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…
By Russia Today and Sputnik banned from advertising on Twitter over US election ‘interference’ claims
Twitter has today announced that it will stop accepting advertising from all accounts owned by Kremlin-backed Russian news outlets Russia…
By Twitter cracks down on ‘dark ads’ with major boost to advertising transparency
Twitter has announced steps to make all adverts on its platform more transparent, including those with a political or campaigning…
By Twitter trials doubling of the 140-character limit for all languages bar Japanese, Chinese and Korean
Twitter is trialling a new 280-character limit on tweets to help users get around the “constraints” posed by certain languages.…
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Twitter co-founder: Ad-driven media churning out content for clicks is ‘dumbing entire world down’
Twitter co-founder Evan Williams has blamed an “ad-driven media that churns stuff out on a minute by minute basis” and…
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Tim Shipman of The Sunday Times on why political journalism is thriving and ‘still the best job in the world’
Ever since I became a journalist (20 years ago this autumn) people have been telling me it is a trade…
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