Elon Musk’s social media platform X is reportedly facing potential fines exceeding $1 billion for allegedly breaching the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA), according to The New York Times, which cites sources close to the matter. The DSA, implemented in 2022, is aimed at tackling illegal and harmful content across major digital platforms. The…
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Elon Musk is rolling out a new subscription tier for his social network, formerly known as Twitter, now rebranded as X. This new subscription tier, aptly named Premium+, comes at a cost of 16 euros per month or 168 euros for an annual subscription. In exchange for this subscription, users gain a variety of benefits,…
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The platform once known as Twitter, now rebranded as X, has introduced a series of significant changes, including alterations to the way advertisements are displayed on the platform. In a move reported by Mashable, X has started showcasing ads that limit user engagement options, such as the ability to like or retweet the ad. Furthermore,…
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Elon Musk had promised he would, and now it seems he has kept his promise. Elon Musk used his account on his social network to reveal that he has already hired a new CEO to take over the commands of the social network Twitter. If we take his words into consideration, we also know that…
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Elon Musk’s social network continues to enrich its subscription plan, and now all those with a Twitter Blue plan already have Tweets with up to 10,000 characters, when until now it was limited to 4,000. For those who don’t know, unsigned users can only create Tweets with up to 28 characters. The jump to 10,000…
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Elon Musk has defended his decision to charge for Twitter’s certified accounts, arguing that social networks that do not adopt his approach will eventually collapse under the weight of fake accounts. He highlighted the ease with which it is possible to create thousands of fake accounts using modern AI with a single computer. Verification will…
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Twitter has updated its API terms of use, and has recently unveiled three subscription offers. The free subscription is designed for testing purposes and allows accounts to post up to 1500 tweets per month, but lacks access to certain features. However, this could be a relief for some of Twitter’s bot accounts, as it limits…
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If you use the Twitter social network and have not yet deactivated the two-factor authentication method (2FA) via SMS, today is the last day you have to do so. In fact, starting tomorrow, Twitter will insert its two-factor authentication method based on text messages (by virtue of which you receive an authentication code via SMS…
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Twitter has decided to make a notable change to the security of its application, namely to charge for two-factor authentication (2FA) per SMS. Indeed, it is now necessary to have a Twitter Blue subscription to access it. Two-factor authentication is, as the name suggests, a way of having two checks to authorize login to an…
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More than half of Twitter’s top 1,000 advertisers stopped spending on the platform in the first weeks of January 2023, according to data from digital marketing analysis firm Pathmatics by Sensor Tower. This is a significant indication of the impact of the advertiser exodus following Elon Musk’s acquisition of the company. Of the top 1,000…
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Twitter is losing money at the speed of the sinking of the Titanic. Elon Musk will have, however, done everything to put the ship back afloat, from the massive dismissal of 2/3 of the company’s staff, and to the launch of Twitter Blue, a subscription formula that entitles you to a blue ball of ”…
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In case you didn’t know, before becoming a tech mogul by taking over SpaceX, Tesla and Twitter (among others), Elon Musk largely contributed to the creation of… PayPal. In 2000, Musk co-founded online banking X.com, which merged with Confinity in 2000 to form PayPal. Two years later, eBay bought PayPal for $1.5 billion. And if…
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Recently, third-party applications to access the Twitter social network suddenly failed without an explanation for the events. Until today, the blue bird social network has always allowed third-party applications to be created to access its platform, and for that it has even provided an API to facilitate this situation. Now, it seems that Twitter no…
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Tweetbot, Twitterific and other third-party applications to access the Twitter social network stopped working a few hours ago. The problem is that nobody knows what it is or the causes of this sudden failure. It is not known, therefore, whether this is a simple bug or a voluntary action by the social network to cut…
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Twitter changes its mind on political ads. Bought by Elon Musk, who is temporarily at the helm, Twitter is now changing its mind and has announced a relaxation of its rules on advertising for causes. A flexibility that will soon be in effect for political advertisements. The Twitter ad is for the United States. It’s…
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Passed under the leadership of Elon Musk, the social network Twitter ended the application of its policy of disinformation regarding Covid-19. Without any real announcement, a quiet update indicates that it is no longer in effect as of last week. According to Twitter data, 11.72 million accounts have been implicated since January 2020 and the…
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Elon Musk announced that the account certification of the social network Twitter will once again be a reality starting next December 2, and this time with distinctive blue, pink and gold. Each color will correspond to a type of account. Companies with certified account on Twitter will have a golden seal. It will be a…
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Twitter announced that it has returned the “Official” seal assigned to certain accounts. The funniest thing is that this happens just a few days after it ended up forcing users to a new subscription option that costs $8 a month… just so you have your account certified on the social network. The move follows a…
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Twitter: Employees take legal action after wave of Elon Musk layoffs “To get Twitter on the right track, we will have to start a difficult process on Friday to reduce our workforce,” reads an email sent to the teams. The social network also explains in the email that its offices will be temporarily closed and…
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As planned, Elon Musk today became the new owner of the social network Twitter. The richest man in the world made the takeover of the social network in a deal worth around $44 billion. Elon Musk also fired Twitter boss Parag Aggarwal and CFO Ned Segal and Vijaya Gadde, Twitter’s legal and policy director, and…
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Elon Musk, the owner of Tesla and SpaceX is now the owner of the legendary social media platform Twitter. The deal is expected to close by the end of the year. After the approval of the Twitter board, the approval of the regulators and the role of the shareholders will be very important to close…
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Date- 21st December 2017. Time- 11.20 pm in the night. Tesla founder Elon Musk tweeted and wrote – I love Twitter. In response to this tweet by Musk, American journalist Dave Smith asked why not buy it then? On this, Musk also asked – how much is it worth? After 52 months of this tweet,…
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk may become the new owner of Twitter from tonight. According to The Wall Street Journal, Twitter is reconsidering the deal that Elon Musk offered to buy this social media site. Twitter shares are up 5.3% in premarket trading amid the news. At the same time, according to the report of Bloomberg…
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Twitter automated accounts will be able to display a label that helps differentiate them from those managed by humans. This is a new badge that is optional at the moment, but it will help to better classify the types of users within the social network. These ID tags show a small icon of…
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Twitter Launches New Shopping Feature “Live-Shopping” The social network Twitter is launching a new feature, “live-shopping”, to allow users to buy in real time products presented directly during a live broadcast on the platform. This innovation, which is inspired by a widespread practice in China, only concerns the United States for the moment. Shopping…
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