The popular online chat service has announced that it will be asking everyone to make the changes. “Over the coming weeks,” all Discord usernames will need to be changed, according to an official announcement from the company behind the popular online chat service. The platform allows people to form and join groups based on various different kinds of interest. There are currently an estimated 150 million active users on the platform worldwide. They will all need to change their Discord usernames in the coming weeks. This will allow the platform…
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Twitter verification fail places the system’s weaknesses in the spotlight
The system is experiencing widespread controversy after verifying a fake Disney Junior account. The Twitter verification process has been controversial since Elon Musk took ownership of the company and made it a paid service. Now, it is facing greater backlash after verifying a fake account that tweeted racial slurs. The fake Disney Junior account passed the Twitter verification process and proceeded to tweet explicit remarks and racial slurs, backed by its gold badge status. Despite having nothing to do with the Disney company or any of its brands, the account…
Read MoreUnverified 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 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’s new For You page angers its users
The social media platform now defaults to a layout somewhat like TikTok and users don’t like it. Twitter users are beginning to see a new algorithmically driven For You page style feed similar to the design that TikTok presents upon initially opening the application. Users of the platform have been quite outspoken over their dislike of the new format. The new For You page is a feed of the tweets made by other users that are followed, in combination with tweets from other accounts that are suggested by the platform’s…
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