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| − | + | X.com, formerly known (and still widely referred to as) Twitter, is a large for-profit centralized proprietary social network venue. It was among the first wave of major social media sites. It was [[/Musk purchase|purchased by multibillionaire Elon Musk]] in 2022, with deep changes to policy and personnel following rapidly thereafter. | |
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
===Reference=== | ===Reference=== | ||
| − | * {{wikipedia}} | + | * {{wikipedia|Twitter}} (Twitter) |
| − | * {{conservapedia}} [was purchased by Musk] {{fmt/quote|after years of liberal censorship by Leftists in San Francisco (see below). Musk immediately fired its top management, and is expected to fire much of its liberal workforce too. Musk suspects he was lied to by underestimates of sham accounts, but a lawsuit by Never-Trumpers in a hostile court forced Musk to buy Twitter.}} | + | * {{conservapedia|X Corp.}} (X Corp.) [was purchased by Musk] {{fmt/quote|after years of liberal censorship by Leftists in San Francisco (see below). Musk immediately fired its top management, and is expected to fire much of its liberal workforce too. Musk suspects he was lied to by underestimates of sham accounts, but a lawsuit by Never-Trumpers in a hostile court forced Musk to buy Twitter.}} |
| − | * {{rationalwiki}} | + | * {{rationalwiki|Twitter}} (Twitter) |
| − | * {{sourcewatch}} | + | ** as of 2025-01-30 (and probably for awhile), there is now a full article |
| + | ** as of 2022-10-30, this redirected to {{l/rw|Social media platforms#Twitter}} | ||
| + | * {{sourcewatch|Twitter}} (Twitter): lists Board of Directors | ||
{{links/news}} | {{links/news}} | ||
Latest revision as of 20:12, 30 January 2025
About
X.com, formerly known (and still widely referred to as) Twitter, is a large for-profit centralized proprietary social network venue. It was among the first wave of major social media sites. It was purchased by multibillionaire Elon Musk in 2022, with deep changes to policy and personnel following rapidly thereafter.
Links
Reference
- Wikipedia (Twitter)
- Conservapedia
(X Corp.) [was purchased by Musk] «after years of liberal censorship by Leftists in San Francisco (see below). Musk immediately fired its top management, and is expected to fire much of its liberal workforce too. Musk suspects he was lied to by underestimates of sham accounts, but a lawsuit by Never-Trumpers in a hostile court forced Musk to buy Twitter.» - RationalWiki (Twitter)
- as of 2025-01-30 (and probably for awhile), there is now a full article
- as of 2022-10-30, this redirected to Social media platforms#Twitter
- SourceWatch (Twitter): lists Board of Directors
News
- 2025/01/25 06:17 UTC [L..T] Wall Street banks prepare to sell up to $3 billion in X loans next week, sources say «Wall Street banks are getting ready to sell up to $3 billion of debt holdings in X, the social-media platform controlled by Elon Musk, two people with knowledge of the matter said on Friday.» [...] «Banks expect to get 90 to 95 cents on the dollar, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported preparations for the sale. Musk denied the Journal report as "false," posting on X that the newspaper was "lying."»
- 2014/05/20 [L..T] Spain Is Going Orwellian Over Mean Twitter Comments
- 2014/05/07 [L..T] Huge coalition led by Amazon, Microsoft, and others take a stand against FCC on net neutrality "A sizable coalition of technology companies has today taken a stand in favor of net neutrality in the form of a letter to the Federal Communications Commission. The group, led by giants including Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Twitter, and Yahoo, challenges a proposal the FCC is considering that threatens net neutrality."
- 2014/03/22 [L..T] Turkey reportedly cuts off Twitter backdoor by blocking Google DNS "Turkey has reportedly blocked Google DNS inside its borders, eliminating a backdoor that briefly helped Turks stay connected to Twitter after the country banned access."