Category: Social Media

Is Twitter Nearly Over? Some Users Are Acting Like It Is

The New York Times – Business:
Users disclosed long-ago indiscretions, made pleas for money and revealed silly quirks as they feared the social platform’s days might be numbered.
She Loved a Watch, So She Sketched It

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Now Xi Wang has an Instagram feed full of her renderings of high-end timepieces.
TikTok Builds Itself Into an Ads Juggernaut

The New York Times – Business:
The Chinese-owned video app’s ad business is thriving, even as a digital advertising slump hurts Meta, Snap and other rivals.
Twitter Users Create Havoc by Impersonating Brands

The New York Times – Business:
The social media service, which is undergoing changes from its new owner Elon Musk, has descended into a messy swirl of spoof messages and parody accounts.
Inside Elon Musk’s Takeover of Twitter

The New York Times – Business:
Mr. Musk ordered immediate layoffs, fired executives by email, laid down product deadlines and has transformed the company.
The Crypto Ponzi Scheme Avenger

The New York Times – Business:
From his home in New Zealand, the YouTuber Danny de Hek assails what he calls a dangerous and deceptive scheme, one rant at a time.
Kyrie Irving Is Not Antisemitic, Says NBA Commissioner Adam Silver

The New York Times – Sports:
Irving, the Nets guard, met with Silver this week after promoting an antisemitic film on social media last month. Silver said Irving’s actions were damaging.
TikTok Has Advice for What to Do if You Win the Lottery

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
As excitement peaked over a record-breaking Powerball, TikTok creators cashed in by offering financial advice.
Elon Musk Paints Bleak Picture in Email to Twitter Employees

The New York Times – Business:
In his first communications with Twitter’s staff, the company’s new owner painted a bleak picture as more employees resigned.
Laid Off by Twitter, Then Tweeting About It

The New York Times – Business:
Tech companies that created more workplace transparency see their own tools used to critique them.
The Fall of FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Puts Crypto Industry on Edge

The New York Times – Business:
The rapid collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange built by the billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried suggests that no company in the freewheeling, loosely regulated crypto industry is safe.
Elon Musk’s Twitter Did Not Perform at Its Best on Election Day

The New York Times – Business:
False narratives about voting in the midterm elections proliferated on the platform, which has shed half its employees since Mr. Musk bought the company last month.