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Could Elon Musk’s era spell the end of social media billionaires?

Twitter’s biggest tryhard has taken over the platform, but the social media industry could be heading for multiple crises, says tech writer Richard Seymour

The Guardian - UK

All the celebrities who have left Twitter after Elon Musk’s takeover

‘Not hanging around for whatever Elon has planned. Bye,’ Shonda Rhimes wrote

The Independent UK

Tuesday briefing: What will a third winter with the coronavirus bring?

In today’s newsletter: New variants, a struggling NHS and approaching flu season suggest a coronavirus surge is still a risk. A public health expert on preparing for what lies ahead

The Guardian - UK

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Afternoon Update: More rate pain for borrowers; Gold Trip wins Melbourne Cup; and China unhappy with B-52 plan

The Reserve Bank makes its inevitable inflation response. And most Australians don’t care about the cup

The Guardian - AU

BBC tries to understand politics by creating fake Americans

In an attempt to see how social media influences American politics, a BBC reporter created some fake Americans

The Independent UK

Elon Musk's plan to charge for 'verified' Twitter profiles could cost Scottish Government thousands

The world's richest man has pledged to reform Twitter after completing a $44 billion takeover of the social media platform.

Daily Record

Elon Musk's first week in charge of Twitter hints of changes to come

Tech billionaire Elon Musk walked into Twitter HQ carrying a sink, sacked the board of directors and declared himself the new CEO. What next does he have in store?

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Elon Musk fires Twitter board, making himself sole director

Tesla CEO becomes sole director of social media giant after finalising $44bn takeover.

Al Jazeera

Jacinda Ardern urges Musk to ‘stick to transparency’ amid extremism fears

New Zealand PM says Twitter’s role in her push to rid the world of extremist and terrorist content online was now in ‘unknown territory’

The Guardian - AU

UFC Fight Night 213 reactions: Winning and losing fighters on social media

UFC Fight Night 213 winners and losers react on social media outlets such as Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Musk boosts surge in misinformation about Pelosi attack

With some help from Twitter's new owner, misinformation about the grievous attack on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband is surging online

The Independent UK

Instagram users ‘locked out of accounts’

Instagram says it is working on an issue that has left a seemingly large number of users locked out of their accounts.

The New Daily

The dubious history of the Santa Monica Observer, the outlet behind that unfounded Paul Pelosi story

When Elon Musk amplified an unfounded Santa Monica Observer story about the Paul Pelosi attack over the weekend, it wasn't the first time the dubious outlet had been in the spotlight.

Los Angeles Times

What Twitter Blue's price hike means for existing verified users

Twitter, under Elon Musk, is charging $8 per month for the blue checkmark verification. But if everyone can be verified, what's the point of verification?

Inverse

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Reason

Twitter Was Already a Hellscape Even Before It Was Set Free

Plus: For Halloween, the editors describe what scares them most about politics and government right now.

The Guardian - US

Musk appoints himself CEO of Twitter as employees brace for mass layoffs

Reports that Musk will let go of 25% of its workforce, or nearly 2,000 employees, come as tech billionaire overhauls company

Reason

DHS Still Policing Disinformation Despite Dissolving Disinformation Governance Board

The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI regularly report misinformation and disinformation to tech companies for potential removal.

Manchester Evening News

'I was gobsmacked': We tracked down the amazing security guard who went viral dancing at AO Arena gig

"I was absolutely gobsmacked. I just couldn't believe a little dancing could have such a reaction"

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Evening Standard

Elon Musk dissolves Twitter’s board of directors and cements control of site

The Tesla owner has already marked his territory with the social networking site

Daily Mirror

Elon Musk deletes own tweet suggesting conspiracy theory behind Paul Pelosi home attack

The new Twitter owner shared a post from a website with a history of spreading false information. He later deleted it — but not before it was shared tens of thousands of times

The Guardian - US

Musk’s takeover divides top Twitter users: flee the hate or stay and fight?

Shonda Rhimes and Sara Bareilles are among celebrities leaving the platform, but others are struggling with the decision

The Guardian - UK

For Elon Musk, Twitter is a time-wasting folly he doesn’t know what to do with

Shouting about free speech was easier than actually managing a social media platform. Tesla’s shareholders must be looking on in horror

Axios

Scoop: Musk team working to reboot Vine this year

Twitter's new owner wants to try to revive the short-video service the company shut down in 2016.

The Independent UK

Elon Musk complains about being asked about Trump’s Twitter return

Banned accounts will go before new ‘content moderation council’ for return to platform

The Independent UK

Ted Cruz appears to push GOP conspiracy theories about Paul Pelosi attack

The Texas senator shared a tweet that called into question the suspected attacker’s affiliation with right-wing conspiracy theories tied to Covid-19 and QAnon

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