Tag: Media & Big Tech

Elon Musk Signals Interest in Rebooting Once-Popular Video App Vine

Vine, a short-form video app that Twitter shuttered in 2016, could make a comeback to the platform following Elon Musk’s recent takeover of the social media giant. Musk, who completed the acquisition of Twitter for $44 billion on Oct. 27, signaled interest in resurrecting Vine Monday evening, asking his 112.7 million followers in a Twitter poll…


Jack Dorsey Retains Stake in Twitter, Saving Elon Musk $1 Billion

Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey has retained his 2.4 percent stake in the social media platform after it was acquired by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, according to a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. According to the filing, Dorsey retained more than 18 million shares in Twitter, valued at about $1 billion when the company became private. The…



Following Musk’s Twitter Takeover, Conservative Influencers Celebrate as Some Liberals Leave

In the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, conservatives have celebrated while some liberals have vowed to leave the platform. “The bird is freed,” Musk posted on Twitter on Oct. 27. Twitter employees began circulating an open letter of protest to Musk’s plan to fire up to 75 percent of the staff, insisting the…


Following Musk’s Twitter Takeover, Conservatives Celebrate and Liberals Flee

In the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, conservatives have celebrated while some liberals have vowed to leave the platform. “The bird is freed,” Musk posted on Twitter on Oct. 27. Twitter employees began circulating an open letter of protest to Musk’s plan to fire up to 75 percent of the staff, insisting the…


Following Musk’s Twitter Takeover, Conservative Influencers Celebrate While Some Liberals Flee

In the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, conservatives have celebrated while some liberals have vowed to leave the platform. “The bird is freed,” Musk posted on Twitter on Oct. 27. Twitter employees began circulating an open letter of protest to Musk’s plan to fire up to 75 percent of the staff, insisting the…


Twitter Board of Directors Disassembled, Elon Mask Takes the Helm

The 9-member Board of Directors of Twitter Inc. was dismantled on Oct. 27, a new filing shows. Elon Musk now is the sole director of the social media platform. “On October 27, 2022, and as a result of the consummation of the Merger, Mr. Musk became the sole director of Twitter. In accordance with the…


Twitter Board of Directors Disassembled, Elon Musk Takes the Helm

The 9-member Board of Directors of Twitter Inc. was dismantled on Oct. 27, a new filing shows. Elon Musk now is the sole director of the social media platform. “On October 27, 2022, and as a result of the consummation of the Merger, Mr. Musk became the sole director of Twitter. In accordance with the…


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

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…


Elon Musk Confirms Twitter Will Revise User Verification Process

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…