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News Articles: Twitter

The logo of social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter

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  • News

Report: Fulton development authority approves $10.1 million tax break for X

The Development Authority of Fulton County OK'd a $10.1 million tax break for a data center expansion by social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

January 24, 2024
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By:
  • Collin Kelley
An "X" sign rests atop the company headquarters in downtown San Francisco, on July 28, 2023.

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  • Technology

Musk's X sues Media Matters over its report on ads next to hate groups' posts

Elon Musk's social media company X, formerly called Twitter, filed a lawsuit against the liberal advocacy group Media Matters for America on Monday.

November 21, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
An aerial view of the complex housing the Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza City after an explosion on the hospital grounds that killed hundreds, according to Palestinian officials. Unraveling the facts behind the explosion has been made difficult because of swarms of social media accounts spreading false information about the explosion.

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  • World

Fake accounts, old videos and rumors fuel chaos around Gaza hospital explosion

Misleading and false information is muddying efforts to uncover who is responsible for the deadly blast that killed hundreds of people.

October 20, 2023
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
GPB News NPR

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  • Technology

Musk's X to charge users in Philippines and New Zealand $1 to use platform

It is unclear if the experimental fees will be applied to other parts of the world, but Musk argues it is the only way to stamp out the proliferation of bots on the site.

October 18, 2023
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Israeli troop reinforcements take position at the border with Gaza in southern Israel on Monday. Social media and messaging apps have been flooded with false and out of context images since fighting started this weekend.

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  • World

Video game clips and old videos are flooding social media about Israel and Gaza

"This is propaganda 101. You flood the gap, especially in those early hours, with content that suggests a certain narrative," said one observer.

October 12, 2023
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Former President Donald Trump looks at his phone during a roundtable with governors in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, June 18, 2020.

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  • Politics

For Trump, X marks the spot for his social media return. Why that could really matter

Donald Trump posted again for the first time in three years since being banned from various social media, taking to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter to post his mugshot.

August 25, 2023
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
A newly constructed X sign is seen on the roof of the headquarters of the social media platform previously known as Twitter, in San Francisco, on July 29, 2023. Elon Musk killed off the Twitter logo on July 24, 2023, replacing the world-recognized blue bird with a white X. San Francisco city authorities forced the company to take down the sign right away for permitting reasons.

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  • Technology

Elon Musk sues disinformation researchers, claiming they are driving away advertisers

X, the company formerly known as Twitter, is suing the Center for Countering Digital Hate, which has documented the spread of hate speech and viral falsehoods on social media.

August 01, 2023
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
The new X sign is installed Friday on the roof of the San Francisco headquarters of Twitter, which is being rebranded as "X." Elon Musk killed off the Twitter logo on Monday, replacing the world-recognized blue bird with an X as the tycoon accelerates his efforts to transform the floundering social media giant.

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  • Technology

After rebranding, X took @x from its original Twitter owner and offered him merch

Gene X Hwang owned @x on Twitter. Until Elon Musk rebranded the platform and took the handle.

July 29, 2023
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By:
  • Kai McNamee
A large metal "X" sign is seen on Friday on top of the downtown San Francisco building that housed what was once Twitter.

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  • Technology

'X' logo installed atop Twitter building, spurring San Francisco to investigate

City officials say replacing letters or symbols on buildings requires a permit for design and safety reasons. The installation is part of Elon Musk's effort to rebrand the social media platform.

July 29, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Top Meta executive Adam Mosseri has said that the company's new Twitter competitor Threads does not need the "negativity" of news and politics on the platform.

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  • Technology

Meta's Threads wants to become a 'friendly' place by downgrading news and politics

Mark Zuckerberg has pitched Meta's Twitter clone as a more "friendly" place for online discourse. Executives say breaking news and politics will not be the emphasized. But is that realistic?

July 12, 2023
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Elon Musk looks on during his visit to the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16.

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  • Technology

Suspended from Twitter, the account tracking Elon Musk's jet has landed on Threads

The account ElonJet tracked the movement of Elon Musk's private jet in real time, until it was suspended by Twitter last year. Now, it has resurfaced on Meta's fast-growing Twitter rival, Threads.

July 09, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
An attorney for Twitter accused Threads of engaging in "systematic, willful, and unlawful misappropriation of Twitter's trade secrets and other intellectual property."

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  • Business

Twitter threatens to sue its new rival, Threads, claiming Meta stole trade secrets

An attorney for Twitter accused Meta of hiring dozens of former Twitter employees with the intention of creating a "copycat" platform, implying a lawsuit could come next.

July 07, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Olson
A photo illustration shows the logo for Meta's Threads, an app that gained over 10 million users overnight.

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  • Technology

Is Threads really a 'Twitter killer'? Here's what we know so far

Meta's new app, Threads, may be the latest in a long-string of Twitter's competitors, but it appears to have an edge in the game thanks to its ties to Instagram. Over 30 million users have joined.

July 07, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Olson
Spill co-founder Alphonzo "Phonz" Terrell

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  • Politics

Unlike Threads, Spill isn't trying to be the new Twitter. Safe spaces for minorities is the aim

Twitter has dominated the headlines since controversial owner Elon Musk bought the platform. Over the weekend, Musk began limiting views for people who don't pay for verified accounts. But the irony is, an app that aims to replace Twitter could come from two of his former employees. We talked to Alphonzo "Phonz" Terrell, the co-founder of Spill. 

July 07, 2023
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By:
  • Natalie Mendenhall and
  • Leah Fleming
This logo for Meta's new app, Threads. Meta is poised to unveil the new app that appears to mimic Twitter — a direct challenge to the social media platform owned by Elon Musk.

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  • Technology

10 million sign up for Meta's Twitter rival app, Threads

Threads is billed as a text-based version of Meta's photo-sharing app Instagram that the company says provides "a new, separate space for real-time updates and public conversations."

July 06, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
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