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Twitter temporarily closed its offices and cut workers’ access to internal systems on Friday as it began sacking staff without notice, a week after the billionaire Elon Musk took over the social media platform. The firings, which could see as many as half of Twitter’s 7,500 workers dismissed, came as …

Jack Dorsey, the founder and former CEO of the microblogging website Twitter, has launched a new social media platform called “Bluesky.”   This happened just a week after business tycoon and owner of Tesla cars, Elon Musk,took over ownership of Twitter.   Drsey’s new app, which is in its testing …

Social media giant’s new owner is reported to be planning to launch $8 subscription service from next week. Elon Musk plans to start charging for Twitter’s blue check mark as early as next week, according to media reports, as the billionaire’s closely-watched plans for the social media giant rapidly take …

Amber Heard appears to have deactivated her Twitter account after her ex-boyfriend Elon Musk acquired the platform.   A search for @realAmberHeard as of Thursday, November 3, showed the movie star’s account was missing.   It was not immediately clear why Heard shut down her account.   She remains active on Instagram …

Elon Musk has cancelled “days of rest” for Twitter employees after taking over as the new owner.   Twitter began offering one paid rest day per month, in addition to normal paid time off, during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The policy was meant to help reduce burnout among staffers. …

CNN is one of the biggest news organizations in the world and they are refusing to pay Elon Musk for Twitter verification for their employees. Business Insider reported: Insider asked 14 news organizations, and the answer is inconclusive — for now. The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Vox …

American social networking platform, Twitter, is taking a new shape following the takeover by business magnate and investor, Elon Musk. Already verified users and those to soon get verification badges on the platform will henceforth be charged $8 per month to keep their blue tick. This will be a form …

He added that the price will vary, depending on the purchasing power of each country the app is available to. Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has confirmed the microblogging website will charge $8 per month if anybody wants the “blue tick”, which shows an account has been verified as genuine.

Twitter plans to start charging nearly $20 a month for users to stay verified.   This is part of a premium service that will be rolled out under Elon Musk’s leadership, according to a report.   “The whole verification process is being revamped right now,” Musk, who took over as …

After months of exile from the microblogging platform, former President of the United States, Donald Trump, said on Friday that lunatics no longer run Twitter. Naija News recalls that Trump was banned from using Twitter in January 2021 after the microblogging platform owners described his posts as inciting. Twitter, however, …