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Twitter Accepts Elon Musk’s Buyout Deal

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 Prohibits Misleading Ads About Climate Change

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

Twitter Board Adopts Limited Shareholder Rights Plan

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

Elon Musk Wants to Make Twitter Private

Elon Musk has offered to take Twitter Inc. private in a deal valued at $43 billion, lambasting company management and saying he’s the person who can unlock the “extraordinary potential” of a communication platform used daily by more than 200 million people, Bloomberg reported. According to Bloomberg, Elon Musk said he will pay $54.20 per share in cash, 38% above

Twitter Is Working On An Edit Button

Those who use Twitter, and who desperately want an edit button, might have that wish granted. While the addition of an edit button will likely bring some people joy, I can see ways where it can be manipulated to cause chaos. The @TwitterComms account tweeted: “now that everyone is asking… yes, we’ve been working on an edit feature since last

Russia Blocked Facebook and Twitter

Both Facebook and Twitter were blocked by Russia on Friday, amid President Vladimir Putin’s ongoing military invasion of Ukraine, BuzzFeed News reported. According to BuzzFeed News, Roskomnadzor, Russia’s communications regulator, posted a statement on Friday, explaining the decision was made to “block access to the Facebook network” after at least 26 cases of “discrimination against Russian media and information resources”

Twitter Wants to Make Harassment Easier

Twitter is exploring a new way to send DMs on iOS, and it involves letting users slide into your inbox through a link on your tweets, bypassing the DM button on your profile, The Verge reported. According to The Verge, Twitter says this will make it easier to “start a conversation” from your timeline. I think it is obvious how