Twitter says it will add a newsletter subscribe button to user profiles in the coming weeks, available to those with a Revue account; Twitter will take a 5% cut
and subscriptions—part of Twitter profiles. https://twitter.com/... Alex Kantrowitz / @kantrowitz : Will Twitter do to Substack what it did to Clubhouse 🤷♂️ https://twitter.com/... Adriana Lacy / @ad...
Source: Reddit is exploring a Clubhouse-like feature that would enable moderator-run voice chats
Jack Morse / Mashable :
Twitter permanently suspends @TeamTrump after the account posted quotes from Trump's now removed @POTUS tweets, says evading suspension is against its rules
Jack Morse / Mashable : Tweets: @wtajnews , @scottbudman , @livemint , and @martinsfp Tweets: @wtajnews : Twitter permanently suspended the @realDonaldTrump account “due to the risk of further incite...
Twitter says it will stop prompting users to Quote Tweet, restoring the standard RT functionality, and says QT use increased but overall sharing dropped by 20%
Jack Morse / Mashable :
Twitter is testing “humanization prompts” which will show users' shared interest and mutual followers when replying to another user's tweet
Jack Morse / Mashable : Tweets: @twittercomms , @carnage4life , @bigblackjacobin , @tonyromm , @tha_rami , @hunterwalk , @green_footballs , @jmorse_ , @lolgop , @yashar , @brandyzadrozny , and @jolin...
Coinbase shares an internal email on an upcoming NYT story alleging several Black employees had negative experiences, says it “will paint an inaccurate picture”
none — ever gives you a generous, long runway to respond in the future https://twitter.com/... Eli Dourado / @elidourado : Fools! Didn't you know that when an elite reporter comes after your livelihoo...
At an all-hands, Zuckerberg said Kenosha Guard's Page remained online after the shooting due to “an operational mistake” as some staff questioned his leadership
🌊 Technically soup Jack Morse / Mashable : Mark Zuckerberg blames Facebook contractors for Kenosha militia fiasco John Gruber / Daring Fireball : Facebook's Kenosha Guard Militia Event Was Reported 45...
In a rare public protest at Facebook, hundreds of staff staged a virtual walkout, pushing back on Zuckerberg's choice to let Trump's inflammatory posts stand
Since macOS 10.12 there's … Theodore Schleifer / Vox : Change will be harder for Silicon Valley than just donating money Wall Street Journal : Social Media Becomes Battleground Over Days of Street Pro...
Following its move to stop selling new Dash buttons in February, Amazon says it will turn off the capabilities of all its Dash buttons worldwide on August 31
you have a month to hack yours Kris Holt / Engadget : Amazon will disconnect Dash Buttons on August 31st Tom Warren / The Verge : I will miss Amazon's Dash buttons Mike Murphy / MarketWatch : Amazon w...
San Francisco Pride says Google can still participate in parade after ~100 Googlers petitioned it to drop Google as a sponsor over handling of LGBTQ+ issues
and successful April Glaser / Slate : The Wayfair Walkout Is a Different Kind of Tech Worker Protest Christine Fisher / Engadget : Google employees petition to ban the company from SF Pride Alyssa New...