Main Topic: Investigation into the installation of a giant "X" sign on the former Twitter headquarters in San Francisco.
Key Points:
1. City officials require permits for replacing letters or symbols on buildings and erecting signs for design and safety reasons.
2. The city has opened a complaint and launched an investigation into the installation of the "X" sign.
3. Elon Musk, owner of Twitter, unveiled the new "X" logo as part of his rebranding efforts for the social media platform.
Main Topic: X Corp., the parent company of Twitter, accuses the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) of making baseless claims to harm Twitter's advertising business.
Key Points:
1. X Corp. sent a letter to CCDH accusing them of making troubling and baseless claims about Twitter's handling of hate speech.
2. Elon Musk's lawyer described CCDH's research as false and misleading, citing flawed methodologies.
3. CCDH defended their research and criticized X Corp.'s attempt to silence criticism and legitimate commentary.
Main Topic: X Corp., the parent company of Twitter, files a lawsuit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) for publishing research reports claiming that the platform failed to take action against hateful posts.
Key Points:
1. X Corp. accuses CCDH of orchestrating a "scare campaign" to drive away advertisers from the platform.
2. X Corp. alleges that CCDH unlawfully gained access to protected data and falsely claimed statistical support for overwhelming harmful content.
3. CCDH argues that Musk is trying to silence criticism and that their research shows hate and disinformation spreading on the platform.
Main topic: Mixed reactions to Twitter's rebranding to X and surge in negative reviews on the U.S. App Store.
Key points:
1. Nearly 78% of U.S. iOS reviews for the newly renamed X app have been 1-star reviews since the rebranding, compared to 50% in the previous two weeks.
2. Users expressed frustration with the new logo and name, demanding the return of the Twitter bird.
3. Despite the negative reviews, X's worldwide installs grew 20% week-over-week after the rebranding, with a 3-4% increase in weekly user growth.
4. Time spent per user fell 7% and daily sessions per user fell 6% following the renaming of the app to X.
5. The rebranding was an attempt to transform Twitter into Elon Musk's vision of an "everything app," but it remains to be seen if X can thrive after losing the trust and goodwill of some longtime Twitter users.
The main topic is that the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency is suing Elon Musk-owned X (formerly Twitter) for copyright infringement in France. AFP claims that X has refused to discuss remuneration for sharing its news content. AFP is seeking an urgent injunction to obtain the necessary information to calculate the money owed to them under France's neighboring rights legislation. The extension of copyright law covers excerpts of news content shared on digital platforms, including text, photographs, videos, and infographics. Google has previously faced legal action and a fine for failing to negotiate payments with news publishers. X's case may not trigger intervention from the competition authority as it does not hold a dominant position in search or social media.
Main topic: X (formerly known as Twitter) throttling traffic to websites disliked by Elon Musk.
Key points:
1. X slowed down access to websites including The New York Times, Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, Threads, Reuters, and Substack.
2. These websites have been publicly attacked by Musk in the past.
3. The delays potentially affected the traffic and ad revenue of these companies.
Hint on Elon Musk: Musk has previously blocked links to competitors, called the New York Times "propaganda," and took away their verification check mark. He has also feuded with Mark Zuckerberg and threatened a cage fight.
Main topic: Elon Musk-owned social network X (formerly Twitter) has made TweetDeck a subscriber-only product.
Key points:
1. TweetDeck, previously a free tool, is now only accessible to subscribers of X Pro.
2. This move affects social media managers, journalists, and power users who relied on TweetDeck for tracking lists and trends on Twitter/X.
3. Under Musk's ownership, X has introduced various subscription offerings, including verification marks, longer text and video posts, fewer ads, encryption in DMs, and ad revenue sharing.
Hint on Elon Musk: Elon Musk is the owner of social network X (formerly Twitter) and has implemented changes such as making TweetDeck a subscriber-only product and introducing various subscription offerings.
Twitter's rebranding to X resulted in a decrease in downloads and weekly active users, but surprisingly led to a 25% increase in revenue; however, consumer confusion and the popularity of Twitter Lite impacted the success of the rebranding.
Elon Musk's social network, formerly known as Twitter and now called X, is facing 2,200 arbitration cases filed by ex-employees after Musk took over the company, leading to potential filing fees of $3.5 million, as revealed in a recent court filing. The cases are part of a lawsuit in a Delaware district court brought by a former senior staff network engineer, Chris Woodfield, who alleges that X failed to pay his severance and delayed the dispute resolution process by not paying the necessary fees.
Former pharmaceutical executive and convicted securities fraudster Martin Shkreli claims he has been lobbying Elon Musk through mutual friends to regain access to his original X (formerly Twitter) account, alleging that Musk's actions contradict his stance on free speech; Shkreli believes Musk may be jealous of him and his machismo.
X, the Elon Musk-owned social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has obtained payments licenses from several U.S. states, indicating plans to support payment processing and cryptocurrency services.
Elon Musk became repulsed by the Twitter logo and its presence in the company's offices, ultimately leading him to acquire Twitter and rebrand it as X.com with plans to transform it into an all-encompassing app for financial and social matters.
Elon Musk says Twitter will file a defamation lawsuit against the Anti-Defamation League, accusing them of falsely accusing him and the platform of being antisemitic and blaming them for Twitter's falling U.S. advertising revenue.
X's new content moderation policy, which limits the visibility of certain tweets rather than removing them, has made it difficult for the social media platform to convince brands that it is safe for advertising.
X, formerly known as Twitter, has been running unlabeled ads in users' feeds, raising concerns about deceptive advertising practices and potentially attracting regulatory investigation.
Twitter, now called X, is suing California over a state law that requires social media companies to disclose their content policies, claiming it violates free speech and pressure them to remove objectionable content.
Apple CEO Tim Cook is considering whether to continue advertising on the platform X, formerly known as Twitter, due to accusations of antisemitism against its owner Elon Musk, with Cook stating that there is no place for such promotion.
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, revealed plans for his social network, X (formerly Twitter), to introduce a monthly payment system to combat bots, but did not disclose the cost or additional features included, while also claiming to have 550 million monthly users generating millions of daily posts, without specifying the authenticity of these users. Musk's discussion with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also addressed concerns over hate speech and antisemitism on the platform, following Musk's previous amplification of such content. Musk's takeover of Twitter led to significant changes, including staff cuts, the restoration of previously suspended accounts, and the elimination of Twitter's verification system.
Elon Musk announced during a livestream that X, formerly Twitter, may soon become a subscription-only service in order to combat the presence of bots on the platform.
Activist investor Bill Ackman expresses his admiration for Elon Musk and suggests that a deal between Musk and X (formerly known as Twitter) would be welcome, pointing out X's crushing debt load as a possible reason for Musk to agree to the deal and take a part of X public again.
Elon Musk-owned social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is facing financial challenges as advertising revenue decreases and its value is estimated to be worth less than its debt.
Elon Musk, owner of X (formerly Twitter), is facing a lawsuit for libel after falsely accusing a recent college graduate of affiliating with a neo-Nazi group and amplifying posts that identified him as a participant in a brawl between right-wing extremist groups during a Pride event in Portland; the lawsuit seeks damages of at least $1 million, a jury trial, and a judgment to clear the graduate's name.
Elon Musk's social network, formerly known as Twitter and now called X, has removed news headlines from article links in an effort to improve aesthetics, with Musk expressing a desire for news organizations to post content directly on the platform.
Elon Musk's platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is now serving users clickbait advertisements that cannot be blocked, reported, or easily identified as ads.
The European Union has warned Elon Musk that his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, is spreading illegal content and disinformation following the Hamas attacks on Israel, urging him to update content enforcement policies and remove violating content in a timely manner.
Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter, now called X, is facing accusations of retaliatory firings and violations of labor rights as a former employee files a complaint alleging illegal termination for challenging the company's return-to-office policy.
Elon Musk-owned social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has launched a program in limited territories that charges $1 for new signups in an attempt to combat spam and bot activity, although there is skepticism about its effectiveness.
Elon Musk's social network X, formerly known as Twitter, is testing a $1 annual subscription for new users in New Zealand and the Philippines in an effort to reduce spam and bot activity on the platform.
Starbucks and the union organizing its workers are engaged in a legal battle over trademark infringement and defamation after a pro-Palestinian social media post during the Israel-Hamas war angered customers and damaged Starbucks' reputation.
Elon Musk is considering removing the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, from Europe due to new internet platform regulations in the region.
Elon Musk announced that social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, will introduce two new tiers of premium subscriptions, one with all features but ads and a more expensive option with no ads, in an effort to boost revenue.
A group of 41 states and the District of Columbia has filed a lawsuit against Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, alleging that the company knowingly used features to entice and engage children and teens, raising questions about the addictive nature of social media and the internet.
Elon Musk's ownership of X, formerly known as Twitter, has been marked by erratic changes, declining user engagement and ad revenue, and struggles to break even, raising questions about the company's future.
Elon Musk's ownership of Twitter, now renamed X, has led to an increase in anti-LGBTQ hate speech, harassment, and disinformation, causing many LGBTQ users, including high-profile figures like Elton John and Ellen DeGeneres, to abandon the platform.
Elon Musk's takeover of X, formerly known as Twitter, has led to a decline in users and advertisers, as well as a loss of core features and revenue, preventing it from becoming the "everything app" Musk envisioned.
Elon Musk revealed plans to expand the financial services arm of Twitter, now rebranded as X, to compete with banks and payment platforms like PayPal, potentially driving widespread adoption of cryptocurrencies.
