"Seule une partie infime des anciens usagers distingués se sont abonnés [à la formule à 8$] − moins de 5% des 407 000 profils concernés (...). Vendredi et samedi, un nombre croissant de personnalités ont retrouvé une coche bleue, apparemment sans action de leur part, comme l’écrivain #StephenKing, le champion de NBA #LeBronJames ou l’ancien président #DonaldTrump."

#twittermigration #twitterchaos
#Twitter : des badges bleus de certification attribués sans consentement
https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2023/04/23/twitter-des-badges-bleus-de-certification-attribues-sans-consentement_6170667_4408996.html

"Twitter’s API service, after its changes, lets users post 1,500 tweets per month for free. Beyond that, prices can increase steeply — the hobbyist-oriented Basic tier lets users post 3,000 tweets for $100 a month, and a “low-cost” enterprise plan could reportedly soar as high as $42,000. And for many emergency accounts, the free tier won’t be enough."

#DisasterAlert accounts are preparing for a world after #Twitter ¦ #TwitterChaos | The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/21/23691784/elon-musk-twitter-disaster-alert-accounts-fire-storm-tsunami-earthquake

Being lumped together with
Twitter had a very messy weekend | #TwitterChaos #TwitterBlue | The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/3/23667751/twitter-legacy-blue-checkmark-wind-down-chaos

1. Change user name under account information.
2. After confirming and saving, change user name back immediately if desired.
3. Check mark gone.

Still suspending most activity on there but now that E Mu is commingling legacy and paid check marks, eff that.

#twitter #twitterchaos #checkmark

hi, i'm new here. if you like to do crazy shit like run fedora rawhide, maybe we could be friends 😀

#linux #fedora #rawhide #TwitterChaos #TwitterExodus #TwitterTakeover #TwitterMigration #Twitter

just deactivated my twitter and i don't have any friends here. exchange follows? 🥺

#TwitterChaos #TwitterExodus #TwitterTakeover #TwitterMigration #Twitter #elonmusk #phonystark

block elon musk? i just deactivated. please be my friend :)

#TwitterTakeover #TwitterMigration #TwitterChaos #TwitterExodus #Twitter #elonmusk #phonystark

Far too late - who knows how many copies of the leaked code are out in the wild by now?

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"An internal investigation is underway at Twitter, but executives were apparently only made aware of the leak recently. It's believed that whoever leaked the code left Twitter last year, meaning it's possible the individual is someone #ElonMusk fired after taking control of the company in October."

Leaked #Twitter #SourceCode Was Available Online for Months | #TwitterChaos
https://www.pcmag.com/news/leaked-twitter-source-code-was-available-online-for-months

When clicking on a link posted to Twitter, users were shown a black window with text that stated, "Your current API plan does not include access to this endpoint."

#Twitter experiences outages for links, images and a third-party app | #TwitterChaos #birdsite
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/twitter-experiences-outages-links-images-third-party-app-rcna73586

Twitter can’t protect you from trolls any more, insiders say

#Twitter #TwitterChaos #OnlineHatred

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-64804007

So much for a "new" revenue stream for the #birdsite. Maybe Elon can rent out their parking space instead for cash since most of the employees have been canned anyway 🙄

"Esther Crawford led Twitter Blue and the company’s payments project. Now she and much of her team have been let go."

#TwitterBlue head Esther Crawford is out at #Twitter | #TwitterChaos #SocialMedia
https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/26/23615841/twitter-blue-esther-crawford-layoffs

"Now, it’s official: You have to pay for the privilege of using Twitter’s worst form of authentication. In fact, if you don’t start paying for #TwitterBlue ($8 a month on Android; $11 a month on iOS) or switch your account to use a far more reliable authenticator app or physical security key, Twitter will simply turn off your 2FA after March 20th."

Official: #Twitter will now charge for #SMS #2Factor authentication | #TwitterChaos #birdsite | The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/17/23605073/twitter-blue-charge-sms-2fa

#SocialMedia data, especially from Twitter, has long been an invaluable tool in the wake of natural disasters. But this time, according to four data scientists and researchers involved in the rescue effort, the work has been hampered by recent changes to Twitter’s API, the programming interface that enables third parties to access and analyze public data on the platform.

#TwitterChaos Is Slowing #Earthquake Relief, Volunteers Say | #TurkeyQuake #Turkey #TwitterAPI
https://time.com/6254500/turkey-earthquake-twitter-musk-rescue/?utm_source=roundup&utm_campaign=20230202

I'm so glad I missed out on all this crap on the #birdsite. Don't know how people put up with it 😕

#Twitter has kinda, sorta, outlined what’s going on with #API access | #TwitterChaos | The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/9/23592300/twitter-has-kinda-sorta-outlined-whats-going-on-with-api-access#comments

"The number of people using Twitter in the US has decreased almost 9% since #ElonMusk took over, according to a recent study. In October 2022, just before Musk took ownership, the study found, 32.4% of Americans were using Twitter. In December and January, that figure had dropped to 29.5%. "

#Twitter Users Are Down 9% in the #US, A New Survey Shows | #TwitterChaos | Buzzfeed News
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katienotopoulos/twitter-users-down-democrats-elon-musk

"A Twitter Development account announced on Thursday, February 2, that the social media platform will no longer provide free access to its application programming interface (API), instead setting up a paid basic tier in the future for prospective developers of apps and services using Twitter."

#Twitter ending free access to its #API on February 9 | #TwitterChaos #TwitterAPI | Rappler
https://www.rappler.com/technology/social-media/twitter-ending-free-access-application-programming-interface/

"A Twitter Development account announced on Thursday, February 2, that the social media platform will no longer provide free access to its application programming interface (API), instead setting up a paid basic tier in the future for prospective developers of apps and services using Twitter."

#Twitter ending free access to its #API on February 9 | #TwitterChaos #TwitterAPI | Rappler
https://www.rappler.com/technology/social-media/twitter-ending-free-access-application-programming-interface/

What a great way to attract publicity for the #birdsite 🙄

"The estate, which manages property belonging to King Charles III, filed a claim against Twitter in the high court in the capital last week. The alleged rental arrears relates to office space near Piccadilly Circus in central London, according to the BBC."

#Twitter sued by crown estate over alleged unpaid rent on #London HQ | #TwitterChaos #ElonMusk | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jan/24/twitter-sued-by-crown-estate-alleged-unpaid-rent-london-hq

Damage control, too late though 🤷‍♂️

"Twitter is moving to reverse the advertiser exodus. It has introduced a slew of initiatives to win back advertisers, offering some free ads, lifting a ban on political advertising and allowing companies greater control over the positioning of their ads."

Here's what #Twitter lost in advertising revenue in final months of 2022 | #TwitterChaos #ElonMusk | Rappler
https://www.rappler.com/technology/social-media/twitter-advertising-revenue-losses-final-months-2022/

So basically Elon has:
- killed off 3rd party Twitter clients & services
- gutted internal software & infra support teams
- slashed the birdsite's moderation teams to the bone
- driven off a substantial number of advertisers
- allowed most of the banned trolls, racists & crazies back in

#TwitterIsNotSafe, exit with your archives while you still can.

#Twitter Intentionally Ends Third-Party App Developer Access to Its APIs | #TwitterChaos #TwitterAPI | MacStories
https://www.macstories.net/stories/twitter-intentionally-ends-third-party-app-developer-access-to-its-apis/