Elon Musk says Twitter has new CEO
Elon Musk said Thursday he has found a new CEO for Twitter, or X Corp. as it’s now called.
Media orgs will soon be able to charge users per article on Twitter
Media publishers will soon be able to charge users on a per-article basis on Twitter, the CEO of the social media platform announced.
Twitter restores blue check marks for dead celebrities including Kobe Bryant, Anthony Bourdain
Twitter says these celeb accounts received the status symbol because they paid for a subscription and verified their phone number.
Twitter verification blue checkmarks reportedly reappearing for some users
Twitter removed the blue marks last week from accounts that don’t pay a monthly fee. But the marks mysteriously returned for many highly followed accounts over the weekend.
A-list celebs, news orgs and White House say they won't pay for Twitter verification
On Thursday, the platform started to remove the blue check from all accounts without a paid subscription. For at least $8 a month, users can have a verified Twitter Blue account.
Twitter starts removing blue check marks from users who don’t pay
Twitter will require users to pay a monthly fee to keep the blue check mark. The social media giant had about 300,000 verified users under the original blue check system — many of them journalists, athletes, and public figures.
Elon Musk grills BBC reporter during interview about Twitter
Part of an interview between Elon Musk and BBC reporter James Clayton has gone viral on social media this week. In the heated exchange, Musk questions the reporter's assertion about hate speech on Twitter and doesn't let down.
Elon Musk says owning Twitter is 'painful' but needed to be done
Billionaire Elon Musk has told the BBC that running Twitter has been “quite painful" but that the social media company is now roughly breaking even after he acquired it late last year.
Elon Musk changes Twitter headquarters sign to 'Titter'
The Twitter sign on the company's San Francisco headquarters was slightly revamped.
Elon Musk calls NPR 'state-controlled' media; tweet sparks backlash
Elon Musk targets the NPR, saying the broadcasting outlet is state-sponsored media. Experts said the Musk tweet could be a cry for attention.
Twitter pulls check mark from main New York Times account
Twitter has removed the verification check mark on the main account of The New York Times, one of CEO Elon Musk’s most despised news organizations.
White House won't pay for Twitter verification under Elon Musk's new rules: report
In email guidance, the White House told staff members it will not pay for their Twitter verification.
Twitter removes tweets about ‘Trans Day of Vengeance’
Twitter says it has removed thousands of tweets showing a poster promoting a “trans day of vengeance” protest in support of transgender rights in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.
Twitter celebs balk at paying Elon Musk for previously free blue check mark
Many prolific Twitter commentators could soon be losing the blue check marks that helped verify their identity on the social media platform.
Twitter's Elon Musk predicts Trump will win re-election in 'landslide victory' if arrested
Elon Musk predicted a 'landslide victory' if Trump is put in handcuffs.
Elon Musk apologizes after mocking disabled Twitter employee
After nine days of being locked out of his Twitter work computer, Haraldur Thorleifsson tweeted at owner Elon Musk to find out whether or not he’d been fired. Eventually he got his answer.
Twitter back to 'normal' after glitch causes broken web links
Twitter experienced a bevy of glitches for over an hour Monday as links stopped working, some users were unable to log in and images were not loading for others.
Twitter bot tweets gender wage gap info on companies during Women's History Month
Time to put your money where your mouth is. As Women's History Month begins, a Twitter account is calling out British businesses for pay discrepancies between male and female workers.
Sen. Mike Lee suspended by Twitter; Musk says error
Lee says, 'Twitter did not alert me ahead of time, nor have they yet offered an explanation.'
Twitter announces 'zero tolerance policy towards violent speech'
Users who violate Twitter's violent speech policy may have their accounts suspended or be required to delete the content.