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Twitter will ban unlabelled parody accounts, says Elon Musk

Elon Musk says Twitter users engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying it as a parody account will be permanently suspended. Twitter previously issued a warning before suspending accounts, but there would now be no warning, he announced. A number of accounts that changed their name to Elon Musk and mocked …

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Twitter Africa officially starts operations from Accra headquarters

In April 2021, Twitter announced that it was establishing a presence in Africa and specifically chose Ghana to host its headquarters on the continent. The official announcement of the move read in part: “Twitter’s mission is to serve the public conversation, and it’s essential, for the world and for Twitter, …

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US$8/month for Twitter blue tick ‘bullshit’ – Kenyans slam ‘greedy’ Elon Musk

Two Kenyan lawyers who are also politicians have taken a swipe at Twitter owner, Elon Musk, over plans to bill users with the blue tick – i.e. the verification mark. The first to have a go at Musk was lawyer Miguna Miguna, who responded late Tuesday, November 1, to Musk’s …

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Elon Musk disbands Twitter board, takes sole control

New Twitter boss Elon Musk has disbanded the microblogging platform’s board of directors and taken sole control, according to a securities filing on Monday. All nine members of the board of directors have given up their posts. Musk appointed himself the only new director so far. After months of back …

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Twitter users to pay $20 per month for verification

New Twitter owner Elon Musk is considering charging users $20 (£17.30) a month to have their accounts verified. The Tesla chief executive – ranked the world’s richest person – completed his $44bn (£37.9bn) takeover on Friday. And just days after being in charge, he’s preparing an overhaul of the social media …

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South African-born Elon Musk buys Twitter for US$44b, fires top executives

South African-born Elon Musk has completed his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, a source familiar with the deal told CNN Thursday, putting the world’s richest man in charge of one of the world’s most influential social media platforms. Musk fired CEO Parag Agrawal and two other executives, according to …

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Twitter partners Black Sherif with a look BehindTheTweets

    Following the release of his debut album, ‘The Villain I Never Was’, breakout Ghanaian superstar Black Sherif has joined forces with @TwitterGhana to give fans a look behind some of his most notable and memorable Tweets. In the video posted by the social networking company’s Ghana Handle, the …

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Big Brother Naija: September Recap, Grand Finale and Twitter Statistics #BigBrotherNaija records over 19million Tweets by fans

    Reality entertainment is never far from the hearts of people. This year, fans of Africa’s biggest reality show took to Twitter to engage in conversations like never before. Support from the fans who campaigned for their favourite housemates in the 7th season of Big Brother Naija lit up …

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Twitter introduces mixed media: Videos, images, GIFs together in one Tweet

    Social media app, Twitter has introduced a new way to share four pieces of content including videos, images, GIFs together in a single Tweet. This feature allows users to combine all three categories of visual content in a single tweet called “mixed media”. Get ready to mix it …

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Twitter users shocked as import duty on car skyrockets from GH¢49K to GH¢55K within a month

A post shared on social media in which a car dealer witnessed a drastic increment in final duty and taxes payable for an imported vehicle, in a month, has left many users dumbfounded. Sharing details of the tax invoice, the expected amount to be paid moved from GH¢49,000 to GH¢55,000 …

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