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Elon Musk’s new Twitter rules expose election offices to spoof accounts
7May By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk’s new Twitter rules expose election offices to spoof accounts

[ad_1] Tracking down accurate information about Philadelphia's elections on Twitter used to be easy. The account for the city commissioners who run elections, @phillyvotes, was the only one carrying a blue check mark, a sign of authenticity.But ever since the social media platform overhauled its verification service last month, the check mark has disappeared. That's made it harder to distinguish @phillyvotes from a list of random accounts not run by the elections office but with very similar names. The election commission applied weeks ago for a gray check mark — Twitter's new symbol to help users identify official government accounts – but has yet to hear back from the Twitter, commission spokesman Nick Custodio said. It's unclear whether @phillyvotes is an eligible government account ...
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Journalist suspensions widen rift between Twitter and media
17Dec By adminNo Comments
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Journalist suspensions widen rift between Twitter and media

[ad_1] Elon Musk's abrupt suspension of several journalists who cover Twitter widens a growing rift between the social media site and media organizations that have used the platform to build their audiences. Elon Musk's abrupt suspension of several journalists who cover Twitter widens a growing rift between the social media site and media organizations that have used the platform to build their audiences. Individual reporters with The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, Voice of America and other news agencies saw their accounts go dark Thursday. Musk tweeted late Friday that the company would lift the suspensions following the results of a public poll on the site. The poll showed 58.7% of respondents favored a move to immediately unsuspend accounts over 41.3% who said the ...
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Twitter’s suspension of journalists’ accounts draws global backlash
17Dec By adminNo Comments
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Twitter’s suspension of journalists’ accounts draws global backlash

[ad_1] Twitter's unprecedented suspension of over twenty prominent journalists citing they had violated rules against "doxxing," has drawn swift backlash from around the world. Twitter's unprecedented suspension of over twenty prominent journalists citing they had violated rules against "doxxing," has drawn swift backlash from around the world.This comes after the accounts belonging to CNN's Donie O'Sullivan, The New York Times' Ryan Mac, The Washington Post's Drew Harwell and other journalists who have covered Musk in recent weeks were all permanently suspended. The account of progressive independent journalist Aaron Rupar was also banned. Many journalists and media institutions reacted to the suspension of various journalists' Twitter accounts. Taking to Twitter, Sally Buzbee, execu...
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Fake ‘Blue Check’ Twitter Accounts Flourish Under Elon Musk’s New Plan
11Nov By adminNo Comments
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Fake ‘Blue Check’ Twitter Accounts Flourish Under Elon Musk’s New Plan

[ad_1] There’s a new breed of users posing as celebrities and politicians after the launch of Twitter’s $8-a-month verification service. There's a new breed of users posing as celebrities and politicians after the launch of Twitter's $8-a-month verification service. People using false identities were awarded blue check marks on the website after the social media site changed its policy on verification after Elon Musk's $44 billion purchase of the company last month. In one of his first acts at the company, he announced those badges would be available to buy under an $8-a-month subscription service. Previously, the company had granted verification to people that it deemed to be high-profile and at risk of impersonation, such as politicians, celebrities or journalists. One accoun...
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