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Byline: BARBARA ORTUTAY-AP Technology Writer

20 Apr

Twitter begins removing blue checks from users who don’t pay

published on April 20, 2023 - 3:14 PM

This time it’s for real. Many of Twitter’s high-profile users are losing the blue checks that helped verify their identity and distinguish

19 Apr

Are you a Facebook user? You could get some settlement cash

published on April 19, 2023 - 2:22 PM

Anyone in the U.S. who has had a Facebook account at any time since May 24, 2007, can now apply for

06 Feb

Meta to buy VR startup Within after favorable court ruling

published on February 6, 2023 - 12:56 PM

A federal judge has sided with Facebook parent Meta and cleared the way for the company to buy virtual reality

18 Jan

Twitter auctions off blue bird memorabilia, pricey furniture

published on January 18, 2023 - 1:02 PM

A neon Twitter bird for $35,000, anyone? How about a used industrial kitchen mixer for a good price? Going once

06 Jan

Twitter leak exposes 235 million email addresses from hack

published on January 6, 2023 - 1:15 PM

Personal emails linked to 235 million Twitter accounts hacked some time ago have been exposed according to Israeli security researcher

16 Dec

FTC didn’t stop Facebook-Instagram. How about Meta-Within?

published on December 16, 2022 - 1:21 PM

(AP) — Facebook parent Meta is sparring with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in federal court over its pending acquisition

09 Nov

Elon Musk sells $3.95 billion worth of Tesla stock

published on November 9, 2022 - 12:59 PM

Twitter’s new owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold nearly $4 billion worth of Tesla shares, according to regulatory filings.

03 Nov

Twitter’s blue check: Vital verification or status symbol?

published on November 3, 2022 - 2:26 PM

The story of Twitter’s blue checkmarks — a simple verification system that’s come to be viewed as an elite status

29 Aug

‘Tape or chewing gum:’ Twitter’s lapses echo worldwide

published on August 29, 2022 - 2:21 PM

(AP) — From fire departments to governments, from school districts to corporations, from local utilities to grassroots organizers around the

26 May

Twitter shareholders sue Musk, say he ‘deflated’ stock price

published on May 26, 2022 - 2:17 PM

Twitter shareholders have filed a lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of engaged in “unlawful conduct” aimed at sowing doubt about his

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