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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Twitter staff sue company over unpaid bonuses

    Twitter staff sue company over unpaid bonuses Twitter Inc. employees sued the social media company claiming it refuses to pay 2022 bonuses, despite promises that they would be paid out at 50% of their target amounts. Twitter has a cash performance bonus plan that is paid out annually and in...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Third zero-day security vulnerability in MOVEit transfer software posted on Twitter

    Third zero-day security vulnerability in MOVEit transfer software posted on Twitter John Hammond, a senior researcher at the cybersecurity firm Huntress, had already lost a few nights of sleep when someone he’d been messaging with privately over Twitter delivered a bombshell. The person, who...
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  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Twitter taken to court over music copyright infringement

    Twitter taken to court over music copyright infringement The National Music Publishers’ Association sued Twitter Inc. Wednesday, alleging it violates the copyright of songwriters by using their music on its platform without permission. Twitter is one of the only major social media platforms...
  5. Jan

    Instagram Twitter rival screenshots leaked

    Screenshots of Meta's Twitter rival leaked The first screenshots of Meta Platforms' potential Twitter rival have been leaked by The Verge. Meta — which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp — held a companywide meeting on Thursday, 8 June 2023.
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Twitter appoints another NBCUniversal exec

    Twitter appoints another NBCUniversal exec Twitter is hiring a senior executive from NBCUniversal to join incoming chief executive officer Linda Yaccarino, the network chief tapped last month to improve the social-media company’s relations with advertisers. Joe Benarroch, executive vice...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Elon Musk goes first full day without tweeting in 2023

    Elon Musk goes first full day without tweeting in 2023 Elon Musk, a prolific presence on Twitter and owner of the social media platform, didn’t send any tweets while he was in China for his first visit since the pandemic. Up till the early hours of May 30, Musk had tweeted every single day in...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Twitter worth about 33% of its initial buyout price

    Twitter worth about 33% of its initial buyout price Twitter is now worth just one-third of what Elon Musk paid for the social media platform, according to Fidelity, which recently marked down the value of its equity stake in the company. Musk has acknowledged he overpaid for Twitter, which he...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Twitter suffers technical bugs during DeSantis presidential campaign announcement

    Twitter suffers technical bugs during DeSantis presidential campaign announcement Ron DeSantis’ live event on Twitter was beset by technical glitches and audio problems as the social network’s servers struggled to handle the surge of demand. The event, which was scheduled for 6 p.m. New York...
  10. Jan

    Twitter users report some of their old deleted tweets are reappearing

    Twitter bug causes deleted tweets to reappear Twitter users are reporting a strange occurrence where deleted tweets are reappearing on the platform, with ZDNet reporting that one security expert said the social media platform restored 34,000 of his deleted posts. The bug also appears to be...
  11. Jan

    Twitter Blue gets support for 2-hour videos

    Twitter doubles video upload limit for Blue subscribers Twitter has updated its perks for Blue subscribers and now lets them upload videos up to two hours in length and up to 8GB in size. The change doubles the previous time limit on video uploads while quadrupling the file size allowance...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Tesla making major shift with "dabble" in traditional advertising

    Tesla making major shift with "dabble" in traditional advertising Tesla Inc. chief executive officer Elon Musk said the electric-car maker will dabble in advertisements, a major shift for the company that’s largely avoided traditional marketing. “We’ll try a little advertising and see how it...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Twitter parent X Corp buys first company

    Twitter parent X Corp buys first company Elon Musk’s X Corp., the parent company of Twitter, has made its first acquisition: a tech talent recruiting service called Laskie, according to a person familiar with the matter. The deal, which was part equity and part cash, recently closed, the...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    New Twitter CEO expresses support for Elon Musk's vision for platform

    New Twitter CEO expresses support for Elon Musk's vision for platform Twitter’s new chief executive officer Linda Yaccarino said she’s excited to transform the company and achieve owner Elon Musk’s vision for the platform. In her first tweets since getting the job, Yaccarino said she’s...
  15. Jan

    Twitter starts testing encrypted DMs

    Twitters adds encryped DMs for verified users Twitter has started rolling out encrypted direct messages (DMs), providing users. The Elon Musk-owned social media site said it aimed to be the most trusted platform on the Internet and that DMs formed an important part of this.
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    Massive Twitter hacking carried out with fraudulent SIM swaps

    Massive Twitter hacking carried out with fraudulent SIM swaps A British man has admitted to his involvement in one of the most high-profile social media hacks, a plot that included the hijacking of top US political and business leaders’ Twitter accounts. Joseph James O’Connor pleaded guilty in...
  17. Jan

    WhatsApp says Android background microphone usage is Google bug

    WhatsApp denies quietly accessing user microphones after Elon Musk tweet A bug in either Android or WhatsApp has caused an uproar online as the popular chat app appeared to be accessing smartphone microphones while not in use. The issue drew widespread attention after Elon Musk replied to a...
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  18. Vorastra

    Twitter rolling out improvements for sending DMs; announces voice and video calls

    https://9to5mac.com/2023/05/09/twitter-dms-voice-video-calls/
  19. Jan

    Twitter says "security incident" caused private Circle tweets leak

    Twitter blames "security incident" for leaking private Circle tweets Twitter has blamed the recent leaking of tweets from its private Circles feature on a "security incident", The Guardian reports. Twitter Circles are like closed groups that allow users to share tweets and media with a...
  20. Jan

    South African prices and features of social media subscriptions compared

    Social media apps are getting paid plans — South African prices and features compared An increasing number of social media apps are reducing their reliance on advertising as their primary source of revenue and offering paid-for memberships. These subscription plans add features to the main...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  21. Jan

    Twitter backtracking on blocking API access for emergency, transport, and weather alerts

    Twitter restores free API access for emergency, transport, and weather alerts Twitter is ready to backtrack on its decision to shut off its free API used by emergency, transport, and weather services to share alerts. The platform has restored free access to API for verified government and...
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