Twitter on Monday night announced it was disbanding its “Trust and Safety Council,” according to an email the company sent to the councils’ members. Eko Hot Blog reports that The company said in the email that it was “reevaluating how best to bring external insights into our product and policy development work. As part of … Read more
Elton John has become the latest celebrity to say they are leaving Twitter following Elon Musk’s takeover of the social media platform. Eko Hot Blog reports that The 75-year-old star announced his departure from the social media platform on Friday, telling his 1.1 million Twitter followers: “All my life I’ve tried to use music to … Read more
Cleaners at Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco have said that they were sacked without severance pay. Eko Hot Blog reports that one of them said that a member of Elon Musk’s team had said their jobs would be replaced by robots. EDITOR’S PICKS Colombia: Landslide Kills 3, Buries Several People Leaders Of South Africa’s Governing … Read more
Aisha Buhari, the first lady of Nigeria, has dropped her case against Aminu Adamu, a final-year student at the Federal University of Dutse. Eko Hot Blog reports that the police in Dutse detained Adamu, 24, for allegedly publishing a defamatory statement about Mrs. Buhari on his Twitter account. EDITOR’S PICKS Biden Calls Putin’s Actions In … Read more
Twitter has suspended Elon Musk’s account. Eko Hot Blog reports that Twitter’s chief executive, Elon Musk, announced early Friday that famous rapper and fashion designer Kanye West would be suspended from the social media platform after he tweeted an image of a swastika inside the Star of David. EDITOR’S PICKS How Some Governors Pocket LG … Read more
Elon Musk has said he and Apple boss Tim Cook have “resolved the misunderstanding” over Twitter possibly being removed from the app store. Eko Hot Blog reports that on Monday, Mr. Musk accused Apple of threatening to cut the platform from its App Store and said it had halted most of its advertising on the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that anger is growing among Houston citizens after the entire city was placed under a boil water notice on Sunday evening, with many complaining about learning of the issue from Twitter. EDITOR’S PICKS Belarus: Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei Dies At 64 World Cup 2022: Wales Fan Dies In Qatar US: Former … Read more
Data belonging to about 5.4 million Twitter users have been reportedly breached. EKO HOT BLOG reports that data records of over 5.4million Twitter users including personal phone numbers and email addresses have been breached. EDITOR’S PICKS Danger For 500Million WhatsApp Users Over Biggest Data Sale In 84 Countries BREAKING: Police Arrests Cultists With Firearms In … Read more
Elon Musk has said he will make an alternative phone if Apple and Google drop Twitter from their app stores. Eko Hot Blog reports that Twitter owner and CEO, Elon Musk, has said he is open to creating an alternative phone if tech giants, Apple and Google, boot his social media platform from their app … Read more
Elon Musk is ready to try his troubled new verification system for Twitter once again. This time, in color. Eko Hot Blog reports that the CEO of Twitter announced that Twitter will roll out its tentatively launching Verified on Friday next week. There’s changes to the program that he apparently hopes will stop people from … Read more
Elon Musk says Twitter will provide a “general amnesty” to some suspended accounts from next week. Eko Hot Blog reports that this came after he started a poll on Wednesday asking Twitter users whether accounts that had “not broken the law or engaged in egregious spam” should be let back on the social media platform. … Read more
One of Twitter’s most important charity partners says it is considering ending its relationship with the platform because of recent policy changes. Eko Hot Blog reports Anti-Defamation League (ADL) says Elon Musk’s surprise move to reinstate former President Donald Trump’s account is “dangerous and inconsistent”. EDITOR’S PICKS US Midterms: Georgia Court Rules Against Halting Saturday … Read more
Rapper Ye, also known as Kanye West, returned to Twitter on Sunday, writing “Testing Testing Seeing if my Twitter is unblocked.” Twitter confirmed last month that West had been locked out of his account “due to a violation of Twitter’s policies.” Eko Hot Blog reports that while Twitter did not specify which policies West had … Read more
Former US President Donald Trump’s Twitter account has been reinstated on the platform. Eko Hot Blog reports that the account, which Twitter banned following January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, was restored after Twitter CEO and new owner Elon Musk posted a poll on Twitter on Friday night asking the platform’s users if Trump … Read more
Elon Musk emailed Twitter staff on Friday asking that any employees who write software code report to the 10th floor of the office in San Francisco early afternoon, according to multiple news reports. Eko Hot Blog reports that the billionaire said in a follow-up email, “If possible, I would appreciate it if you could fly … Read more
Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has given employees until Thursday evening to commit to “extremely hardcore” work or else leave the company, according to a copy of a late-night internal email sent by the billionaire. Eko Hot Blog reports that Musk wrote in the memo, “Going forward, to build a breakthrough Twitter 2.0 and succeed … Read more
Buhari met with Tinubu, Adamu ahead of the APC presidential campaign flag-off. Eko Hot Blog reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has met with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, and Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu. EDITOR’S PICKS Six Killed, Scores Injured In Bomb Attack On Central Istanbul PHOTOS: … Read more
INEC has disowned a statement announcing the probe of Tinubu. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Independent and National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied investigating the presidential candidate of the All progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, over his alleged indictment for drug-dealing and money laundering in the United States in 1993. EDITOR’S PICKS 2023: … Read more
FG has stated that there is no plan to ban Twitter on any other social media platform in Nigeria. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian government has said it has no intention of banning any social media platform in the country again. The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this at a news … Read more
Twitter has launched an $8 monthly subscription service with its signature blue tick. Eko Hot Blog reports that Twitter has launched a subscription service allowing users to buy blue-tick verification for a monthly fee of $7.99 (N3,515). EDITOR’S PICKS UNICEF To FG: Do Everything Possible To Rescue Children Abducted In Katsina Terrorists Release Children Abducted … Read more