Iranian state news agency uses Twitter to identify pro-democracy protesters putting them at risk of ‘torture or worse’
An Iranian state news agency, Tasnim, has used its verified Twitter account to identify protesters from the recent unrest in…
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MPs to head to Washington DC in New Year as part of UK ‘fake news’ inquiry
MPs from the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee will visit Washington DC in February next year as part…
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Bloomberg launches ‘world first’ global news network on Twitter
Bloomberg and Twitter have teamed up to launch what they claim is the world’s first global social news network. Tictoc…
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Culture Committee chairman says Twitter response to ‘fake news’ inquiry probe ‘completely inadequate’
The head of the UK’s inquiry into ‘fake news’ has told Twitter that its response to a call for information…
By Facebook and Twitter to respond to UK fake news inquiry amid concerns of foreign interference in UK politics
Facebook and Twitter have said they will respond to the parliamentary inquiry into fake news as part of a wider…
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Twitter removes blue ticks from far-right figures in overhaul of verification process
Twitter has removed blue ticks from a string of controversial users following criticism of the number of far-right figures who…
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Twitter rolls out expanded 280-character limit to (almost) all users
Twitter has now doubled its character limit from 140 to 280 for all users – except those tweeting in Chinese,…
By MPs call on Twitter to share info on Russian-backed accounts over fears of meddling in UK politics
The culture committee chairman has asked Twitter to provide details of nearly 3,000 user accounts linked to a Kremlin-backed outfit…
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