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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Twitter’s micro video app Vine died an untimely death — or, if you never used it, a totally logical and appropriate death — late last …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 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 has a long history of lacking basic usability tools and filters to prevent harassment, but a brand new feature rolling out today could help …
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 …
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 …
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 …
“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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Twitter has been criticised for years for its failure to police the network. From accounts promoting terrorism to out-of-control abuse of users, the site has …
When it comes to the internet, there are few things more frightening than finding out that one of your social media accounts has been compromised. Our Facebook …
Twitter is acutely aware that it’s no longer the hip social network of choice for tweens. (Was it ever the hip network of choice for …