Skip to main content

Latest

opinion
Ron DeSantis’s launch shows how Elon Musk’s Twitter has radically changed political culture
Noam Cohen
world
Twitter cannot hide from EU rules after exit from voluntary code of practice, bloc industry chief says
European Internal Market and Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton speaks at a news conference in Brussels, Belgium February 23, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
report on business
Twitter not paying PR firm’s bills after Musk buyout - lawsuit
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk's photo is seen through a Twitter logo in this illustration taken October 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
rob magazine
Download the June 2023 edition of Report on Business magazine
world
Twitter’s launch of DeSantis’ presidential bid underscores platform’s rightward shift under Musk
FILE - Twitter, now X. Corp, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk poses prior to his talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, May 15, 2023 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. While shaky and skewered by critics, Twitter’s forum for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to announce his presidential run nevertheless underscored the platform’s unmistakable shift to the right under new owner Elon Musk. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, Pool, File)
world
DeSantis campaign launch hits tech issues on Twitter
Video2:15
technology
Elon Musk wants to build a digital town square. But his debut for Ron DeSantis had a tech failure
This illustration photo shows the live Twitter talk between Elon Musk and Ron DeSantis diplayed on a phone on May 24, 2023 in Bethesda, Maryland. Republican Ron DeSantis kicked off his 2024 presidential campaign May 24, 2023 with a live event opposite Twitter boss Elon Musk that descended into farce as it was beset by technical bugs. (Photo by Pedro UGARTE / AFP) (Photo by PEDRO UGARTE/AFP via Getty Images)
u.s. politics
Republican Ron DeSantis expected to announce 2024 presidential run on Wednesday in discussion with Elon Musk
FILE PHOTO: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during the Florida Family Policy Council Annual Dinner Gala, in Orlando, Florida, U.S., May 20, 2023. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
international business
U.S. judge throws out shareholder lawsuit against Elon Musk over Twitter buyout
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his security detail depart the company’s local office in Washington, U.S. January 27, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo/File Photo/File Photo
report on business
Instagram prepares Twitter competitor for summer release - Bloomberg News
FILE PHOTO: A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed Instagram logo in this illustration taken February 21, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
world
San Francisco officials are investigating if Elon Musk’s ‘Twitter Hotel’ plan broke laws
FILE - Twitter headquarters is shown in San Francisco on Nov. 4, 2022. San Francisco officials are investigating Twitter after six former employees allege that owner Elon Musk's leadership team broke laws in turning the company's headquarters into a “Twitter Hotel” for workers being pushed to stay up late to transform the social media platform. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
report on business
Twitter is purging inactive accounts including people who have died, angering those still grieving
This Thursday, May 11, 2023, image taken in New York, shows the account suspended notice of Jessica Reed on the Twitter page of her younger sister Emily Reed. On Monday, May 8, 2023, Twitter CEO Elon Musk announced the platform would be "purging accounts that have had no activity at all for several years." The news caused outrage among people fearing they could lose tweets that now-inactive accounts, including those belonging to users who have died, left behind on the app. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
report on business
Is Twitter’s new CEO heading toward a glass cliff?
FILE - The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device, Monday, April 25, 2022, in San Diego. By hiring Linda Yaccarino as Twitter’s new CEO, Friday, May 12, 2023, Elon Musk is welcoming a veteran ad executive to the helm of the social media site. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
technology
Elon Musk confirms Twitter’s new CEO is ad guru Linda Yaccarino from NBCUniversal
(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 28, 2022 the Twitter logo is seen on the exterior of Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, California. Elon Musk on May 11, 2023 said that he has hired someone to replace him as boss of Twitter and its newly named X Corporation parent. "Excited to announce that I've hired a new CEO for X/Twitter," Musk said in a tweet, adding that she would start in the job in about six weeks. (Photo by Constanza HEVIA / AFP) (Photo by CONSTANZA HEVIA/AFP via Getty Images)
world
Secure messaging arrives on Twitter - sort of. ‘Don’t trust it yet,’ Musk warns
FILE - The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device, April 25, 2022, in San Diego. Twitter launched encrypted messaging Wednesday, May 10, 2023, offering select users the ability to communicate more securely. But its new service is much more of a baby step than a giant leap forward. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
report on business
Elon Musk says he’s found a woman to lead Twitter as new CEO
FILE PHOTO: A view of the Twitter logo at its corporate headquarters in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 18, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
technology
British citizen extradited to U.S. pleads guilty to 2020 Twitter hack
(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 28, 2022 the Twitter logo is seen on a sign on the exterior of Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, California. - Twitter owner Elon Musk on March 17, 2023 put out word that he will make public the long-secret algorithm for recommending tweets. The code used for recommending the posts suggested to users will become "open source" at the end of March, Musk said in a tweet of his own. (Photo by Constanza HEVIA / AFP) (Photo by CONSTANZA HEVIA/AFP via Getty Images)
canada
CBC resumes activity on some of its Twitter accounts after hitting pause over labels
The CBC logo is projected onto a screen in Toronto on May 29, 2019. The CBC and Radio-Canada are returning to Twitter after pausing activity last month over their designation as "government-funded media" by the social media platform. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
world
U.K. citizen extradited to U.S. pleads guilty to 2020 Twitter hack
FILE PHOTO: 22-year-old British citizen Joseph James O'Connor is lead by Spanish police officers as he leaves a court after being arrested on Wednesday in connection with an alleged July 2020 Twitter hack which compromised the accounts of high-profile politicians and celebrities, according to the U.S. Justice Department, in Estepona, southern Spain, July 22, 2021. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
world
Twitter to remove idle accounts, archive them
FILE PHOTO: A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed Twitter logo in this illustration taken February 21, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo