Self-proclaimed “free-speech absolutist” Elon Musk announced a crackdown Sunday on parody Twitter accounts impersonating him, or anyone else. “Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying ‘parody’ Read more
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‘Free-speech absolutist’ Elon Musk cracks down on parody accounts targeting him
Self-proclaimed “free-speech absolutist” Elon Musk announced a crackdown Sunday on parody Twitter accounts impersonating him, or anyone else. “Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying ‘parody’ Read more
Elon Musk slashing jobs at Twitter to avoid $700M loss next year: sources
Elon Musk’s drastic decision to lay off half of Twitter’s workforce on Friday was driven by the company’s dire finances — with the now-private company on track to lose $700 million in Read more
Activist groups urge advertisers to pause Twitter buys after Elon Musk blames them for ‘massive drop in revenue’
As Elon Musk laid off thousands of Twitter Inc. employees Friday, more than 60 civil-rights and civil-society groups urged companies to stop advertising on the social media platform. The purchase Read more
Elon Musk plans to cut Twitter’s workforce in half: report
Elon Musk plans to slash Twitter Inc.’s workforce by 50% as soon as Friday, according to a new report. Citing anonymous sources with knowledge of the matter, Bloomberg News reported Read more
Want that blue Twitter checkmark? Elon Musk may force you to pay up
Getting that blue checkmark on Twitter may be soon be expensive. One of Elon Musk’s first projects as owner of Twitter Inc. will be to turn Twitter Blue, the social Read more
Twitter braces for mass layoffs under new owner Elon Musk
Twitter Inc. is drafting plans for broad layoffs, according to people familiar with the matter, days after the social-media platform was taken private by billionaire Elon Musk for $44 billion. The proposed layoffs are Read more
GM temporarily pauses paid advertising on Twitter following Elon Musk takeover
General Motors Co. GM, +1.81% is pausing its paid advertising on Twitter in the wake of Elon Musk’s acquisition of the social-media site, saying it wants more information about the site’s direction under its Read more
Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase has mixed reaction online: ‘What could possibly go wrong?’
Elon Musk has already fired many of Twitter’s top executives and installed himself as CEO as he has officially completed his purchase of the social media giant this week. Speculation Read more
Opinion: Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter will destroy freedom of speech, not protect it
NEW YORK (Project Syndicate)—In 1897, the American newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst sent illustrator Frederic Remington to cover the Cuban War of Independence. When Remington relayed that “there will be no war,” Read more