By HICGI Staff – Updated at 02:35 EAT on Sunday 25th Feb 2024 In the fast-paced world of social media, influencers often find themselves at the center of controversies. Recently, Twitter (X) influencer Linda has sparked outrage and criticism for her defense of the alleged extravagant expenditures of the Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda….
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Elon Musk asks to see “list of violations’ after EU tells him to tackle spread of disinformation about Israel-Hamas Conflict on X
The struggle to identify reliable sources for news about the war was exacerbated over the weekend by Mr Musk, who on Sunday posted the names of two accounts he said were “good” for “following the war in real-time”. Elon Musk has told an EU chief to send him a list of the “violations” he is…
Twitter threatens legal action over Threads app
Twitter is considering legal action against Meta over its fast-growing rival app Threads. Threads, which was launched to millions on Wednesday, is similar to Twitter and has been pitched by Meta bosses as a “friendly” alternative. Twitter’s Elon Musk said “competition is fine, cheating is not” – but Meta denied claims in a legal letter…
Twitter starts removing blue tick mark from non-paying users
Famous figures including Pope Francis and Bill Gates lose blue tick as Elon Musk pushes paid service After months of delays, Twitter has begun removing its signature blue checkmark from verified users who have not signed up for its paid subscription service Twitter Blue. Elon Musk launched Twitter Blue last year after buying the social…
Elon Musk to quit as Twitter CEO when replacement found
By Monica Miller Elon Musk has said he will resign as Twitter’s chief executive officer when he finds someone “foolish enough to take the job”. The billionaire promised earlier to abide by the result of a Twitter poll which saw 57.5% of users vote “yes” to him quitting the role. He says he will still…
Elon Musk: Twitter closes offices until next week
By James Clayton in San Francisco and Peter Hoskins in Singapore Twitter has told employees that the company’s office buildings will be temporarily closed, effective immediately. In a message seen by media, workers were told that the offices would reopen on Monday 21 November. It did not give a reason for the move. The announcement…
Elon Musk takes over Twitter in $44bn deal
Tesla CEO’s purchase caps a six-month saga over the future of the social media giant. Elon Musk has officially taken control of Twitter after finalising a $44bn deal to buy the social media network. In one of his first decisions at the helm of the social media giant, Musk, the world’s richest man, fired three…
Elon Musk amplifies demands for edit button; Twitter confirms is working on it.
Updated at 0637 on Wednesday 06th April 2022 Twitter has confirmed that it is working on an edit button that would allow users to change tweets after they have been posted. It comes after new board member, Tesla boss Elon Musk, asked his followers in a Twitter poll whether they wanted the feature. Many users…
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