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Elon Musk plans to restrict policy polls to Twitter Blue users

December 20, 2022 5:40 AM EST

(Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Monday Twitter Inc will restrict voting on policy-related polls to paying Twitter Blue subscribers, on the same day that users voted decisively in a poll for Musk to step down as chief executive of the social media platform.

Musk responded to a... More

TikTok ban for U.S. government phones advances, threatening its ad revenue, experts say

December 19, 2022 11:11 PM EST

By David Shepardson and Alexandra Alper

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A proposal to bar federal employees from using Chinese app TikTok on government devices appeared set to become law, threatening to deal a blow to the company's reputation and scare off advertisers even if it will not affect many users, experts said.

U.S. lawmakers early on Tuesday included the proposal in a key spending bill, as first reported by Reuters, virtually ensuring its passage later this week following a Senate vote to green-light a similar measure.

The move is the latest U.S. effort to... More

Senator Warren, Tesla investor turn up heat over Musk's Twitter role

December 19, 2022 9:25 AM EST

By David Shepardson and Hyunjoo Jin

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Senator Elizabeth Warren, a longtime critic of Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk, on Monday raised concerns that the automaker's board had failed to address the risks posed by his role as CEO of Twitter.

Musk's $44 billion takeover of the social media platform in October has been marked by chaos and controversy, with even Tesla bulls questioning if he is too distracted to properly run the EV maker, where he is personally involved in production and engineering.

Investors have urged Musk to step down as... More

Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren Questions Tesla Board Chair On Conflicts Of Interest With Elon Musk’s Takeover Of Twitter -- Letter

December 19, 2022 9:07 AM EST

Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren Questions Tesla Board Chair On Conflicts Of Interest With Elon Musks Takeover Of Twitter -- Letter

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Twitter: 58% of Users Vote for Musk to Step Down as CEO

December 19, 2022 6:25 AM EST

Twitters CEO Elon Musk set off his latest user poll over the weekend, asking the public whether he should step down as the head of the social network.

As the voting concluded early Monday, 17.5 million users have had a say, with 57.5% voting Yes, in favor of Musks... More

Oppenheimer Downgrades Tesla (TSLA) to Perform Citing Twitter-Related Risks

December 19, 2022 6:05 AM EST

(Updated - December 19, 2022 6:15 AM EST)

Oppenheimer analyst Colin Rusch downgraded Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) from Outperform to Perform.

The analyst comments "While we continue to see Tesla evolving EV and autonomous technology in advance of peers and driving costs to... More

U.s. Law Enforcement Officials Are Scrutinizing The U.s. Department Of Agriculture’s Oversight Of Neuralink Corp’s Animal Testing Program - Reuters

December 19, 2022 6:00 AM EST

U.s. Law Enforcement Officials Are Scrutinizing The U.s. Department Of Agricultures Oversight Of Neuralink Corps Animal Testing Program - Reuters

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Elon Musk asks users if he should step down as Twitter head, most voting 'yes' so far

December 18, 2022 10:26 PM EST

Elon Musk polled Twitter users Sunday asking if he should step down as the head of the company. Musk said he will abide by the results of the poll.

As of 10:23 PM ET 56.5% voted "yes" that he should step down, and 43.5% voted "no".

There are 7 hours... More

Elon Musk restores Twitter accounts of journalists but concerns persist

December 16, 2022 12:35 PM EST

By Sheila Dang

(Reuters) - Elon Musk reinstated the Twitter accounts of several journalists that were suspended for a day over a controversy on publishing public data about the billionaire's plane.

The reinstatements came after the unprecedented suspensions evoked stinging criticism from government officials, advocacy groups and journalism organizations from several parts of the globe on Friday, with some saying the microblogging platform was jeopardizing press freedom.

A Twitter poll that Musk conducted later also showed that a majority of the respondents wanted the accounts restored immediately.

"The people have spoken. Accounts who doxxed my... More

Germany on Twitter suspensions: 'We have a problem, @Twitter'

December 16, 2022 5:16 AM EST

By Thomas Escritt

BERLIN (Reuters) -The German Foreign Office tweeted screenshots on Friday of the accounts of journalists suspended by Twitter, warning the platform that the ministry had a problem with moves that jeapordised press freedom.

Twitter suspended the accounts of several prominent journalists who had posted about its new owner Elon Musk, prompting protests from their media organisations.

"Press... More