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Elon Musk's Twitter is replacing the former blue check-marks with gold ones for companies and brands.

[According to Musk](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1602466059579232257), the basic Twitter Blue service also will have “half the number of ads,” while the company plans to offer “a higher tier with no ads next year.” 12 relaunched Twitter Blue](https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/twitter-blue-relaunch-blue-check-mark-imposters-1235456618/), the subscription service that includes a blue check-mark — with new measures to prevent the deluge of “verified” impersonators that flooded the service when Musk first mandated the Twitter Blue revamp last month. “Without significant subscription revenue, there is a good chance Twitter will not survive the upcoming economic downturn,” Musk wrote in an email to employees last month, adding that the company needs “roughly half of our revenue to be [from] subscription[s].” “The way in which they were given out was corrupt and nonsensical,” the billionaire [tweeted](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1602407011106361362) Monday. Twitter Blue costs $8/month purchased on the web and $11/month through Apple’s iOS (the latter to account for what Musk has termed Apple’s 30% “tax” on in-app purchases processed through the App Store). “This account is verified because it’s an official business on Twitter,” says a message when you click on a “gold” check-mark.

The '80s throwback logo is shiny, poorly kerned, and barely legible. But it's also an accurate representation of what Twitter has become.

It’s “more is more” to try to make money out of a burning trash can full of bad ideas. But, unlike Musk, Jobs was obsessed with design, had impeccable taste in typography, and the NeXT logo is the summary of every good design principle that the Twitter Blue logo lacks. It’s just gross and barely legible; the shiny color version can’t be reproduced anywhere in any reliable way, and it doesn’t even fit Twitter’s own corporate standards (this thing doesn’t even attempt to be blue, it’s purple and pink and whatever… Today, we can simply marvel at the train wreck that is the Twitter Blue logo—a garish ’80s throwback of a word mark that’s meant to promote the recently [relaunched subscription](https://www.fastcompany.com/90823516/twitter-blue-subscription-legacy-blue-check-ios) service. Maybe someone from accounting made it, since it’s safe to assume there may not even be a design department at Twitter after all the [44 billion dollars on Twitter](https://www.fastcompany.com/90802446/elon-musk-buys-twitter-what-to-expect)—a business move that makes Meta’s metaverse investment seem like such a cunning and brilliant plan that you may believe Mark Zuckerberg is Steve Jobs reincarnated—Elon Musk has been making one poor decision after another.

Twitter's Trust and Safety Council no longer exists. The advisory council of 100 independent civil, human rights, and other organizations was due to meet ...

[just 15%](https://qz.com/twitters-mass-layoffs-are-already-misfiring-1849750892) of his team had been eliminated and [attempting to clarify](https://qz.com/elon-musk-s-first-test-of-how-to-handle-misinformation-1849722006) that Twitter’s hate speech policies remaining unchanged. [abuse and intimidation](https://twitter.com/podesta_lesley/status/1602522073686978561) since they quit, thanks to a tweet from Musk himself. Jack Dorsey, founder and former CEO of Twitter, even responded “ [this is false](https://twitter.com/jack/status/1601302412056473600)” to Musk’s tweet. In a [New York Times op-ed](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/18/opinion/twitter-yoel-roth-elon-musk.html), Roth raised concerns around Musk’s idea of how Twitter should work, including his [new content moderation](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/oct/28/elon-musk-twitter-moderation-council-free-speech). They also opposed Twitter’s decision to lean more heavily on [automated content moderation](https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2022/twitter-2-0-our-continued-commitment-to-the-public-conversation) in a Nov. The email was signed [simply by “Twitter”](https://twitter.com/donie/status/1602471198033584128) instead of a person, similarly to the message informing staff [of mass layoffs](https://qz.com/emails/daily-brief/1849742078/firing-a-tweet-er) following Elon Musk’s takeover. The email said the company was “reevaluating how best to bring external insights” and the council is “not the best structure to do this,” according to a screenshot of the message, [shared on Twitter](https://twitter.com/donie/status/1602471198033584128) by CNN correspondent Donnie O’ Sullivan. [resigned](https://twitter.com/annecollier/status/1600889250761027585) from the council on Dec. Content moderation is a nuanced business that requires full transparency, adherence to policies informed by best practices and advice from trusted partners on the ground as well as dedicated resources,” the three women wrote 8, citing the [rise in](https://counterhate.com/blog/the-musk-bump-quantifying-the-rise-in-hate-speech-under-elon-musk/) anti-semitic and racist speech as well as the reinstatement of previously banned accounts as red flags: “Contrary to claims by Elon Musk, the safety and wellbeing of Twitter’s users are on the decline,” they warned. “Over [the] past week several members of council have had their personal safety and well-being impacted by the actions of Twitter staff. Among the latter cohort is Yoel Roth, the former head of Twitter’s trust and safety team.

After the Twitter Blue rollout on Monday, Elon Musk said the company is expected to get rid of all legacy blue checks in a few months.

["destroy the bots"](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1587512669359292419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1587512669359292419%7Ctwgr%5E17e1ff57f54bc9b96d5b28358beedb5f13528de4%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fu.today%2Felon-musk-this-will-destroy-scam-bots-on-twitter) because a paid account will be suspended if it engages in spam or scams. [screenshot](https://twitter.com/micsolana/status/1602405322643197953?s=20&t=O-BrVnBet4vxaFZb8jHz8A) shared on Twitter of a "Verified account" tab which pops up when users click the blue checkmark next to an account's name. However, this is set to change after the [criticized](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1587498907336118274?s=20&t=vLWbb5F-zMMIXPHgWWx98g) the company's former verification policy through which users received blue checkmarks as a "lords & peasants system." [saying](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1602407130740293632?s=20&t=O-BrVnBet4vxaFZb8jHz8A): "The wording is mine lol." [tweet](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1602407011106361362?s=20&t=O-BrVnBet4vxaFZb8jHz8A).

Elon Musk's Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the advisory group formed in 2016 to address problems on the platform.

Former Twitter employee Patricia Cartes, whose job it was to form the council in 2016, said Monday its dissolution “means there’s no more checks and balances." The email said Twitter was “reevaluating how best to bring external insights” and the council is “not the best structure to do this.” The Trust and Safety Council, in fact, had as one of its advisory groups one that focused on child exploitation. Shortly after buying Twitter for $44 billion in late October, Musk said he would form a new “content moderation council” to help make major decisions but later changed his mind. “At no point was it a governing body or decision making.” The council had been scheduled to meet with Twitter representatives Monday night.

The teen who tracks Elon Musk's jet on Twitter says he was shadowbanned. User Jack Sweeney shared messages in a thread he dubbed "My Twitter Files."

(Shadowbanning is a process that makes a user's profile and posts harder to find and share.) He Launched to Great Acclaim — Then Lost It All. ['No One Believed' This Black Founder Was the Owner of a Liquor Brand in 2012](/article/440084). [ @ElonJet](https://twitter.com/ElonJet) is [no] longer banned or hidden in anyway. [ Elon Musk's New Private Jet Is Something to Behold. I think Twitter noticed my tweets and back tracked.

On Sunday, Musk boasted that "the bots are in for a surprise tomorrow." But there was no surprise — first, because bots are incapable of being surprised, ...

But there was no surprise — first, because bots are incapable of being surprised, and second, because no one was surprised that Musk's solution to removing bots was incredibly stupid and ineffective. Then it blocked traffic from those carriers completely. On Sunday, Musk boasted that "the bots are in for a surprise tomorrow."

(RTTNews) - Elon Musk's Twitter has relaunched its paid premium subscription service 'Twitter Blue,' after holding a while for updating and verification of ...

But the relaunched blue checkmark may mean either that an account was verified under the previous verification criteria, i. In a tweet, the company said, "we're baaaack! He also said that Twitter would probably use different color checks for organizations than individuals. The company noted that Twitter Blue subscribers who joined for $7.99 on iOS will be notified by Apple that their subscription will be automatically renewed for $11/month unless they choose to cancel the service. All Twitter Blue features will be available immediately, but a blue checkmark will be given after a review ensuring that the subscribed accounts meet all requirements. Twitter said it is piloting a new service called Twitter Blue for Business, which is a service for business entities that adds a gold checkmark to official business accounts.

As new data points to an ad business and user growth in free fall, there may not be many ads to cut in the first place.

He accused advertisers of caving to a mob of anti-free speech activists, calling out Apple in particular and simultaneously admitting that Twitter was losing [$4 million a day](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1588671155766194176). After welcoming back tens of thousands of banned accounts in a “general amnesty” that included violent neo-Nazis, Twitter ran ads on the [fleeing advertisers](https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-twitter-list-of-advertisers-leaving-1849751644) with angry tweets and threats of a “name and shame” campaign. [doesn’t have a communications department](https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-twitter-layoffs-engineering-spreadsheet-1849767712), could not immediately be reached for comment. Compared to last year, traffic to the company’s ad management tool, which advertisers use to control the Twitter ad campaigns they buy, dropped 75% in October and then 85% in November, according to a new report in the What Musk isn’t saying is Twitter faces such a crisis that he may not have many ads to cut in the first place.

Musk misrepresented a portion of the employee's doctoral thesis, saying it advocated for “children being able to access adult Internet services.”

Roth’s 2016 thesis, which is titled Gay Data, analyzes the LGBTQ+ hookup app Grindr. To honor your privacy preferences, this content can only be viewed on the site it 10, he remarked that [Twitter was a less safe place](https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/11/29/tech/yoel-roth-twitter-elon-musk/index.html) since the billionaire took over.

The former head of Trust and Safety at Twitter was reportedly forced to leave his home after online attacks from Elon Musk.

"Content moderation is a nuanced business that requires full transparency, adherence to policies informed by best practices and advice from trusted partners on the ground as well as dedicated resources." Two of the members had been on the council since its inception in 2016. ](https://twitter.com/abcholmes/status/1602469530286129152) The council was disbanded a short time after. "Getting external experts and advocates looking at your services makes you smarter," they added. [shared a similar account](https://twitter.com/abcholmes/status/1602469528394469378) Monday evening on Twitter. "At no point was it a governing body or decision making." [responded to Musk](https://twitter.com/jack/status/1601302412056473600) and informed him that the claim was "false," though Musk later [pushed back](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1601313922501353472). [announced their resignation](https://twitter.com/annecollier/status/1600889250761027585/photo/3) due to the ongoing decline of users' "safety and wellbeing" on Twitter, "contrary to claims by Elon Musk," they wrote in a tweet. [suddenly dissolved](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/12/musk-twitter-harass-yoel-roth/) Monday night [after weeks of unraveling](https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-inc-technology-business-a9b795e8050de12319b82b5dd7118cd7), according to The Washington Post and the Associated Press. The email, viewed by the AP, said Twitter was "reevaluating how best to bring external insights" and claimed the council was "not the best structure to do this." [apparently](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1601843661045526529) supported [tweets](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1601658384947638272) suggesting, without merit, that the former Twitter employee was sympathetic toward pedophilia, per CNN's report.

Less than a month after taking control of Twitter, Elon Musk said addressing child sexual exploitation content on the social media platform was “Priority #1 ...

Twitter [was sued in 2021](https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-rules-twitter-can-be-sued-for-failing-to-take-down-child-porn-videos/) by a child sex abuse victim and their mother who alleged the company did not take action swiftly enough when alerted to a video of the child circulating on the platform. Stroppa, who remains an independent researcher, said he felt Twitter’s previous efforts were lacking and that it now moves quickly to find and suspend accounts that post child sexual exploitation content. Twitter’s policy defines this content as “imagery and videos, referred to as child pornography, but also written solicitations and other material that promotes child sexual exploitation.” One former Twitter employee who worked on child safety said that they know of a “handful” of people at the company still working on the issue but that most or all of the product managers and engineers who were on the team are no longer there. [Yoel Roth](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-11/elon-musk-steps-up-attacks-on-twitter-s-former-safety-head), who took over as head of the company’s trust and safety efforts and was lauded by Musk when he first became CEO in October. Twitter’s current head of Trust and Safety, Irwin, has “This is a really dangerous moment that we’re in — that someone with as large of a platform as Mr. “So, I mean, that is disheartening.” In 2021, Twitter reported 86,666 instances of CSAM detected on its platform, a number Portnoy said could be higher. The total includes more than 100 people who Musk has authorized to work at Twitter but who work at his other companies, Tesla, SpaceX and The Boring Co., along with assorted investors and advisers. Musk suggested that Roth’s doctoral thesis about the LGBTQ dating app Grindr advocated for child sexualization when the opposite was true. That shift comes as he has further embraced the kind of far-right online rhetoric that often also includes

(CNN) — Twitter's former head of trust and safety has fled his home due to an escalation in threats resulting from Elon Musk's campaign of criticism against ...

My sense is that he has high integrity, and we are all entitled to our political beliefs," Musk tweeted. However, things took a dark turn over the weekend when Musk appeared to endorse a tweet that baselessly accused Roth of being sympathetic to pedophilia -- a common trope used by conspiracy theorists to attack people online. Roth's position involved him working on sensitive issues including the suspension of then-President Donald Trump's account in 2021.

The morning after Elon Musk abruptly eliminated a six-year-old Twitter advisory council, children's safety and civil rights groups warned the move will only ...

[tweeted that](https://twitter.com/tedlieu/status/1601483634963202048?s=20&t=PIlVAX_7L5um9rjWyrSxTQ) the “Twitter Files” content was “stupid” and that claims that Trump was silenced in 2020 were “pure gaslighting.” Additionally, Sen. [Musk also claimed the advisory council](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1601275244710621184?s=20&t=89A_IWDeMqrgk67IZueNng) and Twitter didn’t remove child sexual abuse content for years, an allegation that former Twitter CEO and co-founder [Jack Dorsey rejected](https://twitter.com/jack/status/1601333939985006592?s=20&t=89A_IWDeMqrgk67IZueNng). “We have also been dismayed by Twitter leadership’s irresponsible actions to spread misinformation about the council, which have endangered council members and eroded any semblance of trust in the company,” the group said in a statement. [met with civil rights groups](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/02/musk-twitter-hate-speech-00064690) to address an apparent spike in hate speech on the platform. [First formed in 2016](https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/a/2016/announcing-the-twitter-trust-safety-council.html), the council had grown from its initial 40 members to approximately 100 groups around the globe. And even before it was formally dissolved, [three prominent council members quit last week](https://twitter.com/annecollier/status/1600889250761027585), saying “the safety and wellbeing of Twitter’s users are on the decline.” But that won’t be enough, former council members say. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) [pushed back](https://twitter.com/StationCDRKelly/status/1602099380625887233) on [Musk’s tweets](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1601894132573605888) about Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, asking Musk not to “mock and promote hate toward already marginalized and at-risk-of-violence members of the #LGBTQ+ community.” But over the next month Musk quickly charted a different course, instead granting “general amnesty” to previously banned accounts [like former President Donald Trump](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/19/musk-lifts-twitter-ban-on-donald-trump-00069601) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), ending enforcement of Twitter’s [Covid-19 misinformation policy](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/29/twitter-stops-enforcing-covid-19-misinformation-policy-00071110) and releasing internal documents alleging that [“activist” employees](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1602387025855885312) deplatformed Trump. [according to reports](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/12/musk-twitter-harass-yoel-roth/). [the woke mind virus](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1602278477234728960).” The elimination of the council — which was strictly advisory — is just his latest rejection of outside input on how he should run Twitter.

Although an advisory association, it is just the latest in a series of sweeping cuts to Twitter under Elon Musk's tenure as owner and CEO, including laying off ...

Meanwhile, the followers of Musk's current internet persona are starting to tweet QAnon and Pizzagate theories, making his company's pledge to "make Twitter a safe, informative place" ring hollow. [utterances](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1601275244710621184) from Musk following the resignations of council members last week claiming that Twitter "refused to take action on child exploitation for years!" [real-time billionaires list](https://www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires/#40e1d5843d78) due to damage to his last publicly traded asset, Tesla. [Musk roundly booed on-stage at Dave Chappelle gig](https://www.theregister.com/2022/12/12/musk_chappelle_booed/) [OK, we know iPhones are expensive but... "Many of us have been in this space for a number of years, each with different expertise, but all with a passion to see healthy and diverse conversations and safety exist on platforms. Over past week several members of council have had their personal safety and well-being impacted by the actions of Twitter staff.

Since Musk took over, the monthly bills haven't been getting paid. Axios has obtained emails between Twitter employees and several frustrated landlords, who ...

What they're saying: Bill Reynolds, a Colorado landlord who leased Twitter around 40,000 square feet in Boulder, tells Axios: "If you don't pay, you don't stay. - Another source who claims Twitter owes them hundreds of thousands of dollars notes that there is a human cost to these business disputes: "They owe me the money, but then those dollars would go out to nearly 25 other people." Twitter has stopped paying the rent on some of its office leases and hasn't paid numerous other vendors since

Twitter has stopped paying rent on offices and is considering not paying severance packages to former employees, among other measures.

Mr. While Mr. As Twitter has downsized, Mr. “As a platform that has become a critical tool in both open and repressive countries, Twitter must play a constructive role in ensuring that journalists and the public at large are able to receive and impart information without fear of reprisals.” Last week, Mr. On Monday, Twitter notified members of its trust and safety council, an advisory group formed in 2016, that it would dissolve immediately. Those people said that Mr. The email was first reported by the Baker](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/04/us/politics/james-baker-lisa-page-fbi.html), through Mr. A review by The Times found that Musk has had a cast of rotating legal professionals by his side. Musk is still slashing expenditures and is bending or breaking Twitter’s previous agreements to make his mark.

This article comes to us courtesy of EVANNEX, which makes and sells aftermarket Tesla accessories. The opinions expressed therein are not necessarily our ...

The claim came amidst a warm welcome of Musk’s Twitter to the world, with him and other executives noting that a shift in strategy at the company could be in order. As to how Musk’s ownership of Twitter could affect Tesla owners, investors and fans, only time will tell. While his tactics have been polarizing and have created uncertainty amongst some [Tesla](https://insideevs.com/tesla/) investors, his management of the social media app has also garnered some positive attention, with some industry leaders even pointing out how Musk’s Twitter strategy could work in the long run. In recent weeks, Musk praised WeChat again for its ease of use in sharing Tesla information with fellow owners directly from the mobile app. "You can agree or disagree with what Elon is doing, or how he's doing it, but I do think it's going to be very interesting to see how this plays out," Zuckerberg said at a recent conference. Hastings has emphasized that Musk’s approach focuses on free speech, something the billionaire entrepreneur has been vocal about, as well as the subject’s overall role in democracy.

Elon Musk has recently taken drastic steps to cut costs and gear up for possible legal battles at Twitter, according to a report from The New York Times.

The $3 iOS price difference reflects Musk's [recent gripes about Apple's 30% cut](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/29/elon-musk-may-be-luring-apple-into-a-fight-with-republicans.html) of all digital sales made through apps. The company says Blue subscribers will "soon" see fewer ads, have the option to post longer videos and will appear at the top of replies and mentions. He said the new verification system will be Without providing any figures or evidence, he claimed in a tweet that the revenue drop was the result of activist groups putting pressure on advertisers. The service As a result, Twitter has received complaints from real estate firms like Shorenstein, which owns Twitter's San Francisco buildings.

The internal communications show at least one unnamed staffer doubting that one of the tweets was an incitement of violence; it also reveals executives' ...

Based on $8 subscription costs, that would require around 24.6 million paying subscribers, either paying $8 via the web or $11 on iOS (minus Apple's 30% in-app ...

And there are a lot of them, so it’s possible that Twitter could reach the required levels to make this a viable offering. Musk’s followers are very passionate, and are very keen to join his mission to free Twitter, and allow more open speech in the app. Half of that is $196.66m – so Elon’s keen to make close to $200 per month from subscriptions alone, in order to reduce the app’s reliance on advertisers, and thereby enable it to operate with fewer brand safety restrictions and moderation rules. Which, I suspect, will end up getting a few million sign-ups, maybe. Essentially, what I’m saying is that while Twitter is pitching potential ad-reduced and ad-free models for Twitter Blue in future, I wouldn’t hold my breath, as those options will be dependent on large-scale take-up of the initial $8 checkmark offering. That’s not available as yet, but it’s coming, while Musk wants to go even further, with an ad-free subscription model, sometime next year.