Meta looks to target Twitter with a rival app called Threads

Associated Press 07/05/2023

LONDON — Meta is poised to unveil a new app that appears to mimic Twitter — a direct challenge to the social media platform owned by Elon Musk. A listing for the app, called Threads, appeared on…

Meta to launch Twitter-like app Threads

07/04/2023

Meta Platforms plans to launch a microblogging app, Threads, days after Twitter executive chair Elon Musk announced a temporary cap on how many posts users can read on the social media site. Threads, Instagram’s text-based conversation app,…

Musk says Twitter will limit how many tweets users can read

Reuters 07/02/2023

Twitter is limiting how many tweets per day various accounts can read, to discourage “extreme levels” of data scraping and system manipulation, Executive Chair Elon Musk said in a post on the social media platform on Saturday. Verified accounts were…

Ecuador authorities confiscate pigs, fighting cocks from prison

Reuters 06/17/2023

Ecuadorean security forces have confiscated pigs, fighting cocks and more than two dozen bladed weapons, among other items, from a high-security wing of Bellavista prison in the city of Santo Domingo, the country’s military said on Friday.…

Books in our future

Ambeth R. Ocampo - @inquirerdotnet 06/07/2023

Walking around the Philippine Book Festival this weekend made me reflect on the books that shaped me and my time. I looked back on all the books I have published since 1986 and revisited my now-shattered dream…

Elon Musk says he has found new Twitter CEO

05/12/2023

Elon Musk said on Thursday he has found a new chief executive for Twitter, but did not name the person, while the Wall Street Journal reported that Comcast NBCUniversal executive Linda Yaccarino was in talks for the…

Twitter to remove idle accounts, archive them

Reuters 05/09/2023

Social media platform Twitter Inc will remove accounts that have been inactive for several years, CEO Elon Musk announced in a tweet on Monday, saying that the action is “important to free up abandoned handles.” Twitter’s billionaire…

Pope loses verified status on Twitter, US basketball star LeBron James remains

Reuters 04/21/2023

Twitter on Thursday began removing legacy blue checkmarks from user profiles, with famous people including pop icon Beyonce and Pope Francis losing their verified statuses. Some personalities such as basketball star LeBron James and author Stephen King…

LeBron James thumbs down paying for Twitter blue check mark

Rommel Fuertes Jr. - @inquirerdotnet 04/01/2023

  NBA superstar LeBron James refuses to shell out money for a blue checkmark on his account as Twitter’s policy on verification is set to take effect. The four-time NBA MVP from the Los Angeles Lakers, one…

Musk says he’ll step down as Twitter CEO after finding a replacement

Reuters 12/21/2022

Elon Musk said on Tuesday he will step down as chief executive of Twitter after finding a replacement. “I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job! After that,…

Elon Musk poll shows 57.5% want him to step down as Twitter chief

Reuters 12/19/2022

Twitter users voted in a poll for Elon Musk to step down as chief executive of the social media platform, in a backlash against the billionaire less than two months after he took over. About 57.5% votes…

Twitter chaos deepens as key executives quit

Agence France Presse 11/11/2022

SAN FRANCISCO, United States — Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter descended ever deeper into chaos on Thursday as key security executives resigned from the platform, drawing a sharp warning from US regulators. The walkouts came a day…

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