A Twitter bug is restoring deleted tweets and retweets — including my own - The Verge
30th anniversary of licensing the Web for general use and at no cost | W3C Blog
Can ActivityPub save the internet?
Imagine a world without platform lock-in, where no ban or billionaire could take down your social network. That’s what ActivityPub has planned.
A Tweet Before Dying
The revolutionary internet is over, and we don’t have much to show for it. A new start is out there, somewhere.
Is Twitter finally dying?
Say goodbye to the old Twitter and hello to the new normal.
Vine Stars Want To Be Paid, And Twitter Is Considering It
Creators ask Twitter executives to cut them checks for posting on Vine.
Inside the secret meeting that changed the fate of Vine forever
Last fall, nearly 20 of Vine's top 50 creators gathered in a conference room at 1600 Vine Street in Los Angeles to stage an intervention.
They were there to meet with Karyn Spencer, Vine's Creative Development Lead, and other representatives from…
In 'Lurking', Joanne McNeil Presents a People's History of The Internet
Charting the internet from the MySpace age to today's cesspool, McNeil investigates how the internet has changed--and how it changed us.
Twitter reveals some of its source code, including its recommendation algorithm
As promised by CEO Elon Musk, Twitter has open sourced a portion of the source code powering various parts of the social network.
Twitter says source code was leaked on GitHub, now it’s trying to find the culprit
An ex-employee is thought to be to blame.
Can Mastodon seize the moment from Twitter?
How Mastodon was prepared for Elon Musk’s Twitter to fail.
Spotify Asks What Would Happen if Artists Controlled TikTok
Audio company reveals new details about its big plans for video
How a social network falls apart
To divine what will happen to Twitter, just look to other social networks that changed under new owners.
Tweetbot and Twitterrific updated with option to opt-out of subscription refund
When Twitter shut down third-party clients in January, it not only left out in the cold the users of those apps, but the developers too. Many of those apps were significant sources of revenue for t…
Yes, Twitter changed its font
It’s not just you.
Inside Elon’s “extremely hardcore” Twitter
Three months, thousands of layoffs, one ego
The Shit Show • furbo.org
Well, it happened. We knew it was coming. A prick pulled the plug. And what bothers me most about it is how Space Karen did it. My mom passed away just before Christmas. Her decline was something everyone in the family saw coming and we prepared for her demise. It still hurts like hell, but […]
Crawl diary - The Something Awful Forums
Mastodon
Thoughts on Twitter, Mastodon, and owning your data
Tumblr Gets the Last Laugh
As Twitter crumbles, Tumblr is welcoming back the internet’s weirdos.
Elon Musk wanted The Onion; he got Thud
Musk spent $2 million building a satire startup — then he left, and it all fell apart.
Can Elon Musk turn Twitter into an “everything app”?
“The Man Who Knew Nothing About Risk”
So long, and thanks for all the fail whales
A requiem for a meme.
Zuckerberg Announces Fantasy World Where Facebook Is Not a Horrible Company
Twitter Rival Mastodon's Founder Has a Vision for Democratizing Social Media
Thousands of users have joined Mastodon since Elon Musk took control of Twitter. Founder Eugen Rochko says that's been a vindication
An interview with Tweetie creator Loren Brichter
Aulia Masna of Macworld Indonesia interviews Loren Brichter, the creator of Tweetie for Mac and iPhone.
I’m Staying on Twitter
But it matters that Elon Musk now owns it.
Europe Prepares to Rewrite the Rules of the Internet
The Digital Markets Act will force Big Tech platforms to break open their walled gardens in 2023, says the EU’s new ambassador to Silicon Valley.
Twitter Users Flock to Other Platforms as the Elon Era Begins
Discord, Mastodon, and other services are bustling as Twitter fans make backup plans for their online social lives.
Here are 11 journalists’ tweets about how Twitter is losing its “heavy tweeters”
Twitter is losing its most active users and turning into a porn-and-crypto fest as "interest in news, sports and entertainment" wanes, according to Reuters' Sheila Dang, who saw internal research from the company. Also check out "What happens to journalists after Twitter?" and &…