Twitter on Tuesday confirmed that a year after doubling the character limit for tweets, the average length of messages fired off in English actually got a smidge shorter. The news promised to allay concerns that…
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Twitter to ban ‘dehumanizing’ comments with user help
Twitter on Tuesday reached out to users for help crafting a ban on comments that dehumanize people and set the stage for real-world violence. A policy change that Twitter has been working on for several…
Twitter to offer users option to go back to ‘chronological’ feed
Twitter is preparing an option for users to go back to its original chronological news feed, responding to complaints about its algorithmic system implemented two years ago. In a series of tweets late Monday, Twitter…
Egypt parliament approves bill to monitor social media
The Egyptian parliament on Monday approved in a final reading a bill that would allow authorities to monitor social media users with the aim of combatting “fake news”, the legislature said. The bill was backed…
Twitter sweeps ‘locked’ accounts from follower tally
Twitter said Wednesday users are likely to see “follower” numbers drop as the service stops adding in potentially dubious or fraudulent accounts. The social network said it would make the change by removing from followers…
Twitter rooting out fake accounts at record rate: report
Twitter has been suspending more than one million fake and dubious accounts per day, according to The Washington Post, in an aggressive bid to stem the flow of false information. The social media platform has…
ABC urged Roseanne Barr to leave Twitter
The 65-year-old actress was known for her outspoken views on the micro-blogging site long before her popular sitcom returned to TV screens earlier this year, and Roseanne has now revealed that the US network tried…
Demi Lovato sorry over sexual prank on bodyguard
Demi Lovato’s best-known songs include “Sorry Not Sorry.” But when it comes to sharing details of a sexual joke on her bodyguard, she is sorry — mostly. The pop singer triggered a flurry of negative…
Yanny or Laurel? Soundbite sparks internet din
An audio snippet with just two syllables has ignited an internet meltdown, dividing social media users into staunchly opposed camps: do you hear “Yanny” or “Laurel?” The collective sensory experiment causing a Twitter tizzy mushroomed…
Twitter urges users to change passwords after security glitch
Twitter on Thursday urged its more than 300 million users to change their passwords, saying they had been unintentionally “unmasked” inside the company by a software bug. The social media site said it found no…