==== Twitter Disaster (as of early 2023) ==== (via https://www.metafilter.com/197963/Who-asked-for-a-new-Twitter-disaster-list-thread-Here-it-is )

Twitter’s staff spent years trying to protect the social media site against impulsive billionaires who wanted to use the reach of its platform for their own ends....
Twitter is so desperate for advertisers that it's offering to match ads up to $250,000
Twitter is blocking third-party clients like Tweetbot and Twitterrific
Musk’s Twitter Intentionally Suspended Tweetbot, Third-Party Apps, Messages Show
‘It’s a nightmare’: Twitter’s New York City janitors protest over sudden layoffs
I am stumped as to how to stop "you might like" from showing up in my Twitter
NYT: Want a Giant Neon Twitter Bird? You’ll Have to Bid More Than $17,000.
NYT: Elon Musk Goes to Trial Over His 2018 Plan to Take Tesla Private
Taliban Officials Get 'Verified' Blue Checks on Twitter as They Ban Women From Attending School
At least two Taliban officials and four prominent supporters in Afghanistan are currently using the checkmarks.
Twitter's laid-off workers cannot pursue claims via class-action lawsuit, judge rules
Five ways Elon Musk has changed the platform for users
"It’s a reminder of the basic city services that use the private social media company to engage with residents on a daily basis — and a sign that internal chaos at Twitter could spell trouble for the governments that have come to rely on it."
A celebrity photo lawsuit claims Twitter’s copyright process is broken
WaPo: Congressional investigators found evidence that tech platforms — especially Twitter — failed to heed their own employees’ warnings about violent rhetoric on their platforms and bent their rules to avoid penalizing conservatives, particularly then-president Trump, out of fear of reprisals.