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Would-be X competitor T2 Social is now called Pebble (no, not that Pebble)
Just like X (formerly Twitter), would-be competitor T2 Social has a new name, and it’s one that might ring a bell. Starting today, the service is called Pebble. And no, it's not a revival of the e-ink smartwatch company of yore.
X attempts to fight impersonation with government ID verification
X has launched government ID verification for paid X Premium subscribers, after clues emerged in August that the feature was coming.
X Premium users can now hide the shame of their likes
X, formerly Twitter, is now offering its paying subscribers the option to hide the likes tab from public view. This move is the latest appeal Musk’s X is making to premium subscribers.
Twitter spinoff Bluesky hits 1 million users
Bluesky, one of the most notable alternatives to the platform formerly known as Twitter, has just hit a million users.
FTC says Elon Musk ‘may have jeopardized data privacy and security’ at Twitter
Court filings have revealed new details about the FTC’s investigation into Elon Musk over his handling of privacy and security issues at X.
X is allegedly limiting user reach to posts that link to the New York Times
X, formerly known as Twitter, is allegedly slowing down user access to links to the New York Times website. While it's unclear what is causing the drop in engagement, this wouldn't be the first time Elon Musk's X appeared to be affecting user engagement.
X is suing California over social media content moderation law
X, the social media company previously known as Twitter, is suing the state of California over a law that requires companies to disclose details about their content moderation practices.
X seems to be slipping unlabeled ads into people’s feeds
X, the company formerly known as Twitter, may not be labeling its ads properly.
Google will require political ads 'prominently disclose' their AI-generated aspects
Google will begin enforcing a rule that requires advertisers clearly label their AI-altered political ads ahead of a contentious 2024 presidential election season.
X sets its sights on LinkedIn with a job listing feature
The social network X plans to compete with LinkedIn by offering job listings and more, CEO Elon Musk said in a new post.
X opens the floodgates on political ads
X said it’s now fully reversing a longtime ban on political advertising after it first loosened its rules in January.
Trump's first post since he was reinstated on X is his mug shot
Former President Donald Trump is back on Twitter (now X) more than two years after he was banned from the platform in the aftermath of the January 6th Capitol riot.
X plans to remove news headlines and text in shared articles
X is planning to implement major changes to the way shared articles appear on a post.
X is fixing a ‘bug’ that wiped out Twitter images from before 2014
X says it's working on a fix after images started disappearing from older tweets.
Sorry, you won't be able to block Elon Musk (or anyone else) on X
X owner Elon Musk says the service formerly known as Twitter is getting rid of the option to block other users, except for when it comes to DMs. Musk suggested it "makes no sense" to block other users instead of muting them, even though the block button has long been a key safety feature for many folks.
X may soon add ID verification for 'preventing impersonation'
X appears to be working on new ID verification features several months after rampant impersonation temporarily derailed the company’s paid verification plans.
Scientists are pulling back from Twitter and looking for alternatives
More than half of researchers who use Twitter report they’ve reduced the amount of time they spend there or have left altogether, according to a survey of thousands of scientists conducted by Nature.
Tweetdeck now requires a paid subscription
Tweetdeck (now called X Pro), a version of Twitter (X) used by social media pros, journalists and others, has become part of the paid Blue subscription.
Twitter turned over Donald Trump's Twitter DMs and deleted posts after search warrant
Despite having trouble obtaining former President Donald Trump's records from Twitter (now X), the special counsel investigating the events of January 6th, 2020 was ultimately able to get his hands on vast amounts of information from the website.
X is slowing down links to websites Elon Musk has publicly feuded with
The website formerly known as Twitter seems to be interfering with links to The New York Times, Mastodon, Bluesky, Threads and Substack to make them load noticeably slower.