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By Zilber Twitter wants to inspire the masses with a billboard ad campaign featuring tweets from celebrity athletes and entertainers who made their dreams a reality. The tech giant on …
Read More By Moore Twitter permanently suspended an account linked to Iran’s supreme leader after it promoted a video depicting the assassination of former President Donald Trump, according to a report. ”The …
Read More By Mark Twitter is re-closing its New York and San Francisco offices shortly after they reopened, the company said. The announcement comes amid a spike in COVID-19 cases due in …
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By Elisa Twitter on Thursday reported higher revenue growth than Wall Street had expected, as the social media platform rolled out ad targeting improvements and said changes by Apple to keep …
Read More By Feuer Spanish cops arrested a British man in Spain on Wednesday in connection with the 2020 hacking of hundreds of prominent Twitter accounts – including those of President Biden, former President Barack …
Read More By Wayt Twitter is getting rid of its disappearing posts feature called Fleets because not enough people used it, the company said Wednesday. Similar to Snapchat and Instagram’s “story” features, …
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By Feuer UK politicians slammed Facebook and Twitter for not doing enough to combat hate speech on their platforms – in wake of racial abuse against members of England’s national …
Read More By Elisa A French court has ordered Twitter to provide clear details on what it is doing to tackle hate speech, according to a court judgment obtained by Reuters, after several …
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By Chamberlain A former spokesman for former President Donald Trump launched a new social media platform on the Fourth of July by defiantly declaring “independence” from what he called the …
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By Wayt Tech giants like Facebook, Twitter and Google will be forced to swiftly remove abusive online posts or face stiff fines under a tough new law passed by the …
Read More By Elisa Twitter on Thursday said it is worried about the safety of its staff in India and called for the government to respect freedom of expression, days after Indian …
Read More By Feuer Shares of Twitter fell more than 15 percent after the social media company missed on user growth in the first quarter and offered lower-than-expected revenue estimates for the …
Read More By Brown A senior Teen Vogue staffer who opposed Alexi McCammond’s hiring as editor-in-chief over troubling tweets as a teen had herself repeatedly dropped the N-word in online posts, according …
Read More By Manskar Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has donated $15 million to help US cities send their residents regular checks as they navigate the coronavirus pandemic. It’s the tech tycoon’s second …
Read More By Vega Twitter is making changes to its artificial intelligence system as it investigates why it sometimes cut black people’s faces out of photos. The social media giant said in …
Read More By Vega Twitter this week said that it will expand its crackdown on on misinformation surrounding the election and mail-in voting. The social network — which made waves in May …
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By Manskar Dave Portnoy says he buys stocks based on his mantra that they “only go up” — but a muckraking short-seller thinks one of his bets is in for …
Read More By Vega More than a thousand Twitter employees had access to the tools that allowed hackers to gain access to the accounts of Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Elon Musk and …
Read More By Vega Jack Dorsey may not be taking that long trip to Africa, after all. Twitter’s 43-year-old CEO said Thursday he was reconsidering plans to spend as much as six …
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By Nicolas The coronavirus is rattling big tech, with Facebook, Twitter and Intel all pulling out of this month’s South by Southwest festival and Google canceling its annual developers conference. …
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