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Permanently Delete Your X Account in 5 Steps: Elon Musk Boosting Antisemitic Tweet Causes Growing Boycott

To completely leave the social network formerly known as Twitter, here's how to deactivate your account.

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<p>Use the new Threads app to create posts with up to 500 characters.</p>

Reported Threads Update Will Let You Delete Your Account and Keep Instagram

Here's what to know about the purported feature and everything else about Meta's rival to Twitter.

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<p>Linda Yaccarino, seen above at an event in 2022, took over the top role at Twitter earlier in 2023.&nbsp;</p>

X CEO Teases How You'll Watch Video and Make Money on the Social Network

The "global town square" previewed its next steps.

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X Users Now Have to Pay for TweetDeck

TweetDeck, now known as "XPro," is only available for those who pay for X Premium.

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No, Your Screen Isn't Dirty, That's Just the New X App Logo

The bird logo is gone, and the new app logo just looks unwell.

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Will Apple Join the Silicon Valley Midlife Crisis?

As Silicon Valley spirals deeper into its midlife crisis, we really need Apple to be the normal one. But the pressures of Vision Pro and news of "Apple GPT" lead CNET's Bridget Carey to worry that Apple may go through an unusual phase.

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Elon Musk Launches Artificial Intelligence Company xAI: What to Know

The company's goal is to "understand the true nature of the universe," but there's little info on what it'll actually do.

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<p>Elon Musk purchased Twitter in October for $44 billion.&nbsp;</p>

Threads Faces Legal Threat From Twitter, Report Says

Mark Zuckerberg's new social media platform is reportedly being threatened with a lawsuit from Elon Musk's Twitter.

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<p>Linda Yaccarino, seen above at an event in 2022, is taking over the top role at Twitter.&nbsp;</p>

Elon Musk Names a New Twitter CEO: What You Should Know

The former NBCUniversal executive will lead business operations at Twitter, while Musk continues to focus on product design and new technology.

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<p>Twitter is introducing encrypted direct messages, but with limitations.</p>

Twitter Now Offers Encrypted DMs, but Not Everyone Can Send Them

"Try it, but don't trust it yet," says Twitter CEO Elon Musk. The new feature is only available to paying subscribers.

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<p>Elon Musk says Twitter will purge old and inactive accounts.&nbsp;</p>

Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Purge Inactive Accounts, Which Could Give You the Handle You've Always Wanted

This could open up more than a billion accounts, potentially giving access to much-desired handles.

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Twitter Purges Legacy Blue Check Marks

If you want to be verified, you'll have to pay for Twitter Blue. Here's how to subscribe.

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