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Twitter announced that it is introducing a crisis misinformation policy. It appears to be Twitter’s way of elevating credible information while slowing the spread of misinformation. Twitter announced this policy on May 19, 2022. From the blog post: Today, we’re introducing our crisis management policy - a global policy that will guide our efforts to elevate, credible, authoritative information, and
There has been a lot of drama since Elon Musk decided to acquire Twitter. This has led to Twitter filing a preliminary proxy statement for acquisition by Elon Musk. It was posted in a press release on May 17, 2022, on PRNewswire. Twitter Inc. today announced that it has filed its preliminary proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Elon Musk said his planned acquisition of Twitter Inc. was “temporarily on hold” because of concerns about fake accounts, a surprise twist that jolted investors and raised questions about his willingness to go through with the $44 billion transaction, The Wall Street Journal reported. According to The Wall Street Journal, Mr. Musk’s “grenade” came in a tweet posted at 5:44
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