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Bluesky hits 2 million users and will soon release a public web interface
Bluesky has just crossed 2 million users a year after the service's first ever post was created.
Mariella Moon11.17.2023
X’s job search tool is now live on the web
The LinkedIn-like job search tool that X has been experimenting with is now live.
Karissa Bell11.16.2023
IBM suspends advertising on X after its ads were placed next to pro-Nazi content
IBM is pulling back from X after its ads were placed alongside pro-Nazi content on the platform.
Karissa Bell11.16.2023
PS5 and PS4 are losing X sharing options on November 13
PS5 and PS4 users won't be able to post clips to X (formerly Twitter) directly from their consoles after November 13. Xbox also dropped X integration earlier this year.
Kris Holt11.06.2023
X is reportedly soliciting people to buy recycled user handles for $50,000
X — formerly Twitter — is working on a marketplace for buying disused handles, and has been soliciting people to purchase old handles for $50,000, according to a report from Forbes. The company started purging inactive accounts in the spring.
Cheyenne MacDonald11.04.2023
Elon Musk’s new AI company, xAI, soft launches this weekend
Elon Musk’s xAI company is set to launch, sort of, with a roll out to select users beginning tomorrow, November 4. Musk says this will be the “best” AI and could solve the mysteries of the universe.
Lawrence Bonk11.03.2023
How to download videos from X, previously Twitter
Elon Musk has announced the new feature on his account and explained that a Blue subscriber can download content by tapping the ellipsis (...) menu on the upper right corner of the screen when a video is in full screen mode.
Mariella Moon10.30.2023
X won’t pay creators for tweets that get fact checked with community notes
Elon Musk said that X is making a “slight change” to its monetization program and that tweets that are fact-checked via community notes will no longer be eligible for payouts as part of X’s revenue-sharing program.
Karissa Bell10.30.2023
X introduces an ad-free ‘Premium+’ tier for $16 a month
X is adding two new tiers to its subscription offering, previously known as Twitter Blue.
Karissa Bell10.27.2023
What we got right (and wrong) about Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter
In many ways, the results of Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter has actually been fairly predictable, even if his erratic decisions have played out in unexpected ways.
Karissa Bell10.27.2023
X is rolling out the audio and video calling feature nobody asked for
X users can now make and receive audio and video calls on the social media platform.
Stephanie Barnes10.25.2023
Twitter clone Pebble is shutting down just five weeks after a rebrand
Twitter clone Pebble, formerly T2 Social, is shutting down just five weeks after a rebrand. The shutdown is effective immediately, but current users will be able to download personal archives.
Lawrence Bonk10.24.2023
X begins charging new users $1 per year to send tweets
X has confirmed its plans to charge new users for the service previously known as Twitter.
Karissa Bell10.17.2023
X now requires community fact checks to include sources
X will now require its volunteer contributors to include sources on every community note they write.
Karissa Bell10.17.2023
Australian regulators fine X for dodging questions about CSAM response
Australia has fined X (formerly Twitter) AUD 610,500 (around $387,000) for failing to fully comply with required questions about the platform’s handling of child exploitation material.
Will Shanklin10.16.2023
US labor board says X illegally fired a worker in retaliation for critical tweet
The National Labor Relations Board alleges X retaliated against software engineer Yao Yue after she posted messages telling other workers to let Musk fire them rather than resigning, in wake of the company's new return-to-office policy.
Cheyenne MacDonald10.14.2023
The EU is probing X's response to Israel-Hamas misinformation
Two days after EU Commissioner Thierry Breton sent an "urgent" letter to Elon Musk over X's handling of misinformation, the governing body has opened a probe into the platform formerly known as Twitter.
Will Shanklin10.12.2023
X CEO responds to EU officials over handling of Israel-Hamas disinformation
Linda Yaccarino, X's CEO, says the company has redistributed its resources and has refocused internal teams, which are now working round the clock to address the platform's needs related to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
Mariella Moon10.12.2023
EU official warns Elon Musk about X’s handling of disinformation amid Israel-Hamas war
A top European Union official is warning Elon Musk about the spread of misinformation on X amid the Israel-Hamas war.
Karissa Bell10.10.2023
The SEC is said to be investigating a Twitter security flaw from the pre-Musk era
The SEC is reportedly looking into how Twitter (now X) a security issue in 2018 that led to users' personal information being exposed. The agency is looking into whether executives at the time managed the situation appropriately.
Kris Holt10.10.2023