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The best thing about 2020 is we survived it. No need to say what the worst thing is, it’s hands down our collective stupidity in the choices we’ve made. That reality has forced us to refactor what we do moving forward. If we had correctly underst.....»»
Australian firm sues Twitter for $665,000 for not paying bills
An Australian project management firm has filed a lawsuit against Twitter in a US court seeking cumulative payments of about A$1 million ($665,000) over alleged non-payment of bills for work done in four countries, court filings showed......»»
India Twitter ruling sparks free speech debate
A court has fined Twitter $61,000 for not complying with a government order to take down tweets......»»
Twitter temporarily restricts tweets users can see, Elon Musk announces
Elon Musk says verified accounts can read up to 10,000 posts a day while unverified ones are limited to 1,000......»»
#TwitterDown: Elon Musk announces temporary read limits on Twitter
Thousands of Twitter users across several countries were unable to access the social media site, or faced difficulty and delays, Saturday......»»
Twitter tells users to touch grass, adds new rule limiting how many tweets you can read per day
Yesterday, Twitter started blocking people not logged into an account from viewing tweets, profiles, or any information. In what could be considered an even more shortsighted decision, Elon Musk now says that Twitter is limiting the number of tweets.....»»
Twitter imposes limits on readable tweets to beat "scraping"
The latest changes to the Elon Musk-owned Twitter is causing problems for users, with the micro-blogging service preventing unregistered users from viewing the site and limiting access, to fight off supposed data scrapers.Elon Musk and the Twitter lo.....»»
Apple Shortcuts engineering manager Ari Weinstein departs Apple
Ari Weinstein, a co-founder of the Workflow app that was acquired by Apple and absorbed into the Shortcuts ecosystem, has departed the company.Ari Weinstein on-screen at an Apple Park presentation. [Twitter/AriX]In a post to Twitter on Friday, Ari We.....»»
Twitter makes tweets super secret and inconvenient if you log out as ’emergency measure’
Twitter is testing new ways to kneecap itself this week while simultaneously attempting the pull off the classic pivot to video meme. This is apparently an emergency measure… more… The post Twitter makes tweets super secret and inconvenient if.....»»
Twitter isn"t letting users view the site without logging in
Twitter appears to be restricting access to its platform for anyone not logged into an account......»»
TSMC & hack group differ on whose data got stolen
Ransomware gang LockBit claims it has breached Apple chip supplier TSMC — but TSMC says no, the group only got into a minor supplier's systems and nothing of the processor firm's was taken.LockBit has recently been targeting Apple Silicon in its ra.....»»
Op-ed: Why the great #TwitterMigration didn’t quite pan out
The flight from Musk's Twitter to the "free" fediverse never really took off. Enlarge / Let's look deep within. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) I've been using fediverse stuff (Mastodon and, most recently, Calcke.....»»
Linda Yaccarino’s vision for Twitter 2.0 emerges
Staff should be ready for "hand-to-hand combat" as company preps new ad offering. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Thomas Trutschel ) Twitter’s new chief executive, Linda Yaccarino, is preparing a series of measures to.....»»
Reddit client Apollo is shutting down on July 1st -- please decline your refund
Reddit has forced third-party clients like Apollo to shut down due to exorbitant fees, and please refuse the subscription refund to help keep your favorite developers afloat.Decline your Apollo refundLike with what happened to third-party Twitter cli.....»»
Twitter gets buggier: Followers don’t display, users restricted in error
Twitter looking into a bug restricting some users from liking and retweeting. Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images / Contributor | LightRocket) Since the earliest days of Twitter, the easiest way to find out more about an accoun.....»»
Decentralized Twitter rival Damus will be removed from the App Store over Bitcoin tipping
Damus has failed to comply with Apple's guidelines for in-app purchases and will be removed from the App Store, though the app's developers will contest this decision.Damus allows users to tip with BitcoinDamus is an app built on the Jack Dorsey-back.....»»
Hacker sent to jail for huge 2020 Twitter breach
A British man who took part in a high-profile Twitter hack in 2020 has been handed a five-year jail term for his part in the crime......»»
EU official visits Twitter headquarters to "stress test" its ability to handle content moderation
A top European Union official is touring Silicon Valley this week and reminding tech platforms including Twitter and Facebook-parent Meta about their content moderation obligations, just weeks ahead of a deadline to comply with sweeping new EU laws t.....»»
Australia threatens Twitter with huge fines over hate speech
Twitter could be hit with huge fines in Australia after the nation’s cyber watchdog asked the social media company to explain what it’s doing about online hate......»»
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg agree to hold cage fight
Earlier this month, Meta showed staff plans for a text-based social network designed to compete with Twitter......»»
Twitter link previews on iMessage and Slack are down, and no one wants to click the link [Fixed]
If you’ve noticed something missing while sharing tweets over iMessage or Slack, you’re not alone. Twitter link previews on iMessage and Slack are just bland links for now, and who knows when they’ll return. more… The post Twitter link prev.....»»