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News Articles: Twitter

Elon Musk attends the 2022 Met Gala in New York City. The billionaire addressed Twitter staff for the first time since striking a deal to buy the social network.

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Elon Musk addresses Twitter staff about free speech, remote work, layoffs and aliens

Elon Musk addressed Twitter employees for the first time since striking a deal to buy the social network for $44 billion. He did not say whether he was having second thoughts.

June 16, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the start of production at Tesla's "Gigafactory" in Grünheide, southeast of Berlin, Germany, on March 22. The billionaire, who has run afoul of regulators before, is in their sights again as he tries to buy Twitter. It's raising questions about the Securities and Exchange Commission's ability to police the rich and powerful.

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  • Business

Can the SEC stand up to the richest man on the planet?

The world's richest man, who has run afoul of regulators before, is in their sights again as he tries to buy Twitter. It's raising questions about the SEC's ability to police the rich and powerful.

June 04, 2022
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By:
  • David Gura
Federal regulators on Wednesday announced a settlement with Twitter over the use of user privacy.

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  • Technology

Twitter will pay a $150 million fine over accusations it improperly sold user data

Federal regulators accuse the company of violating a 2011 agreement over the treatment of users' personal data, including phone numbers and email addresses.

May 26, 2022
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
An industry group representing major tech companies, including Google, Facebook and Twitter, is asking the Supreme Court to stop a Texas social media law from going into effect.

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  • Technology

Here's why tech giants want the Supreme Court to freeze Texas' social media law

Tech industry groups are urging the Supreme Court to block a Texas law barring social media companies from removing posts or banning users based on political viewpoints

May 19, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Twitter is the latest social platform to grapple with the misinformation, propaganda and rumors that have proliferated since Russia invaded Ukraine

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  • Technology

Twitter aims to crack down on misinformation, including misleading posts about Ukraine

Twitter is stepping up its fight against misinformation with a new policy cracking down on posts that spread potentially dangerous false stories.

May 19, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Part of the Twitter page of Elon Musk is seen on the screen of a computer in Sausalito, Calif., in April.

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  • Business

Elon Musk says doubt about spam accounts could doom Twitter deal

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says his deal to buy Twitter can't move forward unless the company shows public proof that less than 5% of the accounts on the social media platform are fake or spam.

May 17, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Elon Musk says he wants to see more details about the number of fake accounts on Twitter before his deal to buy the social media platform goes through. He's seen here last week, arriving for the 2022 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

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Elon Musk says he's put the blockbuster Twitter deal on pause over fake accounts

The Tesla and SpaceX mogul said he needs to make sure the fake accounts "do indeed represent less than 5%" of Twitter's users, as the company has estimated.

May 13, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond and
  • Bill Chappell
Left to right: Elon Musk and Donald Trump

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  • Business

Elon Musk says he'll reverse Donald Trump Twitter ban

The billionaire said it was a "mistake" for the social network to ban the former president after the Jan. 6th Capitol insurrection.

May 10, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during the official opening of the new Tesla electric car manufacturing plant near Gruenheide, Germany, on March 22. Tesla shares sank on Tuesday, a day after Twitter accepted a takeover offer from Musk.

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  • Business

Tesla shares sink, wipe out over $125 billion in value, as Musk scores Twitter deal

Tesla shares dropped 12.2%, wiping out more than $125 billion off its market value, over worries about how it would be impacted as Elon Musk looks to complete his takeover of Twitter.

April 26, 2022
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  • David Gura
Twitter on Monday announced it has accepted billionaire Elon Musk's bid to takeover the social media company for $44 billion.

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  • Technology

Elon Musk bought Twitter. Here's what he says he'll do next

Before Twitter accepted Musk's $44 billion offer, he has floated numerous ideas for changing the social network. Not all of those proposals have been welcomed by experts.

April 26, 2022
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing "Cyber Rodeo" grand opening party on April 7, 2022 in Austin, Texas.

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  • Technology

Twitter reaches deal to sell to Elon Musk for about $44 billion

The sale caps a dizzying saga for Twitter and Elon Musk, the world's richest man and a prolific user of the social media platform.

April 25, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond and
  • Bobby Allyn
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says he has lined up $46.5 billion in financing to buy Twitter, and he's trying to negotiate an agreement with the company.

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  • Business

Twitter in talks with Musk over bid to buy platform, according to reports

The Tesla CEO says that the money to buy Twitter would come from Morgan Stanley and other banks, some of it secured by his huge stake in the electric car maker.

April 25, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Faced with Elon Musk's hostile takeover bid, Twitter's board and management will have to show their plan to address long-standing problems.

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  • Technology

Why Twitter is an easy target for outsiders like Elon Musk intent on change

To ward off Elon Musk, Twitter's board will have to show it finally has a plan to address long-standing business problems.

April 23, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during the official opening of the new Tesla electric car manufacturing plant on March 22, 2022 near Gruenheide, Germany.

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  • Technology

Elon Musk says he has secured the money to buy Twitter

The billionaire Tesla CEO says he's lined up $46.5 billion to fund his offer to buy Twitter and take the company private.

April 21, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing "Cyber Rodeo" grand opening party in Austin, Texas, on April 7, 2022.

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  • Technology

'Love Me Tender' and poison pills: Unpacking the Elon Musk-Twitter saga

Elon Musk is trying to buy Twitter in a $43 billion takeover, which the company's board is attempting to resist. What's at stake, and where is all this going?

April 19, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond and
  • Bobby Allyn
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