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The Industry Eli Lilly selling insulin for free? Never. Twitter Not to be outdone, “Dave Chappelle” also has a confession. Chiquita Bananas holds a coup: Twitter It’s a nod to the U.S.-backed coup of Guatemala back in 1954 in support of the United Fruit Co.—now known as Chiquita Brands International. AIPAC admits to violence Twitter AIPAC stands for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee—it’s a powerful pro-Israel lobbying group that’s spent millions on U.S. elections. This is about Israel being accused of carrying out apartheid against Palestinians living in parts of Jerusalem. Rudy Giuliani supports Kyrie Irving and Kanye West Twitter Former lawyer to Donald Trump and the leader of the infamous Four Seasons presser, the parody of Giuliani (yes, he’s a hard one to parody) went with supporting antisemitic statements made by Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving and musician Kanye West, “because George Soros once pushed me down in the street and I was stuck on my back like a turtle for several minutes.” We’ll leave it there. Catholicism gets real Twitter Fake parody accounts for historic leaders including Pope Francis all converged to argue about social media usage and facts of historical past. Musk intervened Thursday night, announcing

Image source, Getty ImagesBy Shayan SardarizadehBBC MonitoringA wave of new paid blue tick accounts impersonating influential individuals and brands has led to chaos and confusion on Twitter.Fake "verified" accounts in the names of politicians, celebrities, major organisations and businesses started appearing on the platform on Thursday. Twitter suspended many of them, but the company's rapidly changing attempts to address the issue added to the confusion. Experts had previously warned that the new Twitter Blue subscription service announced by new chief Elon Musk, which allows users to pay £6.99 ($7.99) per month for a blue tick, would be immediately exploited by bad actors and scammers, and erode trust in the platform. The extent of the problem with new fake blue tick accounts was laid bare after the feature launched on Wednesday. Blue tick versions of major brand accounts such as Apple, Nintendo, BP and Chiquita were suspended. Fake accounts posing as high-profile individuals like Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg, current and former US Presidents Joe Biden, Donald Trump and George W Bush, and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair were also removed.In one case, an account in the name of Republican candidate for Arizona governor Kari Lake tweeted to announce she was

Twitter’s most senior cybersecurity staffer Lea Kissner has departed the social media giant. Kissner announced the move in a tweet on Thursday, saying they made the “hard decision” to leave Twitter, but did not say for what reason they resigned. Elon Musk completed a $44 billion takeover of Twitter two weeks ago, resulting in layoffs affecting more than half of the company and the departure of senior executives, including CEO Parag Agrawal, General Counsel Sean Edgett and Legal Policy chief Vijaya Gadde. News of Kissner’s departure was first reported by Casey Newton. Twitter’s chief privacy officer Damien Kieran has also resigned, and reportedly so has chief compliance officer Marianne Fogarty, according to Newton, citing messages shared in Twitter Slack. The departures raise regulatory questions, specifically related to who is tracking activity on the platform and making sure Twitter is reporting information and remaining compliant with existing frameworks. “We are tracking recent developments at Twitter with deep concern,” a spokesperson from the FTC said in a statement provided to TechCrunch. “No CEO or company is above the law, and companies must follow our consent decrees. Our revised consent order gives us new tools to ensure compliance, and we are prepared to

Twitter’s privacy and security teams are in turmoil after Elon Musk’s changes to the service bypassed its standard data governance processes. Now, a company lawyer is encouraging employees to seek whistleblower protection “if you feel uncomfortable about anything you’re being asked to do.” The company’s chief privacy officer Damien Kieran, chief information security officer Lea Kissner, and chief compliance officer Marianne Fogarty have all resigned, according to two employees and an internal message seen by The Verge. Kissner confirmed their departure in a tweet on Thursday. “Elon has shown that his only priority with Twitter users is how to monetize them.”In a note posted to Twitter’s Slack and viewable to all staff that was obtained by The Verge, an attorney on the company’s privacy team wrote, “Elon has shown that his only priority with Twitter users is how to monetize them. I do not believe he cares about the human rights activists. the dissidents, our users in un-monetizable regions, and all the other users who have made Twitter the global town square you have all spent so long building, and we all love.”The FTC reached a settlement with Twitter in May after the company was caught using personal user info

Elon Musk held a giant conference call for advertisers and more than 100,000 other people today. He sounded thoughtful about his plans for Twitter, unsure about how it was all going to work out, but solicitous of feedback. “I only got the keys to the building last Friday,” he said, adding later: “I’m open to ideas.” The problem for Musk is the advertisers he has spooked since buying Twitter for $44 billion are unlikely to be swayed by any of this. They tell me they don’t mind what Musk says in outreach calls like this. They’re concerned about what he does and what he tweets. This is a new problem for Musk, who became the world’s richest man by selling electric cars and building rocket ships, and not by caring about what other people think about him. Or, at least, not caring what controversy-hating advertisers think about him. But now he very much has to. At the moment, advertisers are Twitter’s entire revenue stream, and they aren’t happy with Musk. If he can’t turn that around, he’s in very big trouble. And while Musk has done really impressive stuff in the past — kickstarting the electric car movement with Tesla

Twitter users are flocking to Mastodon. What is it? 02:26 - Source: CNN CNN  —  Twitter owner Elon Musk pleaded with advertisers to keep using his platform on Wednesday as he sketched out his plans for user verification, content moderation and even his intention to add banking features to Twitter in front of a live audience of over 100,000 users. During an hour-long Twitter Spaces session attended by representatives from Adidas, Chevron, Kate Spade, Nissan and Walgreens, Musk said he wanted Twitter to “be a force that moves civilization in a positive direction.” An indicator of success, he said, would be whether his decisions lead to growth in users and advertising, while failure would mean the opposite. The collection of major advertisers and brands listening to Musk’s remarks underscored the intense interest — and perceptions of risk — generated by Musk’s erratic management of the company over the past week, from launching (and then un-launching) product changes to his sweeping layoffs that hit half the company. To his critics, and to companies that have paused advertising on Twitter, Musk asked to be given a chance. “I understand if people want to give it a minute and see how things are

Stephen Curry exploded for a season-high 47 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, and seven three-pointers in the Warriors’ 113-116 win over the Kings. NBA Twitter praised the greatest shooter of all time following his impressive outing. Stephen Curry has made 3 3-pointers in each of his first 10 games of the season, the longest streak to begin a season in NBA history. pic.twitter.com/BEXD7fC9FN — ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 8, 2022 Stephen Curry currently is the only player this season shooting 50/40/90% for any 20 PPG scorer. He’s averaging 32.6 PPG — 51/43/94%. Absolute insanity. pic.twitter.com/t3wrsPotAB — SplashBrosMuse (@SplashBrosMuse) November 8, 2022 Stephen Curry, at age 34.. is now averaging: 32.6 PPG – Career High 7.1 RPG – Career High 6.9 APG – Most APG since 2015 2.6 TOVs – Career Low* *had 2.5 tovs in 2012, played just 22 games — sam samolians (@SamoliansSam) November 8, 2022 You simply cannot have an MVP discussion without Steph Curry in it — Marcus Thompson II (@ThompsonScribe) November 8, 2022 Steph Curry's through 10 games32.6 points per game*51.2 percent overall*43 percent from 3*93.4 percent from the line. — Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) November 8, 2022 Steph Curry just dropped 46 on 70%

Nov 8 (Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk's social media platform Twitter will introduce an "Official" label for select verified accounts including major media outlets and governments when it launches its new $8 premium subscription product, its early stage products executive Esther Crawford said on Tuesday.Crawford also confirmed that the revamped Twitter Blue subscription product, which will allow paid users to carry blue check marks on their accounts, will not actually verify users' identities.The lack of ID verification is likely to raise concerns about the possibility of people impersonating public figures.Already, such concerns have caused Twitter to hold off on launching the new version of Twitter Blue until after the U.S. midterm elections on Tuesday, tweeted Yoel Roth, Twitter's head of safety and integrity.Fake accounts for government officials are a recurring issue for Twitter globally, according to sources familiar with the matter and researchers.Not all Twitter accounts that were previously verified with a blue check mark will get the "Official" label and the label is not available for purchase, Crawford said.Accounts that will receive the official label include governments, commercial companies, business partners, major media outlets, publishers and some other public figures, she tweeted.The introduction of a new label alongside the

Elon Musk tweeted Sunday that Twitter will permanently suspend any account on the social media platform that impersonates another. The platform's new owner issued the warning after some celebrities changed their Twitter display names - not their account names - and tweeted as "Elon Musk" in reaction to the billionaire's decision to offer verified accounts to all comers for $8 month as he simultaneously laid off a big chunk of the workforce. "Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying 'parody' will be permanently suspended," Musk wrote. While Twitter previously issued warnings before suspensions, now that it is rolling out "widespread verification, there will be no warning." Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying “parody” will be permanently suspended— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 6, 2022 In fact, "any name change at all" would compel the temporary loss of a verified checkmark, the world's richest man said. Comedian Kathy Griffin had her account suspended Sunday after she switched her screen name to Musk. She told a Bloomberg reporter that she had also used his profile photo. "I guess not ALL the content moderators were let go? Lol," Griffin joked afterward on Mastodon, an alternative

Billionaire Chris SaccaCourtesy of Collision Conference Venture capitalist Chris Sacca, one of the first investors in Twitter and an early evangelist of the site, says Elon Musk needs people around him who are willing to "speak some truth to power," because the company's problems are too big for him to solve on his own.In a tweet thread on Monday, Sacca said he's always admired Musk and he referred to electric carmaker Tesla as "world positive." Sacca is the founder of Lowercarbon Capital, a firm that invests in alternative energy and sustainable technologies."His success to date is not an accident," Sacca wrote to his 1.6 million followers.But the challenges that come with running a popular social-messaging service like Twitter require a level of nuance and human understanding that Musk so far has not demonstrated, Sacca wrote."Batteries and motors and rockets and tunnels and solar panels have definitively right and wrong answers," Sacca wrote. "Success criteria can be objectively measured."Creating effective policies requires bringing in people with different viewpoints who are allowed to challenge each other, according to Sacca. And for the Tesla CEO to succeed, he needs people in his inner orbit to give him honest and candid feedback and help him