Trump accuses Twitter of election interference for fact-checking him on mail-in vote fraud
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump in a statement said Twitter is interfering in the 2020 presidential election after the social media platform fact-checked a previous tweet criticizing mail-in ballots.
After Twitter halts in Pakistan for hours on Sunday, digital rights group demands answer from govt
Islamabad/IBNS: Amid doubts of media censorship, the Media Matters for Democracy, a digital rights group, has asked the Pakistan government to issue a statement to clarify if micro-blogging site Twitter was blocked in the country recently.
Twitter suspends 200 Pakistani handles for posting about Kashmir
Islamabad: Micro-blogging site Twitter has suspended 200 Pakistani handles for posting about Jammu and Kashmir in the last one week, a Dawn News report said.
Majority of millennials do not like Donald Trump, Twitter: Survey
New York, Jan 17 (IBNS): President Donald Trump, his Twitter habit and Twitter in general are not popular with millennials, according to the results of a new national poll released in the US on Wednesday.
Twitter bots played disproportionate role spreading misinformation during 2016 US election: Study
New York, Nov 21 (IBNS): An analysis of information shared on Twitter during the 2016 U.S. presidential election has found that automated accounts -- or "bots" -- played a disproportionate role in spreading misinformation online.
Twitter considers removing 'Like' button, but not very soon
New York, Oct 30 (IBNS): Micro-blogging site Twitter on Tuesday said it is considering removing the heart-shaped 'Like'.
Analysis of billions of Twitter words reveals how American English develops
London, Sept 26 (IBNS): New words in American English tend to develop in five regional linguistic ‘hotspots’ before spreading across the United States and beyond, a new study reveals.
Facebook and Instagram take down 652 pages, groups and accounts linked to Iran and Russia campaigns
Menlo Park, Aug 22 (IBNS): Social media giant Facebook has notified that it has taken down several pages, groups and accounts from its website and Instagram's for 'coordinated inauthentic behavior' on the sites.
Twitter advises users to change passwords after 'bug' found
New York, May 4 (IBNS): Popular micro-blogging site Twitter has urged its users to change passwords after the company identified a bug that stored passwords unmasked in an internal log.
Maldives crisis : Former President Nasheed asks India to send army, envoy
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS) : Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed, in a tweet, has asked India to send an envoy backed by the army to end the political crisis in the Indian ocean island country.
Malala Yousafzai graduates high school, makes her Twitter debut
London, July 8 (IBNS): Nobel Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, who has become nearly an icon for female education over the years, has graduated from Edgbaston High School, UK on Friday.
UN unveils data partnership with Twitter in support of Global Goals
New York, Sept 24 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Global Pulse initiative on Friday announced a partnership with Twitter that will provide the UN with access to the platform’s data tools to support efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by world leaders last year.
Terrorism: Twitter blocks additional 235,000 accounts
New York, Aug 19 (IBNS): Micro-blogging site Twitter, which is used by celebrities, politicians and common man across the globe to share their ideas and opinions on numerous issues, on Friday said it has suspended additional 235,000 accounts for violating its policies related to promotion of terrorism in the last six months.
Twitter suspends 125,000 terrorism-related accounts since 2015
New York, Feb 6 (IBNS): Micro-blogging site Twitter has said it has suspended 125,000 accounts for threatening or promoting terrorist acts, primarily related to ISIS since 2015.