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Wednesday, Aug 14

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X Ordered to Pay $600,000 to Ex-Twitter Worker Fired for Ignoring Musk’s Demand

Elon Musk paid $44 billion to buy Twitter. DADO RUVIC/Reuters A former Twitter employee in Ireland has been awarded approximately 550,000 euros, equivalent to around $600,000, following a claim of unfair dismissal. This case revolves…

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Elon Musk Should Be Arrested for Inciting Violence, Former Twitter Executive Argues

futurism.com

European Affairs The former vice president of Twitter's European office is calling for Elon Musk to be arrested or sanctioned in the United Kingdom for inciting violence. Bruce Daisley, who was vice president of Twitter's Europe, Middle…

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X told to pay $600,000 to ex-Twitter worker who was dismissed for not responding to Elon Musk's 'extremely hardcore' demand, reports say

He was reportedly awarded the equivalent of around $600,000 after being dismissed for not responding to Elon Musk's "extremely hardcore" ultimatum.

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Twitter worker sacked for failing to reply to Elon Musk email calling on staff to be 'extremely hardcore' receives £470,000 payout

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Gary Rooney, an ex-senior executive at Twitter's Europe headquarters in Ireland, was told he had resigned when he did not respond to an email sent by Musk at the end of 2022.

Chike Hits Back at Twitter Troll with ₦1 Million Transfer

www.max1023.fm

Nigerian singer Chike took a bold step by sending ₦1 million to a Twitter troll who accused him of gaining fame through the late singer Mohbad. The drama started on August 13, 2024, when the troll left a nasty comment on one of Chike’s…

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Nigerian singer Chike silences Twitter troll with ₦1 million transfer

www.pulse.ng

The troll claimed that 'Mohbad made Chike'.

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Former Twitter employee wins $600,000+ for Elon Musk's 24-hour email ultimatum

www.tweaktown.com

In an effort to lean out then-Twitter, company owner Elon Musk sent out an email to all employees that gave them 24 hours to accept new terms or be fired. Continue reading at TweakTown >

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Twitter Reactions: Record century from Gaby Lewis leads Ireland to historic win over Sri Lanka

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Lewis struck 119 from 75 balls as Ireland beat Sri Lanka by 7 runs.

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Tribunal awards ex-Twitter exec £470,000 for unfair dismissal after not clicking ‘yes’ in Musk's email

www.malaymail.com

LONDON, Aug 14 — Ireland’s labour tribunal ordered social media firm X, previously Twitter, to pay a £470,000 (RM2.6 mil...

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Google, Twitter Get Wins Upheld In Targeted Ad Patent Suits

www.law360.com

A Federal Circuit panel on Tuesday summarily affirmed Twitter and Google's wins before the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board in a matter concerning targeting advertising software patents, upholding a decision that found the tech giants…

Tuesday, Aug 13

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Trump's Back on Twitter. What Does That Mean for Truth Social?

www.newsweek.com

The former president risks cannibalizing his own social media platform if he starts regularly posting to X/Twitter, marketing experts say.

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Trump’s "Truth Social" Stock Crashes After Chaotic Return to Twitter

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Freefall Last night, in a glitchy interview with billionaire Elon Musk, former president Donald Trump made his triumphant return to the now-Musk-owned X-formerly-Twitter. Meanwhile, the stock price for Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG)…

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Trump’s return to Twitter helps crush his Truth Social stock

www.marketwatch.com

In five months, DJT stock has fallen about two-thirds from its post-IPO peak.

Ex-Twitter staffer wins $600K over Musk’s click-yes-or-resign ultimatum

arstechnica.com

Elon Musk’s 24-hour email ultimatum unfairly dismissed Twitter staff, court says.

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Elon Musk said Donald Trump interview suffered a 'DDoS attack' — X / Twitter employees say he's lying

mashable.com

Glitches on Spaces, inaccurate viewership stats, "deadnaming" the platform – here's what went wrong with Elon Musk and Donald Trump's chat on X.

Meta's Threads flooded with posts from X/Twitter defectors after Elon Musk's embrace of Trump

www.standard.co.uk

Some users are wondering whether Mark Zuckerberg’s app is amplifying posts critical of Musk and X

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Ex-Twitter worker wins £470,000 for unfair dismissal over Musk ‘hardcore’ email

www.theguardian.com

Gary Rooney was told he had resigned voluntarily by not replying to the billionaire’s email about Twitter 2.0

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Labour MPs ‘step back’ from Twitter as Elon Musk accused of turning X into ‘megaphone for far right’

www.independent.co.uk

Some MPs say they are limiting their use of the app thanks to Elon Musk’s involvement, but others have continued to use it despite criticising the platform