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Jack Dorsey's Block engaged in fraud, influential short seller alleges

Shares of the payment company, formerly known as Square, plunged after Hindenburg Research accused it of facilitating crimes.

cbsnews.com

Daywatch: The future of Norfolk Southern’s planned Chicago expansion

Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.

chicagotribune.com

Block misses on earnings but beats on revenue, gross profit

Block stock rose slightly in extended trading after the payments company reported fourth-quarter revenue and gross profit that beat Wall Street's expectations.

cnbc.com

House representative warns Twitter execs they could go to jail; FBI responds to allegations of censorship

House Oversight Committee members drilled former Twitter executives on Wednesday, including Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., who warned the execs of possible arrests.

foxnews.com

Ex-Twitter execs to testify on block of Hunter Biden story

The House Oversight Committee is set to hear testimony from former Twitter employees involved in the social media platform’s handling of reporting on President Joe Biden’s son Hunter.

Twitter is auctioning off office supplies, including a pizza oven and neon bird sign

The 631 lots include mid-century modern furniture, an assortment of office supplies, high-end kitchen appliances and company memorabilia. The de facto fire sale ends on Wednesday.

npr.org

Twitter says it will relax ban on political advertising

Twitter says it will ease up its 3-year-old ban on political advertising.

Here’s who helped Elon Musk buy Twitter

Elon Musk didn't buy Twitter on his own. From Qatar to Jack Dorsey and Binance, meet the people who helped fund the acquisition.

washingtonpost.com

GREG GUTFELD: If Musk steps down at Twitter, here's some replacements

Greg Gutfeld analyzes the latest news out of Twitter, where CEO Elon Musk tweeted a poll asking if he should stay on as chief executive, which users answered a majority in the negative.

foxnews.com

FEC needs to reopen Twitter probe now that documents Musk released show company may have outright lied

FEC needs to reopen Twitter probe now that documents Musk released show company may have lied to or misled FEC about in-kind contribution to Biden campaign.

foxnews.com

Elon Musk is using the Twitter Files to discredit foes and push conspiracy theories

Twitter CEO's selective release of internal communications largely corroborate what is already known about the messy business of policing a large social network.

npr.org

Jack Dorsey apologizes for his Twitter moderation choices, saying he did the 'wrong thing for the internet and society' despite calling his decisions the 'right thing' at the time

In a Tuesday blog post, Dorsey condemned attacks on his former Twitter colleagues and laid out his thoughts on the future of social media.

news.yahoo.com

Ex-Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey insists there was 'no ill intent or hidden agendas' amid fallout from Twitter Files

Jack Dorsey, the former CEO of Twitter, said he "owns" the mistakes that were made during his tenure at the tech giant but maintains Twitter had no "hidden agendas."

foxnews.com

Jack Dorsey admits mistakes at Twitter, and says the site still has problems

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey wrote in a blog post that he gave up pushing for the changes he wanted at Twitter after activist investors came into the company.

cnbc.com

Twitter Files Part 5 reveals staffers who didn't believe Trump violated 'incitement' policy

Journalist Bari Weiss elaborated on continued efforts by Twitter to remove Donald Trump on Jan. 8, 2021, in the latest installment of Elon Musk's "Twitter Files."

foxnews.com

Indict Jack Dorsey? Former Twitter CEO's potential legal liability after congressional testimony

In the latest round of releases from the Twitter Files, disclosures raise potential legal liability for Twitter and its executives, including former CEO Jack Dorsey.

foxnews.com

Twitter Files reveal Trump ban came after Michelle Obama, others pressured the company

Former First Lady Michelle Obama was among those who pressured Twitter to ban former President Donald Trump, following the riots at the Capitol Building on Jan. 6.

foxnews.com

Twitter Files reveal Trump ban came after Michelle Obama, others pressured the company

Former First Lady Michelle Obama was among those who pressured Twitter to ban former President Donald Trump, following the riots at the Capitol Building on Jan. 6.

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Twitter Files reveal 'junior employee' stood against Trump ban, warned of 'slippery slope'

The latest installment of the 'Twitter Files' shows at least one employee at the company stood up to executives looking to ban former President Donald Trump, citing a 'slippery slope.'

foxnews.com

Twitter Files reveal former CEO Jack Dorsey was on vacation when Trump was suspended, delegated responsibility

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was vacationing in the French Polynesia when former President Trump was suspended from the social media platform, the Twitter files allege.

foxnews.com

Dem Rep silent on Twitter Files after calling shadowban claims 'a load of crap’

It's crickets from Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Penn., who previously denied that Twitter was shadow-banning conservatives, which Bari Weiss reported was the case in Elon Musk's "Twitter Files."

foxnews.com

JESSE WATTERS: Our democracy was poisoned by a $40 billion tech company that censored conservatives

Jesse Watters criticizes former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for purportedly lying to Congress about Twitter censoring conservatives and for helping the Democratic Party on "Jesse Watters Primetime."

foxnews.com

Ex-Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, liberal media members denied ‘shadow banning’ prior to Elon Musk leak

Ex-Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and company executives, in tandem with the liberal media, repeatedly told users the social media site didn't engage in "shadow banning."

foxnews.com

As Musk is learning, content moderation is a messy job

As Elon Musk is finding out, running a global social media platform requires more than a few good algorithms.

Elon Musk's Twitter reveal suggests Jack Dorsey was 'blindsided' by Hunter Biden story censorship: Devine

New York Post columnist Miranda Devine sounded off on the tranche of Twitter information being released by Elon Musk and journalist Matt Taibbi late Friday.

foxnews.com

Matt Taibbi, tapped to share Elon Musk's 'Twitter Files' on Hunter Biden story, agreed to 'certain conditions'

Ahead of his viral Twitter thread, Substack journalist Matt Taibbi disclosed to readers that he had to agree to "certain conditions" to get the major scoop from Elon Musk.

foxnews.com

Elon Musk reveals what led to Twitter suppressing Hunter Biden story in 2020

Elon Musk released internal documents with bombshell revelations about what led the tech giant to suppress the Hunter Biden story in the final weeks of the 2020 presidential election.

foxnews.com

It's the end of the boom times in tech, as layoffs keep mounting

Amazon will reportedly lay off 10,000 employees as soon as this week. That follows job cuts at Meta, Twitter, and Stripe, with CEOs citing economic uncertainty and a slowdown in online ad buying.

npr.org

Twitter cuts a large number of contract workers without giving internal teams a heads up

Since Elon Musk acquired Twitter, the social media business has implemented mass layoffs and now steep cuts to its contract workforce.

cnbc.com

‘I Got This Wrong’ Wasn’t the Apology We Needed From Big Tech

As they slashed thousands of jobs, founders of Facebook, Twitter and Stripe expressed regret for excessive optimism. But that wasn’t the real problem.

washingtonpost.com

Twitter Users Can Soon Get Blue Check For $7.99 Monthly Fee

Twitter says anyone can receive the blue check next to their names "just like the celebrities, companies and politicians you already follow."

newsy.com

Twitter users can soon get blue check for $7.99 monthly fee

Twitter has announced a subscription service for $7.99 a month that includes a blue check now given only to verified accounts.

Twitter co-founder apologizes for growing company ‘too quickly’

Co-founder Jack Dorsey says he has "responsibility for why everyone is in this situation"

washingtonpost.com

Jack Dorsey apologizes to Twitter employees after thousands laid off: "I grew the company size too quickly"

Under Elon Musk's ownership, thousands of Twitter employees, including top executives, have been fired.

cbsnews.com

Jack Dorsey tweets apology and takes responsibility for mass layoffs at Twitter under Elon Musk

The eccentric Twitter founder says he "grew the company size too quickly" in a Saturday apology.

news.yahoo.com

Twitter co-founder Dorsey apologizes for growing the company 'too quickly' in wake of mass layoffs

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey apologized Saturday for growing the company "too quickly," a day after hundreds of employees were laid off under Elon Musk.

cnbc.com

Shares of Block jump on earnings beat

Block stock rose in extended trading after the payments company reported third-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street expectations for profit.

cnbc.com

Timeline of billionaire Elon Musk’s bid to control Twitter

Elon Musk is offering to go through with his original proposal to buy Twitter for $44 billion.

The software used in bitcoin mining is getting its first big makeover in more than a decade — here's what's changing

A coalition of bitcoin developers is releasing version 2 of Stratum for the mining industry to evaluate and test, and Block and Braiins are pushing it forward.

cnbc.com

Twitter under Musk? Most of the plans are a mystery

A super app called X.

A timeline of billionaire Elon Musk's bid to control Twitter

Reports say Elon Musk is proposing to go through with his $44 billion takeover of Twitter, a move that would end a legal fight between the billionaire and the social media company.

Elon Musk’s texts reveal what led to Twitter bid, before deal fell apart

Elon Musk’s phone was flooded with the thoughts of key advisers, peers and close confidants: Jack Dorsey, Joe Rogan and Gov. Ron DeSantis, the text messages reveal.

washingtonpost.com

Texts released ahead of Twitter trial show Elon Musk assembling the deal

Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter went down via private text messages between the Tesla CEO and a small circle of Silicon Valley's rich and powerful, according to court filings released this week.

npr.org

Musk and Twitter CEO Agrawal were briefly pals, texts show

Newly disclosed text messages between Elon Musk and Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal showed that the two men briefly bonded in April over their love of engineering — at least until Musk tweeted this message early on Aug. 9: ‘Is Twitter dying.

Jack Dorsey tried to get Elon Musk on Twitter's board but directors were too 'risk averse,' texts reveal

Musk and Twitter are set to go to Delaware Chancery Court in mid-October over the Tesla CEO's attempt to get out of his $44 billion deal to buy the company.

cnbc.com

EXPLAINER: Rail strike would impact consumers, businesses

A strike by railroad workers would have wide-ranging impact on consumers, commuters and businesses.

Whistleblower: China, India had agents working for Twitter

Twitter’s former security chief told Congress Tuesday there was “at least one agent” from China’s intelligence service on Twitter’s payroll — and that the company knowingly allowed India to add agents to the company roster as well.

Twitter whistleblower bringing security warnings to Congress

Peiter “Mudge" Zatko, the Twitter whistleblower who is warning of security flaws, privacy threats and lax controls at the social platform, will take his case to Congress on Tuesday.

Twitter's problems predate Elon Musk’s takeover blowup

Twitter's ill-fated foray into adult content is the latest in a line of scandals that share a common source: a business model that doesn't fit its products.

washingtonpost.com

It's long been an open secret in Silicon Valley that Twitter is a poorly run mess. Now a whistleblower is blowing the lid off and giving Elon Musk ammo for his legal battle.

Twitter's Jack Dorsey has long been called an absent, indecisive, and uncommunicative leader. A whistleblower's new claims strengthen that reputation.

news.yahoo.com

Congress wants to hear what Twitter whistleblower has to say

U.S. lawmakers are anxious to hear from Twitter’s former security chief, who has alarmed Washington with allegations that the influential social network misled regulators about its cyber defenses and efforts to control fake accounts.

How tiny, volunteer nonprofit raised $57 million for Ukraine

For most of its eight-year history, Razom for Ukraine, a U.S.-based charity run by Ukrainian and Ukrainian American volunteers, has raised about $150,000 a year to help promote a free and prosperous Ukraine.

Musk Subpoenas Former Twitter CEO And Friend Jack Dorsey

Twitter and Musk are headed for an Oct. 17 trial that should determine whether Twitter can force him to go through with the acquisition.

newsy.com

As takeover battle heats up, Elon Musk subpoenas former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey

Elon Musk has subpoenaed former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey as his legal battle with the social media platform gains momentum.

npr.org

Musk subpoenas former Twitter CEO and friend Jack Dorsey

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has subpoenaed his friend and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey as part of an effort to back out of his $44 billion agreement to acquire the company Dorsey helped found.

Pinterest shares soar after report that Elliott Management has acquired a 9% stake

Pinterest shares jumped in extended trading on Thursday after a report said Elliott Management has accumulated a stake of more than 9% in the company.

cnbc.com

Ray Dalio, Bill Gates and Jack Dorsey started their careers before turning 15—now they're all billionaires

Billionaires Ray Dalio, Bill Gates and Jack Dorsey leveraged the skills they learned as teenagers into influential — and lucrative — careers. Here's how.

cnbc.com

Elon Musk revises Twitter financing plan to include more equity

News alleviates investor doubts over billionaire's resolve, sending Twitter stocks up 5.5% in after-hours trading.

cbsnews.com

Twitter jumps after Musk increases commitment in takeover bid to $33.5 billion, in talks for other funding

Elon Musk, during an event at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. A new filing reveals that Elon Musk plans to front $33.5 billion in his bid to take over Twitter. Musk is in talks with Twitter founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey and others to help finance, or roll their shares over, to complete the deal. As CNBC's David Faber previously reported, Elon Musk is expected to serve as a temporary CEO of Twitter for a few months after he completes the $44 billion acquisition. Shares of Twitter rose 7% on the news.

cnbc.com

Elon Musk revises Twitter financing plan; shares jump

Elon Musk on Wednesday revised the financing plan for his proposed $44 billion purchase of Twitter, raising investor hopes that the unpredictable billionaire still intends to pull off a deal roiled by market turbulence and Musk's own unpredictable fixation with the number of fake accounts on Twitter.

Judge dismisses lawsuit against Musk, Tesla and Twitter fan

A federal judge has dismissed a securities fraud and defamation lawsuit filed by a Tesla investor against CEO Elon Musk, the company and a Musk supporter.

Jack Dorsey outlines Block's bitcoin-centric future at first investor day in five years: 'No longer just a payments company'

At Block's first investor day since 2017, executives describe how crypto and music-streaming businesses make up an "ecosystem" beyond the original card-reader.

cnbc.com

Musk met Twitter execs for three days before making a bid, unclear if they discussed bots

Twitter's filing didn't say what was discussed in its meetings or if Musk brought up his concerns about the proliferation of spam accounts on the platform.

cnbc.com

New filing reveals the full story behind Musk's bid to buy Twitter

Former CEO Jack Dorsey told Musk he personally believes Twitter would be better equipped to focus on execution as a private company, according to the filing..

cnbc.com

Crypto industry wields its influence in Washington after pouring over $30 million into campaigns

Crypto executives and lobbyists are moving to gain a foothold in Washington as lawmakers scramble to find a way to regulate the industry.

cnbc.com

Elon Musk’s ever-expanding empire

The electric car and space mogul is venturing into a new realm with Twitter

washingtonpost.com

As Musk buyout looms, Twitter searches for its soul

A toxic cesspool.

Wall Street, tech investors back Musk Twitter bid with $7B

Elon Musk has strengthened the equity stake in his offer to buy Twitter with commitments of more than $7 billion from a range of investors, including Oracle co-founder and Tesla board member Larry Ellison.

Musk's 'free speech' push for Twitter: Repeating history?

Tesla billionaire Elon Musk, seemingly intent on making the old new again, has successfully arranged to buy Twitter for about $44 billion.

Will Musk’s hands-off ideal for Twitter have broad appeal?

Coming up with $44 billion to buy Twitter was the easy part for Elon Musk.

Don't call him CEO: Jack Dorsey says he's 'Block Head' now

Technology entrepreneur and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has a new title: Block Head.

EXPLAINER: What is Musk really doing as he guns for Twitter?

Mercurial billionaire Elon Musk now says he wants to buy Twitter outright, taking it private to restore its commitment to what he terms “free speech.”.

EXPLAINER: What Elon Musk at Twitter might mean for users

Tesla CEO Elon Musk now has a 9% stake in Twitter and a seat on its corporate board of directors, raising questions about how the billionaire business magnate could reshape the social media platform.

Twitter says it's testing an 'edit' button

Twitter tweeted Tuesday that it is indeed working on a way for users to edit their 280-character messages, although it says the project has nothing to do with the fact that edit-function fan Elon Musk was just revealed as the company’s largest shareholder and now sits on its board.

Twitter posts loss for 2021, but stock up on share buyback

Twitter’s stock is rising after it posted strong revenue growth last year and announced a $4 billion share buyback program.

Gates, French Gates top list of biggest U.S. charity donors

A handful of Americans donated at least $1 billion to charity last year, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual ranking of the 50 Americans who gave the most to charity in 2021.

Rihanna's foundation donates $15 million to climate justice

Rihanna is backing her belief that climate change is a social-justice issue by pledging $15 million to the movement through her Clara Lionel Foundation.

Markets 2021: Stocks soar, IPOs explode, crypto goes wild

Wall Street delivered another strong year in 2021, as a spike in consumer demand fueled by the reopening of the global economy pumped up corporate profits.

From Square to Block: Another tech company changes its name

There's a new Silicon Valley corporate name change on the block.

New Twitter CEO steps from behind the scenes to high profile

Newly named Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal (PUH-rag AH-gur-wahl) has emerged from behind the scenes to take over one of Silicon Valley’s highest-profile and politically volatile jobs.

Twitter CEO steps down, leaves company at a crossroads

Jack Dorsey is leaving his post as Twitter’s chief executive.

Collins Dictionary picks NFT as word of the year 2021

Collins Dictionary has chosen the term NFT as its word of the year after surging interest in the digital tokens that can sell for millions of dollars brought it into the mainstream.

Prince Harry says he warned Twitter CEO of U.S. Capitol riot

Britain’s Prince Harry has sharply attacked the failure of social media companies to challenge hate online, revealing that he warned the chief executive of Twitter ahead of the Jan. 6 Capitol riots that the site was being used to stage political unrest.

Foundations, new donors build $51M fund to support workers

A fund created by a group of social-justice-minded foundations including Ford and Rockefeller and donors like Jack Dorsey and MacKenzie Scott shortly after COVID hit has more than quadrupled in size to $51 million and is now pouring money into activities and advocacy to strengthen the social safety net and increase worker pay.

Trump asks US judge to force Twitter to restore his account

Former President Donald Trump wants a federal judge in Florida to force Twitter to restore his account, which the company suspended in January following the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol.

A road not taken: verified Cormac McCarthy account is fake

Sorry, Cormac McCarthy fans.

Square to buy installment payment firm Afterpay in $29B deal

Digital payments company Square Inc. says it has agreed to acquire Afterpay, which provides a “buy now, pay later’’ option for merchants, in an all-stock deal valued at about $29 billion.

Free money for all? Mayors hope local tests bring big change

Dozens of cities and counties and the state of California are experimenting with giving some low-income residents a guaranteed income of $500 to $1,000 each month to do with as they please, and tracking what happens.

EXPLAINER: Why has the price of Bitcoin been falling?

The price of the famously volatile digital currency Bitcoin fell nearly 30% at one point Wednesday after the China Banking Association warned member banks of the risks associated with digital currencies.

The Latest: Twitter grilled about blocking a NY Post article

Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON – The latest news from a House committee questioning the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter. ___2:30 p.m.Rep. Steve Scalise, a Louisiana Republican, raised the long-running conservative talking point that Twitter, Facebook and Google are biased against conservative viewpoints and censor material based on political or religious viewpoints. Scalise highlighted Twitter’s blocking of a New York Post article on Hunter Biden, which CEO Jack Dorsey said was a mistake that the company corrected within 24 hours. AdThis would include product vice presidents of integrity, trust and safety and vice presidents of platform policy — at Facebook, Twitter, YouTube (rather than Google, which owns YouTube) and perhaps an upstart like TikTok. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Sundar Pichai, CEO of YouTube parent Google, are facing questioning at a hearing by the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Lawmakers press Big Tech CEOs on speech responsibility

Republicans raised long-running conservative grievances, unproven, that the platforms are biased against conservative viewpoints and censor material based on political or religious viewpoints. There is increasing support in Congress for legislation to rein in Big Tech companies. The tech CEOs defended the legal shield under Section 230, saying it has helped make the internet the forum of free expression that it is today. Trump enjoyed special treatment on Facebook and Twitter until January, despite spreading misinformation, pushing false claims of voting fraud, and promulgating hate. The tech blog Gizmodo eventually revealed the device was a “BlockClock” that shows the latest prices of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum.

Report: Extremist groups thrive on Facebook despite bans

More than two-thirds of the groups and pages had names that aligned with several domestic extremist movements, the report found. Facebook acknowledged that its policy enforcement “isn't perfect,” but said the report distorts its work against violent extremism and misinformation. In October, it banned QAnon groups across its platform. It has also banned extremist and militia movements and boogaloo groups with varying degrees of success. ___This story has been corrected to show that the groups were still active on the platform as of Feb. 24, not March 18.

Stripe continues cash haul, now valued at $95 billion

The online payment company continues to attract investors, raising $600 million in funding to reach a company valuation of $95 billion, making it the most valuable private fintech company in the world. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)The online payment company Stripe continues to attract investors, raising $600 million in funding to reach a whopping company valuation of $95 billion. Stripe is by far the most valuable private fintech company in the world. Robinhood, the trading platform recently making headlines, just raised $3 billion to reach a valuation of around $11.2 billion. Companies that enable online payments have thrived in the pandemic.

Square, Inc. to buy majority of Tidal and put Jay-Z on board

FILE - In this July 23, 2019, file photo, Jay-Z makes an announcement of the launch of Dream Chasers record label in joint venture with Roc Nation, at the Roc Nation headquarters in New York.Financial technology company Square, Inc. says it has reached an agreement to acquire majority ownership of Tidal, the music streaming service partly owned by Jay-Z. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)SAN FRANCISCO – Financial technology company Square, Inc. said Thursday that it has reached an agreement to acquire majority ownership of Tidal, the music streaming service partly owned by Jay-Z. Under the deal, Square will pay $297 million in cash and stock for Tidal, Jay-Z will be named to Square's board of directors, and he and other artists who currently own shares in Tidal will remain stakeholders. Tidal has presented itself as the artist-friendly alternative to other music streamers, and Square says it will take that phenomenon further for musicians just as it has for businesses with its financial systems. AdJay-Z said in the statement that the “partnership will be a game-changer for many.” I look forward to all this new chapter has to offer!"

English soccer at breaking point over abuse on social media

Racist abuse. And social media accounts allowed to stay active even after spreading bile. English football has reached breaking point with players, coaches, referees and officials aghast at the ongoing proliferation of hate aimed at them on Instagram and Twitter. This is being enforced almost two years after players in England boycotted social media for 24 hours. The government is also introducing legislation — the online safety bill — that could see social media companies fined for failing to protect their users.

English soccer heads ask Zuckerberg, Dorsey to act on racism

The leaders of English soccer have asked the heads of Facebook and Instagram to show basic human decency by taking more robust action to eradicate racism and for users identities to be verified. There has been growing outrage that players from the Premier League to the Womens Super League have been targeted with abuse on Twitter and Facebook-owned Instagram. “The language used is debasing, often threatening and illegal,” the eight English soccer leaders, including from the Football Association and Premier League, wrote to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook chairman Mark Zuckerberg. The letter was signed by the CEOs of the English Football Association (Mark Bullingham), Premier League (Richard Masters), English Football League (Trevor Birch), Professional Footballers’ Association (Gordon Taylor) and League Managers’ Association (Richard Bevan). Threats of violence on social media have also alarmed English soccer this week.

EXPLAINER: What is Clubhouse, the buzzy new audio chat app?

The icon for the social media app Clubhouse is seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. You can also download the app and get on a waiting list to be let into Clubhouse. Although Clubhouse hasn't divulged how many people are using its service, its app has been downloaded 5.3 million times, according to analytics firm App Annie. Thousands of Chinese users have flocked to the app in recent months, lured by the unfettered discussions it allowed with people abroad — particularly about democracy, Taiwan and other sensitive topics. Users still could download it if they had access to an Apple app store abroad.

Twitter posts strong Q4 results as user base, revenue jumps

Twitter posted solid results for the last three months of 2020, capping what CEO Jack Dorsey called an extraordinary year for the platform. Analysts, on average, were expecting earnings of 29 cents per share and revenue of $1.18 billion, according to a poll by FactSet. Twitter had 192 million daily users, on average, in the third quarter, up 27% year-over-year. By comparison, Facebook had 1.84 billion daily users on average in December 2020, an increase of 11% year-over-year. But he added that advertising revenue should remain strong as the company continues to invest in ad infrastructure.

Bezos and Bloomberg among top 50 US charity donors for 2020

Bezos is one of the 50 Americans who gave the most to charity in 2020, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropys annual rankings. “There has been change building among private donors.”All told, the 50 biggest donors contributed $24.7 billion in 2020, compared with $15.8 billion in 2019. The $1 billion-plus of giving by each of the top five on the Philanthropy 50 matches last year’s record. No more than three donors gave $1 billion or more in any of the previous years. Colleges and universities received $2.2 billion from Philanthropy 50 donors in 2020.

Facebook's oversight board to rule on Trump ban

But it said it's referring the matter to the oversight board for what it called an “independent judgment” on upholding the decision. The board does not set Facebook policies or decide if the company is doing enough to enforce them in the first place. The first four board members were directly chosen by Facebook. Facebook also pays the board members’ salaries. CEO Jack Dorsey defended his company’s Trump ban in a philosophical Twitter thread last week, saying that resulting risk to public safety created an “extraordinary and untenable circumstance” for the company.

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