Twitter gave a fake Disney account account verification status at the weekend. The account, called @DisneyJuniorUK, was tweeting vile content, but managed to be verified with a gold tick before being suspended. The owner alerted his followers by saying “this…
Beyoncé and Ronaldo among those to lose Twitter blue check in purge
What do Beyoncé and Cristiano Ronaldo have in common? As of today, they are no longer verified on Twitter. The social media giant began removing the once-coveted blue tick verification from thousands of accounts on Thursday. The move comes as…
Twitter brands BBC a ‘government funded media’ organization
The BBC is seeking a swift resolution after Twitter branded it as “government funded media.” Britain’s national broadcaster is predominantly funded by UK households via a license fee, which is also required to watch non-BBC channels or live services. This…
Elon Musk just stripped The New York Times of its blue Twitter check mark
Twitter has removed the verification check mark on the main account of The New York Times, one of CEO Elon Musk’s most despised news organizations. The removal comes as many of Twitter’s high-profile users are bracing for the loss of…
Twitter suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s account after ‘Trans Day of Vengeance’ post
Twitter has suspended Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s congressional account for seven days after the Georgia lawmaker repeatedly tweeted about a rally called “Trans Day of Vengeance,” following Monday’s school shooting in Nashville. Greene posted an image of the poster…
Elon Musk tells William Shatner subscription-only Twitter blue check-marks are about treating everyone equally
Is Elon Musk’s move to grant verified blue check-marks only to paying Twitter users designed to prop up the company’s revenue — or is it supposedly to democratize the social network? After actor William Shatner groused about Twitter’s plan to…
Twitter sued by UK’s Crown Estate over unpaid London HQ rent
Twitter is being sued by the UK’s Crown Estate over unpaid rent at its London headquarters. The Estate filed a claim with the High Court in London last week. Court proceedings have been issued to Twitter. The cost of the…
Police hunt for man sharing marijuana with infant
The Nigeria Police Force has said that it will arrest a yet-to-be identified man for sharing a substance, suspected to be marijuana, with an infant in a viral video. In the video posted on Twitter by a user, Ikeokwu Chidozie,…
Joe Rogan reacts to banned Elon Musk jet tracking account
Joe Rogan gave his take this week on Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s recent controversial decision to permanently suspend an account created by college student Jack Sweeney that tracked the movements of the billionaire’s private jet. Earlier this month, Twitter had…
Elon Musk should step down as Twitter chief, users declare in poll
More than half of 17.5 million users who responded to a Twitter poll created by billionaire Elon Musk over whether he should step down as head of the company had voted yes by the time the poll closed Monday. There…