Elon Musk, the Chief Executive Officer of Twitter described Friday “a great day” despite widespread criticism over recent changes to the social media platform’s verification system. “Such a great day in so many ways,” Musk tweeted on April 21. The tweet has been met with outrage with users …
Read More »Ghanaian footballers who have lost their Twitter verifications
All active former and current Ghanaian footballers on Twitter have lost their verification as Twitter get rid of legacy verification. This comes after a purge of the checkmarks began on Thursday Thursday, April 20, 2023, to remove all blue check marks of users who have not subscribed to Twitter Blue. …
Read More »Several Ghanaian celebrities lose Twitter verification badge over $8 charge
By close of day on Thursday, April 20, 2023, micro-blogging site Twitter commenced full implementation of its $8 monthly charge for account verification. Thus, every verified account will have to pay $8 every month to keep their blue badge. Several Ghanaian celebrities who are yet to subscribe have since lost …
Read More »Twitter removes ‘legacy’ verified blue ticks
Twitter on Thursday said goodbye to its ‘legacy’ blue ticks following Elon Musk‘s controversial decision to switch up the platform’s verification system. As of Thursday evening, our correspondent observed that ‘legacy’ verified accounts had their blue tick removed by Twitter. The development has affected several individuals including journalists as Twitter …
Read More »Elon Musk replaces iconic Twitter bird logo with a dog icon; here’s why
Elon Musk has changed the Twitter logo, bidding goodbye to the signature bird logo, and replacing it with a doge meme. When you open the Twitter web, the loading screen will show the new Twitter logo of Kabosu, the Shiba Inu that inspired the Doge meme. The display picture of …
Read More »Memes rain as Twitter users across Africa mourn Ahoufe
Social media sensation and TikToker, Ahoufe, passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2023, according to reports. Netizens and fans were in disbelief as the deceased had earlier gone live on TikTok to interact with his followers. Amid the brouhaha and confusion on social media, Gossips24 Avenue spoke to his manager …
Read More »Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit
Some Twitter users were unable to tweet on Wednesday after the website experienced technical problems. Account holders received a message saying: “You are over the daily limit for sending Tweets.” The outage-tracking website DownDetector reported the glitch at just before 22:00 GMT. Elon Musk has slashed Twitter’s workforce over the …
Read More »Medikal to release song about Elon Musk, Twitter suspension Thurs Dec 15
Ghanaian rapper Medikal has confirmed that he has a song about Twitter’s billionaire owner Elon Musk. Medikal was on CTV’s Class Showbiz hosted by Sammy Flex on Tuesday, December 13, 2022. He first announced that his ‘Planning and Plotting’ extended play (EP) will be out “next year. I’m dropping a …
Read More »Former Twitter boss rates Ghana Jollof as the greatest of all time
Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and former CEO of Twitter is a man of few words who can’t hide his love for everything Ghanaian. Earlier this week, the American Internet entrepreneur announced that he was revisiting Ghana after his last experience. “Finally back in Ghana,” he tweeted on December 5. Although …
Read More »Burma Camp trends as Twitter users ‘salute’ fake soldier arrested at military facility
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) announced the arrest of a man who posed as a top military officer at Burma Camp in Accra on December 7, 2022. The suspect according to a release signed by GAF, was arrested after making an attempt to access a military installation using forged credentials. …
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