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Twitter fires employees after critical messages on Slack, workers say

Tuesday, November 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Twitter has fired "dozens" of employees over comments they made on an internal Slack channel criticizing new owner Elon Musk, two former employees told ABC News."We regret to inform you that your employment is terminated effective immediately," read an email from... Read More.

Balenciaga says goodbye to Twitter amid Elon Musk’s takeover

Tuesday, November 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Balenciaga is saying "bye-bye" to Twitter.Several users recently noticed that the luxury fashion label no longer had an account on the platform. Good Morning America has confirmed that the brand will no longer maintain a Twitter account moving forward.While the brand... Read More.

Alex Spiro, Elon Musk’s personal attorney, is a free speech advocate for hip-hop

Tuesday, November 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter late last month as CEO has ignited a public conversation about whether the billionaire will obstruct or encourage free speech on the social media platform, which has about 240 million active users worldwide.An early sign of... Read More.

Ex-Twitter employee opens up about sudden layoff, harassment, fears for social media company

Tuesday, November 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Twitter's struggles have been mounting since Elon Musk bought the social media company and among the challenges are the thousands of employee layoffs.From top executives to contract workers who kept an eye on misinformation, no one was spared from Musk's orders.Melissa... Read More.

“A Christmas Story” house hits the market, interested buyers asked to write ‘a theme’

Tuesday, November 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- If your Christmas wish list includes a nostalgic real estate investment, then the perfect property just hit the market: the house from A Christmas Story.The iconic Cleveland, Ohio, home where Ralphie Parker begrudgingly dawned a pale pink bunny onesie and shot... Read More.

How to identify fake Twitter accounts amid flood of impostors

Monday, November 14 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A flood of fake accounts impersonating public figures and brands overtook Twitter last week after the launch of paid verification badges, raising fears about the supercharged spread of misinformation.Some of the misinformation carried high stakes. A fake Eli Lilly profile garnered... Read More.

Crypto trading site FTX under federal investigation amid bankruptcy

Monday, November 14 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX is now the subject of an investigation by federal prosecutors in New York, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.Prosecutors join regulators from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission... Read More.