Twitter is delaying the rollout of account verifications for its paid Twitter Blue subscription plan until after the midterm elections, a source with knowledge...
Month: November 2022
Apple Could Be Short of iPhones Because of Factory Disruptions in China
The company said Covid-19 restrictions were slowing production of the company’s new phones ahead of the holiday season.Read More
Meta Is Said to Plan Significant Job Cuts This Week
Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, said last month that many “teams will stay flat or shrink over the next year” as his company faces...
Twitter Said to Delay Changes to Check Mark Badges Until After Midterms
Users and employees had raised concerns that Elon Musk’s plan to give check marks to those who paid a monthly fee could be misused...
British Soccer, Brought to You by American Crypto Optimism
A group of American cryptocurrency investors is trying to turn an obscure English soccer club into “the internet’s team,” with a global following of...
Russia Reactivates Its Trolls and Bots Ahead of Tuesday’s Midterms
Researchers have identified a series of Russian information operations to influence American elections and, perhaps, erode support for Ukraine.Read More
With Twitter in chaos, Mastodon is on fire
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In the week since Elon Musk took over Twitter, the number of people signing up for a small social network called Mastodon has surged.
YouTube May Have Misinformation Blind Spots, Researchers Say
The video platform said it had limited the spread of misinformation ahead of Election Day, but new research showed that false narratives continued to...
Fed Up With Political Text Messages? Read On.
In this polarized climate, hundreds of Americans told us they agree on one thing: Campaigns must stop spamming voters’ phones with unwanted political texts.Read...
YouTube May Have Misinformation Blind Spots, Researchers Say
The video platform said it had limited the spread of misinformation ahead of Election Day, but new research showed that false narratives continued to...