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Elon Musk has become a joke like Trump. He’s also accelerating Twitter’s decline

When Elon Musk turned Tesla into a behemoth, he pulled the same stunts he did with Twitter—fire people, make them work crazy hours, behave like a megalomaniac.

Elon Musk says he’ll step down as Twitter CEO after finding a replacement

This is the first time Musk has mentioned stepping down as chief of theplatform, after Twitter users voted in a poll for him to step down, which he launched on Sunday evening.

Elon Musk launches poll on whether he should quit as Twitter CEO

Musk launched the poll Sunday, adding that he would abide by the poll results. This comes after Twitter's policy latest update, banning accounts promoting rival social media platforms.

Twitter bans one of Koo’s handles, co-founder questions Musk’s ‘free speech’ stand

The banned handle was used to tweet updates about its process of designating user accounts of eminence with a yellow verification badge, similar to Twitter’s blue verification badge.

Twitter’s latest gaffe mistakes Norway for Nigeria & social media has a field day

Allegedly a mix-up of names, the Norwegian foreign ministry, its Prime Minister and Foreign Minister have been identified as Nigeria-affiliated government organisations.

The Twitter Files 2.0 — how teams ‘blacklisted users, stopped tweets from trending’

Two US journalists have been tweeting exposé claiming former Twitter executives censored content & imposed stealth bans on users based on bias and political considerations.

‘Most creative person on the planet’: Silicon Valley CEOs laud Musk’s management of Twitter

Netflix's Reed Hastings said he's convinced Musk is 'trying to help the world with his endeavors' while Mark Zuckerberg was keen to see how content moderation would pan out on Twitter.

Twitter rolls back policy aimed at tackling Covid misinformation amid rising infections in China

The move comes amid concerns of Twitter's ability to fight misinformation after it let go about half of its staff, including those involved in content moderation, under Elon Musk.

Spotify, Epic Games join Elon Musk in fight against Apple’s 30% App Store fees

Previously, Spotify had submitted antitrust complaints against Apple in 2019 & Epic Games sued the company in 2020. The EU has also been investigating Apple's rules for app developers.

Twitter users at an all-time high, claims Musk amid mass exodus over verification, hate speech

Signups were averaging over two million per day in the last seven days as of 16 Nov, up 66% compared to the same week in 2021, said Elon Musk said in a tweet late on Saturday.

On Camera

Wintrack vs Chennai Customs has unleashed middle class anger. And BJP must worry

It’s hard to build a house, run a business, or do anything without paying bribes. And yet, citizens’ anger about this open, unchecked corruption won’t erupt into Anna Hazare-type rallies.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.