Elon Musk on Saturday confirmed claims that Twitter employees were selling verification badges for certain users. “Twitter employees were selling verification for upwards of $15,000. For certain accounts, mine included, they would refuse to verify you through the standard application and then privately offer to verify you for $$ behind the scenes. Investigation needed,” a…
Elon Musk Confirms Twitter Employees Sold Verification Badges ‘Behind the Scenes’
Jen Psaki, Biden Administration Try to Quash Subpoena of Former White House Press Secretary
Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki is fighting a subpoena that was issued in the Big Tech-government censorship case, claiming she should not be compelled to testify. Psaki, who left President Joe Biden’s administration in May, should not be burdened by having to sit for a deposition, Jeannie Rhee and other lawyers representing the…
Twitter Launches Monthly Subscription Service, Certain Users Get Discount
Twitter on Nov. 5 launched a monthly subscription service dubbed “Twitter Blue.” The first major product update since Elon Musk bought the California-based company, Twitter Blue was being offered to certain users for $4.99 a month and to others at $7.99 a month. The subscription gives people “exclusive benefits,” prospective subscribers were told, including early…
Elon Musk Threatens to ‘Name and Shame’ Advertisers Boycotting Twitter
November 5, 2022
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Elon Musk has threatened to “name and shame” brands that have either vocally or quietly pulled their ads from Twitter following Musk’s takeover of the social media platform and firing of around half of its staff. Barely a week into his ownership of Twitter, which he has called a “digital town square” where a broad…
Biden Frets That Free Speech ‘Absolutist’ Elon Musk Bought Twitter That ‘Spews Lies’
November 5, 2022
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President Joe Biden fretted over Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter in remarks at a Democratic fundraiser on Friday, saying “we are all worried” that Musk—a self-avowed free speech “absolutist”—bought a platform that “spews lies across the world.” Biden made the remarks at a Democratic fundraiser in Rosemont, Illinois, on the same day that Twitter laid…
Australian Watchdog Alleges Dell Misled Consumers, Federal Court Proceedings Initiated
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has initiated federal court proceedings against Dell Australia for allegedly misleading consumers about the cost of buying add-on monitors. The ACCC alleges that between August 2019 to December 2021, Dell Australia made false or misleading representations on its website about the prices of monitors and the potential savings when…
Erdogan Says He Could Discuss Charge for Twitter Blue Check With Elon Musk
ISTANBUL—Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he may negotiate with Twitter’s new boss Elon Musk to avoid paying the monthly $8 charge for the “verified” badge. After buying Twitter for $44 billion last week, Musk said the company will charge $8 a month for its Blue service, which includes the sought-after blue check mark. In an…
Twitter Temporarily Closes Offices as Layoffs Begin
Twitter Inc. temporarily closed its offices and cut workers’ access to internal systems on Friday after telling employees they would be informed by email about whether they were being laid off. The move follows a week of chaos and uncertainty about the company’s future under new owner Elon Musk. The social media company said in…
Over a Million Twitter Accounts Have Been Removed or Suspended Since Musk’s Takeover
It appears that more than a million Twitter accounts have been deactivated or suspended since Elon Musk took over the company last week. Further, many of the social media company’s top executives were fired or have quit from the company, while Musk said that he would start laying off 50 percent of the workforce on Nov….
Elon Musk Says Twitter Suffering a ‘Massive Drop in Revenue’ After Activist Group Pressure
Elon Musk wrote Friday that Twitter has suffered a “massive drop in revenue” in recent days after activist groups pressured advertisers to stop using the platform. “Twitter has had a massive drop in revenue, due to activist groups pressuring advertisers, even though nothing has changed with content moderation and we did everything we could to…
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