Tag: Twitter

Twitter Updates Privacy Policy Ahead of Musk Deal

Twitter on Wednesday updated its privacy policy, making it “as simple and useful as possible” so that users can better understand how their data on the site is collected and used. The social media platform’s updated policy, along with a completely redesigned privacy site, also includes a new interactive game designed to help users better understand their…


ACLU Backs Musk Plan to Reverse Trump Twitter Ban

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has come out in support of Elon Musk to end the Twitter ban of former President Donald Trump. Musk, the SpaceX and Tesla founder, is poised to buy Twitter. If the purchase goes through, Musk suggested on May 10 that he will lift the ban. “I do think it was…


Now That Musk Bought Twitter, Does the Censorship End? | Larry Elder

After it was announced that Elon Musk would buy Twitter, conservatives on the platform saw a massive increase in follower count. However, liberals seemed to lose followers. Did this mean conservatives’ complaints about being unfairly censored on social media had some merit? Yet according to recent research, this claim is “disinformation.” But remember how the…


Elon Musk: Twitter Obviously Has ‘Strong’ Left-Wing Bias

Telsa CEO Elon Musk, who is currently attempting a takeover of Twitter, again expressed concerns about the platform’s left-wing political bias—in response to a complaint the company isn’t doing enough to quash threats of violence coming from pro-abortion users. A political commentator, Mike Cernovich, flagged a post from a Rewire News Group journalist who posted a…


Why Hindenburg Research Is Shorting Twitter: ‘Musk Holds All the Cards’

Twitter Inc shares traded lower by 4 percent on Monday, well off the $54.20 per-share buyout price Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk has agreed to pay to take Twitter private. In a new report, short-seller Hindenburg Research said there’s plenty of reason for investors to be skeptical of the Musk buyout. Changing Circumstances Hindenburg said there…


Will Twitter Get More Crypto-Friendly With Musk’s Investments From Binance and A16z?

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk has landed backers for his buyout of social media platform Twitter Inc. What Happened Agreements were reached with 19 total investors, including 18 new companies to help facilitate Musk’s $44 billion buyout of Twitter. Among the investors were two names that are well known in the cryptocurrency space: Binance and…


Elon Musk’s $400 Million Backing From A16z for Twitter Also Brings Facebook in the Picture

Andreessen Horowitz’s bid to join Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk in his takeover of Twitter Inc. could reportedly spur a conflict or two. What Happened The Silicon Valley venture capital firm’s involvement in the Musk-Twitter deal is under the scanner as co-founder and general partner Marc Andreessen has been on the board of Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. since 2008, reported Bloomberg….


Elon Musk Puts Twitter Employees on Alert

More than a week after it was announced Elon Musk would purchase Twitter, the world’s richest person issued a notice to Twitter employees about what they can expect. Among several other expectations, Musk said that he values a positive work ethic. He was responding to his previous Twitter post about the direction he wants to see…


Facts Matter (May 7): Elon Musk Blasts Soros ‘Dark Money Groups’ Threatening Twitter Advertisers

On April 25, Twitter officially accepted Elon Musk’s offer to buy out the company for $43 billion dollars. Just 2 days later, on April 27, the Biden administration’s Department of Homeland Security announced the formation of something called a Disinformation Governance Board in order to fight supposed misinformation. Stay tuned for our newsletter so you…


Musk, Twitter Sued by Florida Pension Fund Seeking to Delay $44 Billion Takeover

A Florida pension fund has sued Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Twitter Inc. in a bid to halt the self-avowed “free speech absolutist” from finalizing his $44 billion takeover bid of the social media platform. In the proposed class-action lawsuit, brought by the Orlando Police Pension Fund and filed in Delaware Chancery Court, the plaintiffs…