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Twitter to let publishers charge users per article read
Elon Musk plans to introduce per article read charge for media publishers who can charge users without subscriptions
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Twitter down for thousands of users
Twitter Users on Reddit complained that the website was logging them out unexpectedly and were not able to sign in
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Twitter to take 10% cut on content subscriptions after 12 months
According to Musk, Twitter will now take 10% cut on content subscriptions after the first year to monetize content
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Twitter restricts search function to registered users
If a user has received a link with search results, they won't be able to access it without logging into the app
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Twitter's checkmark verifies fake, deceased and scam accounts
Musk took this move to encourage more users to opt for the paid model, the action only created chaos among the users
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Twitter's blue ticks start vanishing
High-profile accounts of news organisations, politicians appeared to have had the checkmarks removed
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Pope loses verified status on Twitter, US basketball star LeBron James remains
Some personalities such as basketball star LeBron James and author Stephen King still had their checkmarks
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Twitter will label tweets for violating hate speech policy
Twitter announces new policy of labelling tweets that have been flagged for violating its Hateful Conduct Policy
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Twitter introduces 10,000-character-long tweets for Blue subscribers
Twitter Blue subscribers can now write 10,000-character-long posts, instead of resorting to long threads
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Musk says Twitter is roughly breaking even, has 1,500 employees
He says Twitter was in $3 billion negative cash flow state and had to take drastic actions such as massive layoffs
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Substack CEO 'frustrated' over Twitter's reaction on new feature
Twitter responds by blocking users' ability to like or retweet any posts containing word 'Substack'
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Twitter's biggest users refuse to pay for blue checkmarks
White House considers the blue badge to merely serve as 'a verification that the account is a paid user'
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Twitter makes some of its source code public
Source code for many parts of Twitter, including recommendations algorithm is uploaded on Github
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Twitter checkmark to be free for 10,000 most-followed companies
Change in verification process will start implementing from April
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Jokes, racism: The many reactions to Humza Yousaf's appointment
Netizens took to twitter to express their various reactions to the new First Minister of Scotland
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Twitter announces new API pricing
Pricing strategy has divided users into three tiers with first one being completely free
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Only verified accounts can vote in Twitter polls from April 15, says Musk
Only verified accounts will be eligible to be in Twitter's For You recommendations, Musk added
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Parts of Twitter source code leaked online, court filing shows
Parts of Twitter's source code was leaked on Githib, as CEO, Musk seeks out the culprit responsible
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Only verified accounts can vote in Twitter polls from April 15, says Musk
Musk announces that only verified accounts would be allowed to vote on polls, aiming to address AI bot swarms
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Elon Musk puts $20 billion value on Twitter
Twitter offers stock grants at $20 million valuation, less than half of the $44 billion Musk paid for the platform
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Twitter to start removing legacy blue verification checkmark
Those who want a blue tick on their profiles can purchase a Twitter Blue subscription for $8 per month
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Meta exploring plans for Twitter rival
Twitter-like app would allow Meta to take advantage of current chaos at Twitter, where cost-cutting has been rampant
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Which political party is dominating the social media race?
Rapidly growing influence of social media has prompted parties to use it as a weapon in building a strong narrative
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Meta explores decentralized social network app for text updates
Meta to come in direct competition to Musk's Twitter, as it explores a decenteralized social platform for text updates
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Musk says Twitter could be cash flow-positive next quarter
Musk optimistic about cash-flow-positive for the next quarter at Twitter, after the company started off poorly
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Twitter fixes links outage that hit thousands of users
The code stack is extremely brittle for no good reason. Will ultimately need a complete rewrite, says Elon Musk
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Twitter Blue expands to more than 20 countries
Service now available in 35 countries globally
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Twitter alternative Bluesky available on app store as an invite only app
Backed by Jack Dorsey, Bluesky has a simple user interface with similarities to Twitter
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Twitter lays off at least 50 in relentless cost cuts
Job cuts impacted engineering teams, advertising technology, main Twitter app as well as technical infrastructure
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Twitter to charge users to secure accounts via text message
Only paid subscribers would be able to use text messages as two-factor authentication method for account security
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iOS16.4: iMessage to support previews of Mastodon, posts
Twitter alternative, Mastodon, gains recognition by Apple, as iMessage adds detailed previews of Mastodon posts
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Twitter becomes first social media platform to allow cannabis ads in US
Twitter will permit cannabis companies to advertise as long as they have proper license
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Twitter down for thousands of users
More than 8,000 users reported issues with the micro-blogging site in the United States
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Musk creates system to show Twitter users his tweets first
Obsessed with low engagement on his tweets, Musk reportedly changes algorithm to prefer his tweets on For You timeline
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Elon Musk says end-2023 'good timing' to find new Twitter head
According to Musk, the end of 2023 would be a good time to find a replacement for his position as CEO at Twitter
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Twitter access restored in Turkey after talks
Access to Twitter was restricted on Wednesday, sparking protest by political figures, academics and activists
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Twitter will stop forcing algorithmic 'For You' timeline on users
New update comes after a poor response to the previous algorithm
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Twitter to provide free write-only API to bots with 'good content'
Musk tweets about providing free API to bots with 'good' content, but fails to explain what 'good' means
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Twitter to charge businesses $1000 for gold verification
Twitter to charge extra $50 per month to add any additional badges to each account associated with the business
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Instagram might be working on paid verification
According to a code spotted by Alessandro Paluzzi, Instagram might be implementing a paid verification service
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Twitter to share ad revenue with some content creators
Twitter to begin sharing ad revenue from advertisers with some of its content creators, according to CEO, Elon Musk
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Tesla's Elon Musk found not liable in trial over 2018 'funding secured' tweets
US jury finds Musk and his company not liable for misleading investors when the CEO tweeted that he had secured funds
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Twitter to end free access to its API
Millions of developers have used API service to create third-party tools and track changes among Twitter accounts
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Twitter storm after 'boys will be boys' makes it to CSS exam
Bizarre CSS English essay question stirs debate amongst netizens
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Twitter makes first interest payment on Musk buyout debt
Twitter makes its first interest payment after Musk took the company private last year, using $12.5 billion debt
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Twitter working on payments feature
Twitter to introduce payments and apply for regulatory licenses, as Musk pushes for more revenue streams
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Twitter says users will be able to appeal account suspension
Under their criteria for reinstatement, Twitter will reevaluate users whose accounts have been suspended
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Twitter engineers can still use 'GodMode' to tweet as any account
A complaint has been filed against Twitter with the FTC over this matter
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Musk defends 'funding secured' tweets in Tesla shareholder trial
Admits he was in talks with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund but the deal never materialised
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Musk says higher priced Twitter subscription won't carry ads
Twitter earns nearly 90% of its revenue from selling digital ads