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Elon Musk says Twitter to soon enable organizations to identify their associated accounts
14Nov By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk says Twitter to soon enable organizations to identify their associated accounts

[ad_1] Twitter's billionaire owner Elon Musk said that Twitter will soon enable organizations to identify twitter accounts associated with them. Twitter's billionaire owner Elon Musk on Sunday said that Twitter will soon enable organizations to identify twitter accounts associated with them as the new Twitter owner continues to find ways to limit fake accounts on the platform."Rolling out soon," Musk in a tweet on Sunday said. "Twitter will enable organizations to identify which other Twitter accounts are actually associated with them." He did not elaborate. The social media platform paused its recently announced $8 blue check subscription service on Friday as fake accounts mushroomed, and new owner Elon Musk brought back the "official" badge to some users of the social media platform...
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Verified Twitter account claiming to be Jesus Christ sparks debate on Musk’s paid plan
12Nov By adminNo Comments
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Verified Twitter account claiming to be Jesus Christ sparks debate on Musk’s paid plan

[ad_1] A verified Twitter account claiming to be Jesus Christ has taken over the internet. After Elon Musk took over Twitter, the hot debate that has been ruling social media and headlines is whether his decision to charge USD 8 for a verified account is acceptable.Amongst the ongoing chaos, a verified Twitter account claiming to be Jesus Christ has taken over the internet. Ever since Elon Musk announced a fee of USD 8 for a verified account, anticipations started looming large on how the company is going to go about it. The biggest worry that most people expressed was how easy it would be to impersonate someone on the micro-blogging site. And that's exactly what happened in this case. A person with a verified Twitter account is claiming to be Jesus Christ and people can't stop laugh...
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Fact Check: How to spot imposter Twitter accounts
12Nov By adminNo Comments
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Fact Check: How to spot imposter Twitter accounts

[ad_1] The rollout of Twitter's subscription service has prompted a string of accounts impersonating public figures, sparking concerns about the potential for scams and disinformation. The rollout of Twitter's subscription service has prompted a string of accounts impersonating public figures, sparking concerns about the potential for scams and disinformation.Multiple accounts posing as politicians, celebrities and corporate brands have been suspended after being identified as inauthentic. The impostors had paid the $7.99 required to display a verified blue tick -- an identifier previously reserved for notable people or institutions -- under changes brought in by new Twitter owner Elon Musk. There are steps people can take to determine whether a Twitter account with a blue checkmark i...
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Musk sought ‘Trump’ word search to prove Twitter fake accounts
30Sep By adminNo Comments
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Musk sought ‘Trump’ word search to prove Twitter fake accounts

[ad_1] Elon Musk wanted Twitter Inc. to include the word “Trump” in a search of corporate communications and documents. Elon Musk wanted Twitter Inc. to include the word “Trump” in a search of corporate communications and documents to better understand the company's problem with fake accounts, unsealed documents show. “Trump is relevant for the reasons we explained, namely that the name is often associated with spam, false accounts, and bots,” Musk attorney Silpa Maruri said in a July 29 email exchange that's part of a trove of documents made public Thursday in a lawsuit over the billionaire's attempt to cancel his $44 billion acquisition offer. Musk backed out of the deal in part because he claimed Twitter wasn't forthc...
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