Twitter Blue Check Chaos 2022
0 likes25 views
This document summarizes the chaos and issues that occurred after Elon Musk took over ownership of Twitter and launched the new Twitter Blue subscription service. It describes how fake and parody accounts impersonating public figures like politicians and companies quickly emerged, spreading misinformation. This led Twitter to temporarily suspend the Twitter Blue service and sparked discussions around how to curb impersonation and misinformation on the platform going forward.
Twitter Blue Check Chaos 2022
- 1. Twitter Blue Check Chaos Dr. Lorri Mon, FSU iSchool LIS 5385 Social & Collaborative Computing
- 2. Elon Musk comes into Twitter HQ as new owner of Twitter, weirdly carrying a sink. Says, let that sink in. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/30/technology/elon-musk-twitter-debt.html
- 3. Impacts/Aftermath of Twitter Sale Drew Harwell, Taylor Lorenz and Cat Zakrzewski (2022) Racist tweets quickly surface after Musk closes Twitter deal. The Washington Post, (10/28/2022) https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/10/28/mu sk-twitter-racist-posts Barbara Ortutay, Tom Krisher, Matt O'Brien & the Associated Press (2022) Musk takes over Twitter, fires content moderation chief and now policing hate speech is his job. Fortune, (Oct 29, 2022) https://fortune.com/2022/10/29/musk-twitter-content- moderation-policing-hate-speech/ Top firm IPG advises clients pause Twitter ads after Musk takeover: report NY Post, Nov 1, 2022 https://nypost.com/2022/11/01/top-ad- firm-ipg-advises-clients-to-pause-twitter-ads-report https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/28/gm-temporarily-suspends- advertising-on-twitter-following-elon-musk-takeover.html https://twitter.com/ScottNover/status/1587429097369747459
- 4. Sarah Frier (2022) Elon Musk's Twitter Layoffs Could Diminish Its Secret Sauce. Bloomberg November 7, 2022 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-11-07/elon-musk-s-twitter-layoffs-could-diminish-its-secret-sauce
- 5. Twitter Layoffs (and invite-backs) https://twitter.com/0xdoug/status/1588553872939044864 https://sysgears.com/articles/how-and-why-twitter-uses-scala/
- 15. Eli Lilly Stock Market Selloff Reaction https://www.investors.com/news/technology/lly-stock-dives-taking-novo-sanofi-with-it-after-fake-twitter-account-promises-free-insulin/
- 16. Lockheed Martin Stock Market Selloff Reaction https://twitter.com/David_Slotnick/status/1591148152958353409/photo/2
- 17. Account gets deleted shortly after topping 1000 retweets https://mobile.twitter.com/mmasnick/status/1591233007314423808
- 24. Images currently circulating around on Twitter https://twitter.com/ZoeSchiffer/status/1591081913166745601 https://twitter.com/aspenquakes/status/1591093414384521222/photo/1