DeSantis launches GOP presidential campaign in Twitter announcement plagued by glitches By STEVE PEOPLES, ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launched his 2024 presidential campaign on Wednesday with firm words but a disastrous Twitter announcement that did little to counter criticism that the 44-year-old Republican may…
What to know about Twitter’s new CEO Linda Yaccarino By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk is welcoming a veteran ad executive to the helm of Twitter, the social media site the billionaire Tesla CEO had been running since he bought it last fall. Musk announced Friday that he’s hiring…
Elon Musk says he’s found a woman to lead Twitter as new CEO By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers Elon Musk said Thursday he has found a new CEO for Twitter, or X Corp. as it’s now called — and it’s a woman. He did not name her but said she will…
The Wyoming Department of Transportation is removing eight of its Twitter accounts after the social media platform recently announced changes to its application programming interface platform. Keeping the accounts would mean unnecessary costs for W.Y.D.O.T. and potentially deprive Wyomingites of vital information. The A.P.I. platform allowed W.Y.D.O.T. to send automated tweets straight from the agency’s…
NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter is once again attempting to launch its premium service, a month after a previous attempt failed. The social media company said Saturday it would let users buy subscriptions to Twitter Blue to get a blue checkmark and access special features starting Monday. The blue checkmark was originally given to companies,…
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West is offering to buy right-wing friendly social network Parler shortly after being booted off Twitter and Instagram for antisemitic posts. The acquisition of Parler would give West, legally known as Ye, control of a social media platform and a new outlet for his opinions with no gatekeeper. Parlement…
Twitter said Tuesday it has sued Elon Musk to force him to complete the $44 billion acquisition of the social media company. Musk and Twitter have been bracing for a legal fight since the billionaire said Friday he was backing off of his April agreement to buy the company. Twitter’s lawsuit opens with a sharply-worded…
Washington (AP) — When a GOP Missouri U.S. Senate candidate released a video Monday in which he cocked a gun after calling for a hunt of fellow Republicans who he believes are “RINOs,” or Republicans in Name Only, Facebook scraped it off its platform within a few hours. But it’s still live on YouTube, where…
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) has called MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s views on voter fraud and the 2020 election “lunacy.” On Twitter yesterday, Cheney posted, “We have a name for this in Wyoming. Lunacy.” According to Cowboy State Daily, Lindell said, “anyone who says Wyoming’s election results weren’t part of the problem, despite the fact the…
A Twitter collective identifying Jan. 6 participants claims Frank Eathorne was amongst the rioting crowd, contradicting Eathorne’s statements about that day. The Twitter account @capitolhunters is a “collective crowdsourced effort” analyzing footage of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Their goal is to identify anyone who participated to hold them accountable for their…