Ella Irwin, Twitter’s head of trust and safety, confirmed her resignation to Reuters on Thursday. Irwin replaced Yoel Roth, who left during Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. Irwin seemed to agree with Musk’s views, which have welcomed neo-Nazis and increased hate speech on Twitter. Roth disagreed. Irwin and Musk hadn’t commented …
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Twitter bio updates restore blue checks, lol
Jumpscare: A Twitter bug allows legacy blue check holders to update their bio and temporarily regain their badge of (dis)honor. I added a few spaces and got my check back. It even said I’m “notable in government, news, entertainment, or another designated category,” even though I didn’t pay for it. …
Read More »Twitter is showing official Russian accounts in search results
After a year, Twitter appears to have unblocked Russian government accounts. The Elon Musk-owned platform now shows Putin and Russian Embassy accounts in search results. The Telegraph also noticed the Russian authorities’ timetables and recommendations. According to a former Twitter employee, a policy change may have caused this. Twitter has …
Read More »Blue Twitter users will see “half advertisements”
Twitter is giving Blue members 50% more advertisements in their timeline and a search boost. Elon Musk had long promised Twitter Blue subscribers fewer sponsored tweets. The firm has introduced functionality for the “following” and “for you” timelines. “As you scroll, you will see around twice as many organic or …
Read More »Twitter Blue is now available in more than 20 nations
More than 20 new nations in Europe are now able to use Twitter’s paid service, Twitter Blue. These countries are the Czech Republic, Finland, Denmark, Greece, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Slovakia, Latvia, Slovenia, Estonia, Estonia, Croatia, Luxembourg, Malta, and Cyprus.They also include the Netherlands, Poland, Ireland, Belgium, Sweden, Romania, and …
Read More »Twitter will now feature Twitter Blue and ACTUAL Verification Ticks
Musk has now revealed that there will be additional verification badges used in addition to the blue verified badge, continuing the story of Twitter Blue’s ups and downs. For recognized users, such as businesses and governments, there will now be gold and grey ticks in addition to the traditional blue …
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