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Musk’s Twitter rules: A dizzying, whiplash-inducing timeline

21Dec

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Musk’s Twitter rules: A dizzying, whiplash-inducing timeline

[ad_1] Since Elon Musk took control of Twitter in late October, confusion over what is, and what is not allowed on the platform, even what a verified account is, has run rampant Since Elon Musk took control of Twitter in late October, confusion over what is, and what is not allowed on the platform, even what a verified account is, has run rampant. Rules and policies can change daily, or even hourly. Little of what's transpired at Twitter in almost two months under Musk's leadership has anything to do with what was originally his biggest complaint about the platform: the scourge of bots, or spam accounts. Here's a rundown of some of the events, policy changes and confusion that has been a hallmark of Musk's Twitter. Oct. 27: Musk takes control of Twitter and ...

Musk Woos Trump for an Ugly Twitter Codependency

21Nov

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Musk Woos Trump for an Ugly Twitter Codependency

[ad_1] The social network’s owner needs its most recognizable global power user for monetary gain, and the former president will inevitably need his megaphone. "When Elon Musk came to the White House asking me for help on all of his many subsidized projects, whether it's electric cars that don't drive long enough, driverless cars that crash, or rocketships to nowhere, without which subsidies he'd be worthless, and telling me how he was a big Trump fan and Republican, I could have said, ‘drop to your knees and beg,' and he would have done it…” — Donald Trump on Truth Social, 7/12/22 Elon Musk took to Twitter on Sunday night, posting a cartoon of a woman eyeing a bottle of prescription drugs. He labeled the woman “Donald Trump” and the bottle “His reinstated twitter account.” In other w...

Musk Welcomes Ye Back to Twitter After Inviting Trump’s Return

21Nov

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Musk Welcomes Ye Back to Twitter After Inviting Trump’s Return

[ad_1] American musician Ye has returned to Twitter after a two-week hiatus from the social network, and new owner Elon Musk welcomed him back on the platform. American musician Ye has returned to Twitter after a two-week hiatus from the social network, and new owner Elon Musk welcomed him back on the platform.Posting from an iPhone on Sunday, the artist formerly known as Kanye West first tested that he was still unblocked -- his account had been temporarily suspended and restored at the end of October, which Musk said was not his decision -- before following up with “Shalom : )”. Ye's earlier suspension had been due to an antisemitic tweet. The hip hop artist last month agreed to buy social media platform Parler, embraced by conservatives as an alternative to Twitter. Musk responded ...

Intoxicated with attention, Elon Musk heralding era of more chaos, less money for Twitter

21Nov

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Intoxicated with attention, Elon Musk heralding era of more chaos, less money for Twitter

[ad_1] “Twitter is ALIVE.”That was Elon Musk's most recent Twitter post at the time of writing, several hours after announcing he would reinstate former President Donald Trump to the site. It's a move that epitomizes the chaos Musk has wrought at his new social media company, as well as his inability to keep his word or stick to a plan. On Oct. 27, for instance, he promised Twitter's increasingly dubious advertisers that Twitter would not “become a free-for-all hellscape, where anything can be said with no consequences.” The following day, Musk said he would form a “content moderation council with widely diverse viewpoints” to look at high-profile, banned accounts like Trump's. 'No major content decisions or account reinstatements will happen before that council convenes,” he said.Th...

Elon Musk gleeful as Twitter users vote on reinstating Trump

20Nov

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Elon Musk gleeful as Twitter users vote on reinstating Trump

[ad_1] "Reinstate former President Trump," the billionaire Twitter owner posted Friday, with a chance to vote either yes or no. Elon Musk expressed excitement Saturday as he watched votes pour in on a Twitter poll he has posted on whether to readmit Donald Trump to the messaging platform."Reinstate former President Trump," the billionaire Twitter owner posted Friday, with a chance to vote either yes or no. As of 2200 GMT Saturday, 51.8 percent of the more than 14 million responses were in favor of a return of the former president, who was banned from Twitter for his role in last year's attack on the US Capitol by a mob of his followers seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Musk said the poll was drawing one million answers per hour."Fascinating to watch Twitter Trump p...

Elon Musk Could End Twitter Bans on These 6 Accounts

29Oct

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Elon Musk Could End Twitter Bans on These 6 Accounts

[ad_1] Twitter users are waiting to see if the billionaire’s distaste for lifetime bans means that high-profile personalities who were blocked from the site will be allowed back on. Now that Elon Musk has taken over Twitter Inc., users are waiting to see if the billionaire's distaste for lifetime bans means that high-profile personalities who were blocked from the site will be allowed back on.Twitter says it will take down posts that are abusive, violent or obscene or that infringe on trademarks, impersonate someone or are spam. It also labels tweets that might contain misinformation. The company says it can permanently ban members that violate the rules “in a particularly egregious way” or have repeated broken its policies. Musk, who describes himself as a free-speech advocate, is li...