Twitter says the event that made private Circle tweets public was “immediately fixed.” In April, users discovered a bug on Twitter that would make public the private tweets by Twitter Circle feature users on the social media platform. Almost a month after the discovery was first reported, the company has now released a comment. According to the social media platform, it told affected users that the exposure that made the private tweets public was due to “a security incident” that occurred earlier in 2023. According to Twitter, the issue was…
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Unverified accounts will not longer appear in Twitter’s recommended tweets
As of April 15, the “For You” feed will only include accounts with a paid-for checkmark. As of midway through this month, unverified accounts will no longer be appearing in the recommended “For You” algorithmic feed, according to an announcement CEO Elon Musk made last week. Only accounts paying for the Twitter Blue feature will be included in the recommendations. According to Elon Musk’s post that announced this change, recommending only tweets from accounts that have a blue badge and not unverified accounts is “the only realistic way to address…
Read MoreCriminals in Brazil are benefiting from Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service
The technology was meant to provide connectivity in the Amazon rainforest, but criminals are using it. Brazilian federal agents are increasingly finding Starlink internet units on the sites they raid in the Amazon rainforest. The agents are shot at, and the criminals often escape, but the technology is being left behind. Starlink internet services are a division of Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The company has nearly 4,000 satellites in low orbit, providing with people in remote areas of the world – such as the Amazon rainforest – with online connectivity. The…
Read MoreMassive Twitter auction seeks to sell everything from logo statue to office furniture
The struggling social media company has placed hundreds of items up for sale online. A Twitter auction has been announced as the social media company has placed hundreds of its office items up for sale from its San Francisco headquarters. Even the statue of the company’s famous bird logo was given a short span of time for bidders. The bird logo statue was up for sale in the Twitter auction for thousands of dollars, as was a 6-foot planter in the shape of an @ symbol. It has drawn considerable…
Read MoreTwitter faces $136,260 lawsuit for failing to pay rent since Elon Musk takeover
The San Francisco branch’s landlord has accused the company of leaving rent unpaid. As Elon Musk makes drastic cuts all over Twitter in an attempt to save on expenses – while watching his own fortune shrink – the social media company is now facing a lawsuit from its San Francisco branch landlord for failing to pay the rent. The company is being sued for $136,260 in unpaid rent, while already slashing workers and furniture. The rent owed is for the offices Twitter rents on the 30th floor of a downtown…
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