Tag: Twitter

Ex-security chief exposes Twitter’s cybersecurity misrepresentation

Twitter Inc misled US federal regulators about its defences against hackers and spam accounts, the social media company’s former security chief Peiter Zatko says in...

Elon Musk subpoenas Twitter’s former boss for docs

Tesla owner and billionaire Elon Musk, who is fighting a legal battle regarding his shelved efforts to buy the social network Twitter, has subpoenaed Twitter...

Musk bails out of Twitter takeover; bird app still wants to complete deal

Elon Musk has filed a motion with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to walk away from his $44 billion deal to acquire Twitter. Skadden...

Elon Musk’s ‘unresolved’ issues, plans on Twitter acquisition

Elon Musk cited three ‘unresolved’ issues remaining after the Twitter board unanimously authorized his $44 billion buyout. The board decision is the next step toward...

Elon Musk to meet Twitter staff for the 1st time since takeover bid

Elon Musk is set to meet with Twitter employees for the first time since launching his $44 billion takeover bid in April. The announcement comes...

Digital platforms to sign new EU Anti-Disinformation Code

The Financial Times (FT) reported Meta, Twitter, Google, Microsoft, and TikTok are all planning to sign a revamped version of the EU’s ‘anti-disinformation code.’ The...

Tech giants’ 2021 misinformation transparency reports

The first annual review of the Australian Code of Practice on Disinformation and Misinformation have commenced and recommendations to improve the code are coming from...

Twitter reportedly gives in to Elon Musk’s demand for user data

Twitter is looking to provide Elon Musk access to its “firehose” of raw data on tweets posted daily, as reported by the Washington Post citing...

Voluntary misinformation code’s first review launched

A year after introducing the voluntary misinformation code, the Digital Industry Group (DIGI) launched its first review of the code. It had also produced its...

Elon Musk threatens to pull out Twitter takeover bid

Elon Musk has threatened to back out of the $44 billion deal to purchase Twitter if the social media network fails to disclose data on...

Twitter shareholders sue Elon Musk for trying to drive down deal price

Twitter investors are suing Elon Musk, alleging him of stock manipulation to drive down the price or walk away from the social media platform’s $44...

Elon Musk puts Twitter deal on hold due to fake accounts

Elon Musk has tweeted that his $A64 billion cash deal for Twitter is “temporarily on hold” as he waits for the social media company to...

Musk-Twitter deal stirs ‘very worst’ online trolls

Over hundreds of profiles belonging to the “very worst” online trolls have reared up their heads within days of Elon Musk’s multi-billion dollar buyout bid...

Billionaire Elon Musk takes Twitter private in $61 billion deal

Elon Musk has struck a deal to acquire Twitter for $44 billion ($A61 billion) in a transaction that will shift control of the social network...

Elon Musk tweets Elvis tune as Twitter adopts ‘poison pill’

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has posted a cryptic tweet after Twitter moved to protect itself from his unsolicited purchase offer to buy the social media...

Twitter launches Tor service to bypass Russia’s restrictions

With Russia blocking access to online platforms in its efforts to control the narrative on its invasion of Ukraine, Twitter has launched a Tor version...

Apps provide eating disorder ‘petri dish’

Social media apps has been labelled “the perfect petri dish” for eating disorders, with support groups demanding companies clean up their platforms. A federal parliamentary...

Twitter CEO Dorsey resigns and hands over the position to Agrawal

Twitter Inc has announced that Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey is stepping down from his role, handing over the position of leading the company to...

Twitter upgrades warnings on misleading posts to avoid fake news

Twitter users will soon see new warning labels on false and misleading tweets, redesigned to make them more effective and less confusing. The labels, which...