French government Twitter campaign encouraging people to vote in EP elections blocked by France’s new fake news law
A campaign by the French government encouraging people to register to vote in the European Parliament elections has been blocked on Twitter,…
Mussolini’s granddaughter hits out at actor Jim Carrey over drawing
Italian politician Alessandra Mussolini has publicly insulted Jim Carrey after he tweeted a drawing of the hanging of her grandfather, Benito Mussolini,…
Duchess of Sussex victim of Russian ‘bot-like’ Twitter accounts ‘obsessively’ tweeting about her
Suspicious “bot-like” Twitter accounts and handles linked to Russian conspiracy theories have been “obsessively” tweeting about the Duchess of Sussex, an investigation…
Twitter database reveals major misinformation campaigns on US elections and Brexit referendum
More than 10m tweets sent by state actors attempting to influence US politics have been released to the public, forming one of…
Trump isn’t immune from being kicked off Twitter
Twitter said Tuesday that not even U.S. President Donald Trump is immune from being kicked off the platform if his tweets cross…
Trump has warned Google, Twitter and Facebook they are “treading on troubled territory
US President Donald Trump has warned Google, Twitter and Facebook they are "treading on troubled territory" amid a row over perceived bias.…
The Saturday Morning Briefing
Good morning, He came, he disrupted, he conquered. Or not? For sure he conquered the headlines. In a nutshell that's the essence…
Twitter clamps down on suspicious accounts
New York Times: Many celebrities, politicians and so-called social media influencers found their Twitter followings knocked down a few digits on Thursday…
Twitter make it easier for users to identify political campaign ads
(Reuters) - Twitter on Thursday made it easier for users to identify political campaign ads and know who paid for them, as…
Unilever won’t work with social media ‘influencers’ who buy ‘followers’ in an effort to curb artificial bots which create fake audiences
CNBC: Consumer-goods company Unilever will not work with social media stars, or "influencers," who buy followers on platforms such as Twitter and…
Trump’s blocking of critical Twitter users violates the First Amendment
The New York Times reports that a federal judge in Manhattan has ruled that President Trump’s practice of blocking Twitter users who…
Fresh tweet controversy for Trump. This time it’s about football. FIFA reacts.
The US President Donald Trump's fascination and ease to use twitter landed him a new controversy and a reprimand from football's governing…