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April 23, 2023

Elon Musk, Stephen King tussle on Twitter over blue checks, Ukraine: 'How much have you donated?'

Elon Musk replied directly to a tweet from author Stephen King that challenged him to donate to Ukraine after complaining about the blue check mark he claims not to have purchased.

April 21, 2023

49ers' Taybor Pepper calls Elon Musk a 'little b----' after losing verification, takes his Twitter private

Elon Musk removed the blue checkmark from previously verified Twitter users who have not paid for Twitter Blue Thursday, including the 49ers' Taybor Pepper.

April 21, 2023

Journalist Matt Taibbi fires back at Democrats after threatening letter: 'Have they all gone mad?'

Journalist Matt Taibbi was stunned after receiving a letter from a top House Democrat suggesting he could be imprisoned for perjury over his Twitter Files testimony.

April 21, 2023

Twitter torches male lawmakers for wearing pink heels to raise awareness for violence against women

Twitter users blasted male Canadian lawmakers who paraded around a room wearing pink high heels in order to encourage men and boys to help combat violence against women.

April 21, 2023

Twitter drops 'government-funded media' label from NPR, Russia's RT account

Twitter dropped its "government-funded media" label from NPR and the Canadian Broadcasting Company's Twitter accounts after the media companies quit in protest.

April 21, 2023

Jean-Pierre faces blowback for 'disprovable lies' about Florida education law: 'Red herrings all the way down'

White House press secretary Karine-Jean Pierre called out Florida’s expansion of its Parental Rights in Education law as “dystopian" during Thursday's press conference.

April 21, 2023

Critics blast Dem Rep. Stacey Plaskett for threatening journalist Matt Taibbi with jail time: 'Party of norms'

Rep. Stacey Plaskett, V.I., was blasted by critics for threatening prison time for journalist Matt Taibbi, who she alleged committed perjury at last month's Twitter Files hearing.

April 21, 2023

Bette Midler whines after losing coveted Twitter verification: 'Elon took my blue check away!'

Midler declared that she is now unverified on Twitter the same day that the platform removed blue check status from other celebrities who refuse to pay for the service.

April 20, 2023

Twitter removes legacy blue checks causing Trump, Clinton, The Rock, and others to lose their verification

Twitter removed its legacy verification badges from users' accounts Thursday. Now, only government accounts will receive free verification, while organizations and individuals will have to pay a fee.

April 20, 2023

Journalist Matt Taibbi threatened with prison time for perjury by top Democrat over Twitter Files testimony

Rep. Stacey Plaskett, D-V.I., is accusing independent journalist Matt Taibbi of perjury over an apparent error he made during last month's House Judiciary hearing on the Twitter Files.