Twitter announces blue check subscription service for $7.99 monthly fee
It was not immediately clear when the subscription service would go live.
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Chris Krebs, the former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and a CBS News cybersecurity expert and analyst, says, "We've seen reports lately of Russia, China and Iran back at their old tricks" since Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter.
Under Elon Musk's ownership, thousands of Twitter employees, including top executives, have been fired.
Thousands of Twitter employees found out via email that they were let go, just one week after Elon Musk took control of the social media giant. Carter Evans reports.
Human rights groups are pressing companies to ditch Twitter as hate speech on the platform spikes after Musk's takeover.
General Mills and Audi are the latest big advertisers to pull back amid questions about how the platform will moderate content.
Employees at the social media company are girding for mass layoffs as its new billionaire owner moves to slash costs.
A proposed class action lawsuit filed in California alleges Twitter is eliminating employees without enough notice, violating California's "Warn" Act. Senior Correspondent for Business Insider Ben Bergman joins CBS with the latest.
More than 7,500 Twitter employees brace for layoffs amid Elon Musk takeover. This comes as other technology companies prepare to slash their workforces. Chief Media Correspondent for Business Insider Claire Adkinson joins CBS News Mornings with the latest.
Analysts say the billionaire will move to slash costs after overpaying in his $44 billion purchase of the social media company.
The layoffs were apparently already beginning. And they're being challenged in court by employees who filed a class action suit.
The world's richest man is making significant changes since taking over as the new owner of Twitter. Charlie Warzel, a contributing writer at The Atlantic, joined John Dickerson on "Prime Time" to discuss what Elon Musk is doing with the social media platform.
The Democratic New York representative alleges that her Twitter account has experienced technical issues following an online disagreement with Twitter's new owner and CEO.
The blue check feature would be part of Twitter Blue, which costs $5 a month.
Changes are coming for Twitter's platform as billionaire Elon Musk takes over. But what does that mean for users? Andy Wu, assistant professor at Harvard business school, and Goran Calic, associate professor at the Degroot school of business at McMaster University, join CBS News to discuss.
The number of hate speech-filled tweets increased by 4.7 times an hour immediately following Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter, researchers found.
Mastodon gained 10,801 new accounts the day after Musk took over Twitter, according to the Washington Post.
Current verified users would have 90 days to pay up or lose their blue check mark, according to an internal plan reported by The Verge.
CBS News has confirmed that the suspect in the attack on Paul Pelosi had a list of other possible targets. This comes as conspiracy theories continue to spread online about the assault, with the new owner of Twitter, Elon Musk, sharing misinformation in a since-deleted post. CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti breaks down what we've learned about the attacker and the false information swirling online.
Billionaire faces task of delivering on his promise to clean up fake profiles that have long bedeviled the messaging platform.
Elon Musk fired a number of top executives just after buying Twitter for $44 billion and taking it private. Jonathan Vigliotti takes a look at what that could mean for the social media platform.
The social network is struggling to attract advertisers. Would turning it into a self-styled bastion of free speech make things worse?
Elon Musk has officially taken over at Twitter, according to The Associated Press. The outlet is also reporting that Musk has already fired top executives at the social media company. Naomi Ruchim discussed what's next for Twitter and the changes being promised by Musk.
Elon Musk has promised changes regarding content moderation and bans with his takeover of Twitter. Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America joins CBS News to discuss the risks of Musk's proposed policies and how they could end up negatively impacting expression online.
Musk is in charge of the social media platform and has fired its CEO and other executives, numerous reports say. Musk tweeted, "the bird is freed."
If caught and seized, it would be the third Venezuelan tanker taken by the U.S. this month.
Rep. Ro Khanna said the release of an initial tranche of files and photos related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was a "slap in the face of survivors," while Rep. Thomas Massie said the DOJ is "flouting the spirit and the letter of the law."
More see Trump's policies responsible for economy today than Biden's; there are also concerns about AI impact on jobs.
Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett said Sunday that President Trump's idea to give Americans $2,000 checks funded by tariff revenue will "depend on what happens with Congress."
A former friend of the man accused of the deadly Brown University shooting and killing an MIT professor described him as a "socially awkward" person who showed signs of anger during their time on campus together.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, whose government earlier this year recongized a Palestinian state, was booed by the crowd.
The episode has deepened concerns that had already emerged from the Justice Department's much-anticipated document release.
Earlier this year, the U.S. designated MS-13, which was formed in Los Angeles in the 1980s by Salvadoran immigrants, a terrorist organization.
Friends and colleagues of Rob Reiner sat down with CBS News to share personal anecdotes and fond memories of him following the news of his tragic death.