Elon Musk met with European lawmakers long before his recent Twitter acquisition to reassure them that content moderation would remain under his leadership. Some of Elon Musk’s most vocal detractors have opposed his Twitter acquisition due to fears that the new owner would abandon content moderation on the platform, meaning that he would allow any tweets …
Elon Musk is reportedly considering making people pay $20 per month to stay verified on Twitter. Author Stephen King tweeted that he’ll quit the site if that idea is implemented. “Fuck that, they should pay me,” he said. Author Stephen King isn’t a fan of the Elon Musk era of Twitter. The Verge reported on Sunday …
Binance chief Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao aims to ensure crypto and Web3 are part of Twitter’s future after backing Elon Musk’s takeover of the social media platform, he said in an interview. “We want to make sure crypto has a seat at the table when it comes to free speech,” Zhao told CNBC, adding that, “there are more …
Elon Musk took over as the CEO of Twitter last week, and the media world—which spends most of its day on the social media platform—has been obsessing about his motives. Did he buy Twitter to advance a hard-right political agenda? Why did he carry a sink into Twitter headquarters? Is he planning for world domination? The answer is more …
Walter Isaacson said Elon Musk likely later thought it was “unwise” to tweet a conspiracy theory. On Sunday, Musk tweeted and then later deleted an unsubstantiated claim about Paul Pelosi’s attack. Isaacson shadowed Musk last week for his biography on the Tesla CEO. Walter Isaacson, an author who has been shadowing Elon Musk for a biography on …
Elon Musk said reports he’s speeding up layoffs to avoid paying out stock grants are false. Musk is set to lay off workers before Tuesday, when they’re scheduled to receive stock grants, per the NYT. Media reports suggest that Musk may also avoid giving fired execs their expected multi-million-dollar payouts. Reports that new Twitter owner …
The late-night host called out the new Twitter owner for sharing a baseless conspiracy theory about the House Speaker’s husband’s attacker. Jimmy Kimmel didn’t hold back against Elon Musk, after the Tesla founder shared an article promoting an unsupported conspiracy regarding the suspect who attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul on Sunday, October 30. Jimmy, 54, didn’t mince words in letting …
Elon Musk plans to lay off around a quarter of Twitter’s staff, The Washington Post reported. His team, led by Alex Spiro, and remaining Twitter senior execs spent the weekend crafting plans, per The Post. A source said the layoffs would focus on sales, product, engineering, legal, and trust and safety. Elon Musk’s team spent the …
Multiple celebrities say they have quit Twitter in the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover. Musk’s $44 billion deal to buy the social-media platform closed on Thursday. Some public figures have expressed concern over what the billionaire would do with the platform. Celebrities are starting to quit Twitter in the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover. Screenwriter, …