Now playing Next Tech News Twitter begins removing blue checks from users who don't pay The world's biggest news organisations and NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg all lost their Twitter check marks under Elon Musk's new verification policy. 21/04/2023
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Now playing Next Tech News Twitter removes tweets about 'Trans Day of Vengeance' protests Many of the tweets removed were from conservative users, including controversial US congresswoman Majorie Taylor Greene. 30/03/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Twitter says parts of its source code were leaked online It's the latest challenge for Twitter under Elon Musk, who also reportedly said the platform is now worth less than half what he paid for. 27/03/2023
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Now playing Next Tech News Twitter told to hire more human content moderators instead of AI The European Commission is worried about Twitter's goal to use volunteers and artificial intelligence to police content. 09/03/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Musk apologises after publicly mocking fired Twitter worker online Thousands of Twitter employees have been laid off without warning since Elon Musk’s takeover of the company. One high profile layoff led to a surreal exchange on the platform. 08/03/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Parts of Twitter down (again) for users after 'internal change' The issue - the latest in a string of recent outages on the platform - was resolved after an hour, the company said. 06/03/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Twitter lays off more staff, including ‘hardcore’ Elon Musk loyalists Elon Musk has slashed Twitter’s workforce by nearly three-quarters since he took over the social media platform last year. 27/02/2023
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Now playing Next Tech News A new paid subscription service is coming to Facebook and Instagram Meta Verified for Facebook and Instagram will require users to submit a government ID to get a blue verification badge. 20/02/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Elon Musk gave €1.82 billion of Tesla stock to charity last year The world’s second-richest man and CEO of Twitter has pledged to give away at least half of his wealth by the time he dies. 15/02/2023
Now playing Next Tech News How Twitter has helped rescue trapped earthquake survivors in Turkey Earthquake victims took to Twitter to share their locations. A group of online volunteers mapped their addresses to help search and rescue teams. 10/02/2023
Now playing Next The Cube Why is Elon Musk's Twitter being sued in Germany? The organisations behind the lawsuit are hoping this will set an international legal precedent that will help communities around the world keep Twitter accountable 27/01/2023
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