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THE TRUTH ABOUT: 4 - The Untold Story

Within a week of takeover, Musk announces layoffs across Twitter

It follows week of chaos, uncertainty about the company’s future under new owner Elon Musk, days ahead of US midterms.

Al Jazeera

Why Elon Musk’s first week as Twitter owner has users flocking elsewhere

It’s been a week since Elon Musk strode into the Twitter headquarters with a kitchen sink, signalling his official takeover of the company.

The Conversation

Five of Elon Musk’s major Twitter changes in the past 48 hours

Elon Musk didn’t invent Facebook, but he seems to be living up to the social media company’s unofficial motto from its early years — move fast and break things.

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Musk emerging as Twitter's chief moderator ahead of midterms

Days after taking over Twitter and a week before the U.S. midterm elections, billionaire Elon Musk has positioned himself as moderator-in-chief of one of the most important social media platforms in American politics

The Independent UK

Twitter racism surge branded 'scary' as slurs spike after Elon Musk £38bn takeover

The use of the N-word on Twitter had increased by nearly 500% in the 12 hours immediately after Mr Musk's deal was finalised

Daily Mirror

Trump, conspiracies and the ‘X’ factor – what Elon Musk has planned for Twitter

Elon Musk responded to Hillary Clinton on Twitter sharing a link to a fake news article – while Donald Trump praised the Twitter's new chief.

The New Daily

Musk tweets link to an unfounded conspiracy theory

Elon Musk tweeted a link to an unfounded rumor about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, just days after Musk’s purchase of Twitter fueled concerns that the social media platform would no longer seek to limit misinformation and hate speech

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Twitter trolls bombard platform after Elon Musk takeover

Platform says 300 accounts carried out 50,000-plus tweets in ‘organised effort to make users think firm has changed content policy’

The Guardian - UK

False information is everywhere. 'Pre-bunking' tries to head it off early

The idea is to show people the tactics and tropes of misleading information before they encounter it in the wild — so they're better equipped to recognize and resist it.

WEKU

Twitter aims to crack down on misinformation, including misleading posts about Ukraine

Twitter is stepping up its fight against misinformation with a new policy cracking down on posts that spread potentially dangerous false stories.

WEKU

New Twitter policy aims to pierce fog of war misinformation

Twitter is stepping up its fight against misinformation with a new policy cracking down on posts that spread potentially dangerous false stories

The Independent UK

Twitter Won’t Recommend Russia Govt Accounts, Will Prohibit Some POW Content

Twitter said on Tuesday it will not recommend Russian government accounts to users as part of a rule change affecting accounts run by states which limit access to the open internet and are engaged in armed interstate conflict. The social media company also said it would now require the removal…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Twitter won't recommend Russia govt accounts, will prohibit some POW content

Reuters

Twitter Mistakenly Pulled Accounts Monitoring Russian Troops

Twitter acknowledged Wednesday it suspended in error some accounts relaying information about Russian military movements as the threat builds for an attack on Ukraine. The social network has begun restoring access to the users, which were taken down due to "our work to proactively address manipulated media," tweeted the platform's…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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