Elon Musk completes $44bn Twitter takeover, fires top executives
Elon Musk has completed his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, a source familiar with the deal told CNN Thursday, putting the world’s richest man in charge of one of the world’s most influential social media platforms. Musk fired CEO Parag Agrawal and two other executives, according to two people familiar with the decision. Twitter […]
Elon Musk claims Twitter is ‘suppressing’ his tweets
Elon Musk has claimed that his tweets are being suppressed in a shocking new Twitter post. On Tuesday, the billionaire said that his posts are being suppressed before asking Twitter to “please fix this” in a second tweet. He also tagged Twitter’s official ‘Verified’ account and Twitter’s CEO Parag Agrawal in the second tweet. Please […]
Woman sentenced to 34 years for Twitter use
Saudi’s Women’s rights campaigner Salma al-Shehab was sentenced to 34 years in prison on Monday for her activity on Twitter, according to court documents viewed by CNN. Al-Shehab, 33, was also banned from traveling outside of Saudi Arabia for another 34 years. The PhD student at Leeds University in the United Kingdom had been arrested in January […]
Sifuna’s tweet on Presidential results flagged by Twitter
Social media platform Twitter has flagged a tweet by Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) secretary general Edwin Sifuna insinuating that Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Alliance presidential candidate Raila Odinga had won the polls. The tweet which contained a screenshot of unauthenticated tabulation showed that Raila was leading with over 50 percent of the votes cast, followed […]
Twitter responds as some users report challenges accessing platform
Social media platform Twitter is down, affecting a number of countries across the world. In a statement on Tuesday night, Twitter confirmed that some users were having a problem accessing the platform and promised to restore the service soonest. “Twitter may not be loading for some of you –– we’re working on a fix to […]
Joho put on blast for sharing edited video of William Ruto
Outgoing Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho is being roasted for sharing a fake video of Deputy President William Ruto on Twitter. Joho faced the wrath of KOT for purporting that the UDA presidential candidate was allegedly preaching divisive politics during a recent campaign trail in Uasin Gishu County. He shared the video on Tuesday on his official […]
Caroline Mutoko is not backing down- It’s not about PSVs it’s about lives!
Former Queen of radio Caroline Mutoko is not backing down on her ‘anti-PSVs’ on the Nairobi Expressway views after being castigated by Kenyans on Twitter (KOT). Mutoko previously said that allowing matatus (Public Service Vehicles) on the Nairobi Expressway is disastrous. “Wait, we now have matatus on the Expressway? Courting trouble…” she tweeted. Dozens of tweets and […]