The Judge in charge of Elon Musk vs. Twitter trial at the Delaware Court of Chancery, Kathaleen McCormick has put proceedings on hold until October 28th. The trial was originally scheduled to begin October 17th, but the Judge has now given the parties more time …
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Twitter Confirms it Remains Committed to Closing Deal with Elon Musk
Twitter has confirmed it received the proposal from Elon Musk to buy the company again and remains committed to honouring the originally agreed deal. In a statement issued by the Investor Relations account, Twitter states, “the intention of the Company is to close the transaction …
Elon Musk Proposes to Buy Twitter Again at Original Deal
The Twitter vs Elon Musk battle took a different turn on Tuesday, with the Tesla CEO deciding to buy Twitter at the originally agreed price. According to Bloomberg sources, Musk sent a letter to buy Twitter for the $54.20 per share price agreed in April …
Twitter is Finally Rolling Out the Edit Tweet Feature
After announcing it was testing an edit button at the beginning of September, Twitter has started rolling out the feature to Twitter Blue subscribers in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Subscribers in the US will have to wait “soon” to get the feature. Twitter Blue …
Instagram is Working on a Tool to Prevent Unsolicited Nude Photos
Online sexual harassment is a nuisance on social media, and Instagram is working on a tool to combat this. In a screenshot tweeted by app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi, Instagram is working on a “nudity protection” feature for DMs and “technology on your device covers photos …
Twitter Blue Subscribers Will Finally Be Able to Edit Tweets
After announcing in April that it would be testing an edit button in the coming months, Twitter confirmed on Thursday the feature is now being tested. In a blog post, the company says Edit Tweet, its “most requested feature to date”, is being tested internally, …
Judge Refuses to Grant Elon Musk’s ‘Absurdly Broad’ Twitter Data Requests
Ahead of the lawsuit trial involving Twitter and Elon Musk that is set to begin on October 17th, the presiding judge at the Delaware Court of Chancery has rebuffed the request from Musk’s legal team to access Twitter user details. Judge Kathaleen McCormick did, however, …
You Can Now Cross-post a Reel from Instagram to Facebook
Despite the recent criticism Instagram has attracted for trying to be like TikTok, the company is pressing on by adding new features to Reels. In a video shared on Tuesday, company head Adam Mosseri said Instagram will be rolling out a cross-post feature for Reels …
Instagram Will Begin Testing Ultra-Tall Photos to Match with Reels
After announcing it would pull back the full-screen feed mode it was testing in July, Instagram head Adam Mosseri said the company will soon start testing ultra-tall 9:16 photos “in a week or two.” The company head made the announcement during his weekly Q&A. “You …
Twitter vs. Elon Musk Trial Set to Begin October 17th
After winning the case to have the trial for the lawsuit filed against Elon Musk to be held in October, Twitter now has a definite date for when the trial will take place October. According to The Verge, Chief Judge at Delaware Court of Chancery …
Instagram to Rollback Full-screen Feed and Recommendations
After attracting widespread criticism from users for testing a new TikTok-like full-screen feed, Instagram is rolling back the changes for now. Company head Adam Mosseri told Platformer that the changes will be phased out “over next one to two weeks.” This is coming after Mosseri …
Instagram Will Continue Being More Video-Centric
If you are fed up with how Instagram is changing from what it used to be, you might have to stop using the application. In a video shared on Twitter, Instagram head Adam Mosseri says “more and more” of what used to be a photo-sharing …
7 Productive Ways to Get Famous on TikTok Rapidly
TikTok is a video-sharing, social media app which allows users to create and share short videos. As of January 2018, TikTok has over 500 million monthly active users and it is the third most popular app in the world for downloads, behind Facebook and WhatsApp. …
Twitter Gets One Over Elon Musk with Trial Set to Take Place in October
On Tuesday, Chief Judge at Delaware Chancery Court, Kathaleen St. J. McCormick ruled that Twitter’s lawsuit against Elon Musk for canceling his $44 billion buyout of the company will be held in October over a 5-day trial. Twitter had earlier proposed a September trial period, …
Elon Musk Wants Twitter Court Trial Delayed Until February 2023
On Friday, Elon Musk’s legal team filed a complaint saying Twitter is pushing for a “warp speed” trial to have the court case over his decision to pull out of the $44 billion takeover agreement wrapped up in September, Bloomberg reports. Twitting claims the agreement …
Instagram is Expanding Creator Subscriptions with New Features
Instagram is adding new features to creator subscriptions it began testing among a limited number of creators in the US in January. In a video shared on Twitter, Instagram head, Adam Mosseri said the creator subscriptions have since been expanded to “tens of thousands” of …