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Twitter founder and former chief executive Jack Dorsey tweeted on Thursday that he regrets the social media platform became a company. "The biggest issue and my biggest regret is that it became a company," Dorsey tweeted in response to a question about whether Twitter turned out the way he had envisioned. @ruudii2 The biggest issue and my biggest regret is that it became a company.— jack (@jack) 1661450145000Dorsey stands to receive $978 million if the agreement for billionaire Elon Musk to buy Twitter is completed. When asked about what structure he wished Twitter would operate under, Dorsey said that it should be "a protocol" and that Twitter should not be owned by a state or another company. If it were a protocol, Twitter would operate much like email, which is not controlled by one centralized entity, and people using different email providers are able to communicate with one another. Twitter is embroiled in multiple struggles. The company has sued Musk for trying to walk away from his $44 billion offer to buy Twitter. A former executive turned whistleblower has accused Twitter of misleading federal regulators about its security measures to protect against hackers and spam accounts.

Buy Chiefs TicketsThe Kansas City Chiefs have completed their third and final preseason game with a 17-10 win over the Green Bay Packers. The game provided a last in-game look at the roster depth as players on the bubble tried to make a late pitch for a roster spot. There were solid performances on both sides of the ball, with some eye-catching plays that sent social media into a frenzy. Here are some of the best Twitter reactions from the preseason Week 3 game at Arrowhead Stadium: David Eulitt/Getty Images Mahomes wasn’t expected to play in the Chiefs’ preseason finale, but he suited up for one play to pay tribute to the late Len Dawson with the sugar/choir huddle. The play resulted in an expected penalty that the Packers later declined out of respect, and Mahomes would immediately retreat to the bench in favor of Chad Henne. Fans and spectators shared their thoughts on the emotional tribute on Twitter. The Chiefs start their first drive with a tribute to the late, great Len Dawson with his legendary choir huddle ❤️pic.twitter.com/saoq3wEyPB — Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) August 26, 2022 I’m gonna cry at this sugar huddle — Chandler Wallander (@_chandler_____) August 26,…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently pressed Twitter for more information on how the company identifies spam accounts, adding to scrutiny — stoked by Elon Musk — over the platform’s processes for keeping tabs on its user base.The SEC’s June 15 query to Chief Executive Parag Agrawal, which was made public Wednesday, centered on statements in the company’s latest annual report. The company has said that spam and bot accounts account for less than 5% of its user base.Twitter is on the defensive this week over how it tracks and keeps tabs on fake accounts after a whistleblower’s complaint alleged that the company didn’t do enough to deal with bot activity on its platform. Although the company has denied those allegations from its former head of security, Peiter Zatko, some legal experts say it could bolster Musk in his attempt to walk away from a $44-billion buyout of the platform.“To the extent material, please disclose the methodology used in calculating these figures and the underlying judgments and assumptions used by management,” the SEC said in its June 15 letter to Agrawal, regarding statements in its annual report.In response, Twitter’s lawyers told the SEC on June 22 that the company…

From Donald Trump to Marjorie Taylor Greene, these Twitter users made history by receiving permanent bans on their accounts Getty Images Getty Images The rise of social media's presence in everyday life has come with an increase in site policing and rules in response to the behavior and content of certain users. And as government officials and notable personalities use social media to their benefit, sometimes more extreme personalities run afoul of the guidelines for using said platforms. The desire to tamp down the spread of harmful misinformation resulted in several bans of Twitter users for spreading false information, the most recent of which have bled into 2022 almost exactly a year after the January 6 Capitol Riot, which also caused significant uproar across social media. Below we've rounded up 21 notable personalities who have received permanent bans from Twitter. Some, before their permanent expulsions, were temporarily suspended at prior dates. Getty Images Courtney Love  Banned in January 2011 *Now uses a different account under the name Courtney Love Cobain with the handle @Courtney. Love was sued over tweets made in 2009, and her original account was suspended as a result, but unique to this list she was allowed to…

Washington (CNN Business)Twitter is exceptionally vulnerable to exploitation by foreign governments in ways that threaten US national security, and may even have foreign spies currently active on its payroll, according to Peiter "Mudge" Zatko, the whistleblower at the center of a massive public disclosure effort reported Tuesday by CNN and The Washington Post. A combination of weak cybersecurity controls and poor judgment has repeatedly exposed Twitter to numerous foreign intelligence risks, according to Zatko, who was Twitter's head of security from November 2020 until he was fired in January. From taking money from untrusted Chinese sources to proposing the company give into Russian censorship and surveillance demands, Twitter execs including now-CEO Parag Agrawal have knowingly put Twitter users and employees at risk in the pursuit of short-term growth, Zatko alleges. CNN sought comment from Twitter on more than 50 distinct questions in response to the overall disclosure, along with specific questions on the allegations outlined in this story. Twitter did not respond to CNN's questions on foreign intelligence risks, but a company spokesperson has said Zatko's allegations overall are "riddled with inconsistencies and inaccuracies, and lacks important context." The national security allegations are part of an explosive, nearly 200-page disclosure…

New whistleblower allegations of widespread security threats and spam concerns at Twitter may give Elon Musk ammunition in his fight to back out of a deal to buy the company.On Tuesday, an 84-page complaint written by Twitter’s former security chief turned whistleblower, Peiter Zatko, alleged that Twitter prioritizes user growth over reducing spam, did not have a plan in place for major security issues, and that half the company’s servers were running out-of-date and vulnerable software.The accusations come as the social media company battles Musk in court after he attempted to pull out of a $44bn deal to buy the company. In his decision to back out, Musk cited Twitter’s failure to provide details about the prevalence of bot and spam accounts, making the timing of Tuesday’s revelations “amazing” for his case, said Anat Alon-Beck, a law professor at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio.“It’s almost like a script from the movies – this is very convenient for Musk,” she said. Musk’s lawyer, Alex Spiro with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, said on Tuesday that a subpoena had been issued to Zatko for additional information.Alon-Beck said it was not clear how Musk’s legal team will use the new developments in…

A whistleblower complaint from a recently fired Twitter executive could boost Elon Musk's case that the company is understating the prevalence of ...

Twitter executives deceived federal regulators and the company’s own board of directors about “extreme, egregious deficiencies” in its defenses against hackers, as well as its meager efforts to fight spam, according to an explosive whistleblower complaint from its former security chief.The complaint from former head of security Peiter Zatko, a widely admired hacker known as “Mudge,” depicts Twitter as a chaotic and rudderless company beset by infighting, unable to properly protect its 238 million daily users including government agencies, heads of state and other influential public figures.Among the most serious accusations in the complaint, a copy of which was obtained by The Washington Post, is that Twitter violated the terms of an 11-year-old settlement with the Federal Trade Commission by falsely claiming that it had a solid security plan. Zatko’s complaint alleges he had warned colleagues that half the company’s servers were running out-of-date and vulnerable software and that executives withheld dire facts about the number of breaches and lack of protection for user data, instead presenting directors with rosy charts measuring unimportant changes.The complaint — filed last month with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice, as well as the FTC — says thousands of employees…

UPDATED: (COFFEE COUNTY) In neighboring Coffee County, the Sheriff’s Department reports they have identified the suspect who is accused of posting a threat against the schools in their community. Evidently, the threat that was posted to social media was directed towards the Coffee County Schools, although the threat was not school specific. According to partner station WMSR in Manchester, TN, the threat was posted to Twitter. After the threat was posted, Coffee County School Resource Officers, detectives and school administrators jumped into action to trace down the subject who made the post. On Monday morning (08/22/22), the Sheriff’s Office in nearby Manchester, TN confirmed detectives believe the threat was made by a 16-year-old student in Franklin County, Tennessee. Authorities say they will be pursuing charges against teen who lives just south of Coffee County. As for the reason the teen allegedly posted a threat on Twitter, it has not been released by detectives. The case remains open, but the Sheriff’s Office said they believe there is “No actual threat.” Additional News Headlines You May Have Missed on WGNS:  1.) Median Price of Homes in Rutherford Co. UP in 1st Quarter and Start of Q2 2.) Students moved into the MTSU…

Twitter is testing a couple of new labels that confirm an account is linked to a phone number and help show just how popular a tweet really is.As The Verge reports(Opens in a new window), the new labels were discovered by well-known frontend engineer Jane Manchun Wong, who has a long history of uncovering new Twitter features. The first new label(Opens in a new window) adds a small shield icon and the words "Verified phone number" to a Twitter profile. Requiring a phone number be verified is already part of the "blue check" process, but this looks to be a way of offering the option more widely. Tweet(Opens in a new window) The second new label(Opens in a new window) adds an eye icon and a tweet view count to each tweet. By doing so, it shows others users how many people have read the tweet rather than relying just on Like and retweet counts to tell how popular a tweet turned out to be. For the verified phone number label, it's worth noting that Twitter allows all accounts to add a phone number for enhanced security, and that one number can be associated with up to 10 accounts. However,…