Twitter

Stories 301 - 320 | << Prev   Next >>

Hateful Tweets About Meghan Were Coordinated, Report Says

Analytics show most of the abuse came from relatively few Twitter accounts

(Newser) - The Twitter attacks on Meghan Markle and Prince Harry aren't organic, a new analysis shows. An analytics provider has found that 83 accounts were the source of 70% of the nastiest tweets and misinformation posted about the couple, the Guardian reports. Bot Sentinel issued a report saying 80% of...

Donald Trump&#39;s Social Media Platform Is Coming
Introducing
Donald Trump's
Social Media Platform
THE RUNDOWN
Oct 21, 2021 1:17 AM CDT

Introducing Donald Trump's Social Media Platform

TRUTH Social is coming next month

(Newser) - Former President Trump's long-promised social media platform will be here soon. Trump announced the forthcoming launch of TRUTH Social in a press release Wednesday, saying the site's parent company, the newly created Trump Media & Technology Group, aims to "create a rival to the liberal media consortium...

Trump Asks Judge to Give Him His Twitter Account Back

Injunction could let former president tweet while his lawsuit is being decided

(Newser) - Former President Donald Trump has gone to court to force Twitter to reinstate his account while a lawsuit against the social media platform progresses. The filing late Friday in Miami asks for a preliminary injunction against the company, the Washington Post reports. The permanent ban is censorship, the filing contends....

Doctors Across the US: Please Don't Do Milk Crate Challenge

Viral videos show people wiping out while trying to ascend towers of milk crates

(Newser) - If you were wondering if August might come to a close without a stupid , silly , or downright dangerous social-media-driven fad making the rounds, put those fears to rest—the "milk crate challenge" is here. And it's a combination of all three (stupid, silly, and dangerous), with some platforms...

Twitter Escalates Penalty for Latest Greene Tweet

Suspension for vaccine misinformation, this time for 7 days, comes 3 weeks after another

(Newser) - Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is getting ever closer to a permanent Twitter ban. The platform announced Tuesday that it had suspended the congresswoman for a week for a misleading tweet about COVID-19 vaccines sent hours earlier. Greene wrote that the FDA "should not approve the covid vaccines" because "...

Teen Pleads Guilty After Grandfather Dies in 'Swatting'

Mark Herring, 60, was being pressured to give up his Twitter handle

(Newser) - A teenager wanted a Twitter handle, and now a 60-year-old grandfather is dead. Federal prosecutors say Shane Sonderman pressured Mark Herring to give up @Tennessee, which Herring had been using since 2008. Herring’s family say they were harassed for hours with messages, unasked-for pizza deliveries, and false reports of...

Account With Racist Tweets Linked to Government Lawyer

Guardian says Alaska's assistant attorney general writes offensive feed

(Newser) - A Twitter account with a feed of racist and antisemitic tweets, many now deleted, has been linked to an assistant attorney general in Alaska. The Guardian newspaper reports it has uncovered the identity of @JReubenCIark, and it’s Matthias Cicotte. Cicotte is a lawyer—a graduate of the J. Reuben...

Twitter Is Killing Off Its Disappearing 'Fleets'

Self-destructing tweets never caught on

(Newser) - Twitter is disappearing its disappearing tweets, called fleets, after they didn't catch on. The company began testing tweets that vanish after 24 hours last March in Brazil. Fleets were designed to allay the concerns of new users who might be turned off by the public and permanent nature of...

Trump's Silicon Valley Move May Be a Lose-Win Strategy

Legal experts think suits against social media giants are doomed, but they may fire up his base

(Newser) - Former President Trump went after Facebook, Twitter, and Google on Wednesday with class-action lawsuits that accuse them of censoring conservative views by banning him and others. The consensus in coverage is that the lawsuits stand little chance of succeeding, but that might be OK with Trump. Coverage:
  • An analysis at
...

Trump Files Lawsuits Against Facebook, Twitter, Google
Trump Is Suing Big Tech
Jul 7, 2021 11:57 AM CDT

Trump Is Suing Big Tech

He files class-action suits against Facebook, Twitter

(Newser) - Donald Trump is taking on tech giants again—this time as a private citizen. The former president, speaking at his Bedminster golf club in New Jersey, announced Wednesday that he is leading class-action lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter, Google, and their CEOs, NJ.com reports. He accused the companies of censoring...

Twitter Embraces Intern Who Sent Mysterious E-mail

Turns out practically everybody on the internet has a funny story about making a mistake at work

(Newser) - It’s really too bad it wasn’t a marketing stunt. When HBO Max sent its subscribers a puzzling email that read, in its entirety, “This template is used in integration tests only,” everyone was talking about it. Especially on Twitter. HBO tweeted from its usually very dry...

'I Was a Troll,' Chrissy Teigen Writes in Apology to Victims

New post goes beyond Courtney Stodden to anyone she cyberbullied

(Newser) - Chrissy Teigen publicly apologized to Courtney Stodden last month for past cyberbullying . Now she's offering an expanded, general apology to anyone else who might have been her victim, Fox News reports. "I was a troll, full stop. And I am so sorry," Teigen writes on Medium . She...

Trump Has Some Thoughts on Nigeria's Twitter Ban

Former president says more countries should do the same: 'Perhaps I should have done it'

(Newser) - Donald Trump is praising Nigeria for banning Twitter after it blocked a tweet from the country's president—which is apparently how the former president wishes things went down when social networks cracked down on him. China, North Korea, and Iran already ban social networks. But "more COUNTRIES should...

After Nation's 'Deeply Concerning' Move, a Twitter Probe

Nigeria has suspended social media platform indefinitely after president's tweet was removed

(Newser) - On Wednesday, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari saw one of his tweets removed, after he threatened to punish secessionists in the region. Two days later, the country's Federal Ministry of Information and Culture put up its own tweet, with an abrupt announcement. "The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the...

Kamala Harris' Memorial Day Tweet: 'Enjoy the Long Weekend'

Needless to say, it didn't go over well

(Newser) - Kamala Harris was being sharply criticized after a Saturday tweet many said was disrespectful to Memorial Day and all that it honors. "Enjoy the long weekend," read Harris' tweet , which was accompanied by a photo of herself. It made no mention of Monday's holiday, and critics were...

Want a Blue Check Mark From Twitter? Here's Your Chance

Platform's verification process for coveted badge is back

(Newser) - For more than three years, Twitter users hoping to receive a coveted blue check mark—a symbol that indicates that "an account of public interest is authentic," per the platform —have been in a holding pattern. That changed on Thursday, when the site reopened its verification process...

Twitter: Trump's DOJ Tried to Unmask Nunes Parody Account

Biden administration has since withdrawn grand-jury subpoena trying to get info on @NunesAlt

(Newser) - Trump ally Devin Nunes has had a frustrating time in his attempts to find out who's behind various parody accounts that have long been insulting and poking fun of him. Now, a newly unsealed court document reveals that last November after the election, Twitter received a secret grand-jury subpoena...

Star Turns Off Comments After Tweet Backlash

Gal Gadot had posted a call for Mideast peace, saying, 'My heart breaks'

(Newser) - Gal Gadot, movie star and Israeli military veteran, turned off comments after tweeting a plea Wednesday about the Israel-Hamas conflict that struck some as one-sided. "Israel deserves to live as a free and safe nation," she posted . "Our neighbors deserve the same. I pray for the victims...

Now You Can &#39;Show Your Love, Leave a Tip&#39; on Twitter
Twitter Introduces a 'Tip Jar'
May 7, 2021 7:13 AM CDT

Twitter Introduces a 'Tip Jar'

You can easily send money to certain users from their profile

(Newser) - "Show your love, leave a tip." It's now possible, Twitter announced Thursday in introducing a new test feature designed to allow you to easily send money to your favorite accounts. To use the so-called "Tip Jar" feature, available to English-speaking users of Android and iOS app...

Twitter Blocks Account Trying End Run Around Trump Ban

It was tweeting verbatim posts from former president's new blog

(Newser) - Donald Trump is having an eventful week in regard to social media. A day after a Facebook advisory board kept his ban in place , at least temporarily, Twitter also moved to keep Trump-related content off its site. Coverage:
  • Suspended: Twitter on Thursday suspended a new account that attempted to circumvent
...

Stories 301 - 320 | << Prev   Next >>
Most Read on Newser