Twitter Is Testing A Bot That Listens To Your Suggestions And Complaints
Twitter's @support account will now handle basic customer service inquires via a direct message bot.
Alex Kantrowitz
The Crowdsourced Russia Twitter Investigation Has Prompted A Harassment Complaint
Former British Member of Parliament Louise Mensch runs Twitter's intense investigation into Russian influence in American politics. A reporter for a Russian-backed outlet says she has gone too far.
Joseph Bernstein
Feds Drop Demand That Twitter Turn Over Information About An Anti-Trump Account
UPDATE: One day after filing suit, Twitter dismissed its lawsuit against the Trump administration over a demand for information about the user behind an anti-Trump account. The government has withdrawn its request for information, according to court papers filed by Twitter's lawyers.
Chris Geidner
Twitter Has A New Mobile Website That Will Work Faster And Use Less Data
The new mobile experience — called Twitter Lite — will be available around the world, but is aimed at emerging markets like India where most people still use slow 2G connections and cheap Android smartphones.
Pranav Dixit
Never Mind The Russians, Meet The Bot King Who Helps Trump Win Twitter
"It's All Us, Not Russians. And We're Not Going To Stop"
Joseph Bernstein
Twitter Killed The Egg Avatar And People Are Not Happy
"Twitter To Replace Egg Avatar With Confederate Flag."
Tasneem Nashrulla
Twitter Breaks All Its Eggs
"No longer will an egg be telling you awful, racist, sexist remarks. Yay."
Blake Montgomery
A Reporter Apparently Found James Comey's Secret Twitter And Instagram Account, And He's Not Even Mad
James Comey dropped just a few hints about his private social media accounts, but that appears to have been enough for a Gizmodo reporter to find him.
Salvador Hernandez
Twitter Tweaked How Replies Work And People Have All The Feelings
"Us: We want to be able to save gifs and an edit button. Twitter: Ok let's change how your replies look!" —@ulthunhae
Blake Montgomery
You May Soon Be Able To Pay For An "Enhanced" Twitter
Company confirms it's considering a paid product.
Alex Kantrowitz
Here's How Trump's White House Shut Down National Parks' Twitter
The new administration was "not jazzed" about two rogue re-tweets from the NPS official account, internal emails reveal.
Nidhi Subbaraman
Here's How The National Park Service's Twitter Account Got Locked Down After Criticizing Trump
"The new leadership is not jazzed.”
Jason Leopold
McDonald’s Just Called Trump “A Disgusting Excuse Of A President” On Twitter
The tweet, briefly pinned to the fast food restaurant’s account, was quickly deleted (of course). Now the company says its Twitter account was compromised.
Tamerra Griffin
A Bunch Of Hacked Twitter Accounts Tweeted Swastikas And Turkish Propaganda
The hackers wrote, "#nazigermany #nazinetherlands this is a little #ottomanslap see you on #april16 what did I write? LEARN Turkish."
Blake Montgomery
How To Check All The Apps You've Authorized With Your Google, Facebook, And Twitter Accounts
Hundreds of Twitter accounts were hacked with a swastika through a third party app, which means it's probably time to check on your Twitter apps.
Nicole Nguyen
Twitter Will Start Using Algorithms To Crack Down On Abusive Accounts
Don't repeatedly tweet "without solicitation at non-followers" or the machines will get you.
Blake Montgomery
Twitter Is Now Temporarily Throttling Reach Of Abusive Accounts
Twitter time-out.
Alex Kantrowitz
Wendy's Owned A Twitter Troll So Hard They Deactivated Their Account
Wow, 2017 is already shaping up to be way better than 2016.
Ryan Broderick
Twitter Rolls Out New And Long-Awaited Anti-Harassment Tools
At a pivotal moment, the company is introducing a mute filter, muted conversation threads, and user report infrastructure in an effort to win back its platform from the trolls.
Charlie Warzel
Twitter COO Adam Bain Is Leaving The Company
Anthony Noto, Twitter’s chief financial officer, will take his place.
Alex Kantrowitz
Amy Schumer, Rape Culture, And Twitter
The comedian condemned the actions of one of her show's former writers — but the incident highlights the difficulty of navigating celebrity and feminism on social media.
Doree Shafrir
Men On Twitter Kept Telling Hillary Clinton To Smile As She Delivered Her Speech
Seriously? SERIOUSLY?
Ellie Hall
Leslie Jones And Her Racist Harassers Are Shining A Light On A Major Problem With Twitter
"I feel like I'm in a personal hell. I didn't do anything to deserve this."
Susan Cheng
Kim Kardashian Keeps Accidentally Tagging This Teenager In Her Twitter Photos
He's replied and she still hasn't realised...
Rachael Krishna
Twitter, Airbnb, Reddit, And LinkedIn Back Apple In Court Fight
Sixteen Silicon Valley heavyweights signed onto an amicus brief in support of Apple, calling the U.S. government's demands unbounded “by any legal limits.”
Hamza Shaban
Google, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, Box To Support Apple In Court
A growing list of tech giants is vowing to file friend-of-the court briefs, defending Apple's position that the company should not be forced to hack into a confiscated iPhone.
Hamza Shaban
Twitter To Introduce Algorithmic Timeline As Soon As Next Week
A Tweetstorm is brewing in San Francisco.
Alex Kantrowitz
The Golden Globes Twitter Account Made A Very Embarrassing Mistake This Morning
Sure, it's 5 in the morning there, but still. UPDATED with comments from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and Rodriguez.
Jaimie Etkin
Politics Got Dragged Onto America's Thanksgiving Table And People Lost It On Twitter
*Sips wine*
Jason Wells
Which Celebrity Is Young Twitter CRO Adam Bain?
You be the judge...
Alex Kantrowitz
