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Soulja Boy is fed up with Elon Musk and his changes to Twitter. On Twitter, the “Crank That” rapper threatened to launch his own app because he was unhappy with all the changes to Twitter since Musk acquired the company for $44 billion and became the owner. Soulja Boy has made a name for himself […]
The staff at Tumblr have some thoughts about Twitter’s decision to offer verification to anyone for $7.99 a month. In a post made on the social media network’s staff page on Thursday, Tumblr introduced the option for users to purchase two blue checkmarks to appear next to their account name for $7.99. For those who […]
Elon Musk posted a tweet on Wednesday in which he acknowledged that Twitter will go through some growing pains in the near future. “Please note that Twitter will do lots of dumb things in coming months,” Musk wrote. “We will keep what works & change what doesn’t.” According to Deadline, Musk struck a similar tone while speaking […]
It didn’t take long for someone to take advantage of Twitter’s new verification feature, which allows users to pay $8 per month for a blue checkmark. A verified account pretending to be LeBron James fooled some NBA fans on Wednesday. Despite tweeting from the handle @KINGJamez, the blue check alongside a duplicate of LeBron’s current profile picture was enough to whip users into […]
The Government of Canada’s media and marketing agency has advised federal departments to temporarily pause advertising with Twitter in the wake of mass layoffs by new owner Elon Musk. According to a report obtained by CBC, marketing agency Cossette instructed departments Friday to “pause activity immediately and monitor the situation over the weekend,” with “a heightened risk of […]
Twitter seems to be in disarray ever since Elon Musk took over as CEO late last month. Musk seems to backtracking after declaring late last month that “comedy is now legal on Twitter.” It took less than two weeks, and Musk doesn’t appear to be laughing anymore, as he has now threatened to “permanently suspend” anyone who […]
Twitter is clearly under heavy financial pressure. In the week since Elon Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion, the social media giant has been trying to find ways to cut costs and boost revenue. Musk reportedly told investors he plans to eliminate 3,700 jobs at Twitter Inc., which is about half of the company’s workforce. He’s also announced […]
Trevor Noah is the latest to express frustration over Elon Musk’s plans to attach a fee to Twitter verification. As previously reported by the Verge, Musk wanted to launch a new version of Twitter Blue under which currently verified users would be given 90 days to sign up for a paid subscription or risk losing […]
Elon Musk is wasting no time making changes at his newly-acquired Twitter. According to The Verge, the tech mogul wants to charge people $19.99 a month for the new Twitter Blue subscription, which currently stands at $4.99 a month. And based on the outlet’s sources, one of the benefits of the new subscription package will […]
Twitter has entered a new chapter. And LeBron James has big concerns. Just hours after Elon Musk officially acquired the platform, media watchdog groups found that the use of the n-word had increased nearly 500 percent on the platform. The Washington Post cited data shared by the Network Contagion Research Institute, an independent organization that predicts threats emerging from social media content. After catching wind of […]
