The Nigerian Government has claimed that there were a series of painstaking negotiations between Twitter and the country before the micro-blogging media was allowed to resume operations in the country last year. The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, made the…
Twitter reinstates banned journalists’ accounts
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk says several journalists he suspended from his social media company, Twitter, will have their accounts reinstated. Reporters for the New York Times, CNN and the Washington Post were among those locked out of their accounts, after…
Twitter bans some journalists who cover Elon Musk
Twitter accounts belonging to several prominent journalists covering the company’s owner, Elon Musk, have had their accounts abruptly suspended. Reporters for The New York Times, CNN and Washington Post are among those who found themselves locked out of their accounts…
Norway protests as Twitter mistakenly describes country as Nigerian govt organisation
Norway has mildly protested to microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, over its description of the Scandinavian country as a Nigerian government organisation. On Norway’s verified Twitter handle, @NorwayMFA, the country was described as a Nigerian government organisation, while the…
Elon Musk is no longer the richest man on the planet, according to Forbes
Elon Musk is no longer the world’s richest person, according to Forbes. On Thursday, Musk dropped to the second spot on Forbes’ list of “Real-Time Billionaires,” putting the Twitter and Tesla CEO behind Bernard Arnault, CEO of French luxury brand…
Elton John quits Twitter blaming change in misinformation policy
Sir Elton John has become the latest celebrity to leave Twitter since its acquisition by Tesla boss Elon Musk. The singer, a headline act for next year’s Glastonbury Festival, blamed the platform’s “change in policy” around misinformation without elaborating. Twitter…
Elon Musk accuses Apple of threatening to remove Twitter from App Store
Elon Musk has accused Apple of threatening to remove Twitter from its App Store without giving a reason to the social media platform. Twitter’s new owner also said the iPhone maker had stopped advertising on Twitter, prompting him to ask…
Elon Musk says Twitter will offer ‘amnesty’ to suspended accounts
Elon Musk says Twitter will provide a “general amnesty” to some suspended accounts from next week. This came after he started a poll on Wednesday asking Twitter users whether accounts that had “not broken the law or engaged in egregious…
Stephen Fry joins celebrity Twitter exodus, says “Goodbye” with Scrabble message
Stephen Fry has become the latest celebrity to quit Twitter, following Elon Musk’s disruptive arrival at the helm of the platform as its new owner, and reportedly joined the rising alternative social network Mastodon. The UK actor, broadcaster, comedian, and…
Jack Dorsey takes responsibility for Elon Musk’s mass layoffs at Twitter
Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s co-founder and former CEO, responded to the mass layoffs under Elon Musk’s ownership by saying he owns “the responsibility for why everyone is in this situation” and that he grew the company “too quickly.” On Friday, Musk…