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2022 - 11 - 18

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Twitter staff flee after Musk's 'extremely hardcore' ultimatum (Aljazeera.com)

Employees at social media giant announce departures after Elon Musk calls for 'long hours at high intensity'.

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Twitter staff quit in droves after Elon Musk's 'hardcore' work ... (Euronews)

42% of 180 Twitter employees said "taking exit option, I'm free!" while just 7 per cent opted to commit to "hardcore" Twitter.

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Misinformation threatens Twitter's function as a public safety tool (NPR)

When Michele Rogosky heard about the shooting at The University of Virginia on Sunday night, she called her son right away, panicking. He's a student there, ...

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Twitter in disarray, closes offices for the weekend - comments (GSMArena.com)

Idc about Twitter. Facebook is what should be done away with. Reply ? Anonymous; Lkg; 31 minutes ago. walkman8, 49 minutes agoReddit is terrible and total ...

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Friday's tech news live: All eyes on Twitter (again) (The Verge)

A live blog for all the big tech news on November 18th, 2022, including employees leaving Twitter and Roku, Amazon planning more layoffs, and Mei returning ...

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Former Twitter employees fear the platform might only last weeks (MIT Technology Review)

An ultimatum by Elon Musk over "extremely hardcore" working culture appears to have backfired. Insiders fear this could spell the end without drastic ...

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Elon Musk- 'Petty racist, worthless...'; Twitter building displays foul ... (Livemint)

Videos of Twitter Headquarters in San Francisco have gone viral in which foul language has been used against Elon Musk.

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Elon Musk: Twitter locks staff out of offices until next week (BBC News)

Twitter has told employees that the company's office buildings will be temporarily closed, effective immediately. In a message seen by the BBC, workers were ...

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'#R.I.P Twitter' Trends As Musk's Ultimatum To Staff Reportedly ... (Forbes)

Twitter closed its offices after hundreds of workers reportedly left after Musk demanded they work longer hours, prompting fears the platform will soon ...

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Twitter may not cope with World Cup abuse, says Kick It Out chair (The Guardian)

Sanjay Bhandari says cuts in trust and safety team at platform could be taken as 'green light for hate'

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There Is No Replacement for Black Twitter (WIRED)

A series of missteps by Elon Musk has called the fate of the platform's cultural engine into question.

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Hundreds of Twitter Workers Quit as Musk Demands Loyalty (The New York Times)

Hundreds of workers decided to leave the troubled social network, after Elon Musk demanded employees commit to a new “hard core” work environment.

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How Elon Musk made Twitter a mess. 10 points | Mint (Livemint)

His countless bizarre actions have been highly criticised but Musk argues that those were required to justify the expensive takeover. Finally, it has been ...

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Is this really the end of Twitter? (BBC News)

Twitter's new boss Elon Musk, never one to ignore a trend, tweeted a meme of a gravestone with the Twitter logo on it.

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How to download your tweets in case Twitter shuts down permanently (The Washington Post)

As hundreds of Twitter employees reportedly choose to leave Twitter following Musk's ultimatum, here's what you need to know about the platform's future.

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Could Twitter collapse or go bankrupt? (The Guardian)

Since Tesla boss bought it, firm has been hit by mass job cuts, advertiser boycott, warnings of bankruptcy and mass resignation.

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Why Elon Musk Is Blowing Up Twitter's Business (The Atlantic)

The new owner says he hates advertising. That's a problem because it provides 90 percent of his social-media platform's revenue.

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Inside Twitter as 'mass exodus' of staffers throws platform's future ... (CNN)

Scores of remaining employees at the social media company on Thursday appeared to reject owner Elon Musk's ultimatum to work “extremely hardcore,” throwing the ...

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More Twitter employees exit after Elon Musk's 'hardcore' deadline (Financial Times)

Twitter faced a new wave of employee departures on Thursday, bringing fresh uncertainty about the social media platform's future after its new owner Elon ...

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Users Lose Confidence That Twitter Will Survive (Search Engine Journal)

Mass exodus of workers Thursday evening made it clear for many that Twitter was on the edge of disappearing, inspiring many to say goodbye as well as taking ...

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Musk Celebrates New Twitter Usage High as Engineers Flee ... (Bloomberg)

Twitter Inc. owner Elon Musk tweeted out an upbeat message saying the company beat its all-time high in usage late Thursday, on a day when many employees ...

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"#RIPTwitter": Memes fly as users speculate on whether Twitter will ... (CBS News)

Chaos reigns at the beleaguered social media company even as Elon Musk continues to crack jokes.

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After Twitter planned to close offices for the day, Elon Musk asks ... (CNBC)

In the widely distributed emails, sent at the start of business on Friday, Musk called for "anyone who actually writes software," to report to Twitter HQ.

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Elon Musk encourages Twitter engineers to fly in for in-person ... (CNA)

Elon Musk emailed Twitter staff on Friday asking that any employees who write software code report to the 10th floor of Twitter's office in San Francisco ...

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Musk summons engineers to Twitter HQ as millions await platform's ... (The Washington Post)

Elon Musk issued an email call-to-arms to Twitter's remaining engineers to assemble at 2 p.m. as the site tries to adjust to the resignations of hundreds of ...

Twitter Tumult (Daring Fireball)

Kolide, endpoint security for teams that want to meet their SOC2 goals without sacrificing privacy. Twitter Tumult. Friday, 18 November 2022. If you had told me ...

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Whoever Tweets Last, Don't Forget to Turn Off the Lights (Bloomberg)

Twitter is now running with a skeleton crew. After half the company was let go a two weeks ago, hundreds more left the firm on Thursday night after Elon Musk ...

Hundreds of employees leave Twitter after deadline (KOSU)

On Thursday, a number of Democratic senators called for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate a possible violation of a consumer privacy agreement.

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Elon Musk's chaotic reign boosts Twitter — and its smaller rivals (Financial Times)

Usage has risen despite some high-profile departures and the growth of Mastodon and Tumblr.

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Twitter fate in doubt as employees defy Musk ultimatum (The Business Times)

THE future of Twitter seemed to hang in the balance on Friday after its offices were locked down and key employees announced their departures in defiance of ...

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Elon Musk summons Twitter engineers to headquarters amid mass ... (The Guardian)

Reports show nearly 1200 workers left the company after an ultimatum that demanded 'long hours at high intensity'

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How likely is a complete Twitter meltdown? (KOSU)

Twitter employees who've quit say risks are growing of service outages, glitches and even hacks on the influential social network.

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Twitter Staff Wipeout Under Musk Spurs Fear Site Will Decay (Bloomberg)

Twitter Inc.'s mass exodus of employees leaves the platform vulnerable to a broad range of malfunctions. The social network will succumb to a major glitch ...

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Pharma must stay on Twitter as docs not leaving: Report (FiercePharma)

Like it or loathe it, Twitter is still a powerful platform for doctors, and pharma should not abandon the troubled social media site yet, per a new ZoomRxs ...

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As Twitter staff empties out, users fear the worst for platform (CNN)

On Thursday night, following another exodus of Twitter employees, the outage detection site Down Detector showed a spike in users reporting issues accessing ...

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Musk says Twitter reinstates banned users Griffin, Peterson; no ... (CNA)

Twitter has reinstated the accounts of U.S. comedian Kathy Griffin and academic Jordan Peterson, Elon Musk said on Friday, adding that a decision to bring ...

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Twitter fate in doubt as employees defy Musk ultimatum (The Business Times)

THE future of Twitter seemed to hang in the balance on Friday after its offices were locked down and key employees announced their departures in defiance of ...

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Jordan Peterson Returns To Twitter, Immediately Demands The Site ... (Forbes)

Canadian self-help author Jordan Peterson returned to Twitter on Friday under Elon Musk's reign (along with comedian Kathy Griffin and conservative satire ...

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Elon Musk asks Twitter users to vote on reinstatement of Trump (The Straits Times)

Mr Elon Musk said in May he would reverse Twitter's ban on Mr Donald Trump, whose account was suspended last year. PHOTOS: REUTERS, AFP. Updated. Published.

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Musk caps chaotic Week 3 at Twitter with Trump poll (Axios)

After a week filled with an ultimatum and an exodus, Musk asked followers whether he should reinstate the former president.

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Elon Musk starts Twitter poll on whether to bring back Trump (CNA)

Elon Musk started a Twitter poll late on Friday (Nov 18) asking followers to vote on whether to reinstate former US President Donald Trump's account on the ...

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Twitter fate in doubt as employees defy Musk ultimatum (The Business Times)

Elon Musk had already fired half of Twitter's 7,500 staff, scrapped a work-from-home policy and imposed long hours, all while his attempts to overhaul the ...

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Will Musk keep promise after thousands reject Twitter ultimatum? (Los Angeles Times)

Elon Musk offered employees a deal: Commit to a new "hardcore" Twitter or leave with three months' severance. For the many who opted to leave, ...

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Amid Twitter chaos, Elon Musk reveals new vision for hate content (The Straits Times)

The new policy is “freedom of speech, not freedom of reach”, the self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist” said in a tweet. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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The exodus at Twitter may have been the plan all along, maybe? (TechCrunch)

Elon Musk reportedly told investors he might slash 75% of staff before taking over the company; whether he's in shock today or celebrating their mass exodus ...

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Musk's Twitter Fix-It Team Fades Out as Billionaire Says Transition Is ... (Bloomberg)

Elon Musk told a court in Delaware on Wednesday that his reorganization of Twitter Inc. is almost done, and he'll spend less time on the company by the end of ...

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Avoiding Twitter? Try These Interest-Based Discord Servers (WIRED)

From generative AI to outer space, here's how to find a community on the social platform that discusses topics you actually find engaging.

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