DeSantis demands Apple face Congress if Twitter is pulled

In an appearance on Tuesday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared that if Apple removes Twitter from the App Store it should face antitrust penalties for violating free speech.

Andrew Orr 3 years ago 0

Apple cutting ad spend on Twitter sends Musk to war

After complaining about Apple spending less money in advertising on Twitter, Elon Musk claims that Apple has threatened the app with expulsion from the App Store — but it's not fully clear what's going on.

Malcolm Owen 3 years ago 0

Apple's ad agency recommends a stop to Twitter campaigns

Apple is exercising its right to free speech, and appears to have agreed with its ad agency recommending a halt to advertising on Twitter.

Mike Wuerthele 3 years ago 65

Twitter relaunching Verified, with manual authentication checks

Elon Musk says Twitter will tentatively bring back a series of color-coded "Verified" marks, complete with manual checking of applicants.

William Gallagher 3 years ago 23

Apple Fellow Phil Schiller quits Twitter

Apple Fellow Phil Schiller has deactivated his account from Twitter, closing the account on Sunday for unknown reasons.

Malcolm Owen 3 years ago 72

Twitter staff nearly decimated by Musk's 'extremely hardcore' demand

Minutes after the deadline for Twitter CEO Elon Musk's demand that engineers sign up for "extremely hardcore" working hours and conditions expired, offices are locked, access badges don't work, and concerns grow that World Cup traffic will kill the service.

Mike Wuerthele 3 years ago 98

Tim Cook talks privacy, hiking, and investing for the long term

Apple CEO Tim Cook says as a hiker, he appreciates the company's new Emergency SOS, and that investing in new features like this is how to get through tough economic times.

William Gallagher 3 years ago 2

'Twitter for iPhone' label getting killed will spoil everybody's fun

It's the end of an era: now celebrities can pretend to enthuse about Android and not have the words "Twitter for iPhone" undermine their message. Here are some of the greatest hits over the years.

William Gallagher 3 years ago 10

iPhone 14 Emergency SOS, Twitter chaos, Apple's Freeform in beta

Apple's Emergency SOS via satellite for iPhone 14 is almost here, brainstorming app Freeform is now in beta, and Twitter is in meltdown, all on the AppleInsider podcast.

William Gallagher 3 years ago 0

Twitter Blue is dead, 'official' checkmarks resurrected

Twitter has now seemingly abandoned its $8 per month Twitter Blue subscription, and also revived the "official" tag that Elon Musk created, then killed within hours.

William Gallagher 3 years ago 30

High-profile resignations put Twitter at risk of giant FTC fines

After three big executive departures, Elon Musk has made engineers responsible for compliance with a FTC ruling — with enormous fines hanging over Twitter's head if directives aren't obeyed.

Andrew Orr 3 years ago 12

How to tell a verified Twitter account is actually fake

Spammers are already filling up Twitter with fake accounts since Elon Musk scuttled the service's verification process, and they are very, very good at fooling people. Here's what you can do to see what's real.

William Gallagher 3 years ago 0

Paid checkmarks on Twitter roll out in new subscription plan

Twitter has officially rolled out its revamped Twitter Blue subscription, including a verified checkmark for all subscribers.

Andrew Orr 3 years ago 16

Musk Twitter mayhem continues with short-lived grey checkmark

Elon Musk planned to let users purchase a blue verified checkmark as part of Twitter Blue, then rolled out a separate label to identify actual verified accounts. Hours later, the revision was rolled back.

Andrew Orr 3 years ago 15

Twitter for iOS updated with $8 checkmark in-app purchase

Twitter has started rolling out an update to its iOS app bringing Twitter Blue up to $8, a feature that also enables users to gain the famous blue checkmark of verification.

Malcolm Owen 3 years ago 22

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