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Twitter Cuts Search Bar Access for Unregistered Users
Twitter is eliminating its search feature for anyone not logged into an account. The change means that any person attempting to access the site’s search results would need to log in to their existing account or create a new one in what could be CEO Elon Musk’s latest attempt to drive up the number of…
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Twitter Demands Advertisers Pay for a Blue Check or Spend $1,400 a Month
One day after Elon Musk followed through on his months-long threat to remove blue checks from Twitter accounts that were verified before his tenure, Twitter sent advertisers an email telling them they can’t advertise on the platform unless they subscribe to Twitter Blue. Accounts that already spend $US1,000 (about $1,400) or more a month will…
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Substack’s CEO Would Rather Not Think About the Racist Stuff. OK?
Substack, best known as a subscription newsletter platform, just launched a copycat Twitter competitor called Substack Notes. Elon Musk wasn’t pleased and apparently took a number of steps to block Substack links on Twitter. Substack CEO Christ Best went on the Verge’s Decoder podcast to discuss his company’s rocky entry into the world of social…
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Elon Musk Makes It Harder to Distinguish Between Blue Verified and Paid Checkmarks to Save Face
After sparking a heated debate for saying he would take legacy blue checkmarks away from verified accounts beginning on April 1 if those users didn’t pay $US8 ($11) for Twitter Blue, Twitter CEO Elon Musk backed away from his threat. To save face, though, Musk has simply made it harder to tell the difference between…