Elon Musk claims “block is going to be deleted as a ‘feature’, except for DMs”, without giving any details, in a reply to a user's X post about block vs. mute
the ability to block trolls Metro.co.uk : Elon Musk plans to stop letting X (formerly Twitter) users block each other Jorge Aguilar / Android Police : The app formally known as Twitter continues its d...
Twitter plans to wind down its legacy verified program, first introduced in June 2009, and remove legacy verified checkmarks starting on April 1, 2023
Ahead Of Twitter's Looming Verification Rollback Muskaan Saxena / TechRadar : Twitter's blue-check doomsday date is set and it's no April Fool's joke Megan Ellis / MakeUseOf : Twitter to Start Removin...
As the “Bank of Startups”, Silicon Valley Bank collapsed from its exposure to interest-rate risk, a lack of diversity among depositors, and VC herd mentality
an unsecured illiquid claim on a failed bank. Absent @jpmorgan @citi or... https://twitter.com/... Bob Elliott / @bobeunlimited : Fed/FDIC decisions on SVB determine whether they risk a bank run trill...
Plea hearing court transcript: Caroline Ellison said she and Sam Bankman-Fried knowingly misled investors, lenders, and customers that Alameda borrowed from FTX
bond packages only require around 10-15% of the total amount to be paid. Teflon Tom / @agrizzi8 : This case offers an insight into the world of crypto. Rather than accidental, the fraud and other crim...
Parler agrees to be acquired by Ye, formerly Kanye West, to create “an uncancelable ecosystem where all voices are welcome”; the deal is set to close in Q4 2022
and will also sign up to Truth Social Clare Duffy / CNN : Kanye West's biggest challenge with owning Parler may come from Elon Musk Anousha Sakoui / Los Angeles Times : What to know about Parler, the ...
Filing: Google asks the US FEC to green light a program that would exempt campaign emails from spam; the GOP alleges Gmail unfairly flags its emails as spam
“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to steer my ship.” Tweets: Nate Silver / @natesilver538 : I barely use email tbh and this might be the thing to get me to swear off it for good. https...
Filing: Elon Musk delivers a non-binding proposal to take Twitter private by acquiring all outstanding stock for $54.20 per share, in a cash deal worth ~$43B
not “cancel culture” — are ruining discourse Eugene Robinson / Washington Post : If Elon Musk wants Twitter, he's welcome to it Financial Times : How Elon Musk could fund his $43bn Twitter takeover Ga...
Internal docs show how antivax activists flooded vaccine content on Facebook with negative comments, despite Zuckerberg's push to promote COVID-19 vaccines
Internal company documents suggest that the company plays down awareness of its flaws. Kara Swisher / New York Times : The Endless Facebook Apology Katie Canales / Insider : Apple reportedly threatene...
Jeff Bezos beat the National Enquirer by bypassing media and appealing directly to regular people, retaliating with the brutal efficiency used to build Amazon
Brad Stone / Bloomberg : Tweets: @bradstone , @ashleevance , @jackposobiec , @nkulw , @stevekopack , @ritholtz , @gregotto , @tomgara , @benyt , @jbarro , and @bradstone Tweets: Brad Stone / @bradsto...
A look at those unlucky enough to forget the password to access their bitcoin; Chainalysis says 20% of all bitcoin, or ~$140B, appears to be lost or stranded
Also the Libor transition and Chinese stock bans. Charlesarthur / The Overspill : Start Up No.1462: the bitcoin millionaires with no money, the “clean” CES, the trouble with scotch eggs, Uganda bans s...