Show HN: share Signal links on X without getting censored
(vercel.app)
Twitter is blocking links to Signal. Use this tool to circumvent that.
Twitter is blocking links to Signal. Use this tool to circumvent that.
Mastodon is working to add the controversial 'quote posts' feature
(techcrunch.com)
Mastodon, the decentralized alternative to X, is going to adopt a controversial feature from the platform formerly known as Twitter: quote posts.
Mastodon, the decentralized alternative to X, is going to adopt a controversial feature from the platform formerly known as Twitter: quote posts.
Apple Resumes Advertising on X
(daringfireball.net)
Apple this month started advertising on X for the first time in more than a year.
Apple this month started advertising on X for the first time in more than a year.
Matt Levine: Sure Elon Musk Might Buy OpenAI
(bloomberg.com)
In the spring of 2022, Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter Inc. for about $44 billion. Twitter’s board of directors met with its investment bankers to discuss exactly one question: Was Musk’s offer more than Twitter was worth otherwise (on its own or in a competing deal)? The bankers and board concluded that Twitter was not going to do better for its shareholders than Musk was offering, so they took Musk’s deal.
In the spring of 2022, Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter Inc. for about $44 billion. Twitter’s board of directors met with its investment bankers to discuss exactly one question: Was Musk’s offer more than Twitter was worth otherwise (on its own or in a competing deal)? The bankers and board concluded that Twitter was not going to do better for its shareholders than Musk was offering, so they took Musk’s deal.
Ask HN: What intelligent forums exist outside of HN?
(ycombinator.com)
Twitter has long been declining, and Reddit has recently seemed to get much worse for me. Blind is just for bragging about your salary and making insensitive comments about race and sex.
Twitter has long been declining, and Reddit has recently seemed to get much worse for me. Blind is just for bragging about your salary and making insensitive comments about race and sex.
Elon Musk is shredding America's government as he did Twitter
(economist.com)
JUST PAST midnight on February 3rd, Elon Musk appeared on X to explain what he is doing to the federal government.
JUST PAST midnight on February 3rd, Elon Musk appeared on X to explain what he is doing to the federal government.
Elon Musk Is Running the Twitter Playbook on the Federal Government
(wired.com)
Elon Musk is only one week into his role in President Donald Trump’s new administration, but the US federal government is already rolling out the Twitter playbook to manage its spending and personnel.
Elon Musk is only one week into his role in President Donald Trump’s new administration, but the US federal government is already rolling out the Twitter playbook to manage its spending and personnel.
Why did Elon Musk just say Trump wants to bring two stranded astronauts home?
(arstechnica.com)
For reasons that were not immediately clear, SpaceX founder Elon Musk took to his social media site X on Tuesday evening to make a perplexing space-based pronouncement.
For reasons that were not immediately clear, SpaceX founder Elon Musk took to his social media site X on Tuesday evening to make a perplexing space-based pronouncement.
Ask HN: What percentage of Twitter/X's traffic comes from Reddit?
(ycombinator.com)
I'm curious. Can we do the math?<p>What percentage of Twitter traffic comes from reddit?<p>What percentage of reddit subs (weigted by membership?) have banned that type of link?<p>The question being, will this reddit ban of that other social media site make even a small dent in their traffic?
I'm curious. Can we do the math?<p>What percentage of Twitter traffic comes from reddit?<p>What percentage of reddit subs (weigted by membership?) have banned that type of link?<p>The question being, will this reddit ban of that other social media site make even a small dent in their traffic?
F1 subreddit with 4.8M subscribers bans Twitter/X content
(crash.net)
An independent Formula 1 subreddit has caused a stir with a bold new plan.
An independent Formula 1 subreddit has caused a stir with a bold new plan.
Why Twitter is such a big deal (2009)
(paulgraham.com)
Om Malik is the most recent of many people to ask why Twitter is such a big deal.
Om Malik is the most recent of many people to ask why Twitter is such a big deal.
Bluesky accounts add 10k followers per day
(facts.dev)
Discover users with the most new followers added in the last day. Perfect for keeping up with most popular and widely followed accounts!
Discover users with the most new followers added in the last day. Perfect for keeping up with most popular and widely followed accounts!
SEC sues Musk for late reveal of Twitter share purchases
(theregister.com)
America's financial watchdog has sued Elon Musk, alleging the billionaire failed to disclose his acquisition of Twitter shares in a timely manner and was therefore able to acquire the social network for $150 million less than would otherwise have been the case.
America's financial watchdog has sued Elon Musk, alleging the billionaire failed to disclose his acquisition of Twitter shares in a timely manner and was therefore able to acquire the social network for $150 million less than would otherwise have been the case.
SEC Sues Elon Musk over Securities Violations
(nytimes.com)
U.S. securities regulators sued Elon Musk in federal court in Washington on Tuesday in an enforcement action arising from his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, now called X.
U.S. securities regulators sued Elon Musk in federal court in Washington on Tuesday in an enforcement action arising from his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, now called X.
What other communities do you use apart from HN?
(ycombinator.com)
For example: apart from HN, I take part in Reddit and Bluesky. Facebook and Instagram ane inertia. Twitter/X is never more.
For example: apart from HN, I take part in Reddit and Bluesky. Facebook and Instagram ane inertia. Twitter/X is never more.
How Elon Musk's xAI is quietly taking over X
(theverge.com)
When Elon Musk launched his own AI startup, xAI, he touted a key advantage over his competitors: access to the vast trove of data from his newly acquired social media platform Twitter.
When Elon Musk launched his own AI startup, xAI, he touted a key advantage over his competitors: access to the vast trove of data from his newly acquired social media platform Twitter.
German institutions depart X/Twitter, a day after Musk's Weidel talk
(dw.com)
More than 60 German and Austrian academic organizations say they will leave the messaging platform X owned by Elon Musk. The German government has also voiced fears that the platform is warping political discourse.
More than 60 German and Austrian academic organizations say they will leave the messaging platform X owned by Elon Musk. The German government has also voiced fears that the platform is warping political discourse.