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Twitter has decided to crack down on “copypasta” and tweets that include duplicate content. I’m not surprised by this at all, considering that other social media sites, including Instagram, are making a push towards original content. On May 10, 2022, Twitter tweeted: “We’ve been continuously working to combat spammy & duplicative content on Twitter at scale and our new Copypasta
A judge dismissed a lawsuit by former President Donald Trump seeking to lift his ban from Twitter, CNBC reported. Twitter banned Trump on January 8, 2021, citing the risk of the incitement of further violence on the heels of the Capitol riot by a mob of supporters of the then-president two days earlier, CNBC reported. Trump, the American Conservative Union,
Twitter is testing a new feature called Twitter Circle. It allows users to share their tweets with up to 150 people, rather than sharing their content publicly, MacRumors reported. Each user will be able to create a Twitter Circle that consists of people who will be able to see the user’s Twitter Circle tweets. TechCrunch reported that Twitter Circle is
As you may have heard, Elon Musk has bought Twitter. Of course, that won’t happen instantaneously, and probably will have to be looked at by regulators. If the deal goes through, Twitter will become a privately held company. Not long after that was announced, some people noticed that their follower count had dropped - or that it increased. TechCrunch reported
If you have spent any time on Twitter today, you may have noticed that Elon Musk has bought the platform. This news was posted in a press release titled: “Elon Musk to Acquire Twitter”. From the press release: Twitter Inc., today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity wholly owned by Elon
Twitter is prohibiting ads that provide misleading information about climate change. This was posted in Twitter's blog titled: “Accelerating our climate commitments on Earth Day”, which was written by Director of Sustainability, Seán Boyle, and Global Sustainability Manager, Casey Junod. This month, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published a new and alarming report, underscoring the urgency of the climate
Following Elon Musk’s offer to buy Twitter and make it a private company, Twitter’s Board of Directors enacted what has been referred to as a “poison pill”. It is my understanding that this decision is something the Board is allowed to do. Axios reported that the “poison pill” is a corporate term that gives, in this case, Twitter’s existing shareholders