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Over half of top 1000 Twitter advertisers stopped spending on ... (Hindustan Times)

After SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took over the microblogging platform, the advertisers began to worry about the safety and stability of Twitter.

According to the report, HBO spent nearly $12 million on ads in September 2022 and was the top advertiser on the platform. Some advertisers also complained that the Twitter employees they previously worked with had been laid off by CEO Musk which led to a lack of team coordination and caused confusion, the report added. As per the CNN report, Elon Musk is now attempting to woo back the advertisers by offering a Super Bowl 'fire sale' deal. The list includes brands like [Coca-Cola](https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/real-magic-is-only-elon-musk-tweets-coca-cola-slogan-breaks-the-internet-101651195003548.html), Unilever, Jeep, Wells Fargo and Merck. [Twitter advertisers](https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/dear-twitter-advertisers-musk-s-message-day-before-44-billion-deal-deadline-101666876972745.html) had stopped buying advertisements. The data highlights a sharp decline of once a $4.5 billion advertising business for Twitter.

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Love on Twitter: The couples who found their significant others ... (Mashable)

Alexis Grant sent out a jokey tweet — not her forte in the first place — and didn't think much of it. Sure, she usually tweeted about professional things, ...

[countless instances(Opens in a new tab)](https://time.com/5482390/twitter-online-abuse-women-amnesty-international-study/) of [harassment](https://mashable.com/feature/online-harassment-trolling-women) and unwanted sexual messages. [#WeMetOnTwitter(Opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23wemetontwitter&src=typed_query) and you'll see lots of folks with a similar story. [They Got Acquired(Opens in a new tab)](https://theygotacquired.com/), while her now-husband, [Ben Collins(Opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/benlcollins), is an entrepreneur and tech expert. "We both use Twitter on a daily basis as a way to be social and interact with other lesbians online," Uzman said. "She took a few days to respond (which she said was because she was super nervous), but we proceeded to text each other more and more over the course of the week before NYE. There was definitely a spark online from the start, and we both knew we were destined for more than just an online flirtationship." It was a message to a friend wondering, "if hot lesbian oomf [one of my followers] of mine is single now or just poly and partnered and having a depressive moment." It went great and she was back in Europe to see Andy by New Year's. Sign up for Mashable's new weekly [After Dark newsletter](https://mashable.com/newsletters/mashableafterdark). [posted(Opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/alexisgrant/status/134434586624147456?s=20&t=WfUWOnbMEyodj5KF78GKTw): "Twitter: I would like a smart, outdoorsy guy around 30yo, based near [Washington] DC. "I didn't know who he was and he didn't know who I was. He messaged her — a bit of bravery — and struck up a conversation.

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625 Of Top 1000 Twitter Advertisers Stopped Spending On Platform ... (NDTV)

HBO was Twitter's top advertiser in September, spending over $12 million on ads but as of January 25, it had only spent slightly more than $54000.

"Twitter still has challenges, but is now trending to breakeven if we keep at it. Mr Musk had also claimed Twitter experienced a "massive revenue drop in the beginning of November 2022. According to estimates from Pathmatics based on data up until January 25 this year, 625 of the top 1,000 Twitter advertisers, including companies like Coca-Cola, Unilever, Jeep, Wells Fargo and Merck, had stopped buying advertisements.

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The number of Twitter users is declining, survey shows (fox4kc.com)

The number of people using Twitter in the U.S. has decreased almost 9% since Elon Musk took over, according to a recent study.

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More than half of Twitter's top 1000 advertisers stop spending on ... (Newsfirst.lk)

Due to the pullback, monthly revenue from Twitter's top 1,000 advertisers plummeted by more than 60% from October through January 25, from around $127 million ...

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Musk 'fires top Twitter engineer over his declining view count' (The National)

Chief executive of social networking platform set his account to private for a day to test whether that might boost the size of his audience.

The website, however, did not disclose the name of the engineer in light of the harassment Mr Musk has directed at former Twitter employees. “You’re fired, you’re fired,” Mr Musk told the engineer, according to the report. “This is ridiculous,” Mr Musk reportedly told the employees.

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Ex-Twitter engineer says it took 20 interviews to find a new job (Business Insider)

Andrew Glose, a senior Android engineer, wrote on LinkedIn that searching for a new job was the "hardest I've worked since I was in the Army."

[Musk reportedly fired an engineer](https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-fired-twitter-employee-over-popularity-decline-report-2023-2) who told him he was becoming less popular on Twitter. The cull started on November 4, just a week [after sealing the $44 billion deal](https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-twitter-reach-agreement-to-close-acquisition-deal-2022-10). [has less than 600 engineers](https://www.businessinsider.com/marc-andreessen-elon-musk-twitter-glitches-2023-2), down from several thousand, [Insider has previously reported](https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-twitter-layoffs-lowest-headcount-2023-1). However, he added: "After a few days I chose to channel my frustration into looking for another position." Glose has found a new job at fitness company Peloton, where he is also a senior Android engineer. - He wrote on LinkedIn that finding a new role was the "hardest I've worked since I was in the Army."

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Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey Reacts To Major Outage At Elon ... (Investing.com UK)

Benzinga - Last week, Twitter's cofounder and former CEO Jack Dorsey commented on the company's current CEO Elon Musk's handling of a significant outage.

We're aware and working on getting this fixed." I trust his mission to extend the light of consciousness." Sorry for the trouble. Dorsey named "three principles" that he said he'd come to believe based on his past actions as Twitter CEO. The outage occurred because an employee had accidentally deleted data for the service, which sets rate limits. This isn't the first time Dorsey has criticized Musk.

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Twitter co-Founder Is No Longer a Fan of His Friend Elon Musk (TheStreet)

Are there tensions between tech billionaires Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey? The two tech bros have always displayed their friendship despite the criticism.

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Number of Twitter users is declining, survey shows (The News International)

PARIS: The number of people using Twitter in the US has decreased almost 9% since Elon Musk took over, according to a recent study.

For example, Pew Research found that roughly 23% of people in the US say they use Twitter. In December and January, that figure dropped to 29.5%. KYIV, Ukraine: The owner of the Russian Wagner Group private military contractor actively involved in the fighting in... The change in Republicans and independent users was insignificant, the study found. In October 2022, just before Elon Musk took ownership, the study found 32.4% of Americans were using Twitter. PARIS: The number of people using Twitter in the US has decreased almost 9% since Elon Musk took over, according to a recent study.

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Twitter blocks APHC's official handle in IIOJ&K (The News International)

ISLAMABAD: In Indian Illegally-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir , Twitter has blocked the official handle of the Srinagar-based All Parties Hurriyat Conference .

QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan, Mir Quddus Bizenjo on Saturday said he may not participate in the upcoming general... It said our efforts to bring awareness over the humanitarian crisis in Kashmir worldwide will not stop. In a statement in Srinagar, the APHC announced from its new Twitter handle that its previous official account had been withheld for creating awareness about the Kashmir situation globally.

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Twitter and its major dilemmas continue with Elon Musk scrambling to find solutions on how the app can go back to making great revenue.

And seeing the app scramble without a media relations team means the situation is already hard to deal with. They started to express major concerns about how safe and stable this app really was. And it’s not exactly going in his favor but we give him full credit for trying. But others are yet to comment on the news. The report provided by CNN has also gone on to showcase how the trend is in line with Elon Musk taking charge. This mega pullback of advertisers means we are witnessing the company’s ad revenue falling by nearly 60%.

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Twitter Needs To Bring Back Better Version of Short-Form Video ... (LatestLY)

The company shut down the Vine app service in 2016, revamping it into Vine Camera which allowed users to shoot 6.5 seconds looping videos.

Twitter acquired Vine in October 2012, and as of 2016, the application had over 200 million active monthly users. While one user said, "Vine the original concept of short form content", another commented, "Bring back Vines now!" Musk replied, "Periscope does partly live on with Spaces, but no question that we need to bring back an even better version of Vine."

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Twitter needs to bring back improved Vine app: Elon Musk (OdishaTV)

Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Sunday said that the company need to bring back a better version of its short form video application Vine.

Some of my fondest memories of working at Twitter were from working on those apps. Both apps had tons of loyal and talented creators who religiously used the apps and made real connections with people. Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Sunday said that the company "need to bring back" a better version of its short-form video application 'Vine'.

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Twitter needs to bring back improved Vine app: Musk (Daijiworld.com)

When Chris Ruane, Twitter's former senior Quality Assurance (QA) engineer, tweeted: "It's a tragedy how Twitter killed Periscope and Vine. Both apps had tons of ...

Some of my fondest memories of working at Twitter were from working on those apps. Both apps had tons of loyal and talented creators who religiously used the apps and made real connections with people. While one user said, "Vine the original concept of short form content", another commented, "Bring back Vines now!"

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Twitter needs to bring back improved Vine app: Musk | News Room ... (News Room Odisha)

San Francisco: Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Sunday said that the company “need to bring back” a better version of its short-form video application 'Vine'.

Some of my fondest memories of working at Twitter were from working on those apps. Both apps had tons of loyal and talented creators who religiously used the apps and made real connections with people. When Chris Ruane, Twitter’s former senior Quality Assurance (QA) engineer, tweeted: “It’s a tragedy how Twitter killed Periscope and Vine.

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