- Business Insider 03:03October 31, 2020Twitter allows New York Post account to tweet again after contested Hunter Biden story led the company to update hacked materials policyTwitter reversed course following backlash over its decision to block users from sharing the Post's story amid concerns about its source and veracity.
< Tech Insider, Politics, Media, Twitter, New York Post, Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Social Media, content moderation, Free Speech, Cybersecurity, Misinformation >
- Breitbart News 01:59October 31, 2020Twitter Backs Down on Censorship of NY PostThe New York Post has reportedly had its Twitter account reinstated after it was blocked from tweeting following the publication of its bombshell Biden story.
< 2020 Election, Politics, Tech, Censorship, Jack Dorsey, Joe Biden, Masters of the Universe, New York Post, Ted Cruz, Twitter >
- Business Insider 23:51October 30, 2020SCOTT GALLOWAY: Republican senators attacked the wrong enemy at this week's hearing — Twitter and Facebook are actually the GOP's biggest alliesThe failure of Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey to stop the spread of misinformation on their massive platforms benefits the Republican party.
< Strategy, Nordic, Prof G, Scott Galloway, Tech, Contributor, contributor 2019, Opinion, Twitter, Facebook, Senate, Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, Juliana Kaplan >
- Business Insider 22:07October 30, 2020Facebook leans red, TikTok trends blue, and YouTube is a swing state: Here's how social media usage is linked to the 2020 electionThose who post on Facebook at least once a week are the most likely to back Trump, while daily Twitter users are the most heavily linked to Biden.
< Politics, Election 2020, 2020 election, INSIDER Data, polling, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Social Media, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, BI Graphics >
- Business Insider 14:57October 30, 2020Twitter plunges 17% after posting a major slump in daily active users in the third-quarterWhile the company delivered better-than-expected revenue for the quarter, it fell fall short on user growth.
< Markets, Tech Insider, Twitter, Tech, Market Movements, Q3 Earnings, Daily Active Users, user growth, stock price, Stocks, Markets >
- Life.ru 13:30October 30, 2020Репортаж RT о выборах в США отметили в Twitter как вводящий в заблуждениеСоцсеть отключила возможность делать ретвиты. Читать далее...
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- Huffington Post UK 09:00October 30, 202019 Parent Tweets That Sum Up The Dubious Joys Of Half Term
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- Guardian 08:00October 30, 2020Here are all the steps social media made to combat misinformation. Will it be enough?Tech platforms have an increased responsibility with increasing threats from conspiracy theories, the government – and even the presidentFour years ago, foreign actors leveraged social media to interfere in the US presidential election. This year, too, misinformation is among the greatest threats to American democracy, experts warn. With conspiracy theories such as QAnon flourishing, a president who regularly uses social media platforms to demonize his opponents or spread falsehoods about the election process, and a federal government that has done little to combat foreign election interference online, tech platforms’ responsibility in the 2020 election process has only grown. Continue reading...
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- Business Insider 00:19October 30, 2020Twitter's Q3 earnings just blew past Wall Street's expectations with $936 million in revenue, but user growth majorly slumpedTwitter's user growth fell far short of analysts' expectations, with a reported 187 million daily active users compared to 195 million.
< Tech Insider, Twitter, Earnings, Jack Dorsey >
- Breitbart News 22:57October 29, 2020Former George Mason Prof. Says Americans Should 'Topple' Govt if Trump WinsA former adjunct professor at George Mason University ignited a backlash on Twitter this week when he argued that Americans need to "actively topple" the government if Donald Trump wins November's presidential election.
< Education, Politics, Tech, Academic Insanity, Donald Trump, George Mason University, Twitter >
- Breitbart News 21:39October 29, 2020Jack Dorsey Falsely Claimed Twitter Never Censored President TrumpDuring a hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee yesterday, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey alleged that his platform had never censored President Trump, a claim which is provably false.
< 2020 Election, Politics, Tech, Censorship, Donald Trump, Free Speech Online, Jack Dorsey, Masters of the Universe, Twitter >
- Breitbart News 19:51October 29, 2020NY Post: Twitter Is Blackmailing AmericaFollowing Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's appearance before the Senate, the New York Post says that the social media platform is running a "protection racket," dictating what Americans can see and read and what media companies must do to reach the public on its platform in a "blackmail operation."
< Media, Politics, Tech, Free Speech Online, Jack Dorsey, Masters of the Universe, New York Post, Twitter >
- Breitbart News 19:33October 29, 2020Twitter Warns Breitbart Reporter over Violating Pakistani Law with Mohammed CartoonsTwitter has informed a Breitbart News Network reporter that the social network had received a "request from Pakistan" regarding two tweets related to Charlie Hebdo cartoons which allegedly "violates the law(s) of Pakistan", advising the journalist to "take appropriate action to protect your interests".
< Asia, London / Europe, Tech, charlie hebdo, Mohammed Cartoons, Pakistan, Twitter, United Kingdom >
- Breitbart News 18:37October 29, 2020Report: U.S. Border Chief Mark Morgan Locked Out of Twitter Account for Border Wall PostAccording to the Federalist, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Mark Morgan was locked out of his Twitter account for a tweet celebrating the success of the U.S. southern border wall.
< Immigration, Politics, Tech, Border Wall, Free Speech Online, Illegal Immigrants, Jack Dorsey, Ken Cuccinelli, Mark Morgan, Masters of the Universe, Twitter >
- Business Insider 15:36October 29, 2020The wild life of billionaire Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who eats one meal a day, has faced attempted oustings, and had to defend his company in front of CongressDorsey dates models, takes ice baths, and has appeared in front of Congress multiple times to be grilled on accusations of bias.
< Tech Insider, Life, Advertising, Strategy, Features, Jack Dorsey, Square, Fabulous Life, Twitter, Silicon Valley, Tech, Section 230 >
- Business Insider 22:34October 28, 2020Republicans used a Senate hearing to criticize tech CEOs for fact-checking Trump's posts before the electionDemocrat senators voiced concerns that tech companies would be too willing to bend to Republicans' wishes in the week leading up to the election.
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- Business Insider 22:12October 28, 2020Twitter's moderation policies are in place to protect the integrity of US elections, Jack Dorsey saysDorsey denied multiple times that Twitter had the power to influence elections during a Senate committee hearing on Section 230.
< Tech Insider, News, Politics, Jack Dorsey, Twitter, Election 2020, Section 230, Ron Johnson, Misinformation, Trump >
- Breitbart News 21:46October 28, 2020Twitter Declares 'Election Results Might Be Delayed'Twitter declared on Wednesday that, due to the rise in mail-in voting, there might be a delay in the announcement of the election results.
< 2020 Election, Politics, Tech, Donald Trump, Facebook, Jack Dorsey, Joe Biden, mail-in ballots, mail-in voting, Masters of the Universe, Twitter >
- Business Insider 20:21October 28, 2020Tech stocks lead the market lower amid disappointing Microsoft outlook and congressional hearing with industry CEOsShares of Twitter, Facebook, and Alphabet fell as much as 6%, 5%, and 5% in Wednesday trades, respectively.
< Markets, Stocks, Stock Market, technology stocks, Tech stocks, Investing, Finance, Trading, Markets, Mover, Movers, Microsoft, Microsoft earnings, earnings 2020, Section 230, Twitter, Facebook, Google >
- Business Insider 20:03October 28, 2020Jack Dorsey says the New York Post Twitter account will remain locked until it deletes the original tweet featuring its Hunter Biden storyDorsey spoke during a committee hearing on Section 230, the law that states tech firms cannot be held liable for content published on their platforms.
< Tech Insider, News, Politics, Jack Dorsey, Twitter, Ted Cruz, New York Post, Election 2020 >
- Breitbart News 19:54October 28, 2020Marsha Blackburn Calls Out Google CEO Sundar Pichai over Suppression of Breitbart NewsSen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) criticized Google's Sundar Pichai for suppressing the visibility of Breitbart News in Google search results during a hearing of the Senate Commerce Committee today. Pichai was present along with the CEOs of Twitter and Facebook.
< 2020 Election, Politics, Tech, Facebook, Free Speech Online, Google, Marsha Blackburn, Masters of the Universe, Twitter >
- Business Insider 19:51October 28, 2020Sen. Brian Schatz said the Senate's hearing with tech CEOs is a 'sham' and used his time to criticize Republicans rather than ask any questions"For the first time in 8 years in the United States Senate, I'm not going to use my time to ask any questions because this is nonsense," Schatz said.
< Tech Insider, Politics, News, Senate, tech companies, Section 230, Business News Desk, Brian Schatz, Jack Dorsey, Twitter, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Google, Alphabet, Sundar Pichai >
- Business Insider 18:10October 28, 2020Jack Dorsey once reportedly tried to give Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai a seat on Twitter's boardDorsey has admired Yousafzai for several years, calling her the person who inspires him the most in a 2015 interview with Recode.
< Tech Insider, Twitter, Jack Dorsey, Malala Yousafzai, DeRay Mckesson, Board of Directors >
- Observer 18:06October 28, 2020Big Tech CEOs Try to Save Their Businesses From Senators’ Anger Over ModerationLawmakers are looking to change a law that allows social media companies to set their own content rules.
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- Observer 18:06October 28, 2020Big Tech CEOs Try to Save Their Businesses From Senators’ Anger Over ModerationLawmakers are looking to change a law that allows social media companies to set their own content rules.
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- Breitbart News 17:32October 28, 2020Watch Live: Senate Hearings on Big Tech Election Interference with Google, Twitter, Facebook ExecsThe Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday about big tech's election interference and censorship practices.
< 2020 Election, Politics, Tech, Big Tech, Communications Decency Act, Facebook, Google, Jack Dorsey, Mark Zuckerberg, Marsha Blackburn, Masters of the Universe, Section 230, Senate, Senate Commerce Committee, Sundar Pichai, Twitter >
- Huffington Post UK 12:25October 28, 2020Kim Kardashian's 40th Birthday Island Getaway Tweets Inspire Ridiculous New Meme
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- Huffington Post UK 10:00October 28, 202025 Of The Funniest Tweets About Married Life
< Twitter, sex and relationships, Marriage, funny tweets, twitter, sex-and-relationships, marriage, funny-tweets, LIFE, lifestyle >
- Business Insider 23:19October 27, 2020Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey warn that stripping tech firms of Section 230 protections would harm free expression on the internetThe CEOs will appear before the Senate Wednesday as tensions rise between Big Tech and Republicans, who claim tech is biased against the right.
< Tech Insider, Politics, Twitter, Section 230, tech companies, Social Media >
- Mashable 23:18October 27, 2020Kim Kardashian's tasteless birthday photos instantly became a copypasta memeWhile millions of Americans are unemployed and draining their savings in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Kim Kardashian West jetted to a private island for her 40th birthday celebration.
In a Twitter thread, Kardashian West explained what safety precautions she and her guests took — as well as all the fun, exciting activities people who aren't worrying about next month's rent can do. After 2 weeks of multiple health screens and asking everyone to quarantine, I surprised my closest inner circle with a trip to a private island where we could pretend things were normal just for a brief moment in timepic.twitter.com/cIFP7Nv5bV
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) October 27, 2020 Read more...
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- Business Insider 22:36October 27, 2020Facebook and Google are back in the spotlight ahead of key earnings and a possibly testy congressional hearing. Here's what to expect during tech's big week.Three chief executives are set to testify before Congress and a slew of companies will report their third quarter earnings this week.
< Tech Insider, Tech, Antitrust, Facebook, Twitter, Google, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, Jack Dorsey >
- Business Insider 22:24October 27, 2020Obama mocked Trump for tweeting 'crazy things' as the president complained on Twitter that Fox News was airing his predecessor's speech"Our president of the United States retweeted a post that claimed the Navy SEALs didn't actually kill Bin Laden. Think about that," Obama said.
< Politics, News, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, 2020 election, Twitter >
- Business Insider 20:59October 27, 2020A top exec at a $1.8 billion hedge fund asked his followers for their favorite election trades. Here are the best responses.Some industry titans including Mike Novogratz and Raoul Pal chimed in, while other Twitter users replied with sardonic tips of their own.
< Markets, Markets, hedge fund, Joseph Mauro, Finance Twitter, Twitter, 2020 Elections, Market Outlook, election investing, Stock Market Outlook, Market Strategy, Mike Novogratz, Paul McNamara, Raoul Pal, twitter thread, 2020 Presidential Election, markets and election >
- Breitbart News 20:01October 27, 2020Twitter Censors Trump AGAIN - Multiple Warning Labels on Voter Fraud TweetTwitter disabled direct retweets of a tweet by President Donald Trump earlier today, the later in a long line of acts of censorship against the President and his administration, that have escalated in recent weeks. Taking its censorship of Trump to new levels, the platform requires users to click through a warning message, then look past several warning labels to follow its two-step quote retweet process.
< 2020 Election, Politics, Tech, Censorship, Donald Trump, Free Speech Online, Jack Dorsey, Masters of the Universe, Twitter >
- Business Insider 14:12October 27, 2020Twitter slapped yet another Trump tweet about mail-in voting with a 'misleading' label, and stopped other users from retweeting itTwitter will "significantly reduce" visibility of Trump's tweet "and people will not be able to like, reply or retweet it," a spokesperson said.
< Tech Insider, Donald Trump, Twitter, mail-in voting, Misinformation, Fact Check, Social Media, Section 230 >
- Breitbart News 18:47October 24, 2020GOP Rep. Byrne: Big Tech 'Crossed the Line Now, So They've Lost Me' -- 'We're Ready to Go Them'Representative Bradley Byrne (R-AL) once was apprehensive about regulating tech giants, like Facebook and Twitter. However, the latest episode involving the suppression of a New York Post story has made the Alabama congressman rethink his standing on that issue.
< Clips, Politics, Tech, Bradley Byrne, Facebook, FM Talk 106.5, Twitter >
- Breitbart News 22:53October 23, 2020Official Twitter 'Fact Check' Runs Cover for Biden FamilyTwitter published an official "fact check" about the Biden family's links to the Ukrainian energy company Burisma, claiming a "GOP-led report" found that Hunter Biden's position with the company "did not affect U.S. policy."
< 2020 Election, Politics, Tech, Free Speech Online, Hunter Biden, Jack Dorsey, Joe Biden, Masters of the Universe, Twitter >
- Huffington Post UK 21:45October 23, 2020Tory MP Suggests Free School Meals 'Effectively' Go To Crack Dens And Brothels
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- Business Insider 12:50October 23, 2020Twitter and the White House denied claims a hacker broke into Trump's account by guessing that his password was 'maga2020!'Twitter said it had seen "no evidence" President Donald Trump's account had been breached. The White House said the story was "absolutely not true."
< Tech Insider, Donald Trump, Twitter, Hack >
- Huffington Post UK 09:00October 23, 202035 Funny Tweets About Kids Busting Their Parents
< Twitter, life as a parent, how to raise a kid, twitter, life-as-a-parent, how-to-raise-a-kid, PARENTS, parents >
- Breitbart News 02:53October 23, 2020Election Meddling: Twitter Locks Account of Trump Campaign National Press Secretary Hogan GidleyTwo hours before the presidential debate, thirteen days before an election, and on the same day that Jack Dorsey received a subpoena from the Senate Judiciary Committee to answer for his platform's interference in the 2020 election, Twitter locked the account of the Trump campaign's national press secretary, Hogan Gidley.
< 2020 Election, Politics, Tech, Censorship, Donald Trump, Hogan Gidley, Masters of the Universe, Trump Campaign, Twitter >
- Huffington Post UK 21:23October 22, 20205 Times Journalists Thought They Were Scientists And Got It Wrong About Coronavirus
< uk news, coronavirus, Health News, Twitter, chris bryant, Herd immunity, allison pearson, False positives and false negatives, Mark Dolan, news, health-news, twitter, chris-bryant, herd-immunity, allison-pearson, false-positives-and-false-negatives, mark-dolan, NEWS >
- Breitbart News 19:13October 22, 2020Senate Judiciary Committee Subpoenas Twitter, Facebook for Censorship PracticesThe Senate Judiciary Committee subpoenaed Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Thursday for their censorship practices.
< Politics, Tech, Facebook, Google, Jack Dorsey, Mark Zuckerberg, Masters of the Universe, Section 230, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, Senate, Senate Judiciary Committee, Sundar Pichai, Twitter >
- Huffington Post UK 19:08October 22, 2020Donald Trump's Twitter Account Was Hacked Using The Password 'Maga2020!'
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- Mashable 18:48October 22, 2020Republicans vote to subpoena Facebook, Twitter CEOs in the wake of Hunter Biden storyNext Wednesday, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai will testify before the Senate Commerce Committee about their policies on misinformation, moderation, and bias in tech.
When that hearing is over, however, it won’t be too long before Zuckerberg and Dorsey find themselves back in the hot seat.
That’s because the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to subpoena the two social media founders on Thursday. The 12-0 decision consisted solely of Republicans, as Democrats on the committee boycotted the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, where this vote took place. Read more...More about Facebook, Twitter, Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, and Congressional Hearing
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- Huffington Post UK 09:00October 22, 202018 Tweets That Speak To An Introvert's Core
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- Breitbart News 06:13October 22, 2020Joe Biden: 'America Was an Idea'"America was an idea." Former Vice President Joe Biden tweeted that statement Wednesday evening, describing the country he wishes to lead -- in the past tense.
< 2020 Election, Politics, America, Declaration of Independence, Joe Biden, Twitter >
- Breitbart News 04:18October 22, 2020Twitter Allows Rachel Maddow and an Army of Leftists to Spread Rudy Giuliani MisinformationIn another sign that Big Tech's rules on "disinformation" only run one-way, Twitter failed to act on a viral message posted on its platform containing a doctored image purporting to be a text message between Rudy Giuliani and Ivanka Trump. Rachel Maddow and an army of Twitter verified leftists spread the image, which deleted after the student that originally tweeted it called it a "parody."
< 2020 Election, Politics, Tech, Censorship, Ivanka Trump, Masters of the Universe, misinformation, Rudy Giuliani, Twitter >
- Business Insider 01:11October 22, 2020US Army base claims its Twitter account was hacked after suggestively tweeting at an OnlyFans creator"Our account was hacked. We apologize to our followers," the US Army's Ft. Bragg said on Twitter before the account appear to be deactivated.
< Military & Defense, Tech Insider, Politics, Entertainment, Fort Bragg, Ft. Bragg, OnlyFans, U.S. Army, Twitter >
- Breitbart News 20:23October 21, 2020Twitter Changes Retweet Functionality to Add 'Friction' Before ElectionSocial media site Twitter is reportedly altering how retweets work on its platform ahead of the November presidential election in an attempt to prevent the spread of what it considers "misinformation" on the platform. The company hopes that adding "friction," or extra clicks, will slow down the virality of content like the New York Post Biden bombshells the company clumsily censored last week.
< 2020 Election, Politics, Tech, Censorship, Donald Trump, Free Speech Online, Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Masters of the Universe, Twitter >
