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@inafried shared
On Nov 23, 2022
RT @CaseyNewton: Elon Musk is pushing to add encrypted DMs to Twitter. The company almost launched such a feature in 2018, after a random tweet from Edward Snowden. Here’s the story of how those plans fell apart. With @ZoeSchiffer https://t.co/0GdN9FFBuy
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The secret history of encrypted DMs on Twitter

The secret history of encrypted DMs on Twitter

They almost launched in 2018 — and could still do a lot of good today

@CaseyNewton shared
On Nov 29, 2022
PLUS: that ‘general amnesty’ of banned Twitter users could bring *62,000* suspended accounts back from the dead, including ~75 with at least 1 million followers. With @ZoeSchiffer https://t.co/SBTNCMKrhs https://t.co/nuIxEWnQEJ
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Why some tech CEOs are rooting for Musk

Why some tech CEOs are rooting for Musk

They're skeptical of their workers, too. PLUS: New details on Musk's 'general amnesty' for banned Twitter users

@mhbergen shared
On Nov 28, 2022
RT @eliotwb: Fantastic look at how Elon Musk's Boring Co has promised tunnels to Chicago, Maryland, LA, Ontario CA; then "went underground." The faster-tunneling-machine company that hasn't dug faster tunnels, yet has raised >$700 M from aces @thetrough @bykowicz https://t.co/MsAkDxDMRl
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Elon Musk’s Boring Company Ghosts Cities Across America

Elon Musk’s Boring Company Ghosts Cities Across America

The tunnel venture has repeatedly teased local officials with a pledge to ‘solve soul-destroying traffic,’ and then backed out when confronted with the realities of building public ...

@alexeheath shared
On Nov 22, 2022
Yesterday, Elon Musk told Twitter employees that he plans to let users send crypto to each other alongside “normal money.” Said he expects that “the payments side of things will probably be more valuable than all the rest of Twitter combined.” https://t.co/eBETcryUGG
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Twitter will let you send crypto to accounts alongside “normal” money, Elon Musk says.

Twitter will let you send crypto to accounts alongside “normal” money, Elon Musk says.

“We will also make it easy to do crypto,” Musk told employees during an internal Q&A yesterday, a recording of which I obtained. “You should be able to easily send money to anyone in ...

@thekenyeung shared
On Nov 29, 2022
Post News, a Twitter alternative, gets funding from a16z https://t.co/knkkMnD26v
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Post News, a Twitter alternative, gets funding from a16z

Post News, a Twitter alternative, gets funding from a16z

What is Post News? Founded by former Waze CEO Noam Bardin, the Twitter competitor just raised funding from Andreessen Horowitz.

@inafried shared
On Nov 28, 2022
RT @ashleyrgold: NEW w/ @inafried feat. exclusive poll from @glaad, @womensmarch, @UltraViolet, @KairosCenterNYC: Musk's Twitter amnesty raises new fears over online hate https://t.co/19ScyFaLgM
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Musk's Twitter amnesty raises new fears over online hate

Musk's Twitter amnesty raises new fears over online hate

As Musk changes Twitter's rules, a poll finds encounters with hateful, violent speech online are common.

@inafried shared
On Nov 29, 2022
RT @russ1mitchell: Hiltzik: Elon Musk's engagement with the far right on Twitter is out of control https://t.co/7iSFWN8yfU
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Column: Elon Musk’s engagement with the far right on Twitter is out of control

Column: Elon Musk’s engagement with the far right on Twitter is out of control

Elon Musk is magnifying hate speech and extremist tropes on Twitter, making the platform the 'free-for-all hellscape' he promised to avoid.

@JasonAbbruzzese shared
On Nov 23, 2022
RT @jwherrman: Twitter’s exhausting one-man show https://t.co/1Zf6xufmAe
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Twitter Is Just a Guy Now

Twitter Is Just a Guy Now

At the company — and on the platform — there’s no escaping Elon.

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