Twitter says it will allow government agencies and other public entities to share automated warnings on the social network for free.
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Antisemitic tweets soared on Twitter after Musk took over, study finds
The study, which used machine-learning tools to identify likely antisemitic tweets, found that the average weekly number of such posts “more than doubled after Musk’s acquisition.”
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At Elon Musk’s ‘brittle’ Twitter, small tweaks trigger massive outages
‘Every mistake in code and operations is now deadly,’ a former engineer said last year. That dire prediction appears to be coming true.
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Thousands of pro-Trump Twitter bots are attacking DeSantis, Haley
Researchers have uncovered a network of tens of thousands of fake Twitter accounts created to support former President Donald Trump and attack his critics and potential rivals.
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Sen. Angus King caught up in ‘Twitter Files’ controversy
Records released by Twitter CEO Elon Musk show that in 2018 Sen. Angus King flagged over 350 ‘suspicious’ social media accounts, including those that mentioned his Republican opponent, Eric Brakey.
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Twitter scrambles to fix meltdown as many unable to tweet
Twitter engineers and experts have been warning that the platform is at an increased risk of fraying since Musk fired most of the people who worked on keeping it running.
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Former Twitter executives deny pressure to block Hunter Biden laptop story
The hearing continues a yearslong trend of the GOP calling tech company leaders to testify about alleged political bias.
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Twitter makes first interest payment on Musk buyout debt
The company paid a group of seven banks, led by Morgan Stanley, which became stuck with the debt after they were unable to sell it to outside investors.
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Ex-Twitter engineer tells FTC security violations persist after Musk
Concerns about Twitter’s security soared after an incident in 2020 when teenagers breached Twitter’s internal systems and tweeted as Musk, Barack Obama and others.
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Twitter auctions office equipment, coffee machines as Musk slims company
Twitter and Musk, its outspoken CEO, have not commented publicly on the sale, but the company has been slashing costs and cutting staff numbers as it grapples with its finances.