Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit
SOURCE: BBC NEWS Some Twitter users were unable to tweet on Wednesday after the website experienced technical problems. Account holders received a message saying: “You are over the daily limit for sending Tweets.” The outage-tracking website DownDetector reported the glitch at just before 22:00 GMT. Elon Musk has slashed Twitter’s workforce over the last few […]
Twitter ends Covid misinformation policy under Musk
Twitter says it has stopped enforcing its policy on misleading information about coronavirus. According to the company’s website, it stopped taking action against tweets breaching its Covid rules, on Wednesday, 23 November. Twitter had previously reported suspending more than 11,000 accounts for Covid misinformation as of September this year. BBC News has approached Twitter for […]
Elon Musk tells Twitter staff to work long hours or leave
SOURCE: BBC NEWS Elon Musk has told Twitter staff that they must commit to working “long hours at high intensity” or else leave the company, according to reports. In an email to staff, the social media firm’s new owner said workers should agree to the pledge if they wanted to stay, the Washington Post reported. Those […]
Twitter lays off staff at its only Africa office in Ghana
SOURCE: BBC NEWS Twitter has fired nearly all its staff in Ghana, which was home to its only office in Africa. The firm “is re-organising its operations as a result of a need to reduce costs,” read Twitter’s email, seen by the BBC. The layoffs were part of a global staff cull introduced by new […]
Twitter sued for mass layoffs
Twitter is being sued for not giving employees advance notice of a mass layoff that began in earnest early Friday. The lawsuit alleges that Twitter violated worker protection laws, including the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act as well as the California WARN Act, both of which require 60 days of advance notice. The […]
Twitter staff say layoffs have started after Elon Musk takeover
Twitter staff have started to post online that they believe they have lost their jobs, ahead of an announcement by the company later on Friday. The social media giant says it will inform its staff whether they are still employed after Elon Musk’s takeover. Employees are tweeting using the hashtag #LoveWhereYouWorked and a saluting emoji […]
Elon Musk visits Twitter carrying sink as deal looms
Elon Musk has posted a video of himself walking into Twitter’s headquarters carrying a sink, raising speculation about the fate of his planned takeover. The billionaire faces a Friday deadline to complete the $44bn (£38bn) purchase, which he announced months ago but then tried to abandon. He agreed to move forward earlier this month, just […]
Twitter is finally testing an edit button
By: Seli Baisie Twitter, American microblogging and social networking company, has announced that it is testing an edit button. The announcement comes after years of user requests for such a feature. In a post on Thursday, September 1, 2022, the company said, “if you see an edited Tweet it’s because we’re testing the edit button. […]
