Now playing Next Tech News Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $43 billion and take it private The billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, who disclosed a 9% stake in Twitter last week, now wants to buy the whole company. 14/04/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Elon Musk sued by shareholders over delay in disclosing Twitter stake The lawsuit accuses Elon Musk of delaying the disclosure of his stake in Twitter so he could buy more shares at lower prices. 13/04/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Elon Musk won't join Twitter board of directors after all The Tesla and SpaceX CEO had made a series of suggestions to transform the platform after becoming its top shareholder. 11/04/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Musk pushes Twitter Blue subscription service days after buying stake Of course, it's not the only controversial suggestion he made using the platform. 10/04/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Twitter's edit button is coming but is amending tweets a good thing? The edit button is Twitter's most-requested feature. But the consequences of adding one could reach far beyond fixing typos, experts warn. 06/04/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Twitter options saw a rush of trades before Elon Musk sale went public "If I was a regulator, I would be looking into these trades," one options analyst said. 05/04/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Elon Musk appointed to Twitter's board and calls for edit button Tesla's CEO is now the platform's largest shareholder and he seems intent on making some changes, polling users on whether they want an edit button. 05/04/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Twitter shares soar by 25% after Elon Musk becomes largest stakeholder Elon Musk has become the single largest stakeholder in Twitter, sending its shares soaring on Monday. 04/04/2022
Now playing Next The Cube Twitter launch new 'onion' version to bypass Russian censorship Twitter has announced a new privacy-protected version to bypass Russian surveillance and censorship. 10/03/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Tech this week: US probe into TikTok’s impact on kids’ health The platform has an estimated 1 billion monthly users and is especially popular with teens and younger children. 06/03/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Teen who tracked Elon Musk’s jet is now chasing Russian oligarchs The US student famous for tracking Elon Musk’s jet has turned his focus to Russian tycoons hit by sanctions over the country’s invasion of Ukraine. 01/03/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Ukraine: Russia's fight with Big Tech to control the war narrative From Facebook and Twitter to TikTok, Big Tech is feeling the squeeze from the Kremlin's information war but the platforms aren't taking it lying down. 28/02/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Ukraine: Twitter accidentally suspends accounts tracing Russian troops Social media accounts have proven crucial in sharing footage of Russian forces and armoured vehicles entering Ukraine from several locations. 24/02/2022
Now playing Next Tech News What is Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social? Is Donald Trump’s big comeback about sincerity and Truth? Here’s everything you need to know about this new social media platform. 21/02/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Trump's Truth Social app overnight hit but beset with tech glitches The rollout of his new app marks a year since the former president was barred from mainstream social media platforms. 21/02/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Is the New York Times making Wordle harder behind our backs? The New York Times' purchase of the viral word game on 31 January has lead to questions about how it is changing. Daily users say the answers are definitely more obscure. 18/02/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Donald Trump's Truth app opens to hundreds of testers ahead of launch Trump was banned from Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube after he voiced support for rioters who stormed the US Capitol. 17/02/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Is Twitter down? Thousands report outages on the social media giant Twitter users have been reporting problems accessing their accounts or using basic functions on Friday afternoon. 11/02/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Twitter files lawsuit in Germany over criminal content reporting rules Meta and Google filed similar lawsuits in the summer against the rules that come info force on Tuesday. 31/01/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Wordle spoilers: Twitter suspends bot account for revealing answers The account was found to violate the platform's policy by "annoying" users struggling to overcome the daily word game by non-consensually sending them the right answer. 27/01/2022