X now requires community fact checks to include sources

X now requires community fact checks to include sources

X is making a significant change to its crowd-soruced fact checking tool in an attempt to stem the flow of misinformation on its platform. The new rule is one that will be familiar to professional fact checkers, academics and Wikipedia editors, but is nonetheless new to X’s approach to fact-checking: the company will its volunteer …

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X is starting to charge new users $1 per year to send tweets

X is starting to charge new users  per year to send tweets

After weeks of speculation, X has confirmed its plans to charge new users for the service previously known as Twitter. The company shared details about a new subscription called “Not a Bot,” that it’s currently testing in New Zealand and the Philippines. The subscription, which was first reported by Fortune, requires new users to pay …

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X starts removing headlines from posted links

X starts removing headlines from posted links

Posts on X might look quite different, especially if you mainly follow news and media publications. The website formerly known as Twitter has started removing headlines and snippets from posted links, implementing a change Fortune reported in August. Back then, website owner Elon Musk said that the idea came from him directly and that it …

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Elon Musk Announces X as New Twitter CEO and Unveils New Logo; Shares Image of X’s Headquarters

Elon Musk Announces X as New Twitter CEO and Unveils New Logo; Shares Image of X’s Headquarters

Twitter is undergoing a transformation. Just one day after Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, announced that the company would have a new name and brand identity, changes have already begun to take place. Linda Yaccarino, the CEO, unveiled the company’s new logo. Both Musk and Yaccarino have updated their profile pictures and now sport …

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