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It appears Elon Musk, the self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist,” has suspended an account that monitors his private jet. CNBC reports @ElonJet was removed from the platform on Wednesday morning, just days after its owner, 20-year-old college student Jack Sweeney, claimed the account had been limited and restricted. Sweeney reportedly created the account in summer 2020, using publicly available, open-source data to track the […]
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that Twitter plans to increase its character limit for tweets from just 280 to 4,000. On Sunday, a Twitter user asked Musk if it’s true that the company plans to increase the character limit “from 280 to 4000,” “Yes,” Musk responded. The move would mark a dramatic change to the […]
Dave Chappelle took a break from peddling transphobia over the weekend to pass off dunking on fired Twitter employees and those less privileged than him as “comedy,” all while a crowd hurled boos at Elon Musk. In footage from a stand-up show that’s been making the rounds, Chappelle is seen welcoming Musk to the stage. […]
Asian Doll is firing back. The Dallas-born rapper caught heat this week after she was accused of ghosting Calia Abdul, an NYC-based designer who agreed to create a custom dress for Asian Doll. Abdul made the allegations via Instagram on Thursday, sharing screenshots of her purported text exchange with the entertainer. “Wow. This is so heartbreaking. 💔💔💔@asiandabrat […]
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 […]
