Leading figures at one of the world’s biggest social media platforms have revealed plans to make it safer. A healthier Twitter has been promised, with key steps outlined. This comes following a blog post written by Twitter vice president Donald Hicks and senior director David Gasca. The pair, co-writing the... Read more

It’s the ‘mistake’ everybody has been talking about so far this month. Plus, it seems, the story that keeps on giving… So, during an advisory meeting at the White House, US President Donald Trump appeared to call Apple CEO, Tim Cook, “Tim Apple”. Mr Cook, whose name appeared on a... Read more

Meme shared by Woods sparks action from Twitter. Actor James Woods is no stranger to expressing his political viewpoints on social media, and even disparaging those who don’t agree with him or with whom he doesn’t agree. Now, however, Twitter is pushing back over some of Woods’ content, specifically a... Read more

One of Jones’ last widespread platforms, Twitter takes action at last. It certainly took them long enough, but it Twitter finally caved on its tolerance of Alex Jones’ ongoing attacks and violent rhetoric, specifically where key politicians, victims and survivors of horrific tragedies, and basic common sense are concerned. As... Read more

A week after Twitter locked, suspended, and/or purged millions of ‘fake,’ ‘bot’ and ‘suspicious’ Twitter accounts, a number of well known high follower Twitter accounts have seen a noticeably large drop in their follower counts.  As we reported last week, the suspensions and shutdowns were part of a continued effort by Twitter to clear up its platform and institute proper... Read more

News has emerged that over the past few months Twitter may have shut down up to 70 million accounts in a massive purge of suspected fake and suspicious posts.   According to the Washinton Post, the suspensions and shutdowns were part of a continued effort by Twitter to clear up its platform and institute proper quality... Read more

Neo Nazis and other closely associated extremists surge to Google Plus with some ‘plus’ communities having hundreds or thousands of followers in their circles. At least somebody’s still using it? News has emerged this week, that following a severe crackdown by mainstream social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter,... Read more

The social media company is allegedly blocking all users who were under the age of 13 when they first signed up for an account. Twitter is apparently taking strong action against anyone whose self-declared date of birth means they were under the age of 13 when they first signed up,... Read more

Some 330 million users urged to change passwords after apparent bug left data in plain site. In a series of tweets and a blog Twitter announced that due to a software glitch, millions of Twitter users passwords had been stored in plain text files without any encryption. The good news so... Read more

Outcry as Twitter blocks ‘bisexual’ searches. For a social media platform struggling to remain relevant, Twitter sure is raising some ire among users and critics alike. First, the company has a long history of ignoring threats of violence and accounts that explicitly violate its terms, despite vocal outcry and screenshots... Read more

@realDonaldTrump feed temporarily taken down – internal review begins. US President Donald Trump’s personal Twitter account briefly vanished without warning on Thursday, leading some to celebrate, and others wondering what was going on. The vanishing feed was only temporary however, and has since been restored. It now seems that Trump... Read more

‘Not just plain insults or jokes, but absolutely serious threats of violence’. A German-Israeli satirical artist who claims that Twitter has steadfastly failed to deal with hate tweets has taken to stencilling the offensive tweets onto the street directly in front of the company’s Hamburg headquarters. Shahak Shapira posted a video... Read more

POTUS accused of violating constitutional rights. President Donald Trump and several other serving members of the White House staff have found themselves being sued by the Knight First Amendment Institute, which is alleging that the president’s blocking of Twitter users who make fun of him, violates the Constitution of the United... Read more

Updated privacy policy will allow targeted ads. In many ways, internet advertising is a necessary consequence of life online. Most users understand it’s the price we all pay for great websites and online tools without having to pay much for the privilege. (NOTE: that doesn’t stop the internet hoaxes from circulating,... Read more

Twitter has announced more changes intended to limit the amount of abuse on its network, but is it too little too late? Twitter has announced three main changes to its platforms to challenge online abuse at some point in the “coming weeks”. The move comes as the platform continues to undergo... Read more

Apology from Twitter after 500,000 users made to follow @POTUS In a major transition of power “oops,” Twitter accidentally forced more than half a million people to follow Donald Trump’s new @POTUS account when it made the shift from being President Barack Obama’s @POTUS account. The well-intentioned yet seriously flawed... Read more

Donald Trump isn’t even officially the President yet, but he’s already affecting the economic statuses of major corporations through his late-night social media criticism. Both Boeing and Lockheed Martin suffered stock dips after critical rants from the PEOTUS, but the most Twitter-addicted politician in history took aim at Twitter itself.... Read more

You gotta love the foibles and missteps that go along with any tech company, but this one is near the top of the list for ironic–and hopefully laughter-inducing–mistakes. Twitter has been on a rampage suspending accounts that now violate its “play nice” rules, and according to TechCrunch, its own CEO... Read more