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New York Times loses Twitter blue tick

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1 year ago

April 3, 2023

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The social media giant is charging users for blue tick verification, and the newspaper won’t be paying to display it

The New York Times has lost its blue tick on Twitter after it said it would not pay to remain verified.

Twitter has started to remove verification badges from accounts which already had a blue tick.

The company previously announced the tick would be a part of a paid subscription model only.

Organisations who are seeking verification badges instead have to pay $1,000 a month to receive a gold tick, which individual accounts must pay $8 a month for a blue one.

“The real tragedy of @NYTimes is that their propaganda isn’t even interesting,” Musk said on Twitter via a tweet.

“Also, their feed is the Twitter equivalent of diarrhea. It’s unreadable.”

Since December, Twitter has introduced three different coloured verification badges: gold ticks are used for business organisations, grey ticks are for government-affiliated accounts or multilateral organisations, and blue ticks are used for individual accounts.

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Apple responds to crushing iPad Pro criticism

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9 hours ago

May 14, 2024

Nathan Langridge

Apple issued an apology following backlash over a recent advertisement for the latest iPad Pro.

On this episode of Ahron & Mike Live – Painted Panda dogs confuse zoo goers, luxury Police cars cruise the roads, Siri meets up with ChatGpt and Apple’s “Crush” iPad ad faces overwhelming backlash.

Ticker’s Ahron Young & Mike Loder discuss. #featured #trending

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One year later, how is Xbox’s acquisition of Activision paying off?

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10 hours ago

May 14, 2024

Nathan Langridge

Xbox president Sarah Bond teases Game Pass expansion following Activision/Blizzard acquisition, alluding to Call of Duty.

In a recent Bloomberg interview, Xbox President Sarah Bond hinted at major additions to the Game Pass library later this year, potentially including blockbuster titles like Call of Duty.

With an upcoming Xbox showcase on June 9th, anticipation is high for potential big announcements.

Emily Leaney from Team Retro joins to discuss.

Watch the Full Bloomberg interview below.

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Simplifying complex cyber security

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11 hours ago

May 14, 2024

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What are the consequences of oversimplifying identity management?

Cyber inSecurity dives into the challenges, solutions, and real-world applications in the fast paced world of cyber security. Hosted Nam Lam, Managing Director and Gary Savarino, Field CTO at Sailpoint.

In this episode, Gary is joined by Brendan Kelly, Senior Manager Cyber Security at Resolution Life. #cyber insecurity