Tech mogul Elon Musk recently acquired the microblogging platform Twitter, and a strange trend was seen since the news of the acquisition came out. A few high profile accounts lost thousands of followers and at the same time, other high profile accounts that are pro-conservative actually have seen huge gains in followers. Examples of the … Read more
The writer who said “future generations will look back on television as the lead in the water pipes that slowly drove the Romans mad” passed away in 2007 when social media was still in its infancy. Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007) died just as Twitter (2006-) and YouTube (2007-) were born, and although Facebook (2004) was a … Read more
WASHINGTON: Yet another top Indian-American executive at Twitter has come under fire from Elon Musk, the billionaire buyer of the social media platform, in what is emerging as a battle between free-speech absolutists and the more traditional establishment advocating boundaries. Barely has the ink on the agreement to purchase Twitter dried, the incoming owner trained … Read more
Die Nachricht von Elon Musks Twitter-Übernahme sorgt für Kontroversen. Dabei gibt der reichste Mann der Welt vor, die Wut im Netz heilen zu wollen. Was ist zu befürchten und was ist zu hoffen? Über seinen neuesten großen Schatz sprach der reichste Mann der Welt schon vor rund zwei Wochen im kanadischen Vancouver bei der Innovationskonferenz … Read more
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, struck a deal Monday to buy Twitter for $44 billion, capping a saga complete with hostile takeover threats before delivering him personal control of one of the most influential social media platforms on the planet. Twitter famously served as a megaphone for former US president Donald Trump before the … Read more
The Elon Musk-Twitter saga — it has quickly turned into one — has had many twists and turns. To give you a quick recap, here’s what has happened so far: Musk acquired a 9.1% share in Twitter, and became the single largest shareholder; Twitter announced Musk will join the board of directors and there were … Read more