How to post 280-character tweets right now
If you’re an active Twitter user, there’s a good chance that you’ve heard the news by now. We’ll bring you up to speed just in …
Twitter about to make Donald Trump’s tweet-rants twice as long
Twitter, once described as a micro-blogging service because of the 140-character limit on posts, just got a little bit bigger. The company announced Tuesday that …
Now other airlines are brutally trolling United Airlines, and it’s hilarious
It didn’t take long for the internet to turn the entire United Airlines passenger ejection fiasco into a meme that will live on for a …
Twitter has axed over 630,000 accounts for being too extreme
Twitter is doing its best to attract as many users as it possibly can, but not everyone who signs up for an account is welcome …
The iPhone might protect your privacy, but it won’t hide your crimes from police
A few months ago, a Twitter troll allegedly sent a seizure-inducing image to a journalist, thinking that an anonymous prepaid SIM card and a throwaway Twitter …
How to prevent your Twitter account from tweeting Nazi propaganda
In the early morning hours on Wednesday, a Twitter tool developed by a third party was breached by hackers who were then able to post Nazi …
Big hack floods Twitter with Nazi propaganda from prominent accounts
A variety of prominent verified Twitter accounts belonging to top media companies and politicians spread messages containing swastikas and Nazi references a few hours ago. …
Facebook will not let anyone use its data to spy on you
Facebook, the world’s largest social network and one of the companies that collect plenty of personal data from its customers, is committed to preventing third-parties …
iPhone users are going to want Twitter’s latest update
There’s a new Twitter update out today. I know this news normally ranks just above the latest Windows Update in terms of interest, but the …
Twitter says it’s actually, really, definitely cracking down on abuse this time
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: a social network that has been notoriously lax in its policing of intense targeted harassment promises that …
Here are Trump’s first Presidential Tweets
Donald J. Trump is now President Donald J. Trump, and with great power comes control of the @POTUS Twitter handle. But so far, Trump has …
Vine is back as a 6-second camera app, and users are furious
Twitter’s micro video app Vine died an untimely death — or, if you never used it, a totally logical and appropriate death — late last …
Twitter promoted a completely fake ESPN account and false stories about UFC fighters for over a month
Fake news is a huge problem on social media, and Facebook in particular has taken a ton of heat for unwittingly promoting stories that are …
WikiLeaks proposes database of verified Twitter users’ info, sparks uproar
Wikileaks sparked an online firestorm on Friday when they tweeted that they were considering making an “online database” of Twitter’s verified users— those accounts that …
Donald Trump will continue to tweet randomly after he takes office
If you made the assumption that a PR team is handling Donald Trump’s Twitter assaults, you’d be wrong. The incoming press secretary Sean Spicer said that the …
Twitter’s new video streaming solution is so much better than Facebook Live
As Twitter struggles to stay relevant in a world that is becoming increasingly dominated by giants like Facebook and up-starts like Snapchat, Twitter has announced …
Pakistan threatens Israel with nukes after reading a fake news story
Fake news isn’t just something your out-of-touch uncle gets riled up over; Pakistan’s defense minister apparently can’t tell the difference between false narratives and reality either. …
Sony Music’s Twitter is spreading false rumors about Britney Spears dying
It’s been a bad year, but it’s not that bad. Despite what Sony Music’s official Twitter account might be claiming, Britney Spears is not dead. Which leads …
The NFL’s Twitter account just got hacked
Pesky hackers are at it again, and this time the target is the NFL. OurMine, the hacking group which has repeatedly targeted high-profile Twitter accounts, …
This tool will tell you if President Trump just lied to you
Twitter may be too small to attend a tech summit at Donald Trump’s New York lair, but the social network is still the preferred communication …
Idiot tweets his desire to assassinate Trump and blow up the US – guess what happens next
Apparently it’s not just tech CEOs that think they can tweet assassination threats and get away with it. A 24-year-old man from Ohio was arrested …
Twitter suspends several accounts in alt-right ‘purge’
Twitter has suspended a number of prominent accounts associated with the so-called “alt-right” movement, in an apparent purge. A Twitter spokesman said that the company’s …
Twitter adds mute feature to conversations and hashtags in anti-harassment push
Twitter has a long history of lacking basic usability tools and filters to prevent harassment, but a brand new feature rolling out today could help …
Did Google search data provide a clue to Trump’s shock election victory?
Donald Trump spectacularly defied pollsters and pundits on the way to his shock election victory over Hillary Clinton, but Google search data may have hinted …
President Trump could be really bad news for T-Mobile
While all of the country is coming to terms with what happened last night, T-Mobile CEO John Legere has reason to be feeling particularly woozy. You …
Here’s what Trump said on Twitter after Obama’s election in 2012
Four years ago, the political landscape was just a little different. At one point during election night, it looked like Mitt Romney might win the …
Donald Trump’s son just broke the law while voting
“Ballot selfies” have been a surprisingly contentious issue this election cycle. Most states resist taking photos in a polling place or specifically of a filled-in …
Don’t fall for this vote-by-text scam
A stupid ad has been doing the rounds on Twitter today, encouraging Clinton supporters to stay at home and vote by text. This should go …
This is why your internet is screwed up this morning
What’s the first thing you do when you wake up each morning? You grab your iPhone or Android phone, of course, and you check for …
Donald Trump explaining movie plots on Twitter is the funniest thing we’ve seen all week
As anyone who has followed Donald Trump’s unprecedented and unlikely run for the Oval Office, the man who popularized the phrase “You’re Fired!” certainly has …
