Twitter is making big changes to finally take abuse and terrorism seriously
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 …
How to find out if your social media accounts have been compromised
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 copies Snapchat in desperate bid to remain relevant
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 …
Warning: Change your Twitter password immediately
Welcome to the internet age, where hackers are getting smarter every day and malware is lurking around every corner. We’ve seen a terrifying amount of …
Twitter hopes changing its 140-character limit will Make Twitter Great Again
Twitter has been fighting for relevancy over the last few years: Snapchat took away its tweens, Facebook took away the argumentative uncles, and Twitter is …
Twitter wins the rights to live stream Thursday night NFL games this fall
On Tuesday morning, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell revealed that Thursday Night Football games will live stream on Twitter this coming fall, confirming that Twitter had won …
Tweeting while drunk? There’s now an algorithm that can catch you in the act
With a drunk text, you always run the risk of embarrassing yourself in the eyes of whoever is on the receiving end of the message. …
Twitter CEO finally confirms whether or not the 140 character limit is going away
From a number of different angles, Twitter seems to be plagued by problems. Not only is the company having a tough time attracting new users, …
How to turn off Twitter’s new algorithmic feed, which is now on by default
Last month, following what seemed like years of speculation, Twitter finally launched its new algorithmic feed. It was turned off by default, but that didn’t …
Surprise: Trump has already given up his iPhone boycott
Soon after learning that Apple had the audacity to challenge the FBI in courts over the iPhone that was used by one of the San …
How Gawker tricked Donald Trump into tweeting a quote from fascist dictator Mussolini
On Sunday morning, the political world was abuzz following a curious and somewhat controversial retweet sent out from Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s official Twitter account. …
ISIS reportedly threatens Facebook, Twitter founders in video
ISIS has issued a threat to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey over the companies’ effort to take down terror-affiliated accounts, according …
Watch the latest hilarious edition of celebrities reading mean tweets about themselves
Twitter might have a serious growth problem on its hands but there’s one thing that will never be in short supply on Twitter: trolls. Imagine …
Twitter’s plan to ruin Twitter is official as users lose their minds
After months of rumors regarding a revamped Twitter timeline, the company finally announced an official change on Wednesday morning. From now on, you’ll see all of the …
Police catch suspected burglar with help from his Twitter account
It’s one thing to tweet out when you’re at the ball game or a concert. But when you’re allegedly robbing an apartment? That is what …
Twitter is at cyberwar with ISIS, has shut down 125,000 terrorist accounts
Twitter on Friday offered some interesting new information about its efforts to fight against terrorist organizations such as Islamic State, as the social networking site revealed …
Fed up by slow Internet service, Comcast customer finds an ingenious way to fight back
If you’ve got the skills to pull it off, there’s a very simple thing you can do to simultaneously shame and troll your ISP for …
A complete collection of Donald Trump’s Twitter insults
Donald Trump has been insulting people on Twitter since long before he was the leading Republican candidate for president of the United States of America. …
Twitter goes into damage control as four top executives abruptly leave the company
When Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey was named permanent CEO of the company this past October, it was assumed there would be some growing pains. Now, about …
How to stop Twitter from eating up your monthly mobile data
In case you haven’t done so already, now would be a great time to disable cellular data use on your iPhone’s Twitter app. I recently made …
Twitter’s rumored character limit increase takes a page out of Facebook’s playbook
Earlier this week, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey strongly alluded to the fact that there may some dramatic changes afoot for the popular microblogging service. Dorsey’s …
Twitter hints that the 140-character limit is coming to an end
Just hours after Re/code published a report on Tuesday revealing that Twitter’s 140-character restriction would soon be abolished, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey posted a message on …
Celebrities reading mean tweets about themselves is the funniest thing you’ll watch today
Love him or hate him, there’s no denying that Jimmy Kimmel has some pretty funny segments on his late-night show, Jimmy Kimmel Live. Among them, “Celebrities Read …
Twitter begins sending out alerts to victims of state-sponsored attacks
Within the past week, Twitter has begun alerting users to attacks from state-sponsored hackers attempting to lift sensitive information from their accounts. This is a first …
How Google, Facebook and Twitter help governments fight ISIS extremism online
The war on terror is also fought online, where hackers are targeting the ISIS online presence to limit its ability to recruit members to its …
San Bernardino tragedy showed us how terrible Twitter has become
Around 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning, U.S.-born Syed Rizwan Farook and Pakistan national Tashfeen Mali allegedly stormed a room and opened fire on attendees of a holiday …
Edward Snowden makes Twitter debut
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is now on Twitter, sending out his first tweet from the @Snowden account Tuesday. “Can you hear me now?” he asked, …
A rare inside look at the Facebook app only celebrities can use
Facebook’s mobile apps are some of the most popular apps in the world, used by hundreds of millions of people from all walks of life. …
Twitter just made it more difficult to hold politicians accountable
Nothing ever really disappears on the Internet. It’s both terrifying and fantastic, depending on the circumstances — and on which end of the stick you’re …
A man built a Twitter bot that automatically entered and won 1,000 contests
Social networks like Twitter and Facebook are often used for marketing, and many accounts hold contests to generate buzz around a product or event. Anyone …
