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Aht Aht Aht: Twitter Slaps Elon Musk With Lawsuit After He Bails On $44 Billion Acquisition
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Elon Musk bailing on the $44 billion Twitter acquisition saga has taken an interesting turn. Twitter Is Taking Elon Musk To Court After hinting that he would pull out of the deal to acquire Twitter, Elon Musk did it, sticking to his excuse that Twitter made “false and misleading” statements during negotiations. Now, Twitter is saying that aht aht aht and slapped Mr. Musk with a lawsuit in Deleware that states he must honor the deal as is. Per The New York Times: Related Stories To push Mr. Musk to abide by the acquisition agreement, Twitter sued him in Chancery Court in Delaware. The court will determine whether he remains on the hook for the purchase or whether Twitter violated its obligation to provide Mr. Musk with data...
New BlackPlanet Doc Examines Its True Digital Influence
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: BlackPlanet / iOne Interactive Social media has become an integral part of our lives, and a new documentary from BlackPlanet examines the platform’s role in helping to create a space for the Black community to maximize its presence online. Sure, there’s not a day that goes by without us checking Facebook, Twitter, or other social media that we’re tapped into. It’s wild to imagine how it all started back in the late 1990s. BlackPlanet, the social media platform which became a launching pad for so many in the Black community as social media and networking on the Internet began, is now exploring that era in a new documentary. Related Stories Titled Black, Connected, and Copied, the film is hosted by the well-regarded historian and Black cultural expert T.L. ...
“Unmentioning” Is The Latest Feature Twitter Is Now Rolling Out To Users
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty YES, you can finally remove yourself from that conversation you got caught up in because people don’t know how to use Twitter properly. Twitter Is Rolling Out “Unmentioning” The social media platform Elon Musk no longer wants to buy is rolling out its latest ” unmentioning ” feature to all users. The new feature allows you to remove yourself from an annoying conversation that includes your Twitter handle. As with all of its features, Twitter tested it out with a few users in April before hitting the green button on its release. Unmentioning stops the notifications from a thread you, unfortunately, ended up in, and it even keeps you from being tagged again in that thread. “Sometimes you want to see yourself out. Take control of your men...
Snapchat Looking Out For 25 Black Content Creators, Annouces Funding & Mentorship Program
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: blackCAT / Getty Snapchat is putting its money where its mouth is and is looking out for Black content creators. Snapchat Launches New Funding & Mentorship Program Black content creators are what make social media platforms like TikTok and Snapchat, but sadly, they are not adequately acknowledged or compensated for their content. Snapchat is looking to change that for 25 Black content creators with its new funding and mentorship program launch. Black Snapchat creators will receive funding, mentorship, and other resources through a one-year accelerator program Snapchat announced on Thursday (Jun.23). The move is in line with other companies like YouTube with its #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund, which makes a conscious effort to support content creators ...
The community-centered approach to Web3 — Aave founder and CEO
Aave founder and chief executive officer Stani Kulechov said the firm was continuing to develop its decentralized social media platform, with Web3 potentially changing the way many view ownership. Speaking to Cointelegraph at the Collision conference in Toronto on Thursday, Kulechov said Web3 — a buzzword often thrown around which generally describes the next evolution of an internet based on blockchain technology — could impact how people use social media in much the same way cryptocurrency changed perceptions on finance. The Aave CEO remarked how developers had adapted protocols to handle custody, and the rise in nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, seemed to point to a community-centered approach. “I think Web3 is quite a lot related to the concept of ownership,” said Kulechov. “As we have owne...
Twitter “Notes” Allows Writers To Basically Drop Blog Posts On The Platform
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty Nope, we still can’t edit tweets after we hit send, BUT soon we can drop blog posts instead of being reduced to threads. Twitter Now Allowing Blog Posts On Wednesday (Jun.22), Twitter officially unveiled its latest feature, “Notes.” Essentially it will bring long-form writing to the social media platform because it encourages writers to publish their freeform content without worrying about character limits. “Notes” not being restricted to the usual 280-character limit allows writers to drop blog posts that can feature photos, videos, and other tweets inside of a Note. Writers can also share the Notes with their followers via tweets and on their Twitter profiles. In the tweet introduction, Twitter’s editorial director Rembert Browne exp...
Bootleg Tony Stark, AKA Elon Musk, Says He Wants Twitter To Be More Like TikTok & WeChat
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty The bored billionaire Elon Musk finally addressed Twitter employees since striking a $44 billion deal to purchase the social media company. Elon Musk Has The Answers, Allegedly During a Q&A session with employees on Thursday (Jun.16), Elon Musk shared his vision for the popular platform still struggling to make a profit. Musk has a plan to fix that, be like other social media platforms. Related Stories Musk drew comparisons to WeChat during the session with Twitter employees speaking on how to increase user base and engagement. “There’s no WeChat equivalent outside of China,” Musk pointed out. “There’s no WeChat equivalent outside of China.” Elon Musk also believes Twitter has to offer more to Twitter users and en...
Bootleg Tony Stark, AKA Elon Musk, Says He Wants Twitter To Be More Like TikTok & WeChat
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty The bored billionaire Elon Musk finally addressed Twitter employees since striking a $44 billion deal to purchase the social media company. Elon Musk Has The Answers, Allegedly During a Q&A session with employees on Thursday (Jun.16), Elon Musk shared his vision for the popular platform still struggling to make a profit. Musk has a plan to fix that, be like other social media platforms. Related Stories Musk drew comparisons to WeChat during the session with Twitter employees speaking on how to increase user base and engagement. “There’s no WeChat equivalent outside of China,” Musk pointed out. “There’s no WeChat equivalent outside of China.” Elon Musk also believes Twitter has to offer more to Twitter users and en...
Bootleg Tony Stark, AKA Elon Musk, Says He Wants Twitter To Be More Like TikTok & WeChat
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty The bored billionaire Elon Musk finally addressed Twitter employees since striking a $44 billion deal to purchase the social media company. Elon Musk Has The Answers, Allegedly During a Q&A session with employees on Thursday (Jun.16), Elon Musk shared his vision for the popular platform still struggling to make a profit. Musk has a plan to fix that, be like other social media platforms. Related Stories Musk drew comparisons to WeChat during the session with Twitter employees speaking on how to increase user base and engagement. “There’s no WeChat equivalent outside of China,” Musk pointed out. “There’s no WeChat equivalent outside of China.” Elon Musk also believes Twitter has to offer more to Twitter users and en...
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Yuga Labs co-founder prewarns possible attack, claims Twitter insider involved
Gordon Goner, pseudonymous co-founder of Yuga Labs, issued a warning about a possible incoming attack on their social media accounts under the Yuga Labs umbrella after receiving “credible information” that an insider from Twitter would help bypass the security of the accounts. Yuga Labs, home to some of the most popular nonfungible tokens (NFTs) including the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and Otherside, proactively approached Twitter for security after receiving information about a soon-to-happen orchestrated attack on its social media accounts. We’ve received credible information that there may soon be an attack on our social media accounts, using an inside source at @Twitter to bypass our security. There are no surprise mints. Ever. — GordonGoner.eth (@GordonGoner) June 11, 2022 Soon ...
