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Twitter Official Confirms Some Content Enforcement Work Frozen After Elon Musk Takeover

November 1, 2022
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A top Twitter official said that some content moderation work on the social media website has been halted following Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover of the company last week. Yoel Roth, the head of safety and integrity for Twitter, responded to a Bloomberg News story that claimed many Twitter employees were denied access to content…

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Arizona GOP Candidate’s Twitter Account Restored After Musk Writes He’s ‘Looking Into’ It

November 1, 2022
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Arizona state Rep. Mark Finchem, the Republican candidate for Secretary of State, wrote Monday that his Twitter account was suspended and then restored as new owner Elon Musk confirmed he would look into the incident—just about a week out from the 2022 midterm elections. “Twitter has blocked my account from speaking truth with one week…

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LIVE: Musk Suggests Twitter Board Lied to Court; BlackRock’s ESG Agenda Begins to Crumble

November 1, 2022
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Twitter executives may have lied to the court about fake accounts on the platform, according to screenshots posted online by Elon Musk just days after taking over the company. The finding suggests that Musk could take legal action against the fired Twitter executives and expose the types of manipulation and censorship that were taking place…

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Musk Suggests Twitter Board Lied to Court; BlackRock’s ESG Agenda Begins to Crumble

November 1, 2022
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Twitter executives may have lied to the court about fake accounts on the platform, according to screenshots posted online by Elon Musk just days after taking over the company. The finding suggests that Musk could take legal action against the fired Twitter executives and expose the types of manipulation and censorship that were taking place…

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

November 1, 2022
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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…

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

November 1, 2022
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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…

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LIVE 10:30 AM ET: Musk Suggests Twitter Board Lied to Court; BlackRock’s ESG Agenda Begins to Crumble

November 1, 2022
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Twitter executives may have lied to the court about fake accounts on the platform, according to screenshots posted online by Elon Musk just days after taking over the company. The finding suggests that Musk could take legal action against the fired Twitter executives and expose the types of manipulation and censorship that were taking place…

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LIVE 11/1, at 10:30 AM ET: Musk Suggests Twitter Board Lied to Court; BlackRock’s ESG Agenda Begins to Crumble

October 31, 2022
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Twitter executives may have lied to the court about fake accounts on the platform, according to screenshots posted online by Elon Musk just days after taking over the company. The finding suggests that Musk could take legal action against the fired Twitter executives and expose the types of manipulation and censorship that were taking place…

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

October 31, 2022
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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…

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

October 31, 2022
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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…

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