Twitter and Elon Musk have a revenue problem. They also may have a revenue solution: porn. Amidst hesitant advertisers, widespread layoffs, mass resignations, and Donald Trump’s recent reinstatement, many are understandably panicking at the possibility of Twitter’s demise. Long before Elon Musk ...
Truthfully, this increase in Mastodon’s traffic started even before the Twitter deal was announced in April. It was spurred a few weeks earlier when Musk initially bought a controlling amount of Twitter stock. He was offered a seat on the Twitter board but refused, only to make the offer t...
But before all that, in 1998, on "CBS Sunday Morning," correspondent Rita Braver talked to then-27-year-old Elon Musk, who was working at his first startup, Zip2, a city guide on a new thing called the internet. Musk said, "There's a level of freedom on the internet that really ...
Musk, in an interview with BBC broadcast live on Twitter Spaces, said Twitter has about 1,500 employees now, a sharp decline from "just under 8,000 staff members" it had before he took it over in October. Twitter has been marked by chaos and uncertainty since the ...
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk)November 6, 2022 It’s an abrupt update from the person who just a few days agotweeted, “Comedy is now legal on Twitter” after taking control of the company. Comedy is legal — as long as it follows the rules, which are whatever Elon says they are and cou...
Elon Muskmight notofficiallybe the head ofTwitterjust yet, but he's certainly taking his victory lap already. In the latest twist ina constantly evolving saga, Musk posted corny jokes on Twitter on Wednesday, seemingly celebrating the fact that he'd bought the social media giant before this Fr...
White Dudes for Harris Founders Blame Elon Musk for X Account’s Suspension The account was unable to advocate for donations the day after a major event featuring politicians and celebrities brought in around $4 million or Kamala Harris' presidential bid. ...
The reports come less than two weeks before a trial is scheduled to determine whether Musk would be forced to go through with the deal. Musk agreed to buy Twitter on April 25, then tried toback out of the deal on July 8. Twittersued Muskin Delaware Court of Chancery to fo...
Before and after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, Donald Trump used Twitter to whip his followers into afrenzy. The company rightfully barred Mr. Trump from Twitter for his role in that shamefulepisode, but it had turned a blind eye to similar behavior for years. ...
The filing follows reporting fromBloombergthat suggested Musk would close the deal under the original termshe proposed in Aprilbefore trying to back out of it. On Tuesday evening, Musktweetedas though he is once again intrigued by the idea of owning Twitter — bots and all. “Buying Twitter ...