If you didn’t jump at the chance to give Elon Musk $7.99 for a blue check while you could, you might have to wait a bit longer. Originally slated to relaunch on November 29, Musk tweeted Monday evening that the product will be put on hold until “there is high confidence of stopping impersonation.” The […]
Elon Musk puts Twitter’s Blue Verified relaunch on hold by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
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Daily Crunch: Swedish tech conference yanks $1M pitch contest prize from Russian co-founders by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
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Max Q: We are going by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
Genesis, a digital assets financial services firm, may be in hot water as it looks to raise fresh capital for its lending unit or potentially face bankruptcy if it can’t, according to a report by Bloomberg. Genesis was facing a liquidity crisis after FTX collapsed, which “created unprecedented market turmoil, resulting in abnormal withdrawal requests […]
Crypto firm Genesis says it has “no plans to file bankruptcy imminently” by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
Tumblr will add support for ActivityPub, the open, decentralized social networking protocol that’s today powering social networking software like Twitter alternative Mastodon, the Instagram-like Pixelfed, video streaming service PeerTube, and others. The news was revealed in a response to a Twitter user’s complaint about Mastodon’s complexities. Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg — whose company acquired Tumblr […]
Tumblr to add support for ActivityPub, the social protocol powering Mastodon and other apps by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
It’s never a bad time to back up your data. But for Twitter users, it’s arguably more urgent than usual, what with the platform’s recent… unpredictability. Mass firings and resignations, whiplash policy changes and crippled infrastructure don’t instill a ton of confidence that Twitter will remain stable well into the distant future. That’s why it’s […]
Quit Twitter better with these free tools that make archiving a breeze by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
The startup ecosystem is built on trust, and the Holmes verdict on Friday sent a clear message that there are consequences for breaking it.
Holmes’ sentencing sends a clear message that the startup ecosystem must be built on good faith by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
A German law requiring social media platforms to promptly respond to reports of hate speech — and in some cases remove illegal speech within 24 hours of it being brought to their attention — looks like it will provide an early test for whether Elon Musk-owned Twitter will face meaningful legal consequences over how recklessly […]
Musk’s impact on content moderation at Twitter faces early test in Germany by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
COPs are traditionally about setting targets, and COP27 finally gives countries a tool to achieve them.
Private investors appear key to COP27’s ‘loss and damage’ fund for vulnerable countries by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch
In the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, users have been fleeing to other social apps like open-source microblogging platform Mastodon and niche communities like CounterSocial. Now, another social app called Hive is seeing a boost in sign-ups in response to the upheaval at Twitter. The app today finds itself in the top 20 […]
Twitter alternative Hive jumps to top 20 on the U.S. App Store after surge of sign-ups by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch