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Trans advocates criticise Twitter policy change

Trans advocates criticise Elon Musk for quietly removing a Twitter policy designed to protect transgender people from harassment. The policy previously forbade users of the social media network from deliberately “misgendering” (referring to someone using pronouns that do not reflect their gender identity) or “deadnaming” (calling a transgender person by the name they were given […]

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Twitter’s FTC lawyer resigns

Christian Dowell, a top lawyer for Twitter who was responsible for substantially coordinating Twitter’s response to an investigation by Federal Trade Commission, submits his letter of resignation. The resignation comes in part due to the growing number of executive departures and intensifying legal woes facing the social media platform. It is unclear who will succeed […]

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Appointed YMU Group chair

Yaccarino is appointed Group Chair of YMU talent management agency. Yaccarino: We all know great talent when we see it. Whether it’s on stage, on the field, in front of and behind the camera, on every platform—you name it—epic performances stick with us. And for decades, I’ve supported top talent by growing global brands alongside […]

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Musk meets Biden EV officials

Musk meets with Podesta, Biden’s senior advisor for clean energy innovation, and Landrieu, who oversees infrastructure spending, in the building that houses Tesla’s Washington lobbying operation and the Center for American Progress, Podesta’s think tank. John Podesta and Mitch Landrieu met with Elon Musk to discuss shared goals around electrification and how the Bipartisan Infrastructure […]

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Twitter suspends @ElonJet account, Musk to take legal action

Despite earlier vowing to allow the account that tracks his private jet to continue on Twitter, Musk bans the @elonjet account and says he will take legal action against Jack Sweeney, the accounts owner. Musk had previously offered Sweeney $5000 to delete the account. Any account doxxing real-time location info of anyone will be suspended, […]

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Twitter dissolves Trust and Safety Council

Twitter dissolves its Trust and Safety Council, the advisory group of nearly 100 independent civil, human rights and other organisations which had been formed by the company in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm and other problems on the platform. Twitter informed the group via email shortly before a meeting, scheduled for […]

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Elton John quits Twitter, Musk responds

John says he is leaving Twitter: All my life I’ve tried to use music to bring people together. Yet it saddens me to see how misinformation is now being used to divide our world.   I’ve decided to no longer use Twitter, given their recent change in policy which will allow misinformation to flourish unchecked. […]

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Musk fires Baker for vetting Twitter Files

Musk fires Baker, Twitter’s deputy general counsel, over concerns he tried to suppress information about the social media platform’s handling of the Hunter Biden laptop controversy. Baker was involved in discussions about whether the laptop falls under Twitter’s “hacked materials” policy. In one of the Twitter files’ emails Baker wrote: I support the conclusion that […]

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Musk, Macron meet

Macron and Musk meet in New Orleans, where they discuss environmental issues and freedom of speech. Macron: I’ll say it here, on Twitter, because it’s all about the blue bird. This afternoon I met with @elonmusk and we had a clear and honest discussion: Transparent user policies, significant reinforcement of content moderation and protection of […]

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Musk bans West from Twitter: ‘I tried my best’

After West posts an image of a swastika inside a Star of David… …and an image of Musk half- naked, Musk says that the latter is fine, but the swastika/star ‘is not’ and that West will be suspended for ‘incitement to violence’ I tried my best. Despite that, he again violated our rule against incitement […]

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Musk: Apple is threatening Twitter’s presence on the App Store

After Musk publishes a poll, asking if Apple should publish all censorship actions it has taken that affect its customers… Apple should publish all censorship actions it has taken that affect its customers — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 28, 2022 …a Twitter user asks if Apple is threatening Twitter’s presence in the App Store or […]

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Musk invokes first child’s death for not restoring Jones’ Twitter account

Musk refuses to restore Jones’ Twitter account saying: No — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 18, 2022 He later elaborates: My firstborn child died in my arms. I felt his last heartbeat. I have no mercy for anyone who would use the deaths of children for gain, politics or fame. My firstborn child died in my […]

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Musk reinstates Peterson, Griffin & The Babylon Bee

As part of of a thread talking about free speech at Twitter, Musk says: Kathie Griffin (sic), Jorden Peterson & Babylon Bee have been reinstated. Trump decision has not yet been made. Kathie Griffin, Jorden Peterson & Babylon Bee have been reinstated. Trump decision has not yet been made. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 18, […]

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Roth resigns from Twitter

Roth quits Twitter, after two weeks under Musk’s leadership. He changes his bio to: Former Head of Trust & Safety at @Twitter.

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Twitter bans Griffin for impersonating Musk

After Musk announced an immediate ban on accounts pretending to be someone else without flagging them as parodies… Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying “parody” will be permanently suspended. Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying “parody” will be permanently suspended — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 6, […]

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Musk fires Gadde

Musk fires Gadde, Twitter’s head of Legal & Policy. Gadde banned Donald Trump from Twitter in January 21. BREAKING: Elon Musk has fired Vijaya Gadde, head of legal policy, trust & safety, who made the decision to permanently suspend Donald Trump. — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 28, 2022

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Musk offers Starlink satellites to Florida

Florida Governor DeSantis says Musk has agreed to provide Starlink to help in response to Hurricane Ian in areas of Southwest Florida still without power and internet after the superstorm. SpaceX plans to send 120 “large Starlink units” to Florida, which will serve as satellite dishes to distribute internet connections to devices within a 13-mile […]

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Writes Glasgow Times article

Sturgeon writes an article for The Glasgow Times, in which she talks about the lifting of Covid restrictions, Boris Johnson and period poverty. We are all fed up with Covid. We yearn to put the last two years of the pandemic firmly behind us and get back to normal life – and I certainly hope that […]

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Reveals ovarian cancer diagnosis from hospital

In a Twitter post, Godley says that she is being treated for ovarian cancer after being diagnosed the previous day I’m really sorry I can’t make the Musselburgh and Edinburgh shows this weekend, it’s the very last dates of the tour and the tour has been so brilliant and so well attended and successful. Unfortunately […]

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Dropped from COVID ad campaign

Godley is dropped from The Scottish Government’s ‘Let’s Stop The Spike’ ad campaign. A series of unacceptable tweets by Janey Godley have been brought to our attention and, while she has rightly apologised, trust in our public health messages at this time is paramount. We have therefore taken the decision to withdraw any further campaign […]