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Kanye West hints at another presidential run

Editorial Bureau November 26, 2022

The rapper and fashion designer Kanye West has suggested he will run for president and wants Donald Trump to be his running mate. Trump, for his part, brushed aside a recent meeting with Kanye West as of no significance. The artist, who goes by the name Ye, posted Thursday a swirling symbol on

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Musk says granting ‘amnesty’ to suspended Twitter accounts

Editorial Bureau November 25, 2022

New Twitter owner Elon Musk said Thursday that he is granting “amnesty” for suspended accounts, which online safety experts predict will spur a rise in harassment, hate speech and misinformation. The billionaire’s announcement came after he asked in a poll posted to his timeline to vote on reinstatements for accounts that have not “broken the law or […]

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All eyes are on Trump’s Twitter account after Musk reinstates him

Editorial Bureau November 21, 2022

Donald Trump has seemingly rejected returning to Twitter, but as he embarks on a new presidential campaign, will he be able to resist? All eyes were on his account Sunday for any activity after it was reinstated by the platform’s new owner Elon Musk. Twitter had issued a “permanent” ban on Trump in the wake […]

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Facebook still banning Trump — for now — despite campaign

Editorial Bureau November 17, 2022

Donald Trump may be running for president, but he still can’t use Facebook. The social media platform has no plans to reinstate Trump’s account following the former president’s announcement that he will seek a second term in the White House, the company confirmed Wednesday. Trump was kicked off Facebook following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Trump […]

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Twitter Blue signups unavailable after raft of fake accounts

Editorial Bureau November 13, 2022

Twitter’s relaunched premium service — which grants blue-check “verification” labels to anyone willing to pay $8 a month — was unavailable Friday after the social media platform was flooded by a wave of imposter accounts it itself had approved. It’s the latest whiplash-inducing change to the service where uncertainty has become the norm since billionaire […]

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Lea Michele forced to pull out of Funny Girl after suffering a back injury

Editorial Bureau November 12, 2022

Lea Michele sustained a back injury on Friday which meant she could not take to the stage in ‘Funny Girl.’ Lea Michele had to miss a performance of ‘Funny Girl’ after sustaining a back injury. The 36-year-old actress is starring as comedienne Fanny Brice in a Broadway revival of the classic musical but had to […]

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Twitter drama too much? Mastodon, others emerge as options

Editorial Bureau November 12, 2022

Twitter has been a bit of a mess since billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk took the helm, cutting the company’s workforce in half, upending the platform’s verification system, sparring with users over jokes and acknowledging that “ dumb things ” might happen as he reshapes one of the world’s most high-profile information ecosystems. On Thursday, amid an exodus of senior

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Musk ‘kills’ new Twitter label, hours after launch

Editorial Bureau November 10, 2022

Twitter on Wednesday unveiled — and then almost immediately scrapped — a new gray “official” label for some high-profile accounts as Elon Musk struggles to revamp the influential platform following his $44 billion buyout. “I just killed it,” Musk tweeted just hours after the new tag was added to government accounts as well as those […]

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Musk seeks to reassure advertisers on Twitter after chaos

Editorial Bureau November 10, 2022

Elon Musk sought to reassure big companies that advertise on Twitter on Wednesday that his chaotic takeover of the social media platform won’t harm their brands, acknowledging that some “dumb things” might happen on his way to creating what he says will be a better, safer user experience. The latest erratic move on the minds of major […]

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Defectors seek alternatives to Musk-owned Twitter

Editorial Bureau November 8, 2022

 Since Elon Musk took over Twitter, users irked by the platform’s new regime have vowed to move their online presence elsewhere, with German-owned Mastodon attracting the most attention. Musk’s first moves have been a shock to some. Just a week after taking over the reins of Twitter, the owner of SpaceX and Tesla launched radical […]