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Euroviews. Best of Culture 2022: Day 30 - Highs & Lows of the Year

From blue tick impersonators to reinstating Trump, Elon Musk's $44 billion Twitter takeover has sent the social media platform into chaos this year.

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Twitter back online after global outage has thousands complaining

Musk tweeted that "significant backend server architecture changes" had been rolled out and that "Twitter should feel faster".

Tech News

Who could replace Elon Musk as the next Twitter CEO?

Elon Musk will be stepping down as CEO of Twitter imminently. But who could replace him?

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Elon Musk confirms he will step down as Twitter CEO

Elon Musk say he will step down as chief executive of Twitter Inc once he finds a replacement.

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USA

Will Musk stand down as Twitter CEO?

After a poll he ran on Twitter asking users if he should quit called on him to go, Elon Musk's future as CEO of the social media site hangs in the balance.

USA

Twitter CEO Musk says he will reinstate suspended journalist accounts

Elon Musk has lifted the suspensions of the Twitter accounts of several journalists he had banned a day earlier, after the second poll he conducted on the topic went against his preferred outcome.

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Twitter reinstates banned journalists after Elon Musk online vote

There had been an outcry from the EU and United Nations over freedom of speech concerns when Elon Musk suspended accounts of several journalists.

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UN slams Twitter’s move to ban journalists as EU threatens sanctions

The United Nations says it's "very disturbed" by Twitter’s suspension of several journalists, and warns of a "dangerous precedent".

Norway

Gaffe as Twitter mixes up Norway and Nigeria on government accounts

The Norwegian Foreign Ministry reached out to Twitter support and asked them to fix the error.

USA

Elon Musk has second stab at Twitter Blue paid subscription

After an initial attempt marred by confusion and fakery, Twitter is again trying to launch its paid subscription. But as of 19:00 CET it was still not possible.

Culture news

Who's heading to the Moon with a Japanese fashion billionaire?

The fashion tycoon announced the star-studded eight member space crew over Twitter.

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I tried Mastodon for a week. Here’s why I’m not buying into the hype

As the dust settles on Elon Musk’s takeover, Twitter alternatives are cropping up thick and fast. Euronews Next tried one that’s getting attention.

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Writer heartbroken over failed book signing receives swell of support

Chelsea Banning spoke out after only two people attended the signing in a bookstore in Ohio.

USA

Kanye 'Ye' West suspended from Twitter after antisemitic remarks

The Chicago-born rapper posted an image of a swastika blended with the Jewish symbol, the star of David.

Tech News

EU warns Musk: Twitter could face ban over content moderation

Twitter could face huge fines unless it complies with new EU rules requiring tech companies to better tackle disinformation.

Health news

Twitter stops enforcing COVID misinformation policy

Public health experts and social media researchers warn the change could fuel a spike in misleading claims about COVID-19 and vaccines.

Tech News

Gold, grey and blue ticks: Musk’s new plan for Twitter verification

The billionaire said there would be a gold tick, a grey one and a blue one for different types of Twitter users.

Tech News

Who is Eugen Rochko, the man behind Twitter rival Mastodon?

The open-source social network Mastodon is making waves as a potential alternative to Twitter. Here’s what we know about its founder.

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Will Twitter comply with EU rules if its Brussels office is closed?

The Financial Times reported that Twitter’s European digital policy chiefs Dario La Nasa and Julia Mozer left the social media company last week.

World News

Euroviews. Hate and disinformation spiked since Elon Musk took over Twitter

Many fear Twitter will not only become a festoon of hate speech, disinformation, and erratic behaviour but that it will erase the progress the platform already made to combat them, Heather Dannyelle Thompson writes.