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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Elon Musk mocked disabled Twitter employee

    Elon Musk mocked disabled Twitter employee A Twitter Inc. employee trying to gain clarity as to whether he was fired was mocked by chief executive officer Elon Musk, who chatted openly about the worker’s disability status to other people on Twitter — before apologising a day later. Halli...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Court rules US government can block Twitter from publishing details about national security investigation demands

    Court rules US government can block Twitter from publishing details about national security investigation demands The US can stop Twitter Inc. from releasing details about the government’s demands for user information in national security investigations, a court ruled, in the same week House...
  4. Jan

    Twitter website broken - showing API-related error message; app works

    Twitter’s website is offline Twitter users trying to access the service from its website are being greeted with an error message. “Your current API plan does not include access to this endpoint,” it states.
  5. Jan

    Twitter's home "For You" and "Following" feeds break - 1 March 2023

    Twitter feeds broken Twitter users reported problems loading the platform's default feeds on its website and mobile apps on Wednesday, 1 March 2023. As of 13:13, the "For You" feed appears to have been restored, while the "Following" feed remains broken.
  6. Jan

    Twitter updates violent speech policy to ban wishing harm on others

    Twitter will now ban users that wish harm on others Twitter has launched an updated violent speech policy prohibiting users from posting "wishes of harm" against others. This offence will now be seen in the same light as making violent threats, glorifying violence, or inciting violence.
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Twitter retrenches more workers

    Twitter retrenches more workers Twitter Inc. laid off more workers late Saturday in a fresh wave of cuts meant to curb costs at the social networking company now owned by Elon Musk. The layoffs hit employees on teams across the company, including engineering and product, according to people...
  8. Jan

    Twitter makes SMS two-factor authentication a paid-for Blue feature

    Twitter starts charging for SMS two-factor authentication Twitter is restricting access to its text-based two-factor authentication (2FA), requiring users to have a Blue subscription to secure their account with the feature. However, non-Twitter Blue subscribers can still use a third-party...
    • Jan
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    • elon musk marques brownlee (mkbhd) twitter twitter blue two-factor authentication
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Meta Verified subscription comes with verification for Facebook and Instagram accounts

    Meta Verified subscription comes with verification for Facebook and Instagram accounts Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc. is launching a subscription service called Meta Verified that will include a handful of additional perks and features, including account verification badges for...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Twitter engineers instructed to artificially boost Elon Musk's tweets — Report

    Twitter engineers instructed to artificially boost Elon Musk's tweets — Report Elon Musk had Twitter Inc. engineers working late on Sunday to alter his social network’s algorithm and prioritise his tweets, resulting in a glut of them in users’ feeds on Monday, according to a report by...
  11. Jan

    Twitter Blue subscribers in the US get 4,000 character tweets

    Twitter increases character limit for Blue subscribers Twitter Blue subscribers in the US can now post tweets up to 4,000 characters long. Previously members were limited to 280 words per tweet. "Blue" is Twitter's premium subscription that allows paying customers to edit tweets within 30...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • elon musk twitter twitter blue twitter verification badge
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Twitter stopped users from posting due to tweet limit glitch

    Twitter stopped users from posting due to tweet limit glitch Some Twitter Inc. users were unable to send tweets on Wednesday afternoon, instead getting an automated message saying they were “over the daily limit for sending Tweets,” even for users who hadn’t posted yet for the day. The company...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Musk says Twitter is trending towards breakeven

    Musk says Twitter is trending towards breakeven Elon Musk says Twitter Inc. is “trending to breakeven” after he had to save it from “bankruptcy.” The billionaire said in a tweet Sunday that the last three months were “extremely tough.” [Bloomberg]
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Twitter files don't even mention Bill Gates, let alone "expose" him

    Twitter Files don't mention, let alone "expose" Bill Gates — fact check Social media posts claim Elon Musk’s Twitter Files “exposed” Bill Gates “so hard” that the Microsoft co-founder turned off comments on his tweets. But the Twitter Files, released in December 2022, don’t discuss Gates. And...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Jury clears Elon Musk of wrongdoing in Tesla take-private fraud case

    Jury clears Elon Musk of wrongdoing in Tesla take-private fraud case Elon Musk proved once again that he’s difficult to beat in court. On Friday, a federal jury in San Francisco took just two hours to clear the Tesla Inc. chief executive officer of claims by investors that he defrauded them...
  16. Jan

    "GodMode" lets Twitter engineers tweet from any account - report

    Twitter engineers can use "GodMode" to tweet from any account — Whistleblower A second former Twitter employee has come forward and raised concerns about security policies at the social media platform, The Washington Post reports. The whistleblower, a former Twitter engineer, has reportedly...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    Twitter owes over R116 million in rent

    Twitter owes over R116 million in rent Under new owner Elon Musk, Twitter Inc. quit paying rent on its San Francisco headquarters in December, according to a lawsuit filed by the landlord. The social media company failed to pay the $3.36 million (R57.74 million) December rent for its offices...
  18. Vorastra

    Twitter officially bans third-party app clients

    http://htxt.co.za/2023/01/20/twitter-officially-bans-third-party-app-clients/
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    Unpaid experts suing Musk-owned Twitter who were hired to force Musk to buy Twitter

    Unpaid experts suing Musk-owned Twitter who were hired to force Musk to buy Twitter Twitter Inc. was sued by a consulting firm that claims it’s owed around $2 million for work relating to its lawsuit to force Elon Musk to complete his buyout of the social media platform. Charles River...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    Elon Musk's Twitter debt repayment plan in the spotlight

    Elon Musk's Twitter debt repayment plan in the spotlight By all accounts — including Elon Musk’s — Twitter has more than enough money to make its first interest payments, expected to total about $300 million. But with the payment date fast approaching, there’s nevertheless some anxiety over...
  21. Jan

    Microsoft plans 10,000 job cuts, to take $1.2 billion charge

    Microsoft cutting 10,000 jobs — will cost R20 billion Microsoft Corp. said it plans to cut 10,000 jobs, or about 5% of its workforce, taking steps to cope with an increasingly bleak outlook that has now bruised many of the technology industry’s biggest names. The company will take a $1.2...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • amazon facebook meta platforms microsoft salesforce satya nadella twitter
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
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