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Back with the banned: Do Twitter's exiles return under Musk?

COVID deniers, neo-Nazis and a former American president: The list of people banned from Twitter is long, but their exile could soon come to an end if Musk's $44 billion offer for platform is approved

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Updated On : 30 Apr 2022 | 6:40 PM IST

I am against permanent Twitter bans, says former CEO Jack Dorsey

It is important to me that we get critical feedback in all of its forms, but also important that we get the space and time to address it. All of that should be done publicly: Jack Dorsey

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Updated On : 30 Apr 2022 | 10:23 AM IST

Elon Musk looks to rein in Twitter pay, make money from tweets

Musk has tweeted about eliminating the salaries of Twitter's board directors, which he said could result in about $3 million in cost savings

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Updated On : 30 Apr 2022 | 12:55 AM IST
Updated On : 29 Apr 2022 | 8:01 PM IST

Elon Musk sells $4 bn in Tesla shares, presumably for Twitter deal

The shares were sold over the past few days, at prices ranging from $872.02 to $999.13

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Updated On : 29 Apr 2022 | 11:03 AM IST

Elon Musk discusses 'job cuts' at Twitter with bankers to boost bottom line

CEO Agrawal had told employees that there would be "no layoffs at this time". However, according to reports, one area where Musk may make job cuts is the company's policy department

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Updated On : 29 Apr 2022 | 11:05 AM IST

Musk's tweet leads to wave of abuse against Twitter lawyer Vijaya Gadde

Musk, who has 86.4 million followers on Twitter and has clinched a deal to buy the company for $44 billion, often uses the site as a way to criticise Twitter's decisions

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Updated On : 29 Apr 2022 | 2:38 AM IST

Elon Musk's initial 9% stake purchase inTwitter under FTC scrutiny: Report

The FTC is looking into whether Musk complied with an antitrust reporting requirement when he bought his stake in the social media company in early April

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Updated On : 28 Apr 2022 | 11:23 PM IST

Twitter's quarterly earnings climb to $1.2 bn, daily users grow 16%

Twitter on Thursday posted quarterly earnings of $513 million days after it agreed to be sold to billionaire Elon Musk.

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Updated On : 29 Apr 2022 | 12:58 AM IST

Tesla CEO Elon Musk wins $13 bn suit over 2016 Solar City deal

A US judge has sided with Elon Musk in a hefty lawsuit brought by Tesla shareholders, which accused the executive of coercing the electric vehicle company's board into buying SolarCity back in 2016

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Updated On : 28 Apr 2022 | 5:51 PM IST

Twitter abuse victims fear Musk's 'free speech' plans, but may not quit

They fear that a more hands-off approach to policing the platform will embolden purveyors of hate speech, bullying and disinformation to ratchet up their bad behavior

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Updated On : 28 Apr 2022 | 5:18 PM IST

Minister says India stands by social-media demands as Musk moves on Twitter

'Our safety and trust expectations in law and rules require all intermediaries to do due diligence about its users and content to qualify to be an intermediary,' he said

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Updated On : 28 Apr 2022 | 4:07 PM IST

Will continue to change Twitter 'despite the noise', says CEO Parag Agrawal

Agrawal has earlier said that "Twitter has a purpose and relevance that impacts the entire world"

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Updated On : 28 Apr 2022 | 12:34 PM IST

Musk takes a U-turn, says Twitter must remain 'politically neutral'

"For Twitter to deserve public trust, it must be politically neutral, which effectively means upsetting the far right and the far left equally," he posted to his more than 87 million followers

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Updated On : 28 Apr 2022 | 11:22 AM IST

Elon Musk on fun trail, says buying Coca-Cola, McDonald's next

In a flurry of tweets, Musk claimed that he has set eyes on Coca Cola to "put cocaine back in" and "McDonald's to fix ice-cream machines"

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Updated On : 28 Apr 2022 | 9:11 AM IST

For Twitter to deserve public trust, it must be politically neutral: Musk

"For Twitter to deserve public trust, it must be politically neutral, which effectively means upsetting the far right and the far left equally," Musk tweeted

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Updated On : 28 Apr 2022 | 6:26 AM IST

Tesla loses $126 bn in a day amid Musk's Twitter funding concerns

The 12.2% drop in shares equates to a $21-billion drop in the value of Musk's Tesla stake, the same as the $21 billion in cash he committed to the Twitter deal

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Updated On : 27 Apr 2022 | 10:37 PM IST

U.S. court denies Elon Musk's bid to end SEC agreement on tweets oversight

Musk on Tuesday clinched a deal to acquire Twitter Inc for $44 billion

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Updated On : 27 Apr 2022 | 9:50 PM IST

Musk slams Indian-origin Twitter legal head Vijaya Gadde over 'censorship'

Gadde, who has been working with Twitter since 2011, has been a key executive charged with overseeing the microblogging platform's trust and safety, legal and public policy functions

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Updated On : 27 Apr 2022 | 9:02 PM IST

Can Elon Musk's takeover bring absolute free speech to Twitter?

The Twitter deal may only move ownership from one set of private hands to another, but the fact that the world's richest (and controversial) billionaire is involved seems to make it worse

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Updated On : 27 Apr 2022 | 11:27 AM IST