Twitter’s terrible week: Elon’s X gobbles it up, NPR quits

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X marks the spot (where Twitter used to be). The company’s disappearing act and NPR’s decision to leave: It’s been a chaotic week for the platform.

Just days after an infantile gag to change its HQ sign, it was revealed that the social network ceased to exist as a legal entity after being gobbled up by a company called X.NPR made the decision after Musk mislabeled the public radio network as “state-affiliated” media suggesting it was similar to the media organizations in countries run by oppressive, undemocratic regimes.

“At this point I have lost my faith in the decision-making at Twitter,” NPR CEO John Lansing said in the report. “I would need some time to understand whether Twitter can be trusted again.”Ex // Top Stories SZA is bringing the 'SOS' tour to San Francisco this fall The singer-songwriter added additional North American dates on Tuesday morning"due to incredible fan demand"

Despite losses in court, S.F. trying to clear encampments A judge again declined this week to reverse her restrictions on The City's homeless enforcement, but The City is continues to conduct outreach and cleanings around encampments In another quirky twist in the Twitter story under Musk, it was revealed that the social network has ceased to exist as a legal entity after it was absorbed by X Corp. A legal filing stated that Twitter “has been merged into X Corp. and no longer exists,” according to an Ars Technica report.

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