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Analysis of 1,000 reinstated Twitter accounts: most are deeply partisan, support Donald Trump, and spread misinformation on COVID-19, election fraud, and QAnon (Stuart A. Thompson/New York Times)
Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times: Analysis of 1,000 reinstated Twitter accounts: most are deeply partisan, support Donald Trump,…
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How Twitter played a major role in research and science communication, especially during the pandemic, as researchers and scientists leave the service (Chris Stokel-Walker/Nature)
Chris Stokel-Walker / Nature: How Twitter played a major role in research and science communication, especially during the pandemic, as…
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In a Twitter Space, Elon Musk says he expects Twitter to "be okay" next year after cost cutting, claiming the company was on course to spend ~$5B in 2023 (Hannah Murphy/Financial Times)
Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: In a Twitter Space, Elon Musk says he expects Twitter to “be okay” next year…
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George Hotz, aka geohot, who joined Twitter on November 18 after Elon Musk's "extremely hardcore" pledge, resigned, saying he could not make "any real impact" (Jay Peters/The Verge)
Jay Peters / The Verge: George Hotz, aka geohot, who joined Twitter on November 18 after Elon Musk’s “extremely hardcore”…
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Donie O'Sullivan, Drew Harwell, and other journalists remain locked out of their Twitter accounts despite suspensions lifted, many until they delete tweets (Micah Lee/The Intercept)
Micah Lee / The Intercept: Donie O’Sullivan, Drew Harwell, and other journalists remain locked out of their Twitter accounts despite…
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Internal documents show that, going back to 2017, Twitter worked with the Pentagon to whitelist CENTCOM accounts used in online foreign influence campaigns (Lee Fang/The Intercept)
Lee Fang / The Intercept: Internal documents show that, going back to 2017, Twitter worked with the Pentagon to whitelist…
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