It’s been less than a week since Elon Musk became “Chief Twit” at Twitter and he has already come up with ideas that are stupider than walking into HQ with a sink. According to a report from The Verge, the new owner of Twitter wants to charge users $20 per month for a verified blue […]
Elon Musk’s plan to charge for Twitter verification will be a misinformation nightmare by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
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While Mark Zuckerberg burns billions at the alter of the metaverse, a much more practical opportunity directly in his company’s lane could provide much more achievable short-term success: Twitter’s having an identify crisis under new owner Elon Musk. Despite showing signs that its social media business isn’t what it once was, Meta’s Facebook and Instagram […]
Forget the metaverse: Meta should make a new Twitter by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch
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New Twitter owner Elon Musk has signalled a potential interest in reviving Vine, the social video app Twitter gave up on six years ago. In the last few hours the self styled “Chief Twit”) has tweeted a yes/no poll to his 112.4 million followers — pithily positing: “Bring back Vine?”. The question — whether serious […]
Chief Twit, Elon Musk, signals interest in reviving Vine by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
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Twitter’s verification program has always been a complicated and controversial affair. The company has paused and resumed the application process many times to make it more streamlined. In the Elon Musk ownership era, the social media company could be looking to flip the script around verification: pay $20 per month and you will get a […]
Elon Musk is revamping Twitter’s verification system — and it might involve a monthly fee by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
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Elon Musk, Chief Twit, has refuted claims from a New York Times report this weekend that states he plans to lay off employees before Tuesday, November 1, thus cutting staff off from receiving stock grants as part of their compensation. In response to a tweet from Eric Umansky, deputy managing editor of ProPublica, that said […]
Elon Musk refutes Twitter layoff timing to affect year-end compensation by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
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Good morning, Elon Musk owns Twitter. We knew it was going to happen (except for the part where Elon fought it tooth and nail) but it’s real now, so let’s catch you up on the whirlwind that was the new “Chief Twit’s” ascension. 1. Elon makes a visual pun with plumbing The week’s festivities kicked […]
Elon Musk owns Twitter: The story so far by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch
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After Elon Musk completed his Twitter takeover, multiple reports and tweets from company employees suggested that he fired CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, general counsel Sean Edgett, and head of legal policy, trust and safety Vijaya Gadde were leaving the company immediately. Now he might take over the top job — at least for […]
Elon Musk will reportedly take the CEO role after exec exodus by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
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And so the it begins… Elon Musk has only been owner of Twitter for a few hours but he’s already earned himself a schooling from the European Union in response to his suggestive “the bird is freed” tweet. (For those not obsessively online, Musk means “freed” as in speech, and “bird” as in Twitter.) The […]
Europe schools Elon Musk that Twitter’s wings are already clipped by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
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Elon Musk fired key Twitter executives Thursday, one of his first moves as the official owner of the social media platform. According to reports from the New York Times, CNBC, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post and other outlets, Musk fired CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, general counsel Sean Edgett, and head of […]
Elon Musk fired top Twitter execs including CEO, reports say by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
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It’s for real this time. After months of legal drama, bad memes, and will-they-or-won’t-they-chaos to put your favorite rom-com to shame, Elon Musk has closed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter. A number of outlets reported that Musk sealed the deal Thursday night, taking Twitter private and ousting a handful of top executives — CEO Parag […]
It happened: Elon Musk officially owns Twitter by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
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