Twitter Future in Doubt As Threads App Signs Up 100m Users in Less Than a Week
Threads, the social media app aimed at rivalling Twitter, has signed up more than 100 million users in less than five days. The platform, launched by Instagram-owner Meta, has beaten…
Elon Musk Names Linda Yaccarino New Twitter CEO
Elon Musk has named a new chief executive of Twitter, just over six months after his controversial takeover of the social media company. The billionaire said Linda Yaccarino, the former…
Mixed Reactions as Twitter Returns Blue Tick for Users with Over 1m Followers
Twitter has returned the verification badge to users with over one million followers. The microblogging platform removed the blue verification check mark on Friday, causing many users to react that the…
Elon Musk dethrones Obama as the Most Followed Individual on Twitter
As of this morning, Billionaire businessman, Elon Musk had 133,072,641 followers on the social media platform while Obama had 133,043,284 followers. The Twitter audit report obtained from traffic analysis and…
After 2 Years Ban: Donald Trump Regains Access To His Facebook And Instagram Accounts
Meta has restored former President Donald Trump’s access to his Facebook and Instagram accounts after a roughly two-year suspension, according to multiplereports. The decision allows him to broadcast his views and…
Twitter Blocks Users from Sharing Links to Facebook, Instagram and other Rival Platforms
Amid the chaos that greeted the platform’s decision to suspend some journalists over alleged policy violations, Twitter has again announced it will be punishing users who share links to other rival…
Twitter Bans Account of Journalists
Twitter accounts belonging to several prominent journalists covering the company’s owner, Elon Musk, have had their accounts abruptly suspended. Reporters for the New York Times, CNN and Washington Post are…
Elon Musk to Delete 1.5 billion Twitter accounts
Twitter is preparing to delete 1.5 billion inactive accounts to free up dormant handles, or user names, on the platform, owner Elon Musk said Thursday. Musk said the deletions would free up…
The Most Influential African Presidents on Twitter
The list is courtesy of BWC Twiplomacy and was determined by a highly methodical algorithm. Social media for world governments, much like global citizens, is a tool that is used to…
Musk Lifts Donald Trump’s Twitter Ban
Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has said Donald Trump’s account has been reinstated after running a poll in which users narrowly backed the move. “The people have spoken,” tweeted Mr…
Elon Musk to Battle Paypal’s Dominance with Twitter Payment Service
Billionaire and Twitter owner, Elon Musk has started initiating plans to rival Paypal’s dominance in payment services by registering a payment feature to allow users to carry out transactions on Twitter. A copy of the…
Twitter Sacks All Staff in Africa, Closes Office
Twitter appears to have closed down its only office in Africa located in Accra, Ghana after it sacked its entire African staff. The office had operated remotely for over a…
Nigeria, Twitter Agreement Risks Collapse Over Global Restructuring
• Micro-blogging platform sacks Africa’s team, Musk may scrap it • Firm failed to open Nigerian office in Q1 • Twitter recalls some workers yesterday • Facebook tipped to axe…
The Likely Changes to Expect in New Elon Musk’s Twitter
In dramatic style the new founder started the week’s activities with a visit to the San Francisco HQ in a pun of words-“let that sink in’” carrying a sink of…
Twitter To Start Charging $20 Per Month for Verification
Now that he owns Twitter, Elon Musk has given employees their first ultimatum: Meet his deadline to introduce paid verification on Twitter or pack up and leave. The directive is…
How The World’s Richest Man, Elon Musk Bought Twitter
It was a cool evening in late March in San Jose. A hastily organised meeting had been arranged at an Airbnb to host the world’s richest person. The meeting was…
Twitter Shares Drop As Joe Biden Weighs Security Review On Elon Musk Ventures
Shares of Twitter dropped as much as 8% in pre-market trading Friday as investors braced for some last-minute uncertainty around Elon Musk’s $44 billion deal to buy the company. The stock…
Elon Musk, Twitter and the Mysterious X App
It was beginning to feel like Elon Musk and Twitter were locked in an eternal dance. And then it came to an abrupt end – for now at least –…
Twitter’s Whistleblower Warns of Global Security, User Privacy Threats
Twitter whistleblower Peiter “Mudge” Zatko is set to testify before Congress Tuesday in his first public appearance since his bombshell allegations against the social media company were reported last month…
Twitter shareholders approve $44bn Musk deal
Twitter’s shareholders have voted to approve a deal with Elon Musk to buy the company for $44bn (£38bn). The decision was made in a short conference call with investors from…