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Washington Post:
Elon Musk's poll, asking “Should I step down as head of Twitter?”, ends with 57.5% voting yes, after Musk said Twitter polls will decide “major policy changes”  —  After a new policy prompted backlash, Twitter CEO Elon Musk said future policies would be determined by polls
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Mastodon: @questauthority@mastodon … and @dangillmor@mastodon.social
Tweets: @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @myspacetom, @lexfridman, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @garyblack00, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @snowden, @ryanair, @malwaretechblog, @briannawu, @danprimack, @danprimack, @snoopdogg, @jesse_brenneman, @sarthakgh, @kevinakwok, @jamesrbuk, @yourragez, @dineshdsouza, @bborrman, @fadeaccompli, @jasonschreier, @ashleevance, @alkapdc, @thequartering, @lisamarieboothe, @zeynep, @awawat_trades, @howardlindzon, @moorehn, @catturd2, @pt, @lib_crusher, @joshtpm, @danprimack, @loudmouthjulia, @erratarob, @alexeheath, @robschneider, @martinpakula, @briannawu, @shaig, @bfriedmandc, @phil_lewis_, @timcast, @deitaone, @howardlindzon, @howardlindzon, @jcoviedo6, @wongmjane, @riptari, @shaun_vids, @lukewearechange, @quinnae_moon, @wallstreetsilv, @paulwallbank, @adegrandpre, @pwnallthethings, @divestech, @wholemarsblog, @hasanthehun, @ivanthek, @eastdakota, @goldman, @pk_kenzie, @goldman, @briannawu, @henrymance, @zeynep, @liv_agar, @nicoleperlroth, @notabigjerk, @otto_english, @leadlagreport, @washingtonpost, @realsaavedra, @zsoltwilhelm, @davidsacks, @internethippo, @nmsonline, and @jamesrbuk
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Twitter backtracks and Elon Musk apologizes after saying the service would remove tweets and accounts promoting their presence on Facebook, Mastodon, and others  —  Twitter will no longer allow users to promote their presence on certain social platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, Truth Social, Tribel, Nostr, and Post.
More: Twitter Help Center, TechCrunch, BBC, NBC News, Engadget, Michael Geist, The Economic Times, CNBC, CNET, Social Media Today, Fast Company, MUO, Fossbytes, Firstpost Tech, iThinkDifferent, and CNN
Mastodon: @jmiers230@techpolicy.social, @louisgray@mastodon.social, @film_girl@mastodon.social, @sandofsky@mastodon.social, and @derekprior@hachyderm.io
Tweets: @twittersupport, @elonmusk, @facebook, @juddlegum, @ericfreyss, @paulg, @jack, @jack, @elonmusk, @mayemusk, @twittersupport, @joinmastodon, @carnage4life, @elonmusk, @goldman, @packym, @howard, @bborrman, @_inremote, @twittersupport, @levie, @kristyt, @briankrebs, @levie, @macrocephalopod, @joshconstine, @elonmusk, @chronotope, @molly0xfff, @stillgray, @elonmusk, @rsg, @balajis, @jjvincent, @alexstamos, @alexstamos, @stevanzetti, @socialistdogmom, @tumblr, @gergelyorosz, @auersusan, @satisfactoryaf, @benedictevans, @taylorlorenz, @rsg, @benedictevans, @moorehn, @timsweeneyepic, @juddlegum, @razlol, @shaun_vids, @stevanzetti, @bnwkr, @johnhultquist, @pt, @iamdcinvestor, @adamsinger, @timsweeneyepic, @janalbrecht, @mims, @carnage4life, @briankrebs, @ryanqnorth, @twschaller, @realgeorgehotz, @dril, @davidcorndc, @graceonfootball, @dannywallace, @markharrisnyc, @harddrivemag, @sfiegerman, @rsg, @erratarob, @alexzac, @benhouston3d, @nicoleperlroth, @pewilliams_, @jules_su, @scottadamssays, @tyleroakley, @donmoyn, @dougsaunders, @alexisohanian, @josephpolitano, @kairossbest, @levie, @gergelyorosz, @jonkristinsson, @heerjeet, @alexzac, @kfury, @maxboot, @realgeorgehotz, @lessin, @snowden, @karaswisher, @joelkatz, @carnage4life, @janalbrecht, @drewtoothpaste, and @larakate
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Brian Fung / CNN:
Twitter deletes @TwitterSupport's thread and a policy webpage detailing its new policy to prevent accounts from promoting other social media platforms  —  Twitter deleted its controversial new policy on Sunday evening that had banned links to certain other social media platforms …
@twittersafety:
After Elon Musk said polls will decide major new policies, @TwitterSafety posts a poll on whether accounts primarily promoting other platforms should be allowed  —  Should we have a policy preventing the creation of or use of existing accounts for the main purpose of advertising other social media platforms?
Wall Street Journal:
Epic Games agrees to pay the FTC $520M to resolve two complaints over allegedly breaking kids' online privacy rules and tricking users into unintended purchases  —  The agency alleged that the company invaded children's privacy and tricked players of all ages into making unintended purchases
Claire Boston / Bloomberg:
Binance.US agrees to acquire Voyager Digital's assets out of bankruptcy in a deal worth $1.022B, subject to approval at a hearing on January 5  —  Binance.US will buy Voyager Digital's assets out of bankruptcy in a deal worth $1.022 billion.  —  Voyager selected Binance.US as the highest …
Reuters:
Analysis: Binance's filings in 14 jurisdictions show its operations are mostly opaque, do not disclose where Binance.com is based, offer little data, and more  —  The world's biggest crypto exchange, Binance, is battling to shore up confidence after a surge in customer withdrawals and a steep drop in the value of its digital token.
Casey Wagner / Blockworks:
Binance says Deloitte, E&Y, KPMG, and PwC are “currently unwilling” to conduct audits on private crypto companies, after Mazars stopped providing such audits  —  Ren Protocol, the Alameda-funded crypto platform that issues wrapped bitcoin under renBTC, is remodeling itself after the FTX crash.
Joanna Ossinger / Bloomberg:
Binance's BNB token dropped 9% over the past month, even as bitcoin remains steady, after record outflows; BNB has jumped over 1,600% in the past three years
Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth says the company plans to devote ~20% of its overall costs and expenses to Reality Labs in 2023, up from 18% in Q3 2022  —  Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc. will continue to devote about 20% of its overall costs and expenses to Reality Labs in 2023 …
Rosie Perper / CoinDesk:
Yuga Labs names former Activision Blizzard president and COO Daniel Alegre as CEO, starting in H1 2023 and replacing Nicole Muniz; Yuga develops the BAYC NFTs  —  The Bored Ape parent company said Alegre's previous gaming experience will help advance the brand's Otherside metaverse and propel …
Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal:
Investor letter: Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein details options if the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust's ETF plans fail, including a tender for outstanding shares  —  Michael Sonnenshein attempts to assuage fears of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust investors after collapse of FTX
Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg:
The European Commission sends Meta a statement of objection for possible antitrust breaches over tying Marketplace to Facebook and imposing unfair trading terms  —  Meta Platforms Inc. was hit with a complaint from European Union antitrust watchdogs over concerns it's unfairly squeezing …

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