DATA SCRAPING TWITTER
Can you opt out of Meta's AI scraping? Sort of
Meta announced the expansion of its AI services globally, using public information to train its AI starting June 26, sparking privacy concerns in Europe. Users in the U.S. were already subject to this practice. The program's future expansion remains uncertain.
Elon Musk's X Corp loses lawsuit against Israeli data-scraping company
X Corp's legal battles over copyright violations against data-scraping companies were dismissed by Judge Alsup, raising concerns about monopolistic information control and copyright ownership in public data use.
US judge signals Elon Musk's X may lose case against hate speech watchdog
X sued the Center for Countering Digital Hate last July, accusing it of causing tens of millions of dollars in damages through a "scare campaign" to drive away advertisers.
X officially changes tweets as posts in upcoming term of service
Elon Musk-run X has renamed tweets as "post" and retweets as "reposts" in its new term of service that will go into effect on September 29.
X lowers eligibility threshold for ad revenue-sharing with users
Clarifying the development, Elon Musk said only views from verified handles would be taken into account, as scammers would otherwise use bots to spike views.
Twitter restricts DMs for unverified accounts to reduce spam
Microblogging platform Twitter on Saturday announced that it has restricted direct messages (DMs) for unverified accounts in a bid to reduce spam on the platform.
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'Not for machines to harvest': data revolts break out against AI
At the heart of the rebellions is a newfound understanding that online information - stories, artwork, news articles, message board posts and photos - may have significant untapped value.
Twitter changes policy on DMs, users to receive messages in ‘request inbox’ from verified non-followers
The microblogging site said that starting July 14, users will get messages only from accounts they follow in their primary inbox, while messages from verified users they don't follow will go to a secondary ‘request inbox’.
Musk's Twitter sues four Texas entities for data scraping
Twitter has filed a lawsuit against four unnamed entities in Texas for data scraping, a local TV station said on Wednesday, explaining why the Elon Musk-owned social network had recently placed daily limits on the number of tweets a user could read.
'Clone' or competitor? Users and lawyers compare Twitter and Threads
In a cease-and-desist letter earlier this week, Twitter threatened legal action against Instagram parent company Meta over the new text-based app Threads, which it called a "copycat."
Twitter removes login requirement to view tweets
Now users can now open and view tweets in a browser without signing into an account
Google training Bard with scraped web data? Here’s everything you may want to know
Google has acknowledged training its AI systems using publicly available web data, prompting concerns over privacy, copyright infringement and potential AI failures.
Read restrictions affect a small set of users: Twitter
Twitter on Tuesday said it had temporarily limited usage so it could detect and eliminate bots and other bad actors that are harming the platform.
Twitter chaos leaves door open for Meta's rival app
Zuckerberg's Meta group, which owns Facebook, has listed a new app in stores as "Threads, an Instagram app", available for pre-order in the United States, with a message saying it is "expected" this Thursday.
Twitter introduces paywall in new TweetDeck version, restricts access for unverified users
Twitter has launched a new version of its dashboard application, TweetDeck, to address user issues. However, it will now be exclusively available to verified users who subscribe to the paid service Twitter Blue.
Meta's 'Twitter killer' app is coming
The app, which is called Threads and is connected to Instagram, appeared in Apple's App Store for users to sign up to download Thursday, when it will be released.
Twitter says users must be verified to access TweetDeck
Twitter made the announcement in a tweet detailing an improved version of TweetDeck with new features. It was unclear if Twitter will charge users for both the new and old version of TweetDeck. Twitter did not immediately respond to request for comment.
Elon Musk put new limits on tweets, users and advertisers might go elsewhere
Musk had tried on Saturday to describe how the limits work, saying accounts that don't pay for a monthly subscription will temporarily be restricted to reading 600 posts per day, while verified accounts will be able to scroll through up to 6,000.
ETtech Explainer: Will rate limits accelerate the decline in Twitter’s revenue?
Citing advertising and marketing industry executives, a Reuters report said the rate limits could impede efforts by Twitter’s new chief executive Linda Yaccarino to woo advertisers.
Elon Musk's Twitter rate limits an obstacle for new CEO Linda Yaccarino: ad experts
The limits are "remarkably bad" for users and advertisers already shaken by the "chaos" Musk has brought to the platform, Mike Proulx, research director at Forrester.
Elon Musk's paywall may hurt Twitter revenue and usage, say experts
Twitter Blue subscribers, or verified users, can now read a maximum of 6,000 tweets per day while people who have not paid for Twitter Blue, or unverified users, are limited to reading 600 tweets per day.
Twitter displaying ‘rate limit exceeded’ message? Know what it means exactly as Elon Musk introduces reading limits
Twitter was unavailable for many users on Saturday, 1 July. The app displayed a "rate limit exceeded" message when users tried to refresh their feed. This issue was also reported on the website. Read to know what it means;
Elon Musk announces daily limits on how many tweets users can see
Elon Musk said that verified accounts on Twitter are limited to reading 6,000 posts per day, while unverified accounts can read 600 posts per day. He added that new verified accounts can read 300 daily posts.
Twitter team doing best it can under constraints: Jack Dorsey after Elon Musk sets limits on usage
Dorsey said while it is easy to critique from afar, the ultimate goal is for Twitter to thrive.
Twitter users report issue with website, ‘TwitterDown’ and ‘Rate Limit Exceeded’ starts trending
A few users reported encountering problems such as difficulties in accessing tweets or receiving the error message, "Sorry, you are rate limited. Please wait a few moments then try again."
Twitter now requires users to sign in to view tweets
Users who try to view content on the platform will be asked to sign up for an account or log into an exiting account to see their favorite tweets.
'Threat actor' puts 400 million Twitter users’ data up for sale
Going by the username Ryushi, the person posted a sample database of 1,000 users with private information of well-known personalities such as such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Brian Krebs, Vitalik Buterin, Kevin O'Leary, and Donald Trump Jr, as well as the account of India’s information and broadcasting ministry.
5.4 million users' data exposed online as Elon Musk reveals Twitter 2.0
As Elon Musk goes gaga over Twitter 2.0 which will be the 'Everything App', at least 5.4 million Twitter user records, stolen via an internal bug, have been leaked online on a hacker forum.
Meta settles lawsuits with 2 firms engaged in scraping its data
Meta (formerly Facebook) has settled a lawsuit for "significant sum" against two companies that were engaged in data scraping operations on its platforms. Meta, however, did not disclose the sum paid to the two firms.
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