[ad_1] Twitter Prior to this update, Twitter allowed users to opt out of data sharing that enabled Twitter to tell advertisers how users interacted with ads for mobile apps, and share some “non-public” information like device identifiers. Now, most Twitter users have no choice whether or not that data is shared with Twitter’s advertisers. Those […]
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E3 will return June 15th, 2021
[ad_1] You won’t be completely out of luck if you’re eager for gaming news in late spring. On top of Microsoft’s online Xbox event, IGN is orchestrating an event this June with numerous major developers and platform creators, including Amazon, Google, 2K Games, Sega and Square Enix. While we wouldn’t count on an abundance of […]
Twitter is rushing to verify health experts
[ad_1] But despite the push, verification remains an opaque process. Twitter’s support page lists its verification program as “on hold,” which has been the case since 2017. And more recent guidance for health officials is somewhat vague. The company said health experts who wish to become verified should ensure they have an official email address […]
LeVar Burton will read to you live on Twitter starting this week
[ad_1] If, like a lot of people, you’re trying to find ways to fill time while stuck inside, LeVar Burton may just have something to help. In one of the few pleasant surprises of the coronavirus pandemic, the former Star Trek star and Reading Rainbow icon announced he’s taking the premise of his popular podcast, […]
Can Twitter survive when no one can go outside?
[ad_1] One of the ‘joys’ of covering Twitter’s financial presentations is the conference call that takes place afterward. CEO Jack Dorsey and CFO Ned Segal answer questions from analysts at big American banks about things like CAC and Run-Rate. One common theme is how much weight Twitter puts in events, which Segal says drive’s Twitter’s […]
Twitter will verify more health experts to fight coronavirus misinformation
[ad_1] The update comes as Twitter has taken more aggressive steps to beat back a wave of hoaxes and other disinformation that’s spread on social media in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The company previously announced it would ban tweets spreading fake cures or other inaccurate pseudo-scientific information. Now, that effort is also extending […]
Twitter clamps down on coronavirus hoaxes and fake ‘experts’
[ad_1] Content that increases the chance that someone contracts or transmits the virus, including:– Denial of expert guidance– Encouragement to use fake or ineffective treatments, preventions, and diagnostic techniques– Misleading content purporting to be from experts or authorities — Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) March 18, 2020 Together, the new rules cover a wide variety of hoaxes […]
Twitter client Brizzly+ launches with ‘undo’ tweet feature
[ad_1] Among them: an “undo” feature that makes tweets editable (albeit with some caveats). With the service, which costs $6 a month, users can set a delay of up to 10 minutes before their tweets will publish. During this delay, they can go back and edit or undo the tweet entirely. While not an actual […]
Facebook and Twitter take down accounts linked to Russian troll farm
[ad_1] Though the social media accounts were using familiar tactics — spreading inflammatory memes in an effort to “sow discord” — the IRA went to new lengths to disguise its involvement. Rather than operating the accounts out of Moscow, as they did in 2016, the accounts were run by groups in Ghana and Nigeria, according […]
Twitter’s new rules require labels for ‘high-quality’ bots
[ad_1] The subject of bots has been particularly thorny for Twitter. The automated accounts are frequently used to spread spam and are favored tools of trolls looking to manipulate conversations or harass other Twitter users. That’s why the company started cracking down on “malicious automation” in 2018. At the same time, Twitter’s more creative users […]