Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey is stepping down as the social media firm’s chief executive, and Twitter CTO Parag Agrawal will succeed him as the firm’s new CEO, effective immediately, according to the company. “I’ve decided to leave Twitter because I believe the company is ready to move on from its founders. My trust in Parag…
Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey Steps Down as CEO: ‘Effective Immediately’
Australia’s Laws To Unmask Social Media Users Avoid the Root Issues: Think Tank
The Australian government’s move to introduce new legislation that forces social media platforms to disclose the identities of online trolls has been criticised as being ineffective in tackling how harmful comments spread online. If passed, the new legislation would become one of the worlds strongest laws on online trolling, with social media companies considered publishers…
S&P and Twitter Team on Stock Index Based on Tweet Sentiment
S&P Dow Jones Indices has teamed with Twitter on a new endeavor that will monitor tweets to score how social media denizens feel about publicly traded companies. What Happened The new S&P 500 Twitter Sentiment Index Series consists of two indices: The S&P 500 Twitter Sentiment Index, which measures the performance of 200 S&P 500…
Elon Musk Sells $5 bln in Tesla Shares After Twitter Poll
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk sold about $5 billion in shares, the billionaire reported in filings on Wednesday (November 10), just days after he polled Twitter users about selling 10 percent of his stake. In his first share sale since 2016, Musk’s trust sold nearly 3.6 million shares in Tesla, worth around $4 billion, while…
Elon Musk Sells $5 Billion in Tesla Shares After Twitter Poll
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk sold about $5 billion in shares, the billionaire reported in filings on Wednesday (November 10), just days after he polled Twitter users about selling 10 percent of his stake. In his first share sale since 2016, Musk’s trust sold nearly 3.6 million shares in Tesla, worth around $4 billion, while…
ViacomCBS, Twitter Forge Premium Digital Content Deal
ViacomCBS Inc. and Twitter Inc. forged a new, multi-year global agreement to deliver premium digital content around ViacomCBS’ live events, hit shows, and franchises from the company’s portfolio of entertainment, news, and sports brands. The financial terms of the deal remain undisclosed. The partnership covers all global markets in which the companies operate. Paramount+ will…
Newsmax Reporter Permanently Suspended From Twitter for ‘Spreading COVID-19 Misinformation’
Newsmax White House correspondent Emerald Robinson has been permanently suspended from Twitter for repeatedly violating the platform’s policy against spreading COVID-19 misinformation, a Twitter spokesperson confirmed to The Hill on Tuesday. After regaining access to her account, Robinson received her fifth violation, resulting in a permanent ban, the Twitter spokesperson said. The permanent suspension comes just hours…
Twitter Followers Vote ‘Yes’ to Elon Musk Selling Off 10 Percent of His Tesla Stock
Tesla CEO Elon Musk asked his Twitter followers on Saturday if he should sell 10 percent of his company stock as he faces an upcoming large tax bill. “Much is made lately of unrealized gains being a means of tax avoidance, so I propose selling 10% of my Tesla stock,” Musk said on Twitter. “Do…
Twitter Decries Plan To Remove Online Anonymity in Australia
Twitter has criticised a proposal made by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to see social media users stripped of their anonymity. Last month, Morrison said that social media platforms refusal to identify users accused of crimes, such as defamation, would be liable for the comments made on their site. “Social media has become a coward’s…
Tesla Shares Fall After Twitter Users Vote for Musk to Sell Stock
Tesla Inc. shares fell 7.5 percent in premarket trading on Monday as investors prepared for its chief Elon Musk’s proposed sale of about a tenth of his holdings in the electric-car maker following his Twitter poll. Musk, Tesla’s chief executive officer and the world’s richest person, tweeted on Saturday that he would offload 10 percent…
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