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| Elon Musk / @elonmusk: |
Musk says the current blue check system is “bullshit”; Twitter Blue to cost $8/month with half as many ads, priority in replies, mentions, and search, and more — Twitter's current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn't have a blue checkmark is bullshit. Power to the people! Blue for $8/month.
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Tweets: @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @apollozac, @elonmusk, @padresj, @mrinaldesai, @matthewstoller, @kyleorl, @erratarob, @byyourlogic, @timsweeneyepic, @llsethj, @profcarroll, @molly_knight, @blakereid, @tomwarren, @kevinrothrock, @benedictevans, @loganbartlett, @hodapp, @martinvars, @timodc, @samgreis, @davidscottjaffe, @jason, @qwongsj, @kattenbarge, @xor, @russbengtson, @oliverdarcy, @malwaretechblog, @drmistercody, @schizo_freq, @mattdpearce, @techwontsaveus, @joannastern, @jason, @behindyourback, @danprimack, @joemfbrown, and @taylorlorenz
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Twitter is planning to end the ability of Twitter Blue subscribers to access ad-free articles from hundreds of publishers — Move comes as company's new owner, Elon Musk, continues to make changes to social-media platform — Twitter Inc. is ending the ability of subscribers …
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The Verge, PYMNTS.com, Softpedia News, Reuters, Engadget, and WinBuzzer
Tweets: @llsethj, @carnage4life, @morqon, @bplewis, @wsj, @markmilian, and @wongmjane
| James Ball / New Statesman: |
Elon Musk's plan to monetize Twitter verification would generate little revenue, even at $20/month, and could create myriad issues, including enabling spammers — Elon Musk's latest brainwave risks alienating the users Twitter depends on and would expose it to lawsuits.
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Tweets: @stephenking, @elonmusk, @zackwhittaker, @elonmusk, @jason, @natesilver538, @reallyndacarter, @jason, @astrokatie, @antoniogm, @katienotopoulos, @jamesrbuk, @daddyhope, @donie, @ashleylynch, @shannonrwatts, @jhweissmann, @donie, @aljwhite, @jamesrbuk, @hankgreen, @alexvtunzelmann, @thegarance, @zackwhittaker, @seamushughes, @billcorbett, @joetrippi, @daveleeft, @dragonflyjonez, @torstenkathke, @carnage4life, @silvermanjacob, @mistahbuhau, @punished_cait, @flglmn, @urbanachievr, @thetall_bot, @hblodget, @jasonschreier, @tszzl, @racheltobac, @modeledbehavior, @jesseltaylor, @alexhern, @garyblack00, @maximum_chips, @pt, @whatapityonyou, @saylor, @jamesrbuk, @knieriemen, @bobcesca_go, @jasonschreier, and @gergelyorosz
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Twitter froze some staff access to content moderation and policy enforcement tools, raising worries about a misinformation spike before the US midterms — Twitter Inc., the social network being overhauled by new owner Elon Musk, has frozen some employee access to internal tools used …
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Tweets: @yoyoel, @ryanbarwick, @yoyoel, @daveyalba, @daveyalba, @schmittnyc, @richsignorelli, @gpdrometer, @daveyalba, @joshuahol, @daveyalba, @goldman, @niallfirth, @kurtwagner8, @justinhendrix, @yoyoel, @cernovich, @redsteeze, @shannonpareil, @evelyndouek, @nicoleperlroth, @waitbutwhy, @nouriel, @justinhendrix, @profcarroll, @baldingsworld, @christinapushaw, @yoyoel, @emptywheel, and @pwnallthethings
| New York Times: |
Twitter's chief customer officer has resigned; sources: IPG, a top advertising company, recommended clients pause spending on Twitter over moderation concerns — At least three Twitter executives have left in recent days, as one of the world's largest ad companies said clients should pause spending on the social media platform.
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Tweets: @sep, @kantrowitz, @justin_hart, @sep, and @sep
| Lora Kolodny / CNBC: |
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Tweets: @clarajeffery, @reckless, @hemal, @aaronm, @joshuaphilll, @nick_craver, @pathik, @insanityreport, and @jarjarfan69. Thanks:@mattrosoff
| David Pierce / The Verge: |
YouTube rolls out Primetime Channels in the US, with shows and movies from 35 partners, including Paramount+ and Epix, and plans to add NBA League Pass soon — Streaming services are coming to YouTube. The company is rolling out a new feature called Primetime Channels that will bring shows …
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Tweets: @reckless, @mignano, and @davidiadeleke
| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Q&A with Amazon VP of Music Steve Boom on making its ~100M song library available to Prime users without ads, running the unit, music industry, labels, and more — Apple Music raised its rates. Will Amazon Music follow suit? … Steve Boom is the VP of Amazon Music, and he has a great name for the music business.
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Tweets: @amazon, @matthewshaer, and @ashleyrcarman
| Andy Robinson / Video Games Chronicle: |
Sony reports PlayStation Plus subscribers fell from 47.3M in Q1 to 45.4M in Q2 despite its revamp as PlayStation Network MAUs fell from 103M in Q1 to 102M in Q2 — PlayStation Plus subscribers have dropped by nearly 2 million users since the revamped service launched in June.
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| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
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Tweets: @zhugeex, @serkantoto, @firstadopter, and @_tom_henderson_
| Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: |
Uber tests showing ads for other companies in push notifications for its iOS app; Uber says users can “manage their mobile notification settings” in the app — Uber recently launched its new advertising division and in-app ads. Apparently, those ads aren't staying within the app.| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Google starts rolling out Search shopping features for finding deals, including copyable coupon codes directly in results and side-by-side comparisons on mobile — Google's rolling out a handful of new shopping features that should make it easier to find good deals directly from search.
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| Matt Levine / Bloomberg: |
Elon Musk likely violated contracts when he fired top Twitter executives including Parag Agrawal for “causeâ€, based on a look at their employment agreements — Oh Elon — I don't know if you noticed, but I have spent much of the last six months writing …
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The Information, New York Times, and Mashable
Tweets: @caseynewton, @davekarpf, @lindseyboylan, @oksettledown, @hitlerpuncher, @edyson, @dangillmor, and @adamliaw
| Kali Hays / Insider: |
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Tweets: @massawyrm, @tvietor08, @caranatar, @tante, @peterwsinger, and @laurenshirsch
| Washington Post: |
Twitter disrupts three China-based influence campaigns ahead of the US midterms, spanning nearly 2,000 user accounts; two networks skewed right and another left — A fake China-based account called MAGA ‘Hot Babe’ was among nearly 2,000 that sought to influence America's midterms and were removed by Twitter
Tweets: @drewharwell, @jeltts, @petestrzok, @maxboot, @josephmenn, and @dfrlab
| CoinDesk: |
Sources: Galaxy Digital, the digital assets financial services company run by Michael Novogratz, plans to cut 20%+ of its workforce; its stock is down ~80% YoY — CoinDesk estimates that around 11,700 crypto jobs had been lost as of mid-October as a result of the crypto winter.| Financial Times: |
Sources: Morgan Stanley and six other banks plan to hold the $12.7B in debt from Elon Musk's Twitter buyout until early 2023, pending a clearer business plan — Lenders concede they will struggle to drum up demand until Elon Musk unveils detailed strategy — Banks that lent $12.7bn …
Tweets: @henryfarrell, @maxrothbarth, @samthielman, and @schwarz
| David Cohen / Adweek: |
Meta receives Media Rating Council accreditation for content-level context and brand safety guidelines on Facebook, after committing to an MRC audit in 2020 — It covers content monetization and partner monetization policies on Instant Articles, in-stream video| Jackie Davalos / Bloomberg: |
Uber reports Q3 revenue up 72% YoY to $8.34B, vs. $8.1B est., and gross bookings up 26% YoY to $29.1B, $13.7B from Uber Eats, vs. 13.9B est.; UBER jumps 10%+ — Uber Technologies Inc. rose after reporting revenue that beat analysts' expectations as gains in ridership assuaged investor concerns …
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