Tech Culture Industry Bill Gates warns that Elon Musk's free-speech plans could make Twitter worse Gates did have some praise for his fellow billionaire By Rob Thubron, May 5, 2022, 7:39 AM 108 comments
The Web Security Musk says Twitter DMs should use end-to-end encryption The encryption would help protect DMs from spying, hacks, and other unintended access By Jimmy Pezzone, May 1, 2022, 9:57 AM 8 comments
The Web Security China's Twitter equivalent to publish IP addresses and location data of users Some people support Sina Weibo's move By Rob Thubron, April 29, 2022, 6:55 AM 12 comments
The Web Twitter claims it boosted active-user counts in "error" between 2019 and 2021 Is this a deal breaker for the Musk acquisition? By Cal Jeffrey, April 28, 2022, 4:03 PM 14 comments
Tech Culture The Web Musk's Twitter ambitions receive first reality check, courtesy of the EU European Commissioner warns Elon Musk that Twitter must follow DMA rules on content moderation By Adrian Potoroaca, April 26, 2022, 4:07 PM 181 comments
The Web Industry It's done: Elon Musk will become Twitter's sole owner Twitter accepts $44 billion offer, goes private By Rob Thubron, April 25, 2022, 2:13 PM 62 comments
Industry Morgan Stanley and others fund Elon Musk in $46.5 billion Twitter takeover bid He would need to pick up 41.8 percent to take Twitter private, but much less could give him control By Cal Jeffrey, April 21, 2022, 1:39 PM 78 comments
The Web Industry Twitter signals intent to "poison" stock should Elon Musk acquire a 15% stake The poison pill strategy discourages a takeover by making it too expensive By Cal Jeffrey, April 15, 2022, 3:51 PM 29 comments
The Web Elon Musk reveals his plans for Twitter Less tweet moderation, naturally By Rob Thubron, April 15, 2022, 5:19 AM 70 comments
Industry The Web Elon Musk makes $41 billion offer to buy Twitter "If it is not accepted, I would need to reconsider my position as a shareholder" By Rob Thubron, April 14, 2022, 7:29 AM 100 comments
The Web Tech Culture Twitter backpedals on change that removed text from published articles Here today and gone tomorrow By Cal Jeffrey, April 13, 2022, 1:01 PM
Industry Elon Musk faces class-action lawsuit over delay in disclosing Twitter investment The suit claims Musk made "materially false and misleading statements and omissions" By Rob Thubron, April 13, 2022, 5:18 AM 10 comments
Mobile The Web TikTok ad revenue predicted to hit $11 billion this year, more than Twitter and Snapchat combined It could rival YouTube by 2024 By Rob Thubron, April 12, 2022, 9:51 AM 9 comments
Industry The Web Elon Musk will not join the Twitter board of directors, leaving him free to launch a potential takeover Musk asked whether Twitter HQ should be turned into a homeless shelter By Rob Thubron, April 11, 2022, 5:16 AM 20 comments
The Web Mobile Twitter says it is adding an edit button, but not because of Elon Musk The April Fools' Day announcement wasn't a joke By Rob Thubron, April 6, 2022, 8:02 AM 13 comments
Industry The Web Tesla CEO Elon Musk will sit on Twitter board of directors until at least 2024 Appointment will prevent a hostile takeover By Cal Jeffrey, April 5, 2022, 1:38 PM 14 comments
The Web Software Twitter majority shareholder Elon Musk asks followers if they want an edit button It could finally happen By Rob Thubron, April 5, 2022, 6:47 AM 25 comments
Tech Culture The Web Jack Dorsey regrets helping create a centralized Internet Was the early Internet better than today's version? By Shawn Knight, April 4, 2022, 10:11 AM 30 comments
The Web Industry Elon Musk buys 9.2% of Twitter, complains about its free-speech stance Could Musk be preparing a buyout? By Rob Thubron, April 4, 2022, 7:35 AM 78 comments
Tech Culture Elon Musk tweets offer of "single combat" with Vladimir Putin for Ukraine "I am absolutely serious" By Rob Thubron, March 15, 2022, 6:51 AM 97 comments
Tech Culture The Web Russia blocks social media platforms in response to actions against state media Facebook, Twitter, and others blocked Russian state media By Daniel Sims, March 4, 2022, 5:48 PM 43 comments
Mobile Software The new social media platform from Donald Trump is now available on Apple's App Store Topping the download charts By Rob Thubron, February 21, 2022, 11:06 AM 101 comments
Tech Culture Elon Musk criticised for tweet comparing Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau to Hitler Musk holds both Canadian and US citizenship By Rob Thubron, February 18, 2022, 5:16 AM 55 comments
The Web Industry Amazon has abandoned its scheme of paying workers to tweet about the company's virtues It made for some good spoof accounts By Rob Thubron, January 27, 2022, 7:55 AM
The Web Tech Culture 'The Wordlinator' bot that was trolling Wordle players on Twitter got banned It violated Twitter's spam rules By Cal Jeffrey, January 25, 2022, 2:35 PM