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Engineers Gave Elon’s Tweets Special Treatment Because Elon Freaked Out That A Joe Biden Tweet Got More Engagement by Mike Masnick

What’s the opposite of shadowbanning? Maxboosting? I dunno, but whatever it is, that’s what Twitter’s frustrated and exhausted engineers gave Elon Musk after he whined (for not the first time) that people might like someone more than they like Elon. By now you know the basics: last week it was reported that Elon was getting […]

We Are Too Busy Laughing At Needy Loser Elon Musk To Write A Proper Headline Right Now by Evan Hurst

This is the saddest, most pathetic thing that any person has ever done.

Twitter users can like different versions of an edited tweet, making it seem like it has more likes than it actually does. Experts say the bug could be used to spread false information.

The administration of Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) opposed a bill to shield menstrual data from subpoena amid post-Roe fears of abortion prosecutions.

After his Super Bowl tweet did worse numbers than President Biden’s, Twitter’s CEO ordered major changes to the algorithm

Not everything that makes police dangerous comes from culture. Some comes from the law—and the way cops train to operate within it.

Some thoughts on why journalists pretend Mastodon is impenetrable.