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The entire story of Twitter / X under Elon Musk
On April 4th, 2022, we learned that Musk had purchased enough shares of Twitter to become its largest individual shareholder. Eventually, he followed up with an unsolicited offer to buy 100 percent of Twitter’s shares for $54.20 each, or about $44 billion. Twitter accepted Musk’s offer, but then things got weird because he tried to cancel the deal. Since then,…
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Trump vs. Twitter: The president takes on social media moderation
For years, Donald Trump’s fight against social media companies has been a one-man boxing match. He calls them out over bias, and they rewrite policies making him the one exception to their rules, taking care never to punch back. But on Tuesday, Twitter slapped back for the first time ever, labeling two tweets as making false and misleading claims about…
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Elon Musk is being sued by the feds over the way he bought Twitter
Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter has resulted in a federal lawsuit by the Securities and Exchange Commission alleging that he broke securities laws with a late disclosure, and saved $150 million in the process. Before Musk agreed to buy Twitter for $44 billion, before he tried to back out of that deal, before he was forced to go through with…
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Alternatives to Elon Musk’s Twitter: Mastodon, Threads, Reddit, Cohost, Tumblr, and more
As I write this, there are a lot of social network users who are wondering if they should look for a new home. Over at X, Elon Musk has essentially become part of the incoming Trump administration, while various changes have made the formerly popular social network a dark and forbidding forest for many of its former inhabitants. Meanwhile, Meta’s…
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Can you use a VPN to get Twitter Blue/X Premium?
Users in over 200 countries worldwide can subscribe to Twitter Blue (now X Premium) and enjoy its benefits. However, some regions still have it unavailable, whether due to local laws or Twitter/X being banned entirely. This article addresses whether you can use a VPN to get Twitter Blue/X Premium in such locations. First, we’ll walk you through bypassing geo-blocks to…
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How to quit Elon Musk’s Twitter / X
Once upon a time, Twitter — now X — was the place to get your memes, world news, and pop culture. However, even at the time, being an active Twitter user also required sifting through a daily deluge of toxic characters, bots, and deepfakes. Then the Elon Musk circus came to town and began steadily altering the formerly popular social…
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You Can Now Edit DMs on X (Twitter); Here’s How to Do It
DMs or Direct Messages have been a thing on X (formerly Twitter) for over a decade and since then, users of the platform have demanded the ability to edit messages, just like the option to edit posts. While the former arrived early, the ability to edit messages has also made its way to the platform in a recent update. Mike…
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How to Change Your Twitter Username
On X (formerly Twitter), your username serves as both an expression of your personality and a digital address that allows others to direct messages your way on the service. If you’d like to change your Twitter username, you can do so easily on iPhone, iPad, Android, and on the web. Here’s how. How to Change Your Username Using a Web…
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