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Twitter has reportedly refused to pay its Google Cloud contract
More platform instability could be in Twitter’s future, with the company reportedly refusing to pay Google for the Cloud services contract the two signed in 2018.
Screenshots of Instagram's answer to Twitter leak online
During a company-wide meeting on Thursday, Meta chief product officer Chris Cox showed off UI mock-ups of the company's upcoming rival Twitter app, which promptly leaked online.
Twitter's ad sales have reportedly dropped by 59 percent since last year
Twitter's advertising revenue is reportedly down 59 percent during a five week stretch between April 1st and early May compared to the same period last year.
Twitter’s head of brand safety and ad quality has left the company
Twitter's head of brand safety and ad quality, A.J. Brown has exited the company today. It's unclear the reasoning behind it, but Brown marks the second high-level executive to leave Twitter this week.
Twitter's head of safety and content moderation has left the company
According to Reuters, Ella Irwin, Twitter's top executive for content moderation has resigned.
Twitter is testing Community Notes for images
Twitter is experimenting with Community Notes for media, which will apply the site’s crowd-sourced fact checks to specific photos and video clips.
Twitter pulls out of EU’s voluntary Code of Practice against disinformation
Twitter has withdrawn from a voluntary European Union agreement to combat online disinformation.
Twitter says startups can 'experiment' with its data for $5,000 a month
Twitter’s API roller coaster under Elon Musk continues. The company announced a new “Pro” tier for developers today. At $5,000 per month, it falls between the $100 / month Basic and custom-priced Enterprise plans.
Ron DeSantis had trouble announcing his presidential bid because Twitter's servers were 'kind of melting'
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced today he will compete for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination in a Twitter Spaces conversation hosted by Elon Musk.
Twitter bug seems to be randomly restoring deleted tweets
Multiple Twitter users are reporting that deleted tweets are reappearing on the site at an alarming rate, with one security expert noting that the social media site restored a whopping 34,000 messages. The bug also seems to be impacting deleted retweets.
San Francisco is reportedly investigating Twitter over possible building code violations
San Francisco authorities have opened a new investigation into Twitter after six former senior employees filed a lawsuit against the company, according to AP and the San Francisco Chronicle.
Meta’s rumored Twitter competitor could launch as early as next month
Folks are spending less time on Twitter since Elon Musk bought the social media site last year, but there’s still plenty of demand for similar platforms like Mastodon and Bluesky. To that point, Meta has long been rumored to be building its own platform to rival Twitter. Reports indicate that it’s being built as an offshoot of Instagram.
Twitter reportedly accuses Microsoft of violating its data use policy
Elon Musk's personal lawyer, Alex Spiro, has reportedly sent Microsoft a letter that accuses it of using Twitter API "for unauthorized uses and purposes."
Supreme Court rules in Twitter and YouTube's favor in terrorism liability cases
The Supreme Court has issued two rulings in favor of tech companies that will continue to shield them from liability for what users post on their platforms.
Twitter Blue subscribers can now upload videos as long as two hours
Twitter now allows premium subscribers to upload longer videos. The company updated its Twitter Blue perks to allow paying members to upload video files as long as two hours and as large as 8GB.
Twitter faces lawsuit for allegedly getting a Saudi dissident imprisoned
The sister of Abdulrahman al-Sadhan, who was allegedly kidnapped and tortured for operating a Twitter account critical of Saudi Arabia, has filed a lawsuit accusing Twitter of breaking the law for letting its employees reveal his identity.
US adults are spending less time on Twitter since Elon Musk took over
We’re starting to get a clearer picture of how Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has changed the platform.
Elon Musk loses appeal to tweet whatever he wants about Tesla
Elon Musk has lost another attempt to end an SEC settlement that requires legal approval for some Tesla-related tweets.
Twitter limits access to some tweets in Turkey ahead of tightly contested election
On the eve of potentially one of the most consequential elections in the country’s history, Twitter began blocking posts in Turkey.
Elon Musk names NBCU ad exec Linda Yaccarino new Twitter CEO
Linda Yaccarino, a former chair of chairman of global advertising and partnerships at NBCUniversal, will be Twitter's next CEO. Elon Musk will become the company's chief technical officer and executive chair.