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David Mack

@davidmackau
40 posts
2024-09-01
rip “come to brazil” (2006-2024)
2024-09-01 View on X
Associated Press

Brazil blocks X, following an order from Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes after Elon Musk refused to name a legal representative in the country

The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the ban, and many Brazilians …

2024-08-31
rip “come to brazil” (2006-2024)
2024-08-31 View on X
Associated Press

Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes orders X's suspension in Brazil after Elon Musk refused to name a legal representative in the country

SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday ordered the suspension of Elon Musk's social media giant X in Brazil …

2023-07-25
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2023-07-25 View on X
Platformer

Elon Musk's rebranding of Twitter to X shows his takeover is best understood not as a money-making endeavor, but as an extended act of cultural vandalism

RIP Twitter (2007-2023)  —  On Monday afternoon, a crane rolled up to Twitter's headquarters on Market Street.

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2023-07-25 View on X
TechCrunch

Twitter rolls out its updated “interim” X logo, replacing the iconic bird, following Elon Musk's weekend announcement; X.com now redirects to twitter.com

it's just an X that someone tweeted at him Sean Hollister / The Verge : Twitter removed half its HQ sign — then the police arrived Jon Porter / The Verge : RIP Twitter's iconic bir...

2023-07-24
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2023-07-24 View on X
TechCrunch

Twitter rolls out its updated “interim” X logo, replacing the iconic bird, following Elon Musk's weekend announcement; X.com now redirects to twitter.com

Twitter has removed the iconic bird logo and adopted ‘X’ as its official logo.  This move comes after Elon Musk announced the change over the weekend.

2023-04-13
a totally reasonable decision but i can't help but think this is exactly what he wants https://twitter.com/...
2023-04-13 View on X
New York Times

NPR decides to “no longer be active on Twitter” after the platform took “actions that undermine our credibility” by implying NPR is not editorially independent

The broadcaster said that the label undermined its credibility “by falsely implying that we are not editorially independent.”

2022-11-11
you guys, you cannot make this up but twitter has REVERSED COURSE on elon reversing course on the “official ticks.” they're back!!! https://www.theverge.com/...
2022-11-11 View on X
TechCrunch

Fake Twitter accounts of athletes and other celebrities, some now suspended, are spreading fake announcements and chaos as paid Blue checkmarks become available

Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch :

you guys, you cannot make this up but twitter has REVERSED COURSE on elon reversing course on the “official ticks.” they're back!!! https://www.theverge.com/...
2022-11-11 View on X
The Verge

Twitter reactivates its gray “Official” badge for select high-profile accounts, after a wave of impersonators bought blue checks

Okay, so Twitter broke its own verification system by making the blue check — previously a signal that the account had provided information …

2022-10-30
omg https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
2022-10-30 View on X
Platformer

Sources: on October 28, Twitter engineers were told to print out their last 30 to 60 days of code for Elon Musk to review, and then told to shred the printouts

Twitter has a new CEO.  And he'd like to see your code, please  —  Elon Musk took over Twitter on Thursday like a military general …

omg https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
2022-10-30 View on X
The Information

Source: Elon Musk fired top Twitter executives, including CEO Parag Agrawal, “for cause”, in an apparent attempt to avoid severance and unvested stock payouts

When Elon Musk terminated four top Twitter executives, including CEO Parag Agrawal and CFO Ned Segal on Thursday …

2022-10-29
omg https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
2022-10-29 View on X
New York Times

Elon Musk takes Twitter private, merging the company with X Holdings, delisting from NYSE, dissolving the board, and moving staff stock options to cash bonuses

Elon Musk's former fans have lost faith in the idea of the billionaire genius. Angela Watercutter / Wired : Twitter Writes Twitter's Requiem Livemint : Big reveal in Parag's sackin...

omg https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
2022-10-29 View on X
CNBC

General Motors suspends its paid advertising on Twitter as the car company evaluates the “direction of the platform under their new ownership”

A General Motors sign is seen during an event on January 25, 2022 in Lansing, Michigan.  - General Motors will create 4,000 new jobs …

2022-10-28
omg https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
2022-10-28 View on X
Washington Post

Elon Musk takes over Twitter and fires several top executives, including CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, and policy head Vijaya Gadde

Musk's $44 billion deal to acquire the social media company closed on Thursday night  — Elon Musk became Twitter's owner late Thursday …

omg https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
2022-10-28 View on X
New York Times

Elon Musk takes Twitter private, merging the company with X Holdings, delisting from NYSE, dissolving the board, and moving to cash-based employee compensation

The social media company went public in 2013.  But Elon Musk is taking it private as part of his acquisition of the firm.

2022-10-11
Twitter spokesperson tells me Kanye's account has been locked for violating their policies.
2022-10-11 View on X
Washington Post

Under Texas' social media law, Kanye West's antisemitic posts on Twitter and Instagram would likely stay up, signaling a difficult future for social media

Taking down the rapper's bigoted posts was an easy call for Twitter and Instagram.  That could change if Elon Musk and some GOP leaders have their way.

Meta spokesperson also confirms to me they deleted content from Ye's Instagram account and put a restriction on it for breaking their rules. (Matching NBC reporting)
2022-10-11 View on X
Washington Post

Under Texas' social media law, Kanye West's antisemitic posts on Twitter and Instagram would likely stay up, signaling a difficult future for social media

Taking down the rapper's bigoted posts was an easy call for Twitter and Instagram.  That could change if Elon Musk and some GOP leaders have their way.

2022-07-30
when was the last time instagram did anything genuinely original https://twitter.com/...
2022-07-30 View on X
TechCrunch

Instagram's Dual copies BeReal's front and back camera capture feature, but misses the point: people like BeReal because it's non-addictive by design

2022-07-29
when was the last time instagram did anything genuinely original https://twitter.com/...
2022-07-29 View on X
TechCrunch

Instagram's Dual copies BeReal's front and back camera capture feature, but misses the point: people like BeReal because it's non-addictive by design

so it sat on the shelf until device support caught up George Kedenburg III / @gk3 : @parismartineau this feature is actually ~3 years old, maybe convenient timing that it just fina...

when was the last time instagram did anything genuinely original https://twitter.com/...
2022-07-29 View on X
Platformer

Adam Mosseri says Instagram will roll back some recent changes after a week of mounting criticism, including temporarily reducing the number of recommendations

Say goodbye to the full-screen feed, and at least some of those recommendations — for now.  Adam Mosseri explains why

2022-07-22
ha ha ha this sucks https://twitter.com/...
2022-07-22 View on X
TechCrunch

Amazon plans to acquire primary health care provider One Medical, which offers in-person, digital, and virtual services, for about $3.9B in an all-cash deal

Amazon is buying One Medical, the so-called “Netflix of primary care,” for $3.9 billion. Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica : Amazon might own your doctor's office after latest acquisi...