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Musk's Twitter will be different; chaos of deal just preview of what's next

Musk has already axed much of Twitter's leadership team, including its chief executive officer, and plans to be CEO himself in the immediate term, according to people familiar with the matter

Musk fired Twitter execs in attempt to avoid payouts, layoffs planned: Rpts

Twitter's new owner Elon Musk fired top executives in an effort to avoid hefty severance payouts, while lining up other layoffs to avoid stock grants due on Nov. 1

TMS Ep292: Twitter under musk, metaverse, markets, deities on legal tenders

How will Twitter transform under Elon Musk? How'll metaverse change the shopping experience? How will US Fed & BoE rate action affect markets? What pictures can be used on currency notes? Answers here

How will Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter change the public square?

Elon Musk finally entered the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco last week, pulling off a difficult feat. Here's an analysis of how Twitter will transform under Musk in the days to come?

Users will soon be able to pick a Twitter version they like better: Musk

Elon Musk on Saturday said that Twitter users will soon be able to pick a version of the microblogging platform they like better, like a moving maturity ranking

Twitter, Facebook, other social media cos will have to abide by local laws

The new amendments to IT rules impose a legal obligation on social media companies to take all out efforts to prevent barred content and misinformation, the government said on Saturday making it clear that platforms such as Twitter and Facebook operating in India will have to abide by local laws and constitutional rights of Indian users. The new rules provide for setting up appellate committees which can overrule decisions of the big tech firms on takedown or blocking requests. The hardening of stance against the big tech companies comes at a time when discontent has been brewing over alleged arbitrary acts of social media platforms on flagged content, or not responding fast enough to grievances. Amid concerns over the rising clout of Big Tech globally, the CEO of electric car maker Tesla Inc, Elon Musk, on Friday completed his USD 44-billion takeover of Twitter, placing the world's richest man at the helm of one of the most influential social media apps in the world. Incidentally,

How Elon Musk could put more crypto on Twitter after taking charge

Since Dorsey's departure last November, Twitter has added Ether tipping, nonfungible token profile pictures and USD Coin stablecoin payments for a select group of creators

Looming elections in US and Brazil pose test for Elon Musk's Twitter

Pivotal elections in Brazil and the United States will present an early test to Twitter's new owner Elon Musk and his promise to ease up on the platform's policies on misinformation. Voters in both nations have already faced a torrent of misleading claims about candidates, issues and voting. That torrent could become a deluge if Musk makes good on his vows to roll back Twitter's rules just as millions of voters prepare to cast a ballot. This is the most critical time for this work, right before an election," said Alejandra Caraballo, an instructor at Harvard Law School's Cyberlaw Clinic who has been monitoring the online response to Musk's purchase. We're going to see a test run with the election in Brazil this Sunday, when we'll see how bad things get." Even if Musk waits until after the elections to make changes, his decision to fire the executive in charge of content moderation raises questions about the company's ability to combat misinformation and extremist content linked to .

Rahul Gandhi hopes Twitter will act against hate speech, congratulates Musk

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday extended a congratulatory message to Elon Musk on his Twitter takeover

Crypto exchange Binance creating team to help Twitter with things like bots

The world's largest crypto exchange appears to be seeking an active role in how Twitter is run

Former US President Trump says he's happy about Musk's Twitter takeover

The former president said Twitter must now work hard to rid itself of all of the bots and fake accounts that have hurt it so badly. It will be much smaller, but better

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Elon Musk's free speech plans for Twitter clash with EU content rules

After Musk said he had "freed" the bird, referring to Twitter's logo, the European Commission's Internal Markets Commissioner warned that in Europe "the bird will fly by" EU's rules

Twitter to form content moderation council: Elon Musk after taking charge

After Elon Musk closed the Twitter deal of $44 bn, he informed about forming a content moderation council for Twitter which will certainly have diverse viewpoints

Shortly after Musk took Twitter charge, some users began testing fake news

Confusion, concern, conspiracies, celebration. In the hours after Elon Musk took control of Twitter, reaction on the platform ranged from triumph to despair. While no immediate policy changes had been announced by Friday afternoon, that didn't stop users from cheering or criticizing what they expected to be a quick embrace of Musk's pledges to cut back on moderation in what he has said is an effort to promote free speech. Conservative personalities on the site began recirculating long-debunked conspiracy theories, including about COVID-19 and the 2020 election, in a tongue-in-cheek attempt to test whether Twitter's policies on misinformation were still being enforced. Popular right-wing pundits tweeted buzzwords such as ivermectin, and Trump won to see whether they'd be penalized for content they suggested would previously have been flagged. Ivermectin, a cheap drug that kills parasites in humans and animals, has been promoted by some Republican lawmakers and conservative talk sh

General Motors temporarily suspends Twitter advertising after Musk takeover

The Detroit automaker, which is racing to catch up with Tesla in electric vehicle development, said Friday it's talking with Twitter to discuss how the platform will change

Elon Musk to form a council to advise on lifting any Twitter bans

Musk, whose $44 billion deal to take the social network private was completed Thursday, had indicated previously that he thought Twitter's content moderation standards were too strict

Musk takes a $10 bn hit to his net worth after finalising Twitter deal

The $10 billion hit to Musk's fortune brings his total losses this year to $66 billion, according to the Bloomberg wealth index

'Bird is freed': Musk takes over Twitter, fires CEO Parag Agrawal

Agrawal, 38, was appointed Twitter CEO in November last year after the social media site's co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down

Musk takes over Twitter: A list of banned accounts which may get restored

Ever since Musk took over Twitter, the internet was divided- while many supported his buyout deal, speculating more inclusion and free speech, others sound caution