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X is down for the second time this week
Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter, is down for the second time this week. Nearly 80,000 reports have spiked on Down Detector since around 10am ET Friday morning....
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Musk says he’s going to open-source the new X algorithm next week
In 2023, what was then still called Twitter, open-sourced at least portions of the code that decided what it served up in your feed. But that GitHub repository...
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Firefox extension to redirect x.com to xcancel.com
!https://addons.mozilla.org/user-media/addon_icons/2855/2855005-64.png?modified=334c3eca ToXCancel Redirects to xcancel.com a mirror of X when the browser is ab...
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X drops support for installing its iPad app on the Mac
Last year, X formerly known as Twitter killed its dedicated Mac app and removed it from the Mac App Store. At the time, the company pointed users to the iPad ve...
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X counters Operation Bluebird’s bid to claim the Twitter trademark
In response to a recent trademark petition claiming X had abandoned the Twitter name, the company updated its Terms of Service today, in an apparent effort to p...
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X updates its terms, files countersuit to lay claim to the ‘Twitter’ trademark after newcomer’s challenge
X's new terms of service say that no one can use the Twitter name, trademarks, logos, and more without written consent....
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X App for iOS Now Includes Widgets for Lock Screen and Home Screen
X Twitter has rolled out a set of widgets for its iOS app, enabling users to add feeds to their Home screen as well as a real-time notification count to their L...
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Operation Bluebird Wants to Bring ‘Twitter’ Back to Life
Elon Musk “bid adieu to the Twitter brand” in 2023 in favor of X. A startup wants to resurrect it....
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Startup wants to relaunch Twitter, as Reddit launches verification checkmarks
Deciding to abandon one of the world’s best-known brands was one of a number of imaginative decisions made by Elon Musk when he purchased Twitter and renamed it...
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Operation Bluebird wants to reclaim Twitter’s ‘abandoned’ trademarks for a new social network
A startup called Operation Bluebird is trying to reclaim Twitter's branding, as reported earlier by Ars Technica and Reuters. Last week, Operation Bluebird file...
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In its first DSA penalty, EU fines X €120M for ‘deceptive’ blue check verification system
The EC is taking issue with the fact that X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, has been allowing anyone to buy a 'blue checkmark,' the platform's lo...