Twitter blocks accounts of Raul Castro and Cuban state-run media
U.S. social media firm Twitter Inc has blocked the accounts of Cuban Communist Party Leader Raul Castro, his daughter Mariela Castro and Cuba’s top state-run...
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Twitter CEO’s hacked account sends racist tweets before being secured
By Elizabeth Culliford SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 30 (Reuters) – The account of Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey was hacked on Friday afternoon, sending public...
Twitter says it may have used user data for ads without permission
Twitter Inc said on Tuesday that it may have used data for personalized ads without a user’s permission due to issues with the microblogging website’s settings....
Social media platforms ban satirical rap video after Singaporean government complaint
Facebook and other social media sites have restricted access to a satirical rap video in Singapore after the wealthy city-state’s government requested the removal of...
Facebook, Twitter face U.S. Congress over politics and the internet
Top Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc executives will defend their companies before U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday, with Facebook insisting it takes election interference seriously and...
Facebook, Twitter dismantle disinformation campaigns
Facebook Inc , Twitter Inc and Alphabet Inc collectively removed hundreds of accounts tied to an alleged Iranian propaganda operation on Tuesday, while Facebook took...
False news 70 percent more likely to spread on Twitter
False news stories spread much more quickly and widely on Twitter than truthful ones, an imbalance driven more by people than automated “bot” accounts, researchers...
Twitter may notify users exposed to Russian propaganda during 2016 election
Twitter may notify users whether they were exposed to content generated by a suspected Russian propaganda service, a company executive told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday....
Twitter to put warnings before swastikas, other hate images
Twitter said on Monday it would begin putting a warning in front of pictures that show Nazi swastikas and other items it determines are hateful...
Britain urged to prosecute social media firms over online abuse
Social media companies should face prosecution for failing to remove racist and extremist material from their websites, according to a report by an influential committee....
Snapchat outage prompts complaints on Twitter
Snapchat faced a worldwide outage for at least four hours on Monday, prompting a flood of complaints on rival mobile application Twitter a day before...
Trump, key Republican US senator spar ahead of tax meeting
A senior Republican senator called President Donald Trump “utterly untruthful” on Tuesday in an exchange of insults on Twitter hours before the president was to meet with...
May, Juncker aides in Twitter spat over dinner leaks
Another unflattering account of Theresa May at dinner with Jean-Claude Juncker has appeared in a German newspaper and sparked a Twitter spat between aides past...
Twitter looks to toughen rules on online harassment, abuse
Twitter plans to toughen its rules on online sexual harassment and impose stronger penalties for misconduct, according to an email it sent to a group...
UK proposes internet firm levy with web safety plan
Britain published proposals on Wednesday for a levy on social media firms and internet providers to help fund its online safety strategy, designed to tackle...
EU set to demand Internet firms act faster to remove illegal content
Companies including Google , Facebook and Twitter could face European Union laws forcing them to be more proactive in removing illegal content if they do...
Facebook, Twitter, Snap to seek soccer World Cup clips from Fox
Facebook Inc, Twitter Inc and Snap Inc are seeking online rights to video highlights from Twenty-first Century Fox Inc for next year’s soccer World Cup,...
Twitter turns to algorithms to clamp down on abusive content
Twitter on Wednesday launched a wider effort to use algorithms to identify accounts as potentially engaging in abusive behaviour, a departure from its practice of...
Agriculture minister denies falling for fake Trump halloumi tweet
It’s hard to tell who is trolling whom online these days. It seems agriculture minister Nicos Kouyialis fell victim to ‘fake news’ on Thursday when,...
Prominent Turkish journalist says detained over tweet
Prominent Turkish journalist Ahmet Sik said on Thursday he was being detained by authorities over a Twitter statement he made and state media and an...
