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December 19, 2022, 8:35 AM
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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 …, @dangillmor@mastodon.social, @steventdennis@journa.host, @donieosullivan@mastodon.ie, @dkiesow@social.kiesow.net, and @matthew_d_green@ioc.exchange
Tweets: @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @myspacetom, @lexfridman, @garyblack00, @ryanair, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @snowden, @malwaretechblog, @briannawu, @danprimack, @danprimack, @fadeaccompli, @snoopdogg, @bborrman, @wongmjane, @paulwallbank, @henrymance, @leadlagreport, @realsaavedra, @divestech, @quinnae_moon, @catturd2, @phil_lewis_, @martinpakula, @awawat_trades, @deitaone, @ivanthek, @loudmouthjulia, @nmsonline, @notabigjerk, @jasonschreier, @ashleevance, @alkapdc, @thequartering, @lisamarieboothe, @zeynep, @howardlindzon, @moorehn, @pt, @lib_crusher, @joshtpm, @danprimack, @erratarob, @alexeheath, @robschneider, @briannawu, @shaig, @bfriedmandc, @timcast, @howardlindzon, @howardlindzon, @jcoviedo6, @riptari, @shaun_vids, @lukewearechange, @wallstreetsilv, @adegrandpre, @pwnallthethings, @wholemarsblog, @hasanthehun, @eastdakota, @goldman, @pk_kenzie, @goldman, @briannawu, @zeynep, @liv_agar, @nicoleperlroth, and @otto_english
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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, New York Times, AppleInsider, The Economic Times, Engadget, Fast Company, Social Media Today, CNET, CNBC, MUO, Pixel Envy, WRAL TechWire, Fossbytes, Newser, The Information, fpt., Firstpost Tech, KnowTechie, iThinkDifferent, The Week, Mastodon, and IGN
Mastodon: @jmiers230@techpolicy.social, @louisgray@mastodon.social, @overcastfm@mastodon.social, @Pwnallthethings …, @sandofsky@mastodon.social, @film_girl@mastodon.social, @donieosullivan@mastodon.ie, @acosta@mstdn.social, @sandofsky@mastodon.social, @mattkenworthy@mastodon.social, @derekprior@hachyderm.io, @mattblaze@federate.social, and @marcoarment@mastodon.social
Tweets: @twittersupport, @elonmusk, @facebook, @juddlegum, @paulg, @ericfreyss, @jack, @twittersupport, @elonmusk, @jack, @mayemusk, @joinmastodon, @twittersupport, @carnage4life, @elonmusk, @goldman, @twittersupport, @levie, @chronotope, @_inremote, @macrocephalopod, @bborrman, @levie, @molly0xfff, @packym, @kristyt, @howard, @briankrebs, @stillgray, @elonmusk, @joshconstine, @elonmusk, @alexstamos, @jjvincent, @alexstamos, @balajis, @rsg, @stevanzetti, @socialistdogmom, @tumblr, @auersusan, @gergelyorosz, @benedictevans, @satisfactoryaf, @liv_agar, @richardhanania, @paulg, @carnage4life, @pythianism, @taylorlorenz, @erikvoorhees, @rsg, @benedictevans, @moorehn, @timsweeneyepic, @jpbrammer, @juddlegum, @razlol, @ajreid, @bubbaprog, @jarvis, @shaun_vids, @lopp, @nextspaceflight, @joshgondelman, @stevanzetti, @bnwkr, @janalbrecht, @johnhultquist, @mattdpearce, @drewtoothpaste, @pt, @parallaxstella, @iamdcinvestor, @kantrowitz, @adamsinger, @flodebarre, @jsrailton, @timsweeneyepic, @pwnallthethings, @hasanthehun, @janalbrecht, @mikeisaac, @punk6529, @nicoleperlroth, @alex, @tcarmody, @vitalikbuterin, @mims, @cdixon, @carnage4life, @briankrebs, @photomatt, @firstadopter, @steinekin, @flashboy, @ryanqnorth, @twschaller, @osinteng, @jamesrbuk, @realgeorgehotz, @dril, @davidcorndc, @graceonfootball, @dannywallace, @yashar, @gfodor, @vaushv, @mikeisaac, @markharrisnyc, @leftatlondon, @harddrivemag, @heyjenbartel, @sfiegerman, @0xabad1dea, @asharangappa_, @sproutwiki, @rsg, @iansherr, @visakanv, @tomabacon, @yashar, @charlottebhc, @szhang_ds, @jake_k, @pkafka, @erratarob, @alexeheath, @alexzac, @oliverdarcy, @larakate, @benhouston3d, @justinhendrix, @bobby, @ldrogen, @litcapital, @danprimack, @nicoleperlroth, @pewilliams_, @jack, @frankcatalano, @malwaretechblog, @0xabad1dea, @jules_su, @scottadamssays, @219_eth, @fmanjoo, @adamjkucharski, @jody_houser, @elivalley, @charlesarthur, @andrewperpetua, @brendankeefe, @manzirae, @tyleroakley, @donmoyn, @dougsaunders, @strifequeeneris, @alexisohanian, @josephpolitano, @briantylercohen, @iansherr, @carnage4life, @cosmonautmarcus, @rubberninja, @tighesammy, @snowden, @whoisalexjacob, @kairossbest, @mattdpearce, @levie, @harddrivemag, @jasondebolt, @gergelyorosz, @bcmerchant, @pwnallthethings, @jonkristinsson, @heerjeet, @alexzac, @nickstatt, @kfury, @maxboot, @adam22, @alexeheath, and @realgeorgehotz
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@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?
Brian Fung / CNN:
Twitter deletes @TwitterSafety's thread and a 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, less than 24 hours after the policy's initial introduction.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a Mac Pro with an M2 Ultra but cancelled the M2 “Extreme” with double the compute power; the Mac Pro could be produced in Vietnam  —  The new high-end Mac Pro with Apple silicon is behind schedule, and you can blame changes to the company's chip and manufacturing plans.
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 …
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 …
Tanya Basu / MIT Technology Review:
Horizon Worlds' Notorious B.I.G. concert achieved remarkable realism with the help of VFX studio Hyperreal, but raises ethical questions about VR resurrection  —  An avatar of the singer, who died in 1997, performed with live rappers on Meta's Horizon Worlds.  —  For a moment on Friday, Biggie Smalls was the only man on stage.
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
Stephen Witt / New Yorker:
A deep dive into the race to develop a quantum computer, which could help address climate change and food scarcity, break current encryption protocols, and more  —  Such a device could help address climate change and food scarcity, or break the Internet.  Will the U.S. or China get there first?
Gené Teare / Crunchbase News:
Q&A with Coinbase Ventures' head Shan Aggarwal on the impact of FTX's collapse on his VC firm's 400+ company portfolio, ramifications for the industry, and more  —  What does the world's most active crypto and blockchain investor make of the spectacular collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX?

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
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