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Twitter Apologises For Adverts For Neo-Nazis
Twitter says sorry after it is found that it's ad tool allowed for discriminatory terms to be used for targetted adverts
CES 2020: Twitter To Test Reply-Limiting Tech
Platform to test four settings to allow users to control who can reply to a user's tweets, in effort to halt Twitter's toxic culture
Twitter Fixes Serious Security Glitch In Android App
Company urges Android users to update to latest version of app after finding bug that could allow account takeovers and information leaks
Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey To Live In Africa
CEO of micro-blogging platform says he will move to Africa for three to six months next year
Twitter ‘Pauses’ Massive Account Cull After Outcry
User backlash prompts Twitter to announce pause in its plans to delete millions of inactive accounts
Vodafone, Twitter, Help Actor Richard E Grant Recover Stolen Land Rover
British actor Richard E Grant tracks down and recovers stolen Land Rover with the help of Twitter and Vodafone Automotive
Twitter Readies Cull Of Inactive Accounts
Inactive Twitter users have to log in to their account and agree to updated privacy policies before 11 December to avoid the chop
Welsh Government Account Tweets Porn
Cyberattack sees official Twitter account of the UK Government in Wales post pornography
Google To Restrict Political Adverts Worldwide
Political adverts that target sections of people will no longer be allowed on Google's platforms worldwide
Twitter Warns Tories Over Twitter Name Change
Twitter to take no further action, after it said Tories misled the public when press office changed name during TV debate
Lawmakers Call For Pause On Targeted Political Adverts
Pause online political adverts that are targeted and contain false information, international lawmakers have urged tech firms
Twitter Bans All Political Advertising Worldwide
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says that from next month, his platform will ban all political advertising
Google, Facebook Urged To Do More To Tackle Fake News
European Commission says tech giants must to more to tackle fake news, after submission of self-assessment reports
Twitter Clarifies Rules After Call For Trump Ban
Platform says not in the public interest to remove politicians' tweets, after Democrat pressure to ban politicians' tweets
Twitter Admits To Using Emails, Phone Numbers, For Advertising
Sorry folks. Twitter admits to inadvertently using people's email and phone numbers provided for security purposes, for advertising
Twitter Slowly Recovers After Global Outage
Global outage “just about fixed” but problems are still ongoing after significant disruption
Hackers Take Over Jack Dorsey’s Twitter Account
The account was used to broadcast offensive messages to more than four million followers following a hack of Dorsey's mobile phone number
Ireland Opens Third Apple Data Protection Probe
European regulators are tightening their grip on multinationals including Apple, Facebook, Twitter and Google as stricter GDPR rules come into play
Twitter To Tighten Rules For Politicians
Intended for Trump? Tweets from politicians that break house rules will be hidden behind warning notice
Ad Industry Unites With Social Media Giants To Safeguard ‘Digital Safety’
Google, Facebook and Twitter work with major consumer brands and ad buying agencies on coordinated self-policing amidst calls for stricter regulation
Twitter Buys London Start-Up Fabula AI
Technology from the London-based start-up is to be used to track down misinformation and spam and 'improve the health of the conversation'
Twitter Suspends 166,000 Accounts For Terrorism
Says the decline in banned terrorism content is partly down to effectiveness of its policing tech
Elon Musk Settlement Slammed By SEC Commissioner
Musk's settlement with financial regulator over his use of Twitter criticised by SEC commissioner
Elon Musk To Face Lawsuit Over ‘Pedo’ Tweet
US judge denies legal request by Tesla boss to dismiss Vernon Unsworth’s defamation complaint
Elon Musk Settles With SEC Over Twitter Use
Musk muzzled? CEO agrees to have financial tweets and statements vetted by legal counsel first
Twitter Boss Meets President Trump In Oval Office
Donald Trump asks Jack Dorsey about fluctuations in follower numbers, after accusing platform of discrimination
Twitter, Google Urged To Do More In Fight Against Fake News
Warning from European Commission comes ahead of European Parliament elections next month
Twitter CEO Admits Platform Encourages Outrage
World of nastiness? Jack Dorsey admits that Twitter currently incentivised people "to post outrage"
Google, Facebook, Twitter Failing To Tackle Fake News
Rap on the knuckles for big three, as European Commission says firms are not doing enough to tackle fake news