Tag Archives: Twitter

Twitter Sued Over Data Breach After Hack Site Claims 200 Million Compromised Accounts – Heemang Parmar

[ad_1] A Twitter user has sued the company over a data breach, days after an internet hacker site posted information allegedly gleaned from more than 200 million accounts. New York state resident Stephen Gerber claims in his lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court in San Francisco, that his personal information was among data collected by…

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Reporter Poses As Senator Again On Twitter After Elon Musk Declares Verification Fixed – Heemang Parmar

[ad_1] The same reporter who successfully posed as a senator on Twitter two months ago did so again this week, even though company CEO Elon Musk declared his verification process had been fixed. Washington Post tech journalist Geoffrey A. Fowler set up an account and tweeted as Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) — with Markey’s permission…

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Elon Musk Fires Twitter Janitors, Reportedly Forcing Staff To Bring Own Toilet Paper – Heemang Parmar

[ad_1] Twitter CEO Elon Musk is cutting costs at his struggling new company right to the bone, even firing janitors, which is reportedly forcing some staffers to bring in their own toilet paper. Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters — and the company’s Seattle office — are getting smelly and gross after Musk boasted that he’s “cutting…

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Elon Musk’s Twitter Suspends Account Of Rival Mastodon Platform – Heemang Parmar

[ad_1] Elon Musk’s Twitter suspended the account of rising social media platform Mastodon on Thursday — the same day Twitter restricted the profiles of prominent tech journalists who have unflatteringly reported on the billionaire’s chaotic leadership of the company. Twitter didn’t explain the reason for the suspension, but it may be connected to an earlier…

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Elon Musk Says Apple Isn’t Threatening To Remove Twitter From The App Store After All – Heemang Parmar

[ad_1] Apple’s CEO told Elon Musk the company “never considered” pulling his social media platform from its App Store, the Twitter owner said Wednesday, suggesting that his own remarks about a possible removal were a “misunderstanding.” Musk tweeted that he had a “Good conversation” with Tim Cook during a meeting at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino,…

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Twitter Will ‘Tentatively’ Relaunch Paid Verification System Next Friday: Musk – Heemang Parmar

[ad_1] Elon Musk announced Twitter will “tentatively” make available its updated paid verification service to users next Friday. Musk said that the platform will start adding a different color of check mark for verified users based on the type of account. Individuals will continue getting a blue check, while companies will have a gold check…

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After Stunning Failures, Elon Musk Says Only ‘Exceptional Performance’ Is Allowed At Twitter – Heemang Parmar

[ad_1] Twitter will only have room for “extremely hardcore” employees who put in long hours at high intensity, the company’s new owner Elon Musk told staff Wednesday morning. “Going forward, to build a breakthrough Twitter 2.0 and succeed in an increasingly competitive world, we will need to be extremely hardcore. This will mean working long…

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Musk Threatens To Boot Twitter Account Impersonators – Heemang Parmar

[ad_1] BOSTON (AP) — Elon Musk tweeted Sunday that Twitter will permanently suspend any account on the social media platform that impersonates another. The platform’s new owner issued the warning after some celebrities changed their Twitter display names — not their account names — and tweeted as ‘Elon Musk’ in reaction to the billionaire’s decision…

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