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Elon Musk Confirms Blue Check Twitter Charge: ‘Current Lords & Peasants System Is Bullsh*t, Power to the People’

Elon Musk has confirmed rumored plans for Twitter to start charging verified accounts a monthly fee for the "blue check" badge. Despite outrage from "woke" celebrities over the plans, Musk slammed "Twitter’s current lords & peasants system" while declaring "power to the people." In a post on Twitter, Musk suggested…

FBI & DHS Colluded with Big Tech to Censor ‘Disinformation,’ Leaked Docs Show

The FBI and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have been colluding with Big Tech platforms to censor "disinformation," newly leaked documents have revealed. Starting in 2020, DHS and the FBI started frequently meeting with Facebook, Twitter, Wikipedia, and others to coordinate "content moderation" efforts on their platforms. While the efforts…

Elon Musk Puts Democrats on Notice as Twitter Flags Biden’s False Claims on Inflation

Just days after taking over Twitter, Elon Musk has fired a warning shot at the Democrats by flagging false claims about inflation in a post from President Joe Biden. The Democrats have been leaning on social media companies over the flow of information for some time. However, Biden never thought…

Elon Musk to Charge ‘Blue Check’ Users a Monthly Fee, Keep Twitter Free for Everyone Else

Twitter's new owner and CEO is planning to start charging "blue check" users a monthly fee to display the verification badge on their accounts, according to reports. The blue verification badge is typically given to celebrities and other public figures to prove the account is authentic and hasn't been set…

Facebook Labeled a ‘Train Wreck’ as Market Value Plummets by $700 Billion

Facebook's parent company Meta has been labeled a "train wreck" by financial analysts as the Big Tech giant has seen $700 billion wiped from its market value in just one year. Meta reached its peak high of more than $1 trillion in September 2021. However, the company's bleak earnings and…

Biden Admin Looking to Block Some Depositions in Big Tech Censorship Case, but Not Fauci’s

Democrat President Joe Biden’s administration is seeking to block the deposition of several key officials in a Big Tech censorship case, but Dr. Anthony Fauci is not one of them. As Slay News reported, a judge recently ordered Fauci, Biden’s top medical adviser, and other high-level officials to testify in…

Elon Musk Orders Major Purge of Staff at Twitter

Twitter's new owner Elon Musk has ordered a major purge of staff at his new company, telling remaining executives to cull 50 percent of the workforce. After taking control of the company on Thursday, Musk is set to start culling employees over the weekend. Musk “ordered the cuts across the…

Elon Musk Locks Twitter Staff Out of Software, Brings in Tesla Engineers to Review Code

Twitter's new owner Elon Musk has locked the company's staff out of the social media platform's software and brought in engineers from Tesla to review the code. The move comes after Musk took control of the company on Thursday and hit the ground running with a wave of high-profile firings.…

Trump: ‘Very Happy Twitter Now in Sane Hands’ under Elon Musk

President Donald Trump has responded to Elon Musk finally taking over Twitter by declaring that he's "very happy" the Big Tech company is "now in sane hands." Trump posted on Truth Social on Friday morning about's Musk acquisition, which was confirmed on Thursday. “I am very happy that Twitter is…

Elon Musk’s Plans for Free Speech Now He Owns Twitter

Several months after he first made his move, billionaire Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter is finally complete. “The bird is freed,” Elon Musk posted on Twitter on Thursday evening after finalizing his purchase of the social media company. But now that he finally owns Twitter, what does it mean for…