Under Elon Musk, Twitter may be reviving a project that would bring end-to-end encryption to its Direct Messaging system. Work appears to have resumed on the feature in the latest version of the Android app, according to independent researcher Jane Manchun Wong, who spotted the changes to Twitter’s code. While Musk himself recently expressed interest […]
New code suggests Twitter is reviving its work on encrypted DMs by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
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We’re at the point in the Elon Musk/Twitter debacle where the fact that it’s a shit show is our new normal, and anything that resembles a normal functioning tech company or leadership is more newsworthy than the inverse. But even as we take for granted that Musk’s rule will continue to tend toward chaos, it’s […]
Elon Musk, disaster artist by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch
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I cannot wait to sign up for Hardcore Twitter (not included in Twitter Blue!) so that I can break my spirit so that a billionaire who made a business whoopsie can save face.
I volunteer as tribute! by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch
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Times are changing at Twitter. In about two weeks under Elon Musk’s leadership, Twitter has fired over 3,700 people, and a slew of high-ranking execs have resigned. But the company’s personnel changes aren’t ending there. According to a report from The Washington Post, Musk sent a late-night email offering the remaining Twitter employees a choice: they […]
Musk poses workers with a choice: quit Twitter, or prepare to get ‘hardcore’ by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
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The European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA) enters into force today — setting the clock ticking on designations that will determine which larger Internet platforms face an extra layer of rules in areas likes algorithmic transparency and risk assessment. Larger platforms will also face centralized oversight by the European Commission in a marked change to […]
EU’s Digital Services Act enters into force — but no confirm if Twitter will feel its full force yet by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
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Strap back in for another Musk-Twitter U-turn: After a wave of impersonation chaos that hit a number of high profile brands and celebrities in recent hours, including an account pretending to be pharma giant Eli Lilly tweeting that insulin in “now free” — surely cooling the last embers of any advertiser ardour for the social […]
Musk flip-flops on Twitter verification — brings back (some) ‘Official’ badges (in some parts of the world) by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
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The FTC has telegraphed what appears to be a now-inevitable investigation into Twitter’s internal data handling practices, as the company continues to shed important staff and improvise new features. “No CEO or company is above the law,” the agency said in a statement — and if Elon Musk’s Twitter continues its current spree, they may […]
FTC warns ‘no CEO or company is above the law’ if Twitter shirks privacy order by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch
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I rarely update my Twitter display name, except maybe when I am on vacation and want to warn people that if you email me, I will either not see it or I will become very annoyed that you emailed me about NFTs. But I was convinced to add a little emoji to my name by […]
We may all be #RatVerified forever by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
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Twitter’s painstakingly layered infosphere looks to be light-speeding back to chaotic noise under new owner Elon Musk. The billionaire is no fan of meritocratic signals nor, it seems, a friend to genuine information — preferring anyone pay him $8/m to have their account on his microblogging social network badged with a check-mark that looks like […]
Who’ll get the last laugh over Musk toying with Twitter’s veracity? by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
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More than 10 days after taking over Twitter, Elon Musk addressed the company’s employees for the first time in a series of emails. He talked about ending remote work and making the fight against spam a priority. According to a report from Bloomberg, the new CEO asked workers to be ready for “difficult times ahead.” […]
In his first emails to Twitter staff, Musk talks about ending remote work and battling verified spam by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
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