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Meta plans to launch Twitter competitor Threads this week

Meta plans to launch Twitter competitor Threads this week

Meta plans to launch an Instagram-linked microblogging service this week: Threads. This will be a Twitter competitor, Reuters writes. Users can post short messages on the new Threads service, to which other users can respond. The link to Instagram with the text-based conversation app ensures tha... Read more

date10 months ago
EU commissioner visits Silicon Valley as a last warning

EU commissioner visits Silicon Valley as a last warning

EU Commissioner Thierry Breton visited Silicon Valley last week, reminding big tech names of EU regulations they must soon follow. The rules focus on social media content, AI and data. The situation is particularly volatile at Twitter, as the platform previously left the EU's voluntary code of cond... Read more

date10 months ago
Why isn’t Twitter paying its bills?

Why isn’t Twitter paying its bills?

The Twitter saga knows no end. Since the social media platform was acquired by Elon Musk last year, the uproar has continued. Now, a report from Platformer shows that Google Cloud bills are also piling up at Twitter's offices, which, too, are being occupied without rent being paid. For the latter's... Read more

date11 months ago
Meta introduces Twitter competitor internally

Meta introduces Twitter competitor internally

Meta introduces its Twitter competitor during an internal meeting. It is a completely new app, which developers are working on since January. Meta will launch a Twitter competitor "as soon as possible." The company demonstrated a first draft of the app to its employees, during an internal meeti... Read more

date11 months ago
Twitter plans to expand crowdsourced fact-checking

Twitter plans to expand crowdsourced fact-checking

Twitter is planning on an expansion of its crowdsourced fact-checking initiatives in the wake of a fake image depicting a Pentagon with smoke bellowing out of it. The AI-generated image, convincing enough to momentarily unsettle the stock market, had some news outlets reporting on the incident, onl... Read more

date11 months ago
France’s Digital Minister says he’s ready to ‘ban’ Twitter

France’s Digital Minister says he’s ready to ‘ban’ Twitter

Jean-Noël Barrot threatened to ban Twitter from the EU if it doesn't comply with the bloc's new rules against disinformation. Twitter "will be banned" from the European Union in the event of a breach of its rules, said French Minister for Digital Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot on Monday. The "rules... Read more

date11 months ago
Twitter unveils Twitter API Pro for startups at $5,000 per month

Twitter unveils Twitter API Pro for startups at $5,000 per month

Twitter has unveiled Twitter API Pro. With this, developers can fetch up to 1 million tweets monthly. In addition they can post an impressive 300,000 tweets monthly, and enjoy the coveted full archive search endpoint. These new pricing tiers were announced earlier this year at the behest of Twitter... Read more

date11 months ago
Musk calls remote work “morally wrong”

Musk calls remote work “morally wrong”

Elon Musk, who implemented a no-remote-work policy at Tesla following its acquisition of Twitter, has long expressed his distaste for remote work arrangements. However, during an interview, Musk's fervour was on full display as he argued that working remotely hindered productivity. "I firmly bel... Read more

date12 months ago
Twitter encrypts your DMs – with caveats

Twitter encrypts your DMs – with caveats

Twitter users can now encrypt their direct messages, providing an added layer of security, albeit with some conditions. Recently announced by Twitter, this feature utilizes strong cryptography to encrypt messages, links, and reactions before the platform sends them from the user's device. The en... Read more

date12 months ago
Elon Musk says he’s found a new CEO for Twitter

Elon Musk says he’s found a new CEO for Twitter

Elon Musk claims he will step down as CEO and already has a replacement waiting in the wings. The new CEO's name has not yet been revealed, although Musk referred to a "she" in the announcement. This person is expected to assume control at Twitter's parent company, X Corp., in the coming weeks. ... Read more

date12 months ago
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