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Elon Musk鈥檚 reign over Twitter stirs chaos and user losses in Asia-Pacific. The region is propping up Facebook user growth that is flagging in most of the world. And TikTok is looming large among marketers as its popularity skyrockets.

Musk says Twitter will share ad revenue with creators: There鈥檚 a catch鈥攖hey have to subscribe to Twitter Blue first.

Musk loyalists put to the Twitter stress test: Bedrooms for Musk associates at Twitter鈥檚 headquarters, lawsuits, and failed content standards give competing social media platforms an opportunity to attract users.

Will Elon Musk鈥檚 Twitter flourish or falter? Despite the current chaos, some see potential for significant changes.

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As Bing makes inroads into Google鈥檚 lead, it experiments with AI ads: Disney and Roku layoffs and pivots by Twitter and ByteDance dominated headlines this past week.

The news: X (formerly Twitter) partnered with Visa on its payments solution, X Money Account, CEO Linda Yaccarino posted on the platform. Visa will enable instant funding to the X Wallet through Visa Direct. It will also let users connect their debit cards for peer-to-peer (P2P) payments and will offer instant bank account transfers.

Musk sued the World Federation of Advertisers in August over an allegedly illegal boycott of advertising on X (formerly Twitter), which may further contribute to current concerns. Companies like Apple are returning to X following Trump鈥檚 election after leaving in light of Musk鈥檚 takeover, indicating brands鈥� increasing concerns over drawing the ire of powerful figures.

Musk鈥檚 takeover of Twitter began with a similar unsolicited offer. Last year, Musk sued OpenAI for abandoning its nonprofit mission and for partnering with Microsoft to monetize artificial intelligence.

The news: Multiple Wall Street banks allegedly plan to sell up to $3 billion of debt tied to Elon Musk鈥檚 2022 acquisition of X (formerly Twitter), per Reuters. Morgan Stanley, Barclays, and Bank of America鈥攖hree major lenders with X deals鈥攈ave not yet responded to Reuters for comment.