Tag: Twitter

X boasts over 1M open job listings, Elon Musk promises more to come

Elon Musk-owned X (formerly known as Twitter) has recently reported a significant surge in job opportunities available through its app. With an initial announcement of...

Fact checkers are coming to Meta’s Threads

Fact checkers have arrived at Threads. This early in the game, Meta’s Threads is trying to get ahead of the problem that the upcoming elections...

ABC shuts down majority of accounts on Elon Musk’s X

Australian broadcaster ABC has shut down the majority of its accounts on X, formerly known as Twitter, citing cost and increase of toxic interactions since...

Do rebrands work? Can you trademark an X? An expert answers the burning questions on Musk’s Twitter pivot

To non-moguls, Elon Musk’s (perhaps temporary) rebrand of Twitter to “X” may seem high risk, amateurish, or even capricious. But it is likely doing exactly...

Musk stepping down, hires Linda Yaccarino as Twitter CEO

Five months after losing a Twitter poll on whether he should remain as CEO for Twitter, Elon Musk has announced former NBC Universal advertising chief...

Twitter slaps ‘government-funded media’ tag on ABC News, SBS

Twitter has placed the tag “government-funded media” on several media outlets’ Twitter pages, including Australian public broadcasters ABC News and SBS. The tag is one...

Antisemitism on Twitter has more than doubled since Elon Musk took over the platform – new research

Carl Miller, King’s College London In the days after Elon Musk took over Twitter in October 2022, the social media platform saw a “surge in...

Twitter trials new simplified boost feature for tweets

Twitter looks to have introduced a brand-new in-stream boost feature for tweets, which offers a quick and simple way to advertise a post without needing...

Twitter completes wipeout of workforce in Australia – SMH

The SMH has reported that Twitter has now totally wiped out its workforce in Australia after firing its remaining staff in the country....

Elon Musk accepts poll results to leave as Twitter CEO

Elon Musk said that he will resign as Twitter CEO once a replacement has been found after 17.5 million voted in a poll for him...

Twitter restricts sharing links to social media competitors

Twitter has announced that it will suspend accounts that have been created for the sole purpose of sharing links and/or or advertising usernames to social...

Elon Musk recruits ‘frenemy’ hacker to fix Twitter search in 12 weeks

Elon Musk has hired hacker and rival entrepreneur behind self-driving technology George Hotz to fix the currently broken Twitter search function within three months....

Activists call for Twitter advertisers to withdraw ads

Activists are asking Twitter advertisers to make statements about pulling their ads off the app after Musk lifted the ban on Trump....

Twitter to start imposing AUD12 fee for blue checkmark

In the first significant overhaul of the social media site under Elon Musk, Twitter has updated in the Apple App Store and will now start...

Elon Musk completes Twitter buyout, fires top execs

Elon Musk fired top executives of social media company Twitter as soon as he completed the $US44 billion ($A68 billion) acquisition deal. The tech billionaire...

Kanye’s Twitter, Instagram accounts restricted for anti-Semitism

With internet users denouncing the rapper’s posts as anti-Semitic, Kanye West’s Twitter and Instagram accounts have been blocked, according to the social media platforms. He...

Musk, Twitter may agree to settle their legal dispute

According to a source familiar with the situation, Elon Musk and Twitter Inc. may strike an agreement to settle their legal dispute within the next...

Twitter Inc’s deposition of Musk moved closer to buyout trial

Ten days before a trial over his attempt to back out of the $US44 billion ($A68 billion) buyout, Elon Musk’s deposition by Twitter Inc. lawyers...

Twitter has weak cyber defences: ex-security head

The ex-security chief of Twitter testified before the US Congress that the bird app is plagued with weak cyber defences that leave it open to...

Musk subpoenas Twitter whistleblower for spam, security details

Elon Musk has subpoenaed a Twitter whistleblower, seeking documents and communications on the company’s spam and alleged security vulnerabilities as he battles to end an...