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‘Not Holding My Breath:’ Mark Zuckerberg Doubts Elon Musk Cage Fight Will Happen

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have been engaging in a public exchange over a proposed cage fight, leaving the public to wonder whether this is a serious challenge or mere online jousting between two tech giants. Zuckerberg says he is “not holding my breath” in a comment to his Threads platform, while Musk commented that he may require surgery before a fight can occur.

Mark Zuckerberg and Dana White in front of cage

Mark of Shame: Elon Musk’s Twitter/X Lets Paying Users Hide Checkmark

Twitter’s subscription service, Twitter Blue, is undergoing a transformation into X Blue, and with this change comes a new feature that allows subscribers to hide the notorious blue checkmark on their profiles. Although Elon Musk’s plan for profitability was initially based on the masses of Twitter users paying for to have a verification badge, it quickly become the subject of mockery.

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Threads Unraveling: Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter Clone Has Lost Half Its Users

Mark Zuckerberg’s new social media platform, Threads, has suffered a massive setback as the Facebook-owned platform hoping to be a “sanely run” Twitter alternative has lost at least half its users. Zuckerberg said, “If you have more than 100 million people sign up, ideally it would be awesome if all of them or even half of them stuck around. We’re not there yet.”

Mark Zuckerberg deep in thought (Drew Angerer /Getty)

‘Completely Irrational:’ Analysts Say Elon Musk Risks Killing Billions in Brand Value by Turning Twitter into ‘X’

Analysts believe that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is risking killing billions of dollars in brand value by turning Twitter into “X,” given that Twitter is one of the rare brands that has become so popular it turned into a verb as it is intertwined with everyday conversation. One marketing expert calls the rebrand “completely irrational from a business and brand point of view.”

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Twitter Is Sharing Revenue with Conservative Influencers and WashPo’s Taylor Lorenz Is Furious

Twitter recently announced its decision to share advertising revenue with content creators on its platform. However, there have been accusations of bias relating to the first beneficiaries of this new initiative, including conservative influencers like Benny Johnson and Ashley St. Clair. Writing for the Washington Post, notoriously report Taylor Lorenz, who has been banned by Twitter for doxxing, claims that “So far, many of the influencers who have publicly revealed that they’re part of the program are prominent figures on the right.” 

Dan Neil and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk attend Tribeca Talks After The Movie: 'Revenge of

Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter Clone Threads Suffers Drop in Engagement After Initial Surge at Launch

Threads, the new social media platform launched by Mark Zuckerberg as a rival to Twitter, has experienced a significant drop in user engagement and growth following a record-breaking debut. Analysts have published data showing a 25 percent dropoff in daily users and a 50 percent drop in the time spent on Facebook’s latest platform. Elon Musk has been quick to use his own Twitter platform to point out that Zuckerberg’s Twitter clone appears to be faltering.

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Report: Ukraine Intelligence Coordinated with FBI to Censor Americans on Social Media

A new report from the House Judiciary Committee indicates that an effort against “Russian disinformation” on social media platforms, spearheaded by the FBI and Ukrainian intelligence officials, resulted in the censorship of Americans’ accounts. In one case, the FBI and Ukrainian intelligence effort flagged  an account run by the U.S. State Department for censorship, but it was ultimately not taken down.

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