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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.
X CEO confirms video calls are coming to the platform
X (formerly Twitter) CEO Linda Yaccarino confirmed today that video chat is coming to the platform. In an interview with CNBC’s Sara Eisen, Yaccarino said, “Soon you’ll be able to make video chat calls without having to give your phone number to anyone on the platform.” The move reflects Yaccarino and Musk’s mission to build X into an “everything app” that includes long-form videos, payments and creator subscriptions.
Twitter fined for belatedly complying with search warrant for Donald Trump's account
Special Counsel Jack Smith was granted a search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account as part of his investigation into the events of January 6th, 2020.
X hopes ‘sensitivity settings’ will bring back advertisers
The company formerly known as Twitter introduced new “sensitivity settings” that allow advertisers to choose between different types of content filtering for their ads.
Elon Musk says he might need surgery before any cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg
Elon Musk says he might need surgery before his proposed cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg.
The Agence France-Presse is suing Elon Musk's X over news content payments
A 2019 French law copyrighted news publishers' content.
Elon Musk says he’ll ask Tim Cook to lower App Store fees for X subscriptions
Elon Musk says he plans to ask Tim Cook to adjust the App Store fees X pays on subscriptions as part of a plan to boost creators earnings on the platform.
X Blue subscribers can now hide their shame and checkmarks
The company has updated its FAQ page for X Blue with a new feature for members: The ability to hide the verified checkmark on their account.
TweetDeck's new name is 'XPro'
TweetDeck has started showing signs that it will not escape Twitter's massive rebranding unscathed.
Elon Musk's X Corp sues anti-hate group over its research
After threatening to do so, X Corp (aka Twitter) has filed a lawsuit against The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH).
Twitter threatens to sue anti-hate group over its research
Twitter (now X) has threatened to sue an anti-hate research group over its findings.
Kanye West's Twitter/X account has been unbanned again
X, formerly known as Twitter, has reinstated Kanye West after he was banned for posting he would go "def con 3 on Jewish people" among other things.
Twitter's rebrand to X is causing scam alerts on Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge's Progressive Web App Icon Change (PWA) indicates Twitter's rebrand to X may be a scam.
Looks like the Zuck vs Musk fight isn't happening
In sad news for fans of billionaires beating the paste out of one another, it looks like the Mark Zuckerberg vs Elon Musk cage match isn’t happening, according to exclusive audio heard by ‘Reuters.’ In the audio recording, the surprisingly buff and metaverse-obsessed Zuckerberg told Meta employees that he’s “not sure if it’s going to come together.”
X placed ads from Discovery, Showtime and USA Today on a neo-Nazi account
X (formerly Twitter) placed ads from major brands on neo-Nazi accounts.
X tells advertisers to spend $1,000 per month or risk losing verification status
Elon Musk says that brands will need to pay X $1,000 per months in order to keep the verification badge.