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· Ryan General
Twitter takes @X handle from original user Gene X Hwang without warning after rebranding
“All’s well that ends well,” he wrote from his new handle @x12345678998765
· Bryan Ke
TikTok competes with Twitter, Threads by launching text-only posts
TikTok has officially introduced text-only posts following the launch of Meta’s Threads app and Twitter’s massive rebranding to X. Key details: In a news release on Monday, TikTok explained that the new feature will expand the “boundaries of content creation for everyone on…
· Bryan Ke
‘Aladdin’ star Mena Massoud deletes Twitter after backlash over ‘Little Mermaid’ comment
“Aladdin” star Mena Massoud has seemingly deleted his Twitter account after social media users criticized him for being “jealous” of Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of “The Little Mermaid.” Massoud, 31, drew flak with his response to entertainment site The Hollywood…
· Isa Peralta
‘Everything Everywhere’ blooper with Ke Huy Quan, Michelle Yeoh blows up on Twitter
Following the success of “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (“EEAAO”) at this year’s Academy Awards, a few cast members of the hit A24 film are making rounds on social media again — but this time, it’s because of a blooper. On Sunday, Twitter user @Cineyeoh shared a 10-second…
· Bryan Ke
Ben Shapiro mocked after he trashes ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ on Twitter
Twitter users mocked conservative commentator Ben Shapiro for his “failed” screenwriting career after he shared his take on “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (“EEAAO”), describing the Oscar-winning film as “meh.” Shapiro, the 39-year-old co-founder of conservative news site…
· Carl Samson
Twitter goes wild as Michelle Yeoh appears to slam controversial Don Lemon comment in Oscars speech
Michelle Yeoh delivered a powerful message for women in her Oscars acceptance speech, with many viewers convinced that she took a swipe at CNN anchor Don Lemon for his recent controversial comments. Yeoh, 60, made history on Sunday night when she became the first Asian woman to…
· Chandler Treon
Twitter users criticize list of top food destinations for ranking US over China, Thailand
Before you read: Gordon Ramsay names Laos and Vietnam as world’s top food destinations In food travel guide TasteAtlas’ most recent ranking of the world’s best cuisines, 16 Asian countries made the Top 50.
· Michelle De Pacina
‘Inventor of email’ asks Elon Musk how he can apply to be Twitter CEO
Indian American entrepreneur V. A. Shiva Ayyadurai, who claims to have “invented email,” has shown interest in becoming Twitter’s new CEO. Days after current Twitter CEO Elon Musk said that he will be stepping down “as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job,”…
· Michelle De Pacina
Twitter users find porn after searching about COVID protests in China
Thousands of protestors in China took to the streets to decry the country’s COVID-19 restrictions in more than a dozen cities, including Shanghai and Beijing. The protests were ignited after a fire erupted at an apartment complex in Urumqi, Xinjiang, killing 10 people on Nov.…
· Carl Samson
‘It’s Japan-centric’: Elon Musk names Japan as Twitter’s ideal market
Elon Musk reportedly told employees on Monday that Japan’s strong usage of Twitter is what the company should aim for “ideally in every country without exception.” Despite having a smaller population, Japan has roughly the same number of daily active users as the U.S., Musk…
· Ryan General
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist mocks Asian woman’s complaint about NYC subway violence on Twitter
Journalist Nikole Sheri Hannah-Jones, who won a Pulitzer Prize for her work on the controversial 1619 Project, mocked a New York woman’s tweet about the persistence of violence on New York's subway under the current local administration. Yiatin Chu, founding co-president of…
· Bryan Ke
Elon Musk welcomes Ye back to Twitter after also unbanning Donald Trump
Former President Donald Trump had his Twitter account restored after Elon Musk, the new owner and CEO of the social media platform, posted a poll on Friday asking users if he should allow Trump to return to Twitter. Following the poll,the ban on Trump’s account was removed on…
· Carl Samson
Elon Musk announces Twitter ban on impersonation accounts
Twitter accounts that impersonate others without indicating that they are parody accounts will be permanently suspended from the platform, Elon Musk announced on Sunday. The move comes after the new Twitter owner teased a plan to grant users verified status on the social media…
· Carl Samson
Elon Musk teases turning Twitter into ‘everything app’ like China’s WeChat
Elon Musk on Tuesday teased the creation of an “everything app” called “X.” The world’s richest man, 51, made the announcement after offering to buy Twitter for its originally agreed-upon price of $44 billion, or $54.20 per share. Musk said the Twitter buyout will likely…
· Ryan General
Writer who has never heard of Panda Express amuses Twitter with article on the popular chain
Lincoln Anderson, editor and owner of Manhattan community newspaper The Village Sun, became a trending topic on Twitter after excerpts from his recent article on Panda Express were shared on the platform. Anderson, who had never heard of Panda Express, wrote about the opening of…
· Ryan General
Facebook, Twitter and Google escape Indonesia ban by complying with imposed registration at last minute
The Indonesian government imposed mandatory registration for both local and foreign tech companies for new licensing regulations that would allow authorities to remove content from their online platforms. A company’s failure to secure a license by Wednesday would result in their…
· Daniel Anderson
Constance Wu reveals suicide attempt following ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ Twitter backlash
Constance Wu returned to Twitter today after a three-year break from social media, announcing her new book “Making a Scene” and revealing she survived an attempted suicide following backlash over her comments about the renewed final season of “Fresh Off the Boat” in 2019. “3…
· Michelle De Pacina
Twitter post about restaurant’s mathematical pizza miscalculation goes mega-viral
Twitter user @cretiredroy told the internet to take math seriously in his tweet on Wednesday about how two 5-inch pizzas are not greater than or equal to a 9-inch pizza order. After seeing his viral tweet – which has over 195,000 likes and 39,000 retweets so far – some users…
· Ryan General
SI Swimsuit cover model Yumi Nu responds to Jordan Peterson’s controversial Twitter dig
Curve model Yumi Nu has responded to a tweet from Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson that says her 2022 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover is “not beautiful.” The 25-year-old model andsinger of Japanese and Dutch descent was widely celebrated for being the first Asian American…
· Jane Nam
Jordan Peterson quits Twitter after calling plus-size model Yumi Nu’s SI Swimsuit cover ‘not beautiful’
Author Jordan Peterson announced that he was quitting Twitter after receiving backlash for calling plus-size model Yumi Nu’s Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover “not beautiful.” Nu, who is also a singer-songwriter, made history last year as Sports Illustrated Swimsuit’s first…