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Twitter Says It"s Experimenting With "Unmentioning"

Twitter is experimenting with an "unmentioning" feature that will allow users to remove themselves from conversations. The Verge reports: It's limited to some users and only on the web version for now but looks like a very useful way to clean up your.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotApr 9th, 2022

X will soon no longer allow you to block other users

According to a post by Elon Musk, it seems that blocking users on X will soon no longer be possible. The post X will soon no longer allow you to block other users first appeared on Phandroid. On X (formerly known as Twitter), if someone is.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsAug 21st, 2023

Report: Threads app to launch website version this week

Threads launched to much fanfare in July, racking up 100 million signups in less than a week. The microblogging service launched as Twitter users were facing strict rate limits on usage, with Meta hoping to capitalize on the discontent of the Twitter.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsAug 21st, 2023

X seems to have deleted years of old Twitter images

X, formerly known as Twitter, appears to be having trouble showing images posted on the social media platform between 2011 and 2014......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 21st, 2023

Twitter, now X, to remove blocking feature - Musk

Elon Musk says the feature "makes no sense", but users are concerned about protection from abuse......»»

Category: hdrSource:  bbcRelated NewsAug 19th, 2023

X suspends pro-Nazi account after two brands halt advertising

X will soon allow brands to block ads from appearing next to specific profiles. Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) Throughout Twitter's rebrand into X, advertisers have started becoming more confident us.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 18th, 2023

Twitter, now X, to remove blocking feature

Elon Musk says the feature "makes no sense", but users are concerned about protection from abuse......»»

Category: hdrSource:  bbcRelated NewsAug 18th, 2023

Trees, rivers and mountains are gaining legal status—but it"s not been a quick fix for environmental problems

As the scale and severity of environmental issues become more obvious, lawmakers are experimenting with new ways to protect nature. One approach that has gone from blue-sky debate to meaningful reality over the past 50 years is to give elements of th.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 18th, 2023

Elon Musk says Twitter will no longer let you block other people

In another possibly shortsighted decision, Elon Musk says Twitter will soon remove the ability to block people – with the exception of direct messages. In a post on Twitter today, Musk said that the block feature “makes no sense” and instead.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsAug 18th, 2023

Musk’s X Fined $350,000 in Secret Justice Department Fight Over Trump Records

Twitter—now X—was fined for defying a judge’s deadline to comply with a warrant for records related to Donald Trump’s social media account. Twitter Inc., now rebranded as X, was fined $350,000 for defying a judge’s dea.....»»

Category: topSource:  timeRelated NewsAug 18th, 2023

Twitter’s Rival Threads Is Already Unraveling

Twitter’s Rival Threads Is Already Unraveling.....»»

Category: topSource:  timeRelated NewsAug 18th, 2023

Two brands suspend advertising on X after their ads appeared next to pro-Nazi content

At least two brands have said they will suspend advertising on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after their ads and those of other companies were run on an account promoting fascism. The issue came less than a week after X CEO Linda Yaccari.....»»

Category: topSource:  cnnRelated NewsAug 17th, 2023

X apparently added 5-second delay for links to sites Musk doesn’t like

X, formerly Twitter, "confirmed the delay was removed but did not elaborate." Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Dan Kitwood ) In the latest controversial change at Elon Musk's social network, the service formerly named Twi.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 16th, 2023

X appears to slow load times for links to several news outlets and rival platforms

Link loading times to some Twitter competitors and news media sites posted to X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, appeared to be delayed or throttled for much of Tuesday......»»

Category: topSource:  cnnRelated NewsAug 15th, 2023

Nearly 50% of environmentalists abandoned Twitter following Musk"s takeover

In October 2022, Elon Musk purchased Twitter (recently renamed X), which had previously served as the leading social media platform for environmental discourse. Since then, reports a team of researchers in the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsAug 15th, 2023

iPhone 14 Pro users complain of major drops in battery health and capacity after less than a year

iPhone 14 Pro users are growing increasingly concerned about the state of their iPhone’s battery health. A number of iPhone 14 Pro users have taken to Twitter, Reddit, and more to share screenshots of their deteriorating battery capacity – less.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsAug 11th, 2023

Musk dumps remaining Twitter-branded stuff in auction

Most coveted item at Twitter's last auction went for $100,000. Enlarge (credit: Anadolu Agency / Contributor | Anadolu) Elon Musk is having another garage sale, this time dumping all of the leftover junk around X headqua.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 11th, 2023

X CEO reveals video calls are coming to the app formerly known as Twitter

X, formerly Twitter, is to get video calls as part of ongoing efforts to turn the platform into a so-called everything app offering a broad range of services......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 11th, 2023

X is "close to breakeven" says CEO Linda Yaccarino

X CEO Linda Yaccarino, leader of the platform formerly known as Twitter, said the company is keeping an eye on new competitor Threads, despite the sharply slowing growth of the rival app from Meta......»»

Category: topSource:  cnnRelated NewsAug 10th, 2023

X to auction off old Twitter items, from desk chairs to painting of Ellen DeGeneres" Oscar Selfie

Twitter is officially rebranding as X — so Elon Musk is holding a giant garage sale to purge the company's HQ of remnants of the past......»»

Category: topSource:  cnnRelated NewsAug 10th, 2023

X CEO Linda Yaccarino says company is still watching Threads competition

X CEO Linda Yaccarino, leader of the platform formerly known as Twitter, said the company is keeping an eye on new competitor Threads, despite the sharply slowing growth of the rival app from Meta......»»

Category: topSource:  cnnRelated NewsAug 10th, 2023