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Changing of the Guard: Can Musk Deliver on His Promises for Free Speech and Information?

October 31, 2022
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Commentary Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter and his immediate firing of top brass represents a potential weakening of the Big Digital woke cartel that controls information, censers content, censures and bans users, and serves as a propaganda arm of leftist totalitarian statists. Given their cooperation with and promotion of leftist statism, it is more than evident that…

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Twitter Fact-Checks Biden’s Claim That Companies Paid No Taxes

October 31, 2022
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Twitter flagged President Joe Biden’s claim that “55” big corporations nationwide paid no taxes for 2020, as the platform affirmed that “only 14” of them were eligible to be taxed. Biden took to Twitter to boast about his Inflation Reduction Act last Friday, using one of his favored data targeting big companies. “Let me give…

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Elon Musk Confirms Twitter Will Revise User Verification Process

October 31, 2022
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Twitter will be revising how it verifies users of the social media platform, billionaire businessman Elon Musk confirmed on Oct. 30. Musk wrote on Twitter that the “whole verification process is being revamped right now,” but did not provide further details. His post came in response to a question from spaceflight photographer John Kraus, who had asked…

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Elon Musk Says New York Times Report on Avoiding Payouts to Twitter Employees Is ‘False’

October 31, 2022
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken to Twitter to address a “false” report by The New York Times that he planned to lay off some Twitter employees before Nov. 1 to avoid payouts in their contracts. The New York Times, citing “four people with knowledge of the matter” reported on Oct. 29 that billionaire Musk planned to start…

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Elon Musk Mocks Twitter’s Human Resources Bots After Getting ‘Management 101’ Message

October 30, 2022
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New Twitter owner Elon Musk appeared to Mock his company’s human resource bots after receiving a “management 101” notice. Musk, who acquired the social media platform for $44 billion last week, posted what he said was an autogenerated message to him and mocked it. “Hey Elon,” the automated message began. “It’s time to start Managing…

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Musk Says Kanye West’s Twitter Account Restored Before Takeover

October 30, 2022
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Elon Musk said Twitter had restored the account of Kanye West before he acquired the social media company for $44 billion. “They did not consult with or inform me,” Musk wrote on Friday. West, who has changed his legal name to Ye, had his Twitter account suspended earlier this month for violating the platform’s policies,…

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Musk Says Accounts Suspended for ‘Minor’ Reasons Will Be ‘Freed From Twitter Jail’

October 29, 2022
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Elon Musk, Twitter Inc.’s new boss and Tesla CEO, revealed on Friday that people whose accounts were suspended for “minor and dubious reasons” will be reinstated. “Anyone suspended for minor and dubious reasons will be freed from Twitter jail,” Musk posted Friday evening. He did not disclose when suspended accounts might be reinstated. The billionaire’s message…

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Capitol Report (Oct. 28): Trump Releases Statement on Musk Twitter Takeover; Schumer Caught on Hot Mic

October 28, 2022
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Nancy Pelosi’s husband was attacked. What are the police saying, and how are lawmakers responding? President Joe Biden delivered a fiery speech calling out Republicans Thursday in New York. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) joins us to react. Former President Donald Trump praises Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter. But is he going to rejoin the platform?…

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Paul Pelosi Attacker Identified, Charged; Musk Fires Top Twitter Execs, Declares ‘The Bird Is Freed’ | NTD Evening News

October 28, 2022
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Police have identified and charged the suspect in the attack on Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. In his first moves as the new owner of Twitter, billionaire Elon Musk reportedly dismissed the company’s top leadership on Oct. 28 and posted on Twitter, “The bird is freed.” * Click the “Save” button…

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Elon Musk Forms Council, Announces ‘No Major Content Decisions’

October 28, 2022
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Elon Musk said Friday he’s forming a council to oversee Twitter’s content moderation decisions a day after he acquired the firm for $44 billion. The Tesla CEO said that Twitter would form the council with “widely diverse viewpoints.” He did not provide any names or a timeframe. “No major content decisions or account reinstatements will…

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