X is “testing a new link experience” that opens links without fully covering an X post, letting users see the Like, Repost, and other buttons, starting on iOS
to make it easier for your followers to engage with your post while browsing links. For creators, a common complaint is that posts with links tend to get lower reach. This is because the web browser...
Threads becoming inundated with liberal election fraud conspiracies highlights the shift toward a “post-truth” online landscape across the political spectrum
Taylor Lorenz / User Mag : Threads: @taylorlorenz , @taylorlorenz , @taylorlorenz , @stuartathompsonnyt , @taylorlorenz , @robbiekirshner , and @taylorlorenz Mastodon: @taylorlorenz@mastodon.social a...
A look at Elon Musk's unparalleled involvement in the US election; sources: Trump's campaign contacted X to stop the circulation of the hacked JD Vance dossier
the equivalent of massive unregistered campaign donations; most of it is dangerous, obliterating the fragile guardrails in our democratic process; all of it is not normal and not ethical. — If you s...
Meta will also block sharing of Ken Klippenstein's newsletter and other sources with the JD Vance dossier, citing foreign meddling and hacked materials policies
Here's the latest on how the social media titans who said it was wrong to “censor” the Hunter Biden laptop story in 2020 are justifying doing the same thing to the Vance dossier today: https://www.was...
Sensor Tower: in February 2024, X had 27M US DAUs of its mobile app, down 18% YoY, and the US user base has been flat or down every month since November 2022
X usage has declined as downloads of Threads have surged in recent weeks. — The number of people using X daily is falling … Threads: @lorakolodny , @georgescriban , @clarajeffery , @chancerydaily , ...
X suspends several podcasters and journalists, including The Intercept's Ken Klippenstein and Texas Observer's Steven Monacelli, with little to no explanation
Elon Musk's “free speech” social media platform banned a number of accounts recently critical of Israel.
Sources: Apple pauses all its advertising on X after Elon Musk's endorsement of an antisemitic X post and a report that Apple ads ran next to pro-Nazi content
companies are twitchy and once they see others getting out in front of something they race to be next in line and email a reporter they know with the headline https://www.bloomberg.com/... Parker Orto...
Twitter rolls out its updated “interim” X logo, replacing the iconic bird, following Elon Musk's weekend announcement; X.com now redirects to twitter.com
it's just an X that someone tweeted at him Sean Hollister / The Verge : Twitter removed half its HQ sign — then the police arrived Jon Porter / The Verge : RIP Twitter's iconic bird logo Kyle Barr / G...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign announcement on Twitter Spaces was delayed by ~25 minutes of crashes, feedback glitches, and audio failures
even after Ron DeSantis' glitchy campaign kick off Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal : Twitter's Flaws Snag Elon Musk's Media Ambitions Steve Peoples / Associated Press : DeSantis set to make m...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis plans to launch his presidential bid on Twitter Spaces on May 24, in a discussion with Elon Musk moderated by David Sacks
280 characters at a time Nancy Cook / Bloomberg : Ron DeSantis to Join Elon Musk on Twitter Wednesday to Announce 2024 Run Lawrence Richard / Fox News : Florida college student who shared location of ...