X news

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X in talks to raise money at a $44B valuation

February 19, 2025 15:44:33

Elon Musk’s X is in talks to raise money from investors at a $44 billion valuation, Bloomberg News reports. Musk purchased X, formerly known as Twitter, for the same price back in 2022. The news comes as Fidelity Investments marked down its Twitter stake back in December by around 70% from the 2022 sale price […]

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Trump ends legal battle over Twitter ban

February 8, 2025 22:17:13

President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the company formerly known as Twitter appears to be over. Trump sued the social media platform for banning him in the aftermath of January 6, 2021, when Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. While a federal judge dismissed the suit in 2022, the then-former president’s lawyers continued to appeal. Soon […]

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Team behind Twitterrific launches a multi-feed app called Tapestry

February 4, 2025 15:00:00

After Elon Musk took over Twitter, the company blocked third-party clients in 2023, including ones like Twitterrific, Tweetbot, and Fenix. Iconfactory, the company behind Twitterrifc, on Tuesday is finally launching its multi-feed app called Tapestry, which allows you to add sources like RSS, YouTube, Bluesky, Podcasts, Mastodon, Reddit, Tumblr, Micro.blog, GO Comics, and more to […]

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How to delete X and move on with your life

February 1, 2025 15:00:00

As Elon Musk’s X sees a decline in daily active users, some people are deciding to ditch the social network entirely, whether that’s for Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads, or perhaps, better yet, nothing at all. Since the Tesla and SpaceX CEO bought Twitter in 2022, numerous alternatives have cropped up, seeking to ensnare people who are […]

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Threads adds a ‘media’ tab and the ability to tag people in photos

January 30, 2025 16:36:43

Meta’s newer social network Threads announced on Thursday that it’s introducing a dedicated “media” tab for both photos and videos, only days after its rivals, including X and the startup Bluesky, did the same for videos. In addition, Meta will also now allow users to tag people in the photos they share. Instagram head Adam […]

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X announces a partnership with Visa to power X Money’s wallet

January 28, 2025 15:00:04

Elon Musk-owned social network X announced a partnership with Visa to handle person-to-person payments for its upcoming X Money product. The company will use Visa Direct, which is Visa’s solution for real-time money transfers, to load money into X Money’s wallet, connect to a debit card for paying other users, and transfer money back to […]

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X is rolling out a dedicated vertical video feed for US users

January 20, 2025 08:33:30

Social network X is trying to capitalize on the uncertainty surrounding ByteDance apps like TikTok and Lemon8 by launching a dedicated vertical video feed. The company is adding a video tab in the app’s bottom bar for users in the U.S. to let them quickly access video content on the platform. “An immersive new home […]

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Bluesky launches a custom feed for vertical videos

January 20, 2025 05:02:01

With TikTok’s future in the U.S. uncertain, it feels like major social media platforms are working overtime to ship features to attract the millions of people who may want to switch: Bluesky said on Sunday that it is launching a custom feed for vertical videos in its app. Bluesky’s mobile app now has a trending videos […]

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Europe orders Elon Musk’s X to submit documents on its recommendation algorithms

January 17, 2025 14:23:31

The European Commission (EC) says it has requested information from Elon Musk’s X related to the algorithms that determine the content it recommends to users. The EC wants to determine how those algorithms may or may not be compliant with the Digital Services Act (DSA), which imposes key obligations on online platforms operating across the […]

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SEC sues Elon Musk for allegedly failing to disclose Twitter acquisition on time

January 15, 2025 01:11:38

The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk on Tuesday over an alleged securities violation relating to his acquisition of Twitter, now called X. The SEC claims Musk failed to disclose his 5% ownership stake of Twitter in a timely manner, violating federal securities law, according to a complaint filed in federal […]

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‘Free Our Feeds’ campaign aims to billionaire-proof Bluesky’s tech

January 13, 2025 17:56:43

As Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg continue to reshape the social media space, a group of international tech entrepreneurs and advocates has launched a campaign to protect social media from the control and influence of billionaires. The initiative, Free Our Feeds, aims to protect Bluesky’s underlying technology, the AT Protocol, and leverage it to create […]

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X is rolling out labels for parody accounts

January 10, 2025 05:42:48

X said today that it will now label parody or satire profiles to differentiate them from other accounts. In the past, users, including news presenters, have mistaken posts from parody accounts as authentic statements made by the actual people or entities. X said that the label would be visible on both accounts and posts. “We’re […]

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xAI is testing a stand-alone iOS app for its Grok chatbot

January 9, 2025 07:25:00

Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, is testing out a standalone iOS app for its chatbot, Grok, which was available only to X users until now.

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Threads prototypes custom display names and cover images for profiles

January 7, 2025 20:19:36

Instagram Threads is developing new features that would bring its user experience more in line with that of X (formerly Twitter) and the social network Bluesky. The Meta-owned company is internally prototyping the ability to set a display name and add a cover image to profiles. A spokesperson for the company confirmed to TechCrunch on […]

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Bluesky bump from X exodus is slowing down, data shows

January 6, 2025 19:42:12

Social network and X competitor Bluesky’s massive growth slowed in December in the U.S., after having surged from 9+ million in September to north of 20 million users in November. The slowdown is based on an analysis of web traffic and mobile app daily active users by analytics firm Similarweb, which found that Bluesky grew […]

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Elon Musk’s pro-Trump critics claim they’re being censored on X

December 31, 2024 22:28:03

Conservative activists claim X is censoring them for being critical of its owner, Elon Musk.

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X jacks up Premium+ prices by 37.5%, hits some markets harder

December 23, 2024 02:53:48

X is raising prices for its top-tier subscription service, Premium+, by 37.5% to $22 a month, marking the largest price increase since Elon Musk bought the platform in 2022. The price hike will first affect U.S. users, going up from $16, effective December 21, according to a statement. Annual subscriptions have also climbed to $229 […]

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X could introduce labels for parody accounts, but enforcement might be tricky

November 29, 2024 14:17:17

X is filled with accounts that mimic real-life public figures, ranging from politicians to sports professionals and artists. While some accounts mention “Parody” in their display names, others mention it in their bios, leading some people to mistake them for real accounts — including news anchors. According to a few app reverse engineers, the platform […]

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Texas AG opens investigation into advertising group that Elon Musk sued for ‘boycotting’ X

November 22, 2024 02:34:32

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Thursday he is opening an investigation into the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) to determine whether the trade group’s members conspired to boycott “certain social media platforms.” While the press release doesn’t name social media platforms by name, one of them is likely Elon Musk’s X, which filed […]

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Former X policy chief joins Sam Altman’s Tools for Humanity

November 21, 2024 16:22:52

X’s former top policy chief has taken a job at Tools for Humanity, the company building the tech to support World Network (formerly Worldcoin). Nick Pickles, previously head of global affairs at X, Elon Musk’s social media platform, will serve as chief policy officer for Tools for Humanity, which OpenAI CEO Sam Altman co-founded five […]