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Hackers Compromise Twitter Accounts Of Major Public Figures

Bitcoin scam sees Twitter accounts of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, as well as Barack Obama, Joe Biden and…

4 years ago

Republicans Accuse Twitter Of Anti-Conservative Bias

Two Republican Congressmen in the US write letter to CEO Jack Dorsey over 'Twitter's discrimination against conservative voices'

4 years ago

Twitter Removes Trump Tweet After Copyright Complaint

Twitter continues to challenge tweets from US President Donald Trump, with takedown of tweet due to image copyright complaint

4 years ago

Twitter Places Warning On Another Trump Tweet

Platform continues clampdown on certain tweets from US President Donald Trump, with new warning on his Tuesday tweet about protesters…

4 years ago

Twitter Introduces ‘Voice Tweets’

Twitter introduces audio tweets for limited number of iOS users, in an effort to bring a more “human touch” to…

5 years ago

Facebook Removes Trump Ad, Cites ‘Organised Hate’ Policy

Symbol used by the Nazis to identify political prisoners used in adverts for the re-election campaign of US President Donald…

5 years ago

US Justice Department To Propose Ending Tech Firm Protection

Trump's revenge. Officials at the US DoJ ready legislation to remove Section 230 protections from big name tech firms including…

5 years ago

Twitter Clamps Down On 170,000 Pro-China Accounts

Tens of thousands of Twitter accounts operated on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party have been removed for spreading misinformation

5 years ago

Tech Firms Pledge Child Abuse Disclosures To Blunt Anti-Encryption Drive

Strategic move? Google, Facebook, Microsoft pledge to improve and standardise annual disclosures around online child exploitation

5 years ago

Twitter Tests ‘Read Before You Retweet’ To Halt Misinformation

'We really want to read the information, before you retweet it' says Twitter, as it seeks to drive 'informed discussions'

5 years ago

Reddit Co-Founder Quits In Racism Protest

Alexis Ohanian leaves Reddit's board of directors and says he will donate $1m to charity in move protesting hate speech…

5 years ago

Pressure On Zuckerberg Grows, As Facebook Old Guard Join Protest

Employees from the early days of Facebook denounce Mark Zuckerberg over his decision not to act against posts by US…

5 years ago

Facebook Hit By Staff Backlash Over Trump Posts

Facebook's Zuckerberg singled out for criticism by senior-level staff after allowing presidential post that Twitter labelled as 'glorifying violence'

5 years ago

Trump Targets Twitter With Executive Order

Escalating row between Twitter and the White House sees tech firm call out US President over a new tweet for…

5 years ago

Trump Ready To Sign Executive Order For Social Media Firms

US President ready to follow up on threat to 'close down' social networking firms after Twitter places fact warning label…

5 years ago

Donald Trump Threatens To Close Down Social Networking Firms

Twitter applies fact-checking alert to a tweet from US President Donald Trump as part of new policy on misleading information

5 years ago

Twitter Tests Option To Limit Who Can Reply To Tweets

Online abuse clampdown. Twitter confirms it is testing new conversation settings that will allow users to limit who can reply…

5 years ago

France Requires Social Media Firms To Remove Content Within One Hour

That could difficult. French parliament passes a law that requires social media companies to delete certain content within an hour

5 years ago

Twitter To Allow Staff To Work From Home ‘Forever’

With its offices remaining shut until at least September, Twitter tells its staff they can continue working from home forever…

5 years ago

Twitter To Warn Users About Their ‘Harmful’ Tweets

Toxic Twitter. Microblogging service tests sending users a prompt, warning them when their tweet reply uses “harmful language”

5 years ago

Elon Musk Tweet Erases $14bn From Tesla’s Market Value

Musk's latest series of bizarre tweets criticises California's coronavirus lockdown and says Tesla's shares are 'too high', causing them to…

5 years ago

Coronavirus: Twitter Clamps Down On Incitement To Attack 5G Towers

Twitter says it is banning 'unverified claims' that could lead to attacks on critical infrastructure, such as the spate of…

5 years ago

Coronavirus: Twitter Boss Jack Dorsey Pledges $1 Billion For Covid-19 Fight

Twitter's Jack Dorsey pledges $1 billion, more than a quarter of his personal fortune, to help in the global fight…

5 years ago

Coronavirus: AI Takes Over Social Network Moderation As Staff Sent Home

Social networks are turning to AI and automated tools to police social networking posts, as staff are sent home due…

5 years ago

Twitter’s Dorsey Survives Shareholder Revolt, Reconsiders Africa Move

Jack Dorsey survives intervention by activist shareholder group, after admitting he will reevaluate plans to move to Africa due to…

5 years ago

Twitter Tests Disappearing ‘Fleets’ In Brazil

Twitter is testing tweets that disappear which it calls 'fleets', similar to features found in Snapchat and Instagram

5 years ago

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Faces Ousting Attempt By Shareholder

Activist shareholder Elliott Management has reportedly taken a sizeable stake in Twitter and is seeking Jack Dorsey's removal

5 years ago

US Questions Tech Firm Liability Exemption For User Posts

Does Facebook and Google still need immunity from legal liability for user post? US Attorney General doesn't seem to think…

5 years ago

Facebook Accounts On Twitter, Instagram Hacked

Facebook has been targeted by Saudi-based hacking collective OurMine after compromise of its Twitter and Instagram accounts

5 years ago

Twitter Warns ‘State-Sponsored Actors’ Accessed Phone Numbers

Platform warns IP addresses with 'ties to state-sponsored actors' attempted to access phone numbers associated with user accounts

5 years ago