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Twitter bars tactics used by 'bots' to spread false stories
Twitter bots disseminated propaganda before the 2016 US elections and have continued to inflame US politics under cover of anonymity, academic researchers and US authorities say.
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Users call on Twitter to banish Trump
Critics have said that tweet and President Trump’s continued presence on the network endanger the world and violate Twitter’s ban on threats of violence.
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Ex-Twitter worker claims responsibility for Trump's account shutdown
Twitter on Wednesday would not confirm whether Duysak was the ex-employee in question or answer other questions. Reuters could not immediately reach Duysak.
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Facebook reports progress in removing extremist content
The world’s largest social media network has faced pressure both in the United States and Europe to tackle extremist content on its platform more effectively.
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British official urges social media companies to block militant content
Since the beginning of 2017, violent militant operatives have created 40,000 new internet destinations, Rudd said.
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Twitter to roll out 280-character tweets worldwide
Twitter said it ran a test on 280-character tweets in September that showed users spent less time editing their tweets and were less likely to abandon them.
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Snapchat launches redesign as growth disappoints Wall Street
Snap’s shares tumbled as much as 20% in after-hours trading, before paring losses to trade at $12.57. Snap went public at a price of $17 a share.
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Snapchat outage prompts complaints on Twitter
A spokesman for the Snap Inc. unit did not immediately respond to a query about the size and cause of the outage.
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Twitter security questioned after employee shuts Trump account
Twitter Inc faced questions about its approach to internal security after a company employee briefly deactivated President Donald Trump’s account.
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US senators hammer Facebook for power over elections
Facebook has broader reach than the smaller Twitter network, and it offers more powerful targeting capabilities than Google.
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Facebook says 126 million Americans may have seen Russia-linked political posts
Twitter Inc. separately has found 2,752 accounts linked to Russian operatives, a source familiar with the company’s written testimony said.
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Tech firms must do more on extremism - World Economic Forum
The study from the Swiss non-profit organisation adds to a chorus of calls for Silicon Valley to stem the spread of violent material from Islamic State militants.
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Twitter bans ads from two Russian media outlets, cites election meddling
The company said it would allow RT and Sputnik to maintain regular, non-ad Twitter accounts in accordance with its rules.
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Twitter to label election ads after US regulatory threat
Twitter said its changes would take effect first in the United States and then globally.
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Twitter looks to toughen rules on online harassment, abuse
The new rules, which will likely be introduced in the next few weeks, are aimed at tackling one of Twitter’s biggest and long-lasting problems.
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Social media executives to testify on 1 Nov about Russia, US election
Aides to the committee’s leaders declined comment. It is House Intelligence policy not to discuss the interview schedule.
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Las Vegas shooting was Twitter's saddest day ever - study
The previous record low was 5.84 on the day of another mass shooting in Orlando, Florida that killed at least 49 people and injured more than 50 last year.
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Twitter to test 280-character tweets, busting old limit
The employees acknowledged some users may have an “emotional attachment” to the current limit.
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Twitter struggles to boost monthly user growth
Twitter has been trying to boost revenue through live-streaming deals but suffered a setback in April when it lost a deal to live stream NFL games to Amazon.com.
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Facebook’s Zuckerberg urges Harvard grads to contemplate risk
Zuckerberg’s speech was not the first time a successful dropout returned to the campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to address graduates.
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Twitter adds news shows, sport, concerts in try for live viewers
Twitter planned to present its plans at a conference in New York City organised by the Interactive Advertising Bureau, a digital ad trade group.
