Musk’s lawyer calms Twitter staff fearing jail risk for FTC lapses

Musk’s lawyer calms Twitter staff fearing jail risk for FTC lapses

After losing thousands of employees and top compliance officials at Twitter Inc., Elon Musk’s deputies are racing to contain heightened concerns that staff will be held liable for security lapses. Musk’s lawyer Alex Spiro, who is guiding the legal team following the billionaire’s acquisition, sought to reassure employees that they would not go to jail […]

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Twitter pauses  subscription program after fake accounts proliferate

Twitter pauses $8 subscription program after fake accounts proliferate

Existing subscribers will still have access to their account, said the person who asked not to be identified because the information is private. The move was reported earlier by the website Platformer. The company has also reinstated “official” badges for high-profile accounts, with the gray badge reappearing below the profiles of businesses and major media […]

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Twitter’s  blue-tick option disappears for some users

Twitter’s $8 blue-tick option disappears for some users

Twitter Inc said on Friday it had reinstated the “official” badge given to some accounts, days after removing it, while several users reported the new $8 subscription option for the blue verification tick had disappeared. The move follows an upsurge in fake accounts on the platform after new boss Elon Musk allowed users to pay […]

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Twitter’s  blue-tick option disappears for some users

Twitter’s gray ‘Official’ labels return for some accounts

Twitter is once again adding gray “official” labels to some prominent accounts. The company, in its second chaotic week after billionaire Elon Musk took over, had rolled out the labels earlier this week, only to kill them a few hours later. But on Thursday night they were back again, at least for some accounts — […]

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Twitter’s cybersecurity chief resigns, heightens concerns about platform safety

Twitter’s cybersecurity chief resigns, heightens concerns about platform safety

Three of Twitter Inc’s top privacy and security officials said they’re leaving, heightening concerns about the company’s ability to keep its platform secure and comply with regulatory rules. Lea Kissner, Twitter’s former chief information security officer, announced that they were leaving Thursday. Damien Kieran, the chief privacy officer, and Marianne Fogarty, chief compliance officer, also […]

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Musk warns of Twitter bankruptcy as more senior executives quit

Musk warns of Twitter bankruptcy as more senior executives quit

Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk on Thursday raised the possibility of the social media platform going bankrupt, capping a chaotic day that included a warning from a US regulator and departures of senior executives viewed as future leaders. The billionaire told Twitter employees on a call that that he could not rule out bankruptcy, Bloomberg […]

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Musk starts assembling new cadre of leaders inside Twitter

Musk starts assembling new cadre of leaders inside Twitter

Elon Musk, who acquired Twitter Inc. two weeks ago and immediately pushed out almost all of its top executives, has started to assemble a new group of senior leaders atop the social network. The company started reshuffling teams this week following a massive round of job cuts that eliminated roughly half of its 7,000-plus workers […]

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Musk warns of Twitter bankruptcy as more senior executives quit

Musk’s first email to Twitter staff ends remote work

New Twitter Inc. owner Elon Musk emailed his workers for the first time late Wednesday to prepare them for “difficult times ahead” and ban remote work unless he personally approved it. Musk said there was “no way to sugarcoat the message” about the economic outlook and how it will affect an advertising-dependent company like Twitter, […]

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Dbrand is selling verified stickers for  amidst Twitter’s verification crisis

Dbrand is selling verified stickers for $8 amidst Twitter’s verification crisis

The Twitter takeover has taken a chaotic turn with the platform’s verification now available to pretty much anyone who can afford a Twitter Blue subscription for $8 in the US. Contrary to the verified ‘Blue Tick’ that was previously available to only notable users, the badge is now being used by many to impersonate others, […]

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