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Twitter confirms vulnerability resulted in over 5 million accounts exposed
Twitter confirms vulnerability resulted in over 5 million accounts exposed
Twitter released a statement on Friday confirming that a vulnerability they had patched earlier this year was, in fact, used in a malicious ...... 08 Aug 2022 - 4 comments
COVID-19: Twitter will punish users for vaccine misinformation
COVID-19: Twitter will punish users for vaccine misinformation
Twitter has detailed how it will target users for misinformation regarding COVID-19 vaccines. 02 Mar 2021
Google, Apple, Amazon ban Twitter competitor Parler
Google, Apple, Amazon ban Twitter competitor Parler
There is some sort of social media purge going on right now. After President Donald Trump was ejected from Twitter, other platforms have followed ...... 10 Jan 2021 - 1 comment
Twitter investigating hack that targeted politicians, billionaires
Twitter investigating hack that targeted politicians, billionaires
Twitter is investigating a coordinated social engineering attack targeting its employees which resulted in high profile accounts being compromised. 16 Jul 2020
Trump threatens social media with regulation after tweet fact check, Zuckerberg and Dorsey respond
Trump threatens social media with regulation after tweet fact check, Zuckerberg and Dorsey respond
The United States President has attacked the social media after Twitter added the first fact check link to his tweet. President Trump threatened ...... 28 May 2020 - 1 comment
Twitter's fleets are fleeting thoughts, not tweets
Twitter's fleets are fleeting thoughts, not tweets
Twitter revealed yesterday that it has started a new beta test in Brazil. The company is testing a new features called fleets, which are disappearing tweets. ...... 05 Mar 2020
Twitter won't delete deceased users' accounts
Twitter won't delete deceased users' accounts
Twitter has backtracked on plans to remove inactive accounts after users pleaded with the social network not to delete accounts of people who have passed away. 28 Nov 2019
Twitter CEO's account posts racist tweets following hack
Twitter CEO's account posts racist tweets following hack
It is not uncommon for Twitter and other social media accounts to be hijacked and used for malicious reasons, but it is particularly embarrassing when it happens to the chief executive, and not for the first time. 01 Sep 2019
Twitter has a new, simpler design
Twitter has a new, simpler design
Microblogging service – or perhaps after increase in character limit, miniblogging service – Twitter has redesigned its user interface, and ...... 16 Jul 2019 - 2 comments
Japanese billionaire shatters retweet record
Japanese billionaire shatters retweet record
A Japanese billionaire has broken the retweet record on Twitter after pledging to give away money. 07 Jan 2019
Twitter finally succumbs, brings back chronological feed
Twitter finally succumbs, brings back chronological feed
Even the people that love Twitter the most have a few gripes with the service. One of the most common ones is of course not allowing users to ...... 19 Sep 2018
Twitter bans Alex Jones, Infowars over 'abusive behavior'
Twitter bans Alex Jones, Infowars over 'abusive behavior'
Twitter announced today that it too has permanently banned Alex Jones from its platform, along with his Infowars media outlet. 07 Sep 2018
Twitter CEO: Platform was not always impartial
Twitter CEO: Platform was not always impartial
Twitter chief Jack Dorsey has admitted to U.S. lawmakers that Twitter's algorithms have not always been impartial and that the social media firm has made mistakes. 06 Sep 2018
Twitter deletes 70 million accounts
Twitter deletes 70 million accounts
According to the Washington Post, Twitter purged more than 70 million accounts from the service since May. 10 Jul 2018 - 5 comments
Twitter: Change your password immediately! Over 300M accounts at risk
Twitter: Change your password immediately! Over 300M accounts at risk
Twitter has noticed a security bug that could have potentially exposed its users' passwords to hackers. Now company asks all its users to change their passwords. 04 May 2018
Social media 'hate speech' fines come to Germany
Social media 'hate speech' fines come to Germany
Social media giants like Facebook and Twitter can be hit with fines of up to €50 million if they fail to remove 'hate speech' in Germany. 02 Jan 2018
Twitter testing 280 character limit
Twitter testing 280 character limit
Twitter has announced that it is testing a 280 character limit for tweets for selected users, doubling the ever-present 140 character limit. 27 Sep 2017 - 1 comment
Twitter shuts down Vine
Twitter shuts down Vine
Twitter has pulled the chord on Vine today, shutting down the popular video clip sharing service. 27 Oct 2016 - 1 comment
Twitter to fire hundreds of more employees
Twitter to fire hundreds of more employees
Struggling social media company Twitter is preparing to fire hundreds of more employees after they failed to sell themselves in the past few weeks. 27 Oct 2016 - 1 comment
Nobody is buying Twitter
Nobody is buying Twitter
In a span of just two weeks, Twitter went from the hottest commodity in the tech space to a company that nobody wants to buy. 16 Oct 2016 - 2 comments
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