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Twitter Hasn’t Been ‘Enshittified’, It Always Sucked
Twitter is officially dead. Since Elon Musk’s $US44 billion acquisition of it late last year, people have been saying it’s dead or dying or will die. Musk ended the argument when he renamed the app “X.” And now, so many people seem to pine for the days when Twitter was good. But let me tell…
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Twitter Hacker Who Turned Celebrity Accounts Into Crypto Shills Gets Prison Sentence
A chapter of internet history has come to a close. One of the cybercriminals behind 2020’s major Twitter hack was sentenced to five years in U.S. federal prison on Friday. Joseph O’Connor (AKA “PlugwalkJoe”), a 24-year-old British citizen, previously pleaded guilty to seven charges associated with the digital attack. He was arrested in Spain in…
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Twitter is Looking into Fluctuations in Follower Count Following Musk’s Takeover
Some Twitter users may already be running for the hills following Elon Musk’s takeover of the social media platform. A few major accounts have seen fluctuations in their follower count, with largely right-wing conservatives gaining followers while popular democratic figures such as former U.S. President Barack Obama losing followers.
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What to Know About the EPA Supreme Court Case That Could Give Polluters Free Rein
The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments for a case that could weaken the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate air pollution. Depending on how the court decides the case of West Virginia v. EPA, the EPA could lose some of its regulatory powers, including regulating greenhouse gas emissions. If that happens, it could…