Don’t delete your account just yet. Elon Musk’s takeover can teach us valuable lessons about our relationship with social networks.
Category: Social Media
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How to Prepare for Life After Twitter
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Elon Musk Fires Twitter Employees Who Criticized Him
The New York Times – Business:Mr. Musk, who is rapidly transforming the social media company, also has cut its contractor work force.
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From Dua Lipa to Rosalía: The Meme-fication of the Modern Pop Star
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Performers like Dua Lipa and Rosalía are peppering their tours with dance moves and gestures that can seem specifically engineered to go viral. In some cases, they are.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.