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The reaction to ‘X,’ Elon Musk’s rebrand of Twitter, reflects how we feel about brands

Twitter has long been known for its iconic Blue Bird. On July 23, Elon Musk announced that this famed logo was going to be replaced with an “X.” After a…

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Do rebrands work? Can you trademark an X? An expert answers the burning questions on Musk’s Twitter pivot

To non-moguls, Elon Musk’s (perhaps temporary) rebrand of Twitter to “X” may seem high risk, amateurish, or even capricious. But it is likely doing exactly what he intended: generating enormous…

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UPDATED: Elon Musk says Twitter to change logo, adieu to ‘all the birds’

July 23 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Sunday he was looking to change Twitter's logo, tweeting: "And soon we shall bid adieu to the twitter brand and, gradually, all…

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Meta launches ‘Twitter Killer’ Threads app

By Katie Paul NEW YORK, July 5 (Reuters) - With Twitter already on the ropes, Meta's META.O Mark Zuckerberg delivered another blow to Elon Musk on Wednesday, ramping up the tech billionaires' rivalry with…

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Twitter now requires users to sign in to view tweets

(Reuters) - Twitter will now require users to have an account on the social media platform to view tweets, a move that owner Elon Musk called a "temporary emergency measure".…

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Twitter to focus on video, commerce in business revamp – investor presentation

By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Twitter plans to focus on video, creator and commerce partnerships to revitalize the social media company's business beyond digital advertising, according to an investor presentation…

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Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter target of EU crypto advertising complaint

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 8 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms' Instagram, Alphabet's YouTube, TikTok and Twitter could face regulatory action after European consumer group BEUC complained to the European…

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Twitter cannot hide from EU rules after exit from code, EU’s Breton says

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, May 26 (Reuters) - Twitter cannot run away from its obligations even after quitting a voluntary EU code of practice to tackle disinformation, EU industry chief Thierry…

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Twitter drops ‘government-funded’ label on media accounts, incl in China

April 21 (Reuters) - Twitter dropped the "Government-funded" and "China state-affiliated" labels, which implies government involvement in editorial content, from the accounts of various global media organizations, their profiles showed…

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Pope loses verified status on Twitter, US basketball star LeBron James remains

By Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) - Twitter began removing legacy blue checkmarks from user profiles, with famous people including pop icon Beyonce and Pope Francis losing their verified statuses. Some personalities…

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Musk says Twitter is roughly breaking even, has 1,500 employees

By Akriti Sharma April 12 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday the social media company is "roughly breaking even," as most of its advertisers have returned…

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Twitter becomes first social media platform to allow cannabis ads in U.S.

By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) - Twitter became the first social media platform to allow cannabis companies to market their brands and products in the United States. The company had earlier…

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EU says Twitter’s efforts against disinformation lagging behind

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's Twitter lagged behind Alphabet's Google, Meta Platforms , Microsoft and TikTok in the fight against disinformation in the last…

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Musk to take stand for third day in trial over Tesla funding tweet

Elon Musk, Tesla Inc's chief executive, will take the stand on Tuesday morning in San Francisco a day after telling a jury that he had financial support in 2018 to…

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Elon Musk says Twitter has a headcount of about 2,300

Jan 21 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc has about 2,300 active employees, Elon Musk said in a Tweet on Saturday. CNBC on Friday reported that Twitter's full-time headcount has reduced to about 1,300 active, working…

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Twitter further cuts staff overseeing global content moderation

(Reuters) - Twitter Inc made further staff cuts in the trust and safety team handling global content moderation and in the unit related to hate speech and harassment, Bloomberg news…

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UPDATED: Elon Musk poll shows 57.5% want him to step down as Twitter chief

Dec 19 (Reuters) - A poll by Elon Musk on whether he should quit as Twitter CEO showed the majority of users of the social media platform who took part…

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UPDATE – Elon Musk restores Twitter accounts of journalists but concerns persist

Dec 17 (Reuters) - Elon Musk reinstated the Twitter accounts of several journalists that were suspended for a day over a controversy on publishing public data about the billionaire's plane. The reinstatements…

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Harmful content on Twitter surges

By Katie Paul and Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Elon Musk's Twitter is leaning heavily on automation to moderate content, doing away with certain manual reviews and favoring restrictions on distribution…

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Musk says Twitter to launch gold, grey checks alongside blue verified mark

Nov 25 (Reuters) - Twitter will roll out verified gold and grey check marks as it relaunches the coveted blue check service next Friday, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said…

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Twitter job cuts a concern as new EU rules kick in, EU justice head says

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Twitter's decision to shut down its Brussels office and the laying off of thousands of employees are drawing concerns on whether…

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Trump snubs Twitter after Musk announces reactivation of ex-president’s account

By Sheila Dang and Helen Coster Nov 19 (Reuters) - Donald Trump on Saturday said he had no interest in returning to Twitter even as a slim majority voted in favor of…

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Elon Musk starts Twitter poll on whether to bring back Trump

By Hyunjoo Jin and Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Elon Musk started a Twitter poll late on Friday asking followers to vote on whether to reinstate former U.S. President Donald Trump's…

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Musk to relaunch Twitter’s blue check subscription on Nov 29; Once more warns Twitter staff

(Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk said that Twitter's sought-after blue check subscription service will be relaunched on Nov. 29, a minor delay from his initial tentative timeline to bring back…

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Musk says SpaceX buys ad campaign on Twitter for Starlink

Nov 14 (Reuters) - SpaceX has bought an advertising package on Twitter for its satellite internet service Starlink, said Elon Musk, who owns both the rocket company as well as…

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Twitter brings back ‘official’ account tag; $8 blue-tick option disappears

Nov 11 (Reuters) - 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…

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Musk warns of Twitter bankruptcy as more senior executives quit

(Reuters) - Twitter Inc's new owner Elon Musk raised the possibility of the social media platform going bankrupt, capping a chaotic day that included a warning from a U.S. privacy…

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Elon Musk’s Twitter girds for surge in U.S. midterm election misinformation

Nov 8 (Reuters) - Days after Twitter Inc fired half its staff and new owner Elon Musk tweeted a recommendation to vote for Republican candidates, election experts are anxiously bracing for a…

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Employees file class action against Twitter as Musk lays off half the workforce

(Reuters) - Twitter Inc 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…

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UPDATED: Twitter temporarily closes offices as layoffs begin

Nov 4 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc temporarily closed its offices on Friday after telling employees they will be informed by email later in the day whether they are being laid…

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Elon Musk says $8 monthly fee for Twitter blue tick

Elon Musk has said Twitter will charge $8 (£7) monthly to Twitter users who want a blue tick by their name indicating a verified account. As part of changes after…

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Elon Musk deletes tweet with unfounded theory about Pelosi attack

(Reuters) - Twitter's new owner Elon Musk appeared to have deleted a tweet posted on Sunday referencing an unfounded theory regarding the attack on the husband of U.S. House Speaker…

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Twitter trolls bombard platform after Elon Musk takeover

Twitter has been hit by a coordinated trolling campaign in the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover, with more than 50,000 tweets from 300 accounts bombarding the platform with hateful content.…

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Musk fired Twitter execs in attempt to avoid payouts, layoffs planned – reports

(Reuters) - Twitter's new owner Elon Musk fired top executives in an effort to avoid hefty severance payouts, while lining up other layoffs as soon as Saturday to avoid stock…

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As Elon Musk takes over Twitter, free speech limits tested

(Reuters) -Mere hours after Elon Musk kicked off a new era at Twitter Inc, the billionaire owner was deluged with pleas and demands from banned account holders and world leaders.…

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Elon Musk completes $44bn Twitter takeover

(Reuters) - Elon Musk became Twitter Inc's new owner on Thursday, firing top executives he had accused of misleading him and providing little clarity over how he will achieve the…

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Twitter reviews policies around permanent user bans – FT

Oct 12 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc is reviewing its policies around permanently banning users, possibly bringing its content moderation in line with Elon Musk's vision for the social media platform,…

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Jack Dorsey says his biggest regret is Twitter became a company

(Reuters) - Twitter founder and former chief executive Jack Dorsey tweeted Thursday that he regrets the social media platform became a company. "The biggest issue and my biggest regret is…

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Musk sells nearly $7 billion in Tesla shares

(Reuters) - Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk sold $6.9 billion worth of shares in the electric vehicle maker, tweeting it was important to avoid an emergency sale of Tesla stock…

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Musk says Twitter deal should go ahead if it provides proof of real accounts

Aug 6 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said that if Twitter Inc. TWTR.N could provide its method of sampling 100 accounts and how it confirmed that the accounts are real, his $44 billion deal to…

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Ronaldo and Maguire most abused on Twitter, according to report

LONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Manchester United duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire were the most abused players on Twitter last season, according to a new report published on Tuesday. Nearly three…

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Twitter down for thousands of users globally

July 14 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc was down for thousands of users across the globe on Thursday, its first such outage since February, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. There were more than…

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Twitter sues Elon Musk to hold him to $44 billion deal

WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - Twitter Inc sued Elon Musk for violating his $44 billion deal to buy the social media platform and asked a Delaware court to order the world's richest person…

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Elon Musk pulls out of $44 billion Twitter deal

July 8 (Reuters) - Elon Musk, the chief executive officer of Tesla TSLA.O and the world's richest person, said on Friday he was terminating his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter TWTR.N because the social media…

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British Army’s Twitter and YouTube accounts restored after hack

LONDON, (Reuters) - The British Army regained control of its Twitter and YouTube accounts after they were briefly hacked and used to post about cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens. "Apologies for the temporary interruption to…

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Musk says $44-billion Twitter deal temporarily on hold

May 13 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Friday his $44-billion deal for Twitter Inc TWTR.N was temporarily on hold, citing pending details on spam and fake accounts. "Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending…

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Musk says he would reverse Twitter ban on Donald Trump

Billionaire Elon Musk said he would reverse Twitter's ban on former U.S. President Donald Trump when he buys the social media platform, the clearest signal yet of Musk's intention to cut moderation of the site.…

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Musk says Twitter may charge slight fee for commercial, government users

(Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Twitter Inc might charge a "slight" fee for commercial and government users, part of the billionaire entrepreneur's push to grow revenue which has lagged behind larger…

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Musk sells Tesla shares worth $4 bln, says no more sales planned

April 28 (Reuters) - Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk sold $4 billion worth of shares in the electric vehicle maker, U.S. securities filings showed on Thursday, in sales likely aimed at helping finance…

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Twitter removes more than 3,000 accounts related to state-linked information operations

Dec 2 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc said on Thursday it has removed more than 3,000 accounts which were operating as foreign state-linked information operations. The Twitter accounts that were removed…

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Facebook outage leaves players twiddling their thumbs

Tottenham Hotspur's Lucas Moura joked that Monday's near six-hour social media outage meant he finally had a chance to connect with his wife, while Everton's Richarlison saw a fresh opening…

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From Facebook to Twitter, Big Tech sees social commerce driving sales growth

Led by Facebook, social media platforms from Alphabet's YouTube to Snap Inc and Twitter are investing heavily in shopping features to drive revenue growth, a major theme that emerged during…

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UK citizen arrested in Spain for role in 2020 Twitter hack

A 22-year-old British citizen was arrested in Spain on Wednesday in connection with a July 2020 Twitter hack which compromised the accounts of high-profile politicians and celebrities, the U.S. Justice…

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Twitter sees jump in govt demands to remove content of journalists, news outlets

Twitter Inc saw a surge in demands over the course of last year from governments around the world to take down content posted by journalists and news outlets, data to be…

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Trump sues Facebook, Twitter and Google, claiming censorship

Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday filed lawsuits against Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc, and Alphabet Inc’s Google, as well as their chief executives, alleging they unlawfully silence conservative viewpoints.…

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Nigerian telecoms firms suspend Twitter access after directive

Nigerian telecoms firms have shut down access to Twitter after a regulatory directive, an industry body said on Saturday, a day after the government said it would suspend the U.S.…

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Social media giant lists new ‘Twitter Blue’ subscription service

Twitter has listed a new subscription service on app stores, in an indication that the social media giant is preparing to trial the offering soon. "Twitter Blue" is listed as…

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