Donald Trump’s Twitter Account Has Been Reactivated But Will He Return?
Donald Trump’s Twitter account has been reinstated, after “Chief Twit” Elon Musk dropped a 24-hour poll on Friday asking if the former president should be let back onto the platform. “The people have spoken. Trump will be reinstated. Vox Populi, Vox Dei,” Musk wrote on Saturday evening after the poll closed. Just under 52% of Twitter poll voters […]
If Elon Musk Really Doesn’t Want Twitter to Look “Right-Wing,” He’s Doing a Terrible Job
After reinstating Donald Trump’s Twitter account and making nice with a slew of far-right figures online, Elon Musk has done very little to position himself as any kind of centrist. But on Monday, during a company-wide meeting, the billionaire owner reportedly claimed that he’s enacting a “moderate-wing takeover of Twitter.” The subject came up shortly after Musk discussed whether he plans […]
Elon Musk Might Need a Refresher on His Own Twitter Policies
Elon Musk seemingly either lost track of his own revised Twitter policies or thinks they don’t pertain to him. The billionaire on Monday posted literal fake news to his platform with what looked like a screencap of a CNN broadcast—but was really a photoshopped image—featuring anchor Don Lemon and a chyron that read, “Elon Musk could threaten […]
Naomi Osaka Is Pregnant: “Everyday Is a New Blessing and Adventure”
Tennis star Naomi Osaka announced she is pregnant with her first child and that she is still planning on making her return to the sport at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The four-time Grand Slam singles champion tweeted on Wednesday, “Can’t wait to get back on the court but here’s a little life update for 2023.” […]
Kanye West’s Swastika Tweet Forces Elon Musk to Finally Do Some Moderating
Shortly after tweeting an image of a swastika inside the Star of David and hours after going on a pro-Hitler tirade, Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, was suspended from Twitter Friday. Twitter CEO Elon Musk confirmed as much early Friday morning, less than a few weeks after Twitter reversed an October restriction on his account […]
Stephen A. Smith Thinks You, Too, Could Be Stephen A. Smith
Less than a minute into discussing his upcoming memoir, Stephen A. Smith set out the facts: no ghostwriter, no help, did it himself. The boisterous ESPN personality got his start at newspapers, so Straight Shooter, which will be published on Tuesday, marks a return to writing, as well as an occasion to revisit the sometimes-jagged path that led […]
ChatGPT Made Me Question What It Means to Be a Creative Human
I don’t say this lightly, but this tech is one of the most astonishing, and terrifying, technologies I’ve ever seen, and I’ve been writing about technology for almost two decades. Not only because of what it is capable of today, with its ability to output truly “creative” text (or at least text that appears creative), […]
How Arielle Charnas and Something Navy Became a Social Media Punching Bag (Again)
The internet was waiting with bated breath for the Business Insider article that in reality had nothing to do with the melodrama unfolding in Reddit’s imagination. “I think they are super business women, but when everybody started talking about this, I thought, My goodness, she’s got to get out in front of this and turn […]