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Twitter Runs Ads for Disney, Microsoft, and the NBA Next to Neo-Nazi Propaganda
Twitter ran ads from household-name brands like Disney, Microsoft, and The Telegraph newspaper alongside neo-Nazi propaganda this week. Family-friendly media conglomerates, tech giants, and legacy newspapers running ads on social media platforms may try to do so with some confidence their names won’t appear plastered next to racist, hateful imagery, but that’s far from guaranteed…
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Twitter Adds Warning Labels to Verified Accounts Tweeting Disinformation About Ukraine War
Twitter announced it’s going to do more to combat misinformation on its platform. On Thursday we learned the social media giant will be slapping a “fake news” sticker on misleading tweets from official accounts spouting off about a major crisis or war. Though the offending tweets will remain online, they will be hidden behind a Wizard…
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Elon Musk Tweets Groundbreaking Twitter Transformation Idea: Charge Governments
Elon Musk is brainstorming a genius plan to “unlock Twitter’s potential” in public via tweet. He’s already said he might charge third parties to embed tweets. Now the Tesla CEO says he might charge businesses and governments for tweeting.
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How to Delete Your Twitter Account When You’ve Had Enough
Have you had it with Twitter? Is the toxic discourse getting to you? Is Elon Musk the final straw? Fortunately, unlike other social media sites, it’s not too tricky to delete your account and reclaim some mental health and sanity in your day. However, there is one caveat to deleting the TweetBook once and for…