'...