Elon Musk steps down as Twitter CEO, says found new woman for the post
World | May 12, 2023 6:47 ISTElon Musk announced his decision to step down as the CEO of Twitter and hinted that a woman will take his place.
Elon Musk announced his decision to step down as the CEO of Twitter and hinted that a woman will take his place.
It is still unclear whether the newly announced voice call, video call, and encrypted messaging features will be available exclusively to paid subscribers or to all Twitter users.
Twitter is not offering a direct reporting option for encrypted messages. Instead, the users are advised to report any issues with a conversation participant separately. The company currently allow a maximum of ten devices per user for encrypted messages.
On April 20, chaos prevailed on Twitter when CEO Musk removed all the legacy verified accounts with Blue check marks but allowed some celebrities to retain them. In India, if someone wants to have a badge then they have to pay Rs 900 a month (or Rs 9,400 a year) to get Blue Verified status.
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Notably, this is not the first time when Musk advocated for such measures. Even before the 'chaotic' takeover of the microblogging platform, he suggested media use a paywall on their websites for subscription-based content.
Twitter said that it may get it wrong occasionally, so the authors will be able to submit feedback on the label if they think we incorrectly limited their content's visibility.
The latest announcement from the world's second richest person came nearly three days after millions of Twitter users lost the blue checks that helped verify their identity and distinguish them from impostors on the Musk-owned social media platform.
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Some of the users in India speculated that the microblogging site has restored "verified" for those who have a follower base of over a million. However, there was no official confirmation from the platform.
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Twitter has introduced a new subscription at a price tag of Rs 650 per month for those who access it through the Twitter website (not the app version). Users who are subscribing to the badge through the Android or iOS app will have to pay a monthly fee of Rs 900.
Bluesky app offers a simplified user interface where you can click a plus button to create a post of 256 characters, which can include photos.
Twitter blue tick: One of Musk's first product moves after taking over Twitter was to launch a service granting blue checks to anyone willing to pay USD 8 a month.
The labels are only implemented at the "tweet level" and they will not affect any user's account. Tweets with new labels will be made less discoverable on the platform.
Twitter Blue Character Limit: Twitter has increased the character limit for tweets to 10,000 and introduced new formatting options such as bold and italic text, but these features are only available to Twitter Blue subscribers
Post acknowledging the issue, the 'Twitter Support' account tweeted, "We know some of you may have experienced issues replying to Tweets on the web. Things should be working normally now. Sorry for the trouble!"
Twitter boss Musk acknowledged that the "pain level has been extremely high, this hasn't been some kind of party".
Earlier, Musk had set the deadline as March 31 for the legacy account holders to get the subscription. But, without detailing further, the microblogging site extended the date.
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