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The nation was gripped with tragic news of yet another mass shooting, this time in Maine, where a gunman went on a killing spree and fatally shot at least 18 people and left 13 injured in the state's second-largest city of Lewiston. The suspect at large was identified as 40-year-old Robert Card of Bowdoin, Maine.It came to light that he had a history of liking right-wing political posts on X (formerly Twitter.)On Wednesday, Card allegedly shot and killed seven people inside Schemengees Bar and Grille and eight people at Sparetime Recreation, a bowling alley about 4 miles away where families had gathered for a children's bowling league event.A U.S. Official who wished to remain anonymous told the Associated Press that Card, an Army Reservationist, underwent a mental health evaluation after commanders in the Army Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 304th Infantry Regiment, became concerned about his erratic behavior during training in mid-July. The official said military commanders were concerned for Card's safety and called for the police to get involved. In the midst of the chaos, more details about Card came to light–specifically his alleged user history engaging with far-right accounts on X.News website Heavy managed to look into Card's X account

On October 27, 2022, the world's richest man, Elon Musk, officially took ownership of Twitter Inc., tweeting, "The bird is freed." Shortly thereafter commenced the firing of top executives, a series of controversial layoffs (about half of its 7,500 staff) and the rebranding of one of the world's best-known brands to "X." Launched in Silicon Valley in 2006, Twitter started out as a microblogging platform that allowed users to share 140-character posts, or "tweets." By December 2022, Twitter had over 368 million active users worldwide, according to data from eMarketer/Insider Intelligence, and was credited with facilitating social protest movements from the Arab Spring and Black Lives Matter to the #MeToo movement. Twitter is by no means the biggest social media platform in terms of the number of active users — it trails Meta's Facebook and Instagram and others by far — but it has long punched above its weight in terms of influence. Political leaders, companies, news media organizations, journalists and celebrities have all used the platform to communicate and brand-build among a largely media-savvy global community. Before closing his $44 billion (€41.5 billion) deal to buy Twitter, Musk proclaimed the platform served as "the de facto public town square" and questioned its commitment to freedom

Erin WalshOctober 25, 2023Sean M. Haffey/Getty ImagesZac Gallen got the last laugh against Philadelphia Phillies fans as his Arizona Diamondbacks are moving on to the World Series.In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Gallen trolled a Phillies fan that commented on one of his posts by telling that person to make sure they "get those tix for your next game," which will be 2024 spring training.Zac Gallen @zacgallen23Make sure to get those tix for your next game pic.twitter.com/NTiXGZDTudThe Diamondbacks defeated the Phillies 4-2 in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series on Tuesday to punch their ticket to the World Series for the first time since 2001.Gallen pitched Games 1 and 5 of the NLCS, both of which were losses for the D-Backs. He allowed five home runs and nine runs on 14 hits in 11 innings between those two games.While the 28-year-old's performance was subpar, he's now looking ahead to a championship matchup against the Texas Rangers, where he will need to be much better if Arizona hopes to claim another title.The Phillies meanwhile, are left with questions about how they can get back to the World Series next year behind a star-studded roster that includes

Gaurav Bhatia, a prominent figure in the BJP, has found himself at the center of a social media storm after criticizing former Pakistani cricketer Danish Kaneria. The controversy began when Danish Kaneria took aim at Indian journalist Arfa Khanum Sherwani for her comments on the behavior of Indian cricket fans during the ongoing 2023 World Cup. Arfa Khanum Sherwani, in a statement posted on X, expressed her disappointment and embarrassment as an Indian citizen. She decried the behavior of some cricket fans, stating that it made her feel ashamed. According to her, the conduct of certain fans during World Cup matches displayed a divisive and majoritarian approach, which contradicted the unifying spirit that sports should promote. Also Read: Danish Kaneria appeals PCB to remove life ban In response to Arfa Khanum Sherwani’s remarks, Danish Kaneria advised her to consider relocating to Pakistan if she felt ashamed of being an Indian. He went on to suggest that India did not need individuals with her sentiments and even offered to help sponsor her trip to his homeland. The situation escalated further when Gaurav Bhatia, the national spokesperson for the BJP, decided to weigh in on the matter. He took issue with Danish

Pebble, the Twitter alternative formerly known as T2, will shut down on Nov. 1, the startup announced on Tuesday. In a statement, the company’s leadership said that the company was not growing fast enough for investors to believe it would break out. The demise of the ten-month-old company highlights the difficulty of challenging the network effects of Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter. ... Read this briefing for free. Get access to exclusive coverage Read deeply reported stories from the largest newsroom in tech. Stay in the know Receive a summary of the day's top tech news—distilled into one email. Access on the go View stories on our mobile app and tune into our weekly podcast. Join live video Q&A’s Deep-dive into topics like startups and autonomous vehicles with our top reporters and other executives. Enjoy a clutter-free experience Read without any banner ads.

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X-formerly-Twitter is still bleeding advertisers under Elon Musk's characteristically unpredictable leadership — and the situation may be even more dire than we'd thought.As Insider reports, marketing consultancy Ebiquity found that the vast majority of the biggest spenders have stopped advertising on X following Musk's ill-fated takeover last year.That seems to contradict Musk's and CEO Linda Yaccarino's recent promises that all is well and that most of the advertisers have since returned.According to the marketing firm's data, only two of Ebiquity's clients bought ads on X last month, a massive drop from 31 brands in September 2022. The consultancy works with 70 out of 100 top-spending advertisers, per Insider, including the likes of Google, Walmart, and General Motors."This is a drop we have not seen before for any major advertising platform," Ruben Schreurs, Ebiquity's chief strategy officer, told the publication.The news highlights X's ongoing financial struggles — advertising has historically been Twitter's main source of revenue — and the possibility that Musk and Yaccarino may not be being entirely truthful about the site's dismal situation.During a chaotic conversation at Vox's Code Conference last month, Yaccarino claimed that 90 percent of the platform's top 100 advertisers had returned over the "last 12 weeks"

The Industry Twitter, now X, really is shrinking under its new owner. Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by anyaberkut/iStock/Getty Images Plus. This article is from Big Technology, a newsletter by Alex Kantrowitz. X is shrinking meaningfully under Elon Musk. Since Musk bought Twitter in October 2022, it’s lost approximately 13 percent of its app’s daily active users, according to new data from mobile research firm Apptopia (that I was first to report last week on Big Technology), and its rebrand as X only accelerated the decline. Meta’s Twitter clone Threads, meanwhile, isn’t taking advantage of its rival’s troubles, with stagnant engagement and little meaningful migration. Apptopia pulls its data from more than 100,000 apps on iOS and Android, along with publicly available sources. Its new data should put to rest the countervailing narratives over Musk’s management of X. Under his stewardship, X’s daily user base has declined from an estimated 140 million app users to 121 million, Apptopia says, with a widening gap between people who check it daily versus monthly. X’s remaining daily users are engaged similarly as before. But the pool is shrinking. Under Musk, X’s key use case has degraded considerably. The app built its relevance by delivering in-the-moment updates on

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