[ad_1] The original video showed Biden saying: “Excuse me. We can only re-elect Donald Trump if in fact we get engaged in this circular firing squad here. It’s gotta be a positive campaign.” However, Scavino cut off the end of the video so it just said, “Excuse me. We can only re-elect Donald Trump.” Just […]
Category: Twitter
Hitting the Books: How an attempt at digital allyship fell flat
[ad_1] #HashtagActivism: Networks of Race and Gender Justiceby Sarah J. Jackson, Moya Bailey, Brooke Foucault Welles For people living in the margins of American society, Twitter’s ability to connect and amplify their voices offers unprecedented social and political opportunity. Hashtags like #BlackLivesMatter, #GirlsLikeUs, and #ICantBreathe have become rallying cries whose online impacts have resulted in […]
Twitter will delete hate speech related to age, disability and disease
[ad_1] The decision is part of an ongoing effort by the company to better protect its users. In 2018, people from approximately 30 countries sent in 8,000 responses to a survey the company conducted. The most consistent feedback the company got was that it needed to make the language of its harmful conduct policy clearer. […]
Twitter users on Android can now pin lists to their Home feeds
[ad_1] Lists have been a feature within Twitter for a long time, but they’re buried under menus, making them inconvenient to use. However, they can be a great way to find relevant information quickly now that they’re easily accessible. For example, a user could create a list of their favorite bands and quickly check if […]
Twitter verified a fake congressional candidate created by a teenager
[ad_1] The student, who is a minor and therefore must remain anonymous, submitted Andrew Walz’s information to a website called Ballotpedia, a non-profit that keeps track of American political candidates. Twitter partnered with the site last year to identify the official Twitter accounts of candidates and their campaigns. Once Ballotpedia passed Andrew Walz’s information on […]
Ninja’s Twitter account was hijacked
[ad_1] Not surprisingly, Ninja wasn’t fazed either. Besides deleting the tweets, he posted a video (below) blasting an “irrelevant” person for grasping in vain for popularity. “Same script every time,” he said, suggesting this wasn’t a particularly sophisticated hijack. The incident wasn’t the first for Ninja. In July of last year, scammers compromised his Instagram […]
Twitter suspends 70 accounts posting pro-Bloomberg content
[ad_1] Mike Bloomberg’s presidential campaign has been much shorter than his competitors and, so far, much louder. With a huge budget, it’s paid for posts by social media influencers as well as standard advertisements. However, the LA Times reports that on Friday, Twitter suspended some 70-odd accounts for breaking its rules against “against platform manipulation […]
Twitter tests labeling and correcting misleading tweets from politicians
[ad_1] Twitter emphasized to NBC News the feature is “one possible iteration” of a new anti-misinformation policy the company plans to implement on March 5th, the same day its recently announced ban on deepfakes goes into effect. “We’re exploring a number of ways to address misinformation and provide more context for tweets on Twitter,” a […]
Twitter makes it easier to thread your new tweets with older ones
[ad_1] You no longer have to go digging through your tweets to reply to one with an update. Twitter has added a feature that makes it easier to connect an in-progress tweet to an earlier post. When you’re writing your latest missive, you’ll just have to pull down to see earlier tweets and tap the […]
Twitter acquires Stories photo and video editor maker Chroma Labs
[ad_1] Thrilled to welcome the amazing @Chroma_Labs team including @picturejohn, @alexli, @joshuacharris to @Twitter. They’ll join our product, design, and eng teams working to give people more creative ways to express themselves on Twitter 🎨💬 — Kayvon Beykpour (@kayvz) February 18, 2020 Chroma Labs has also announced on Twitter that it’s shutting down its business […]