Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Work to Push Citizen Journalism, Criticises ‘Media Elite’

Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Work to Push Citizen Journalism, Criticises ‘Media Elite’

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has criticised “media elite” and stated that the increased competition from citizen journalism will lead the mainstream media’s “oligopoly on information” to be disrupted. On Friday, Musk took to Twitter and shared a couple of tweets that reflected his thoughts on the current state of journalism….

Tesla Said to Be Considering Exporting Made-in-China Electric Cars to US

Tesla Said to Be Considering Exporting Made-in-China Electric Cars to US

Tesla is considering exporting made-in-China electric cars to the United States, two people with knowledge of the planning told Reuters, a reversal that would reflect the automaker’s deepening cost advantage at its Shanghai plant and slower demand from Chinese consumers. Tesla has been studying whether parts made by its China-based…

Twitter ‘Official’ Tick Starts Appearing on Verified Accounts in India, Original Blue Ticks Still Visible For Now

Twitter ‘Official’ Tick Starts Appearing on Verified Accounts in India, Original Blue Ticks Still Visible For Now

Twitter has started displaying a new tick badge with the word ‘Official’ on the recognised Twitter accounts of news sources and public figures in India. Gadgets 360 has received its own tick, as has Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The previous “blue tick” badge, indicating that an account has been verified,…

Twitter’s Pared-Down Staff Said to Struggle With Misinformation Amid US Midterm Elections

Twitter’s Pared-Down Staff Said to Struggle With Misinformation Amid US Midterm Elections

Twitter is struggling to respond to political misinformation and other harmful posts on the social media platform after Elon Musk fired roughly half of its workforce just days before the US midterm elections, according to employees who survived the cuts and an outside voting rights group. The recent mass layoffs…

Mastodon Hailed as Open Alternative to Twitter After Elon Musk Takeover: All You Need to Know

Mastodon Hailed as Open Alternative to Twitter After Elon Musk Takeover: All You Need to Know

With Twitter in disarray since the world’s richest person took control of it last week, Mastodon, a decentralised, open alternative from privacy-obsessed Germany, has seen a flood of new users. “The bird is free,” tweeted Tesla mogul Elon Musk when he completed his $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,37,465 crore) acquisition…

Twitter’s ‘Massive’ Revenue Drop Adds to Firm’s Heavy Debt Burden After Elon Musk Takeover

Twitter’s ‘Massive’ Revenue Drop Adds to Firm’s Heavy Debt Burden After Elon Musk Takeover

Elon Musk’s revelation that Twitter has suffered a “massive” revenue drop since he took over 10 days ago underscores the precarious nature of the social media company’s finances after he saddled it with $13 billion (roughly Rs. 105 crore) in debt, credit experts say. Musk tweeted on Friday that Twitter…

Twitter Blue Price Rises to $7.99, Now Gives Subscribers a Blue Tick for Verification, Fewer Ads

Twitter Blue Price Rises to $7.99, Now Gives Subscribers a Blue Tick for Verification, Fewer Ads

Twitter has pushed out an update for its iOS app which introduces the new revamped Twitter Blue subscription that new owner and CEO Elon Musk has been promoting through his own tweets. Most interestingly, Twitter Blue subscribers will automatically get a blue checkmark badge on their profiles, which used to…

Elon Musk Says Laid Off Employees Were Offered 3 Months of Severance

Elon Musk Says Laid Off Employees Were Offered 3 Months of Severance

Twitter laid off half its workforce on Friday but said cuts were smaller in the team responsible for preventing the spread of misinformation, as advertisers pulled spending amid concerns about content moderation. Tweets by staff of the social media company said teams responsible for communications, content curation, human rights, and…

Volkswagen Follows Audi, General Motors to Halt Paid Advertising on Twitter

Volkswagen Follows Audi, General Motors to Halt Paid Advertising on Twitter

Volkswagen on Friday said it has recommended to its brands to pause paid advertising on Twitter until further notice in the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover of the social media platform. “We are closely monitoring the situation and will decide about next steps depending on its evolvement,” Europe’s top carmaker…