Nov 19 Public safety accounts urge caution on Twitter amid tumultuous changes By Stephen Groves, Associated Press Amid the slew of changes at one of the world's most influential social media platforms, the public information officers who operate government Twitter accounts are cautiously waiting out the turmoil and urging the public to verify that it really is… Continue reading
Nov 18 Twitter workers continue to resign after Musk’s ‘hardcore’ ultimatum By Frank Bajak, Barbara Ortutay, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Hundreds of employees signaled they were leaving ahead of a Thursday deadline set by Musk, posting a salute emoji or other symbols familiar to Twitter workers on the company’s internal Slack messaging board. Continue reading
Nov 17 Fired SpaceX employees accuse Elon Musk’s company of violating labor laws By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press Several SpaceX employees who were fired after circulating an open letter calling out CEO Elon Musk's behavior have filed a complaint accusing the company of violating labor laws. Continue reading
Nov 16 Musk gives Twitter workers until Thursday to decide to work long hours or leave By Associated Press Elon Musk says Twitter is a software and servers company at its heart and wants employees to decide by Thursday evening if they want to remain a part of the business, according to an email the billionaire sent to Twitter… Continue reading
Nov 14 ‘Be careful what you wish for,’ Musk speaks on Twitter and workload at G-20 forum By Adam Schreck, Associated Press It's not easy being Elon Musk. That was the message the new Twitter owner and billionaire head of Tesla and SpaceX had for younger people who might seek to emulate his entrepreneurial success. Continue reading
Nov 13 Outsourced content moderators lose Twitter jobs in Musk’s latest round of cuts By Barbara Ortutay, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk is further gutting the teams that battle misinformation on the social media platform as outsourced moderators learned over the weekend they were out of a job. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch 7:11 Twitter faces uncertain future after tumultuous start to Elon Musk’s ownership The brief reign of billionaire Elon Musk at Twitter has unleashed a wave of turmoil throughout the company. Firings, resignations and policy reversals leave the social media giant facing an uncertain future and many are worried about growing risks of… Continue watching
Nov 11 Twitter Blue unavailable after flood of fake accounts By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Twitter's relaunched premium service — which grants blue-check "verification" labels to anyone willing to pay $8 a month — is unavailable after the social media platform was flooded by a wave of imposter accounts approved by Twitter. Continue reading
Nov 09 Twitter rolls out new ‘official’ tag for some users then takes it back By Barbara Ortutay, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Twitter began adding gray "official" labels to some high-profile accounts to indicate that they are authentic, then they started disappearing. It's the latest twist in new owner Elon Musk's chaotic overhaul of the platform and its verification system. Continue reading
Nov 09 New Twitter owner Elon Musk sells almost $4 billion in Tesla stock By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Twitter's new owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold nearly $4 billion worth of Tesla shares, according to regulatory filings. Continue reading