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Editing tweets

Does the article mention this anywhere, and if not, where should it?— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 17:43, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Would be worth a mention in the 'Tweets' subsection, provided there's already proper coverage of it. I heard it was being beta-tested but is a full rollout confirmed? ASpacemanFalls (talk) 09:48, 4 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'll post the exact details.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 16:02, 4 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Something that I didn't think about: Twitter Blue is referenced in a later section, so it is not to be assumed that anyone reading the article in order has seen it. I could try linking to the section.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 16:12, 4 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The edit feature is mentioned under Twitter Blue. Although it's possible that eventually it would be allowed for more users. My source said it could take 10 years.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 16:16, 4 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Starlink Access

Musk discussed terminating free Starlink internet access he has provided for several months, and asked that the U.S. government fund access for Ukrainians. As of 10-26-2022, he had decided to continue providing free access. I believe that the article should be edited to reflect those statements. As it currently reads, those distinctions aren't made, and it gives the appearance that Musk was going to terminate all paid-for service to the area.

Please update the article to more accurately convey what has occurred with regard to Starlink access. 68.103.51.244 (talk) 01:20, 27 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Twitter new owner changed

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The new owner of Twitter is now Elon Musk and most of employees got fired. Terminatorlord (talk) 09:05, 28 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 09:14, 28 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 28 October 2022

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Owner is Now Elon Musk 42.105.164.54 (talk) 12:33, 28 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: Twitter is owned by Twitter, Inc.. Elon bought Twitter, Inc. and is listed as the owner there. Terasail ^[✉️] 12:38, 28 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

GA Reassessment

No consensus to delist. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:05, 14 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Multiple orange tags have persisted on this article. The "Society", "Technology and security", and "Appearance and features" sections in particularly are woefully out of date, and many sections either go into excessive or not enough detail. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 01:30, 31 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Out of the 4 tags in the article, 2 were added less than 29 days ago and 1 was added without explanation. I don't see anything egregiously excessive at first glance. - LilySophie (talk) 11:18, 1 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"Not enough detail" shouldn't be a reason for delisting; the coverage just needs to be broad, not deep. I have no opinion on other issues, or whether this article merits delisting. DFlhb (talk) 13:04, 8 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@ElijahPepe It has been 18 days since this was opened. Any further comments? PerryPerryD Talk To Me 20:30, 18 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The article does not mention Stan Twitter, and Black Twitter is only mentioned as a See also link. I know this article is long, but I think those two subjects deserve one or two sentences. Hanif Al Husaini (talk) 07:04, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi ElijahPepe, this GAR has been open for three months. Please keep or delist the article (although with an important article like this I would have recommended a community reassessment). ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 19:33, 9 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Semi-protected edit request on 2 November 2022

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2001:569:7D7D:2400:2C57:60DA:D0F2:C36 (talk) 00:12, 2 November 2022 (UTC) owner of twitter is Elon musk[reply]