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Twitter To ‘Purge’ Inactive Accounts
Elon Musk says Twitter to 'purge' long-inactive accounts, archive them and make usernames available to others
LinkedIn To Shutter China Site, Cut 716 Jobs
Microsoft-owned business social network LinkedIn to close remaining China job application service, cut 716 jobs amidst tougher regulation
TikTok Tracked UK Journalist Via Cat Account
TikTok tracked location of Financial Times journalist Cristina Criddle via an account in the name of her cat, as data controversy continues
Banks Warn Of Sharp Rise In Online Fraud
Banks warn of surging fake sale listings, impersonation and investment scams with many scams originating on social media
Jack Dorsey Withdraws Support For Elon Musk As Twitter Boss
Falling out? Co-founder of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, no longer believes that Elon Musk is the right person to run Twitter
Appeals Court Dismisses Lawsuit To Break Up Meta
US Federal Appeals court dismisses antitrust attempt by US states to breakup Facebook parent Meta Platforms
Twitter To Let Publishers Charge To Read Articles
Elon Musk latest change at Twitter will see platform allow publishers to charge users on a per-article basis
Meta Pleases Investors After Sales Rise, As Profits Dive
Plunge in profits at Facebook parent, but Meta pleases Wall Street after sales rose for first time after three quarters of decline
US Bill To Require Parental Consent For Kids Use Of Social Media
New bipartisan bill unveiled in US will require parental consent for anyone under the age of 18 to use social media
Microsoft Shares Rise As Q3 Earnings Beat Forecasts
Azure cloud delivers for Microsoft despite tough economic conditions – with artificial intelligence slated for future growth
Spotify Surpasses Half-Billion Monthly Users
Music service Spotify surpasses half a billion monthly active users for first time, but misses revenue targets due to slower ad sales
Twitter Restores Blue Ticks For High-Profile Users
Blue verification ticks restored to most Twitter users with more than 1 million followers after removal of 'legacy' verifications last week
Celebrities Lose Blue Ticks, As Twitter Purges Legacy Verified Accounts
Well known celebrities and public figures lose legacy blue tick verification status, as Ricky Gervais etc mock Elon Musk's move
Microsoft To Remove Twitter From Advertising Platform, Musk Threatens Lawsuit
Elon Musk threatens to sue Microsoft after it announced plan to remove Twitter from its corporate advertising platform
Jack Dorsey’s Twitter Clone, Bluesky, Launches On Android
Decentralised rival service to Twitter known as Bluesky, backed by Jack Dorsey, has now launched an Android app
Meta Lays Off Technical Staffers, In Another Workforce Blow
Second tranche of layoffs begin at Meta Platforms, as engineers and other technical staff are made redundant
Swedish Radio Quits Twitter, Joining Others
Swedish Radio quits Twitter, saying it is no longer relevant to Swedes – and citing potential risk of 'hate and threats'
Twitter No Longer Exists, As X Corp Takes Over
Elon Musk's Twitter no longer exists as company, after a filing this week shows Twitter has been merged into X Corp
Elon Musk Axed 80 Percent Of Staff, Admits Painful Tenure
Musk tells BBC Twitter is now roughly breaking even and advertisers are returning, but admits running platform is “quite painful”
Former Twitter Executives Sue Over $1m In Unpaid Legal Bills
Former Twitter chief executive Parag Agrawal and two other top executives sue over more than $1m in personal legal bills
BBC Protests ‘Government Funded’ Label On Twitter
BBC protests 'Government Funded Media' label on Twitter after NPR earlier labelled 'State-Affiliated' in row over editorial independence
Elon Musk’s Twitter Sued Again Over Unpaid Bills
Small businesses in US sue Twitter, alleging Elon Musk's firm failed to pay tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid invoices
Google Staff In London Walkout Over Job Cuts
Some of Google's 5,000 staff in the UK walkout over dispute about job cuts, mirroring similar walkout in Zurich last month
ICO Fines TikTok £12.7m Over Children’s Data
ICO finds TikTok did not do enough to keep children aged under 13 off the platform, and that as a result up to 1.4 million gained access
TikTok Owner ByteDance Sees Revenues Soar 30 Pct
TikTok owner ByteDance sees revenues soar 30 percent in 2022 over 2021 as it faces growing hostility outside of China
Twitter Revokes New York Times Checkmark
Elon Musk revokes 'verified' checkmark on New York Times Twitter account after newspaper says it will not pay monthly fee
Court Grants Twitter Subpoena To Identify Source Code Leaker
Hunting the leaker. Twitter's request to identify GitHub user who uploaded its source code has been approved by a US court
Is the future of social media subscription-based?
Meta is the latest tech giant to embrace a subscription-based model, and its new Meta Verified offering follows hot on the tails of Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s brainchild, Twitter Blue. But will Meta Verified shake up the social space fore ...
Twitter To Demote Non-Paying Posts In Subscription Overhaul
Twitter says it will only promote Blue subscription users on 'For You' feed, after axing verification for non-paying individuals