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Elon Musk Laughs at Twitter Worker Who Asked If He Had a Job

Photo: Hannibal Hanschke-Poo (Getty Images)Twitter CEO Elon Musk sank to a new low on Monday night when he laughed at employee Haraldur Thorleifsson, who tweeted at him to ask whether he had been affected by the company’s recent layoffs. Throughout the course of their conversation on Twitter, Thorleifsson confirmed the worst: His days at Twitter were over.Thorleifsson, founder of Ueno, a digital agency acquired by Twitter in 2021, found himself caught in a Musk-produced chaos a little more than a week ago, when he

Elon Musk Lays Off Twitter Blue Head Esther Crawford, 50 More

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has a message for employees: Loyalty means nothing. Over the weekend, Musk laid off more than 50 employees at the social media company, including one of his most vocal supporters, product head Esther Crawford.Crawford famously made headlines back in November when she quote-tweeted a photo of herself sleeping at the office days after Musk took over Twitter in order to meet his crazy deadlines. Despite criticism from folks who said Musk was making Twitter employees work round the clock to prove…

Twitter Blue Relaunches and iPhone Users Will Pay More for Check Mark

Twitter Inc. said Monday it reintroduced a new version of its paid subscription service, the second attempt in recent weeks by owner Elon Musk to launch the feature central to his goal of reducing the platform’s reliance on advertising dollars. Twitter said new subscribers will get access to features including the ability to edit tweets, upgraded video uploads and the company’s famed blue check mark after their account is reviewed for verification purposes. Twitter previously used the blue…

Twitter Reintroduces Upgraded Subscription Service

Twitter Inc. said Monday it reintroduced a new version of its paid subscription service, the second attempt in recent weeks by owner Elon Musk to launch the feature central to his goal of reducing the platform’s reliance on advertising dollars. Twitter said new subscribers will get access to features including the ability to edit tweets, upgraded video uploads and the company’s famed blue check mark after their account is reviewed for verification purposes. Twitter previously used the blue…

Seeing ‘Grey Badge’ in your Twitter profile? Here’s what it means

Image Source : TWITTER Twitter Twitter Gray Badge: A number of users have reported that the gray “official” badge has returned to some of the prominent accounts. But as per our research, the story is quite twisted and there is some confusion.  Remember when we use to watch the black and white TV where the green grass looked black? Similar is the case with many of us…

Twitter brings back the grey “Official” checkmark a day after killing it

Twitter on Wednesday (November 9) unveiled a new gray "Official" label for some high-profile accounts. However, the company scrapped it within hours. "I just killed it," Musk tweeted just hours after.And again, after a few hours, the grey "Official" checkmark is back. Though not every official account seems to have it this time – at least as yet.Adding more to the context. A few days after announcing 'paid' checkmarks for everyone, Twitter, or one can even say Musk decided to introduce an "Official" checkmark for the…

Twitter Rolls Out New Free ‘Official’ Gray Checkmark

Forget about Twitter Blue, Elon Musk’s introducing Twitter Gray.In addition to charging a monthly fee for users to keep their coveted blue verified checkmarks, Twitter will introduce a second, harder to see gray checkmark intended to distinguish government accounts, companies, major media outlets, and some public figures. The official gray badge, unlike its blue counterpart, will come free of charge, but not everyone who currently possesses a blue checkmark will qualify.Star Wars: Shatterpoint Announcement Trailer02:27The…

Elon Backtracks From Official Twitter Badge Hours After Rollout

Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris (Getty Images)Alright folks, buckle up, your brain is about to hurt.Twitter is apparently backtracking from its “Official” Gray verification badge just hours after rolling it out. The sudden reversal comes on the heels of fervent backlash from users who said the free alternative to the traditional blue verified badge was confusing, redundant, and unnecessary. In a pair of weeks at Twitter marked by mass layoffs, cryptic messaging, personal vendettas, reverse firings, and amateur leadership, the