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Twitter's checkmark change causes chaos |
CEO Elon Musk's changing rules over how to distribute and display blue checkmarks on accounts is sparking confusion across the platform. |
The ongoing saga over Musk's plans to change Twitter's checkmark policy and how it labels accounts since he took over the company in the fall has escalated into a bubbling fight with multiple media outlets. Musk said last month that the legacy verified accounts would start having their badges removed by April 1 if they did not subscribe to Twitter Blue, a subscription service that costs $8 a month for additional Twitter features. When the deadline hit over the weekend, though, most of the legacy checkmarks appeared to remain, with a new distinction: When users clicked on them, a pop-up explained that the account was verified "because it's subscribed to Twitter Blue or is a legacy verified account." The changing process and seemingly vague guidelines are raising questions about who will pay for a checkmark and how it impacts the spread of information on the platform. Jennifer Grygiel, an associate professor of communications at Syracuse University, said the blue checkmarks "died a long time ago" — when Twitter introduced the official institution badges in November, including different color check marks for verified corporate accounts and government accounts. "He burnt down the Twitter of the past, whatever we knew that to be, and he created this new platform," Grygiel said. Twitter recently also apparently singled out The New York Times, removing its verification badge for its main account that boasts 55 million followers. Meanwhile, it slapped NPR this week with a "state-affiliate media" label, sparking pushback from the company. Read more on confusion surrounding the checkmarks at TheHill.com. |
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NPR president and CEO John Lansing fired back at Twitter on Wednesday after the social media platform labeled the news organization as "state-affiliated media." "We were disturbed to see last night that Twitter has labeled NPR as 'state-affiliated media,' a description that, per Twitter's own guidelines, does not apply to NPR," Lansing said in a statement posted to Twitter. Twitter's guidelines define state-affiliated … |
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| A co-founder of the payment service Cash App was killed on Tuesday in a stabbing in San Francisco, according to multiple reports. The San Francisco Police Department said in a release that officers responded to a report of a stabbing at 2:35 a.m. and found a 43-year-old male victim suffering from apparent stab wounds. Officers gave aid to the man and called medics to the scene, but he died from his injuries at a local … |
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The Treasury Department on Wednesday announced sanctions against a Russia-based darknet marketplace in a coordinated plan to crack down on illegal cyber activity. The group, Genesis Market, is one of the world's largest illicit marketplaces known for stealing and selling credentials and other sensitive information, including usernames and passwords. |
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We take concerns about data security seriously. |
TikTok is building systems to address concerns around data security, overseen by American teams specifically tasked with managing all access to U.S. user data and securing the TikTok platform. Learn more at usds.TikTok.com. |
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Historically Black college establishes tech internship program |
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Amazon to promote content from India |
The tech giant signed an agreement with India's federal government to show movies and TV shows from state-run studios, Bloomberg reported. |
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TikTok's parent has a new app: What to know about Lemon8 |
NEW YORK (AP) — As lawmakers debate whether to ban TikTok nationwide, its Chinese parent company has introduced a new app that's already getting some traction. The app, called Lemon8, is likely to face some of the same scrutiny as TikTok, which has been dogged by claims the Chinese government could … |
DETROIT (AP) — An electric Ram pickup truck with up to 500 miles of range per charge and a battery-powered people-hauling Kia SUV are among the new vehicles being introduced Wednesday at the New York International Auto Show. The two debuts in New York on Wednesday are among only nine automaker press … |
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We take concerns about data security seriously. |
TikTok is building systems to address concerns around data security, overseen by American teams specifically tasked with managing all access to U.S. user data and securing the TikTok platform. Learn more at usds.TikTok.com. |
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and his top deputies stayed silent Tuesday as former President Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony … Read more |
| A North Carolina Democratic state representative announced on Wednesday that she would switch political parties and become a Republican, a move that … Read more |
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