December 5, 2023
Could X go bankrupt under Elon Musk
Elon Musk's profane attack on advertisers boycotting X, formerly known as Twitter, has baffled experts. If advertisers keep leaving and don't come back, can X survive? In April, I sat down with Musk for the first of his many chaotic interviews about…
November 18, 2023
White House criticizes Elon Musk over ‘hideous’ antisemitic lie
The White House has accused Elon Musk of repeating a "hideous lie" about Jewish people after the X owner appeared to respond approvingly to an antisemitic post on the platform. On Wednesday, Mr. Musk replied to a post sharing an antisemitic…
October 18, 2023
X begins charging new users $1 a year in New Zealand, Philippines
Elon Musk's X, formerly known as Twitter, has started charging new users in New Zealand and the Philippines $1 (£0.82) a year to access key features, as part of a new trial. They include the ability to tweet, retweet, like posts, and reply to……
September 3, 2023
X, formerly Twitter, to collect biometric and employment data
X, formerly known as Twitter, will collect biometric data on its users, such as a photograph of their face, in an update to its privacy policy. People signed up for its subscription service, X Premium, can choose to provide a selfie and photo ID for…
August 21, 2023
Twitter, now X, to remove blocking feature
The blocking feature will be removed for users of X, formerly Twitter, Elon Musk has announced, claiming the feature "makes no sense". The X boss said users will still be able to block people from directly messaging them, however. But many people on…
August 18, 2023
Zuckerberg says Musk ‘not serious’ about cage fight
Elon Musk "isn't serious" about holding a cage fight and "it's time to move on", Mark Zuckerberg has said. In a post on his social media site Threads, the Meta boss said he had offered Mr Musk "a real date" but the rival entrepreneur had made…
August 7, 2023
Elon Musk says X will fund legal bills if users treated unfairly by bosses
Elon Musk has said X, formerly known as Twitter, will pay the legal bills of anyone who is treated unfairly by their employer for their activity on his social media platform. On Sunday, Mr. Musk told users that financial assistance from his platform…
July 25, 2023
Twitter rebrands as X and kills off blue bird logo
Twitter has changed its brand and logo from its famous blue bird to "X". The new white X on a black background has replaced the bluebird on the desktop version of the social network, although is yet to appear on the mobile app. "Tweets" will also be…
July 17, 2023
Twitter loses nearly half advertising revenue since Elon Musk takeover
Twitter has lost almost half of its advertising revenue since it was bought by Elon Musk for $44bn (£33.6bn) last October, its owner has revealed. He said the company had not seen the increase in sales that had been expected in June, but added that…
July 10, 2023
Threads app signs up 100m users in less than a week
Threads, the social media app aimed at rivaling Twitter, has signed up more than 100 million users in less than five days, according to new data. It means Threads, launched by Instagram owner Meta, has beat a record set by Open AI's ChatGPT app.…