Elon Musk completes Twitter $44bn takeover
The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has completed his $44bn (£38.1bn) takeover of Twitter, according to US media and an investor in the social media…
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Report: Elon Musk plans to cut 75% of Twitter workforce
Elon Musk plans to lay off most of Twitter’s workforce if and when he becomes owner of the social media company, according to a report…
Twitter rolls out new guidelines for world leaders that could impact Trump’s tweets
Twitter will start labeling tweets from influential government officials who break its rules, the company said in a blog post published Thursday. Twitter’s new rule…
Unlike in 2016, there was no spike in misinformation this election cycle
Social media misinformation rose significantly before the 2016 presidential election. Georgejmclittle/shutterstock.com Paul Resnick, University of Michigan A newsy photo of a public figure shows up…
Twitter bans right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and Infowars for abusive behavior
Twitter said Thursday that it had “permanently suspended” the accounts of Alex Jones and his Infowars website because of tweets and videos posted on Wednesday…
Trump can’t block people on Twitter, federal judge rules
President Donald Trump cannot block Twitter users for the political views they have expressed, a federal judge in Manhattan ruled on Wednesday. The government had…
President Trump Launches a Tweet Storm Critical of James Comey
On Sunday morning President Donald Trump took to Twitter to criticize former FBI Director James Comey who is set to release a book this week…
Twitter: 1 million accounts suspended for ‘terrorism promotion’
Twitter said Thursday it has suspended over one million accounts for “promotion of terrorism” since 2015, claiming its efforts have begun to make the platform…
Students Build Program That Sniffs Out Twitter ‘Bots’
For months, university students Ash Bhat and Rohan Phadte had been tracking about 1,500 political propaganda accounts on Twitter that appeared to have been generated…
Trolls take to Twitter to lie about being attacked by black people while going to see ‘Black Panther’
As Marvel’s latest superhero movie “Black Panther” draws praise and rakes in millions of dollars at the box office, Twitter trolls have emerged across the…