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☆ Elon Musk Hasn't Killed Twitter, He's Just Made It Irrelevant
  + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Linette Lopez | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +13 min
It's been less than a year since he bought it, and Elon Musk's Twitter is already well on its way to suffering a fate worse than death — irrelevance. How you do a turnaroundIn the early days of Musk's Twitter takeover, I told you he was overpaying for the company. Unfortunately for Twitter, Musk is not a traditional turnaround guy. Maybe, to Musk, that's a crusade worth sacrificing the very thing that makes Twitter special. Maybe this is the site Musk wanted in the first place.
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☆ A top Twitter staffer said its new encrypted DM feature was tested by a cybersecurity firm, but insiders say the company never signed a formal deal due to layoffs – report says
  + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Twitter announced its new encrypted DMs feature last week. The project's lead said it had been audited by a cybersecurity firm; company sources disputed this, per Platformer. A Twitter engineer leading the platform's new encrypted messaging feature for paid users appeared to falsely claim that it had been audited by a top cybersecurity firm, Platformer reported. The idea is that by having DMs encrypted, text can only be read by participants of that conversation – as is the case on platforms such as WhatsApp. "I had [cybersecurity firm] Trail of Bits audit our implementation.
☆ Substack CEO says he was 'incredibly disappointed' at Elon Musk for throttling tweets with Substack links because it 'hurt writers'
  + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Substack's CEO told The Verge that Twitter suppressing Substack links was "incredibly disappointing." Elon Musk denied that Twitter had ever blocked Substack links. Substack CEO Chris Best has spoken out about his disappointment following reports that Elon Musk's Twitter recently suppressed tweets containing Substack links. Twitter's actions "ultimately hurt writers" who used the platform, as well as Substack users, Best added. Musk denies Twitter throttled Substack linksMusk wrote in a tweet on April 8 that Twitter never blocked Substack links.
☆ King Charles III's $19 billion real estate firm is taking legal action against Elon Musk's Twitter over unpaid rent
  + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Twitter faces legal action from the Crown Estate, which manages properties owned by King Charles III. Insider understands that the estate has begun legal proceedings against Twitter over its London offices. King Charles is the ultimately owner of the estate, though has little day-to-day involvement. In December 2022, The New York Times reported that Twitter hadn't paid rent on any of its offices for weeks. The Crown Estate manages $19.2 billion worth of properties including 241 in central London, according to its most recent annual report.
☆ Elon Musk told ex-Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey 'almost no one was working on child safety' when he took over
  + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Elon Musk tweeted it was a "crime" child safety wasn't prioritized at Twitter before he took over. Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey responded via Twitter that Musk's claim was "false". Musk doubled down and added it was his "top priority" with new trust and safety chief Ella Erwin. Dorsey responded that Musk's claim was "false." Musk contradicted Dorsey and said: "When Ella Irwin, who now runs Trust & Safety, joined Twitter earlier this year, almost no one was working on child safety."
☆ Twitter users could soon be able to pay to DM 'Very Important Tweeters' thanks to a new feature, report says
  + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Elon Musk's Twitter is working on a paid direct messaging feature, the NYT reports. Twitter users would pay a few dollars to send a message to a "Very Important Tweeter," per the report. According to two people familiar with the plans and internal documents seen by The Times, Twitter is working on paid direct messaging to verified users referred to as "Very Important Tweeters." These paid direct messages would land in a separate area of the "Messages" section on Twitter, the report said. "Very Important Tweeters" would then select which paid messages they want to receive, The Times said.
☆ Twitter's head of safety and integrity says more than 50,000 tweets containing a 'particular slur' were posted in 48 hours, amid reports of a racist trolling campaign
  + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Twitter's head of safety and integrity said 300 users posted over 50,000 tweets with a "particular slur" in 48 hours. Yoel Roth said Twitter has banned the accounts involved in the trolling campaign. His comments, posted on Twitter on Saturday evening local time, came amid a racist trolling campaign that occurred after Elon Musk took over the site. "Over the last 48 hours, we've seen a small number of accounts post a ton of Tweets that include slurs and other derogatory terms," Roth tweeted. "To give you a sense of scale: More than 50,000 Tweets repeatedly using a particular slur came from just 300 accounts."
☆ Elon Musk cited a Putin speech in private texts with a banker saying the Twitter deal wouldn't make sense 'if we're heading into World War 3'
  + stars: | 2022-09-06 | by ( Grace Kay | Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Elon Musk in a private text said it might not "make sense" to buy Twitter amid the war in Ukraine. A Twitter lawyer on Tuesday argued texts showed Musk was motivated by concern over his finances. The text messages were sent May 8 to a banker at Morgan Stanley, which is financing part of Musk's deal. It won't make sense to buy Twitter if we're heading into World War 3." Musk signed an agreement in April to buy Twitter and take it private.
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