Twitter to wipe out dormant accounts
Twitter has announced a purge against dormant accounts. In a statement, Twitter owner Elon Musk said that the social media giant will purge accounts that have had no activity for several years. As a result, several Twitter accounts will lose a number of followers. “We’re purging accounts that have had no activity at all for […]
DP Rigathi Gachagua loses Twitter verification
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has lost his Twitter verification badge. Gachagua, who boasts of over 550,000 followers on Twitter lost his badge on Sunday, April 9, 2023. Initially, the Twitter verification mark of a blue checkmark indicated that the account holder is a notable figure in society such as a senior government official, a journalist […]
Dennis Itumbi regains control of his Twitter account after it was hàcked
Digital strategist Dennis Itumbi has regained access to his Twitter account almost two weeks after it was hacked. In a statement on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, Itumbi celebrated beating the hackers and regaining control of the Twitter account with 2.1 million followers. “I just beat the Hackers – They managed to lock me out for […]
Twitter deletes bird logo, replaces it with DogeCoin dog
Twitter’s logo mysteriously transformed from the familiar bird into the memetastic DogeCoin dog today, leaving users perplexed. The logo in the top right corner of the Twitter browser window was replaced by a picture of a Shiba Inu, a breed of Japanese hunting dog. The dog also appears for a second when you first load […]
Voting in Twitter polls to require verification – Musk
Voting in Twitter polls will require users to be verified, owner and CEO of Twitter Elon Musk. In changes that he says will address advanced artificial intelligence (AI) bot swarms taking over, the tech company plans to make unverified accounts less visible on the platform. Unverified accounts will also not appear in the “For You” […]
Twitter can’t protect you from trolls any longer, claims report
In the last few months, several reports have claimed that since Musk’s takeover of Twitter. These reports said that despite Musk’s claims, hate speech is up and getting more engagement. In the latest update on that front, a few insiders have claimed that the company is no longer able “to protect users from trolling, state-co-ordinated […]
Twitter sued by landlord for allegedly failing to pay rent
A commercial landlord is suing Twitter for breach of contract after the company allegedly failed to pay rent for one of its offices in San Francisco. The lawsuit concerns Twitter’s office space at 650 California Street, not its main headquarters on Market Street. But it comes after media reports last month said Twitter’s new owner, […]