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Twitter starts removing blue check marks from users who don’t pay

Twitter starts removing blue check marks from users who don’t pay

Twitter will require users to pay a monthly fee to keep the blue check mark. The social media giant had about 300,000 verified users under the original blue check system — many of them journalists, athletes, and public figures.

April 20, 2023 3:47pm EDT
Elon Musk changes Twitter headquarters sign to 'Titter'

Elon Musk changes Twitter headquarters sign to 'Titter'

The Twitter sign on the company's San Francisco headquarters was slightly revamped.

April 10, 2023 4:42pm EDT
Twitter pulls check mark from main New York Times account

Twitter pulls check mark from main New York Times account

Twitter has removed the verification check mark on the main account of The New York Times, one of CEO Elon Musk’s most despised news organizations.

April 2, 2023 6:17pm EDT
Parts of Twitter's source code leaked online

Parts of Twitter's source code leaked online

Twitter, based in San Francisco, noted in the filing that the postings infringe copyrights held by Twitter.

March 26, 2023 8:45pm EDT
Elon Musk tells employees to get back in office with 2:30 am memo

Elon Musk tells employees to get back in office with 2:30 am memo

Musk is not a fan of remote work. Back in November, he ended Twitter's work-from-home accommodations.

March 25, 2023 3:35pm EDT
Twitter to start removing legacy blue checkmarks next week

Twitter to start removing legacy blue checkmarks next week

The change will end the current verification system Twitter launched in 2009 to prevent impersonations of high-profile accounts.

March 24, 2023 10:39am EDT
Twitter announces 'zero tolerance policy towards violent speech'

Twitter announces 'zero tolerance policy towards violent speech'

Users who violate Twitter's violent speech policy may have their accounts suspended or be required to delete the content.

February 28, 2023 3:55pm EST
Elon Musk’s Twitter conducts yet another round of layoffs, firing dozens: report

Elon Musk’s Twitter conducts yet another round of layoffs, firing dozens: report

Elon Musk has pushed to drastically cut costs at Twitter.

February 26, 2023 3:19pm EST
'Tweet limit': Twitter scrambles as many unable to post

'Tweet limit': Twitter scrambles as many unable to post

Many Twitter users have found themselves unable to tweet, follow accounts or access their direct messages as the Elon Musk-owned platform experienced a slew of widespread technical problems.

February 8, 2023 8:36pm EST
‘More words’: Twitter Blue customers can now post longer tweets

‘More words’: Twitter Blue customers can now post longer tweets

The social media company has expanded the character limit to 4,000 for blue subscribers.

February 8, 2023 4:44pm EST
Elon Musk drama shifts from Twitter to tweets about billion-dollar Tesla buyout

Elon Musk drama shifts from Twitter to tweets about billion-dollar Tesla buyout

Elon Musk claimed in a 2018 tweet that he had lined up the financing to pay for a $72 billion buyout of Tesla. But the buyout never materialized.

January 17, 2023 11:30am EST
Nearly 300 million email addresses leaked in recent Twitter data hack

Nearly 300 million email addresses leaked in recent Twitter data hack

A hacker was reportedly attempting to sell the data of hundreds of millions of users that was stolen in a Twitter breach.

January 5, 2023 10:16pm EST
Twitter now publicly shows view counts next to tweets

Twitter now publicly shows view counts next to tweets

Twitter view counts are now shown alongside other analytics like the number of retweets, quote tweets, and likes a post gets.

December 23, 2022 12:31pm EST
Ex-Twitter employee headed to prison for leaking information to Saudi Arabia

Ex-Twitter employee headed to prison for leaking information to Saudi Arabia

A California man has been sentenced to 3 ½ in federal prison for his role conveying confidential and sensitive information that could be used to identify and locate Twitter users of interest to the Saudi Royal Family.

December 22, 2022 8:59am EST
Elon Musk says he will resign as Twitter CEO once he finds ‘someone foolish enough to take the job’

Elon Musk says he will resign as Twitter CEO once he finds ‘someone foolish enough to take the job’

Millions of Twitter users asked Elon Musk to step down as the head of Twitter in a poll the billionaire created and promised to abide by.

December 20, 2022 9:17pm EST
Elon Musk largely silent, after Twitter poll showed users want him to leave

Elon Musk largely silent, after Twitter poll showed users want him to leave

Words of protest were projected onto the Twitter building in downtown San Francisco Monday night. The projectionist, a San Francisco activist named Alan Marling, says he did it after seeing CEO Elon Musk's Twitter poll.

December 20, 2022 9:06am EST
Elon Musk's Twitter poll: Users say he should step down as CEO

Elon Musk's Twitter poll: Users say he should step down as CEO

Elon Musk had launched a 12-hour poll asking if he should step down as head of Twitter. “I will abide by the results of this poll,” he added.

December 19, 2022 6:44am EST
Twitter bans, then asks if accounts can promote other social media sites

Twitter bans, then asks if accounts can promote other social media sites

“We will no longer allow free promotion of certain social media platforms on Twitter,” the company originally tweeted.

December 18, 2022 9:17pm EST
Musk asks Twitter users to decide if he should remain head of Twitter

Musk asks Twitter users to decide if he should remain head of Twitter

Elon Musk tweeted a poll on Sunday asking users whether he should step down as the head of Twitter. Musk said he will abide by the results of the poll.

December 18, 2022 6:59pm EST
Reporter suspensions widening rift between Twitter and media

Reporter suspensions widening rift between Twitter and media

Reporters from several news agencies have seen their accounts go dark, with suspensions continuing even this weekend with a Washington Post reporter.

December 18, 2022 10:29am EST
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