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Twitter's big headache: Brand impostors thanks to the $8 verification

Users started creating accounts pretending to be major brands and politicians, fooling users and potentially jeopardizing Twitter's now-shaky reputation with top advertisers

Elon Musk warns of difficult times ahead, forms new cadre at Twitter

New Twitter owner Elon Musk emailed his workers for the first time to prepare them for "difficult times ahead" and ban remote work unless he personally approved it

From tweeting to tooting: Two front runners emerge as Twitter alternatives

Two front runners have emerged as alternatives to Twitter in the aftermath of Musk's chaotic takeover, but they're some distance from viably competing with the microblogging site

Elon Musk ends remote work at Twitter, tells staff 'difficult times ahead'

Musk, however, said that he would only approve remote work on a case-by-case basis

Twitter alternative Mastodon gains maximum traction after Musk takeover

Mastodon handle includes your full identity, complete with the server name, like @ramkrishna@ mastodon.social

Zoom video conferencing to arrive on new Tesla electric vehicles soon

With the Zoom Mail and Calendar Clients, users no longer need to leave the Zoom platform to access their email and calendar

Twitter will add granular details to verified badges, says Elon Musk

"Rollout of new verified Blue is intentionally limited just to iOS in a few countries with very little promotion. As we iron out issues, we will expand worldwide on all platforms," Musk said

Like China's WeChat, Musk will let Twitter users make digital payments

Twitter last week filed registration paperwork with the US authorities to allow it to process payments on the platform

Elon Musk's Tesla loses 2 years of gains amid Twitter saga, demand fears

The stock closed down 7.2% at $177.59 in New York on Wednesday, dropping to its lowest since November 2020

Twitter pauses 'official' labels on accounts, impersonation still underway

A tweet from the 'Twitter Support' account read, "We're not currently putting an "Official" label on accounts but we are aggressively going after impersonation and deception."

Biden says Musk's relationships with other nations is worth looking at

US President Joe Biden Wednesday while addressing the press conference after the mid-term polls, said, Tesla CEO Elon Musk's technical relationships with other countries is worthy of being looked at

Musk sells additional Tesla shares worth $3.4 bn towards Twitter deal

With this, he has offloaded almost $20 billion in Tesla shares this year. The world's richest man sold $8.4 billion in Tesla shares in April and another $6.9 billion in August.

Twitter abruptly scraps gray 'Official' verification badge within hours

Musk said that Twitter will do lots of dumb things in coming months

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Twitter turbulence puts focus on brand security in social media advertising

Focused approach to media targeting, using third-party verification tools among measures advertisers are adopting

Mastodon struggles to keep up with recent flood of Twitter defectors

Searches for Mastodon spiked on Google following the Twitter acquisition, especially in Europe where the social network is based.

Cryptoverse: Dogecoin's price doubled after Musk's Twitter acquisition

It was trading at about $0.07 on Oct. 27 before Musk tweeted "the bird is freed" to announce his ownership. Five days later, it was at $0.16.

Musk's Twitter to introduce 'Official' label for some verified accounts

The lack of ID verification is likely to raise concerns about the possibility of people impersonating public figures

Politics is war, truth is first casualty, says Musk as he attacks Democrats

Elon Musk on Tuesday said that politics is war and truth is first casualty, as he attacked Democrats and supported Republicans during the US mid-term election

Twitter's $8 Blue service may not affect existing verified accounts

The original plan for the new Blue plan was that users who were already verified should also pay, or lose their Blue Badges after 90 days