Category: Twitter

‘OurMine’ group hijacks Twitter accounts for Olympics and FC Barcelona

Post author By Randall
Post date February 15, 2020
Categories In fc barcelona, gear, Hack, Internet, ioc, olympics, ourmine, Security, Social Media, social network, social networking, Sports, Tech, Twitter

[ad_1] The social network said it locked down the accounts and was “working closely” with partners to restore them. The International Olympic Committee said it was “investigating a potential breach” into the accounts, while FC Barcelona said it would run a “cybersecurity audit” that included reviewing its “protocols and links with third-party tools.” These aren’t […]

‘OurMine’ group briefly hijacked Facebook’s Twitter and Instagram accounts

Post author By Randall
Post date February 7, 2020
Categories In Entertainment, Facebook, Instagram, khoros, ourmine, Security, Tech, Twitter

[ad_1] After Jack Dorsey’s account was taken over by hackers (more than once), social media account takeovers can’t get much bigger, but now Facebook itself has become a victim. The same “OurMine” hackers who sent messages from a bunch of NFL team accounts and @ESPN ahead of the Super Bowl apparently accessed Facebook’s accounts on […]

Twitter doesn’t want to call its users ‘users’ anymore

Post author By Randall
Post date February 6, 2020
Categories In earnings, financials, fy 2019, gear, Internet, q4, q4 2019, Tech, Twitter, users

[ad_1] It’s part of an initiative to make Twitter a happier, cuddlier place to be, with the usual boast that it’s shrunk the number of “unhealthy” tweets on the service. That includes a 27 percent decline in “bystander reports,” on Tweets that violate the company’s code of conduct. Much of that is down to machine-learning […]

Twitter bans deepfakes that are ‘likely to cause harm’

Post author By Randall
Post date February 4, 2020
Categories In deepfake, gear, Internet, label, misinformation, Mobile, public safety, rules, Security, Tech, tweets, Twitter

[ad_1] When determining if the media has been deceptively altered, Twitter will consider factors like whether a real person has been fabricated. It may flag content if visual or auditory info (like dubbing) has been added or removed. It will also judge the context and whether the deepfake is likely to impact public safety or […]

Twitter admits ‘bad actors’ exploited phone number matching feature

Post author By Randall
Post date February 3, 2020
Categories In fake accounts, gear, Security, Tech, Twitter

[ad_1] We recently discovered an issue that allowed bad actors to match a specific phone number with the corresponding accounts on Twitter. We quickly corrected this issue and are sorry this happened. You can learn more about our investigation here: https://t.co/Z6Q4geQ8jo — Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) February 3, 2020 The company says that after suspending the […]

Twitter's anti-spam rules foiled Planters' Super Bowl stunt

Post author By Randall
Post date February 3, 2020
Categories In baby nut, ban, gear, Internet, kraft heinz, mr. peanut, planters, Social Media, social network, social networking, Tech, Twitter

[ad_1] Planters is learning that there is such a thing as being too thirsty for social media stardom. Twitter has suspended three accounts tied to Baby Nut, the resurrected Mr. Peanut mascot that made his debut during the Super Bowl, for violating policies… [ad_2] Source link

Twitter bans financial site Zero Hedge over false coronavirus claims

Post author By Randall
Post date February 2, 2020
Categories In abuse, coronavirus, doxxing, gear, harassment, health, Internet, medicine, Social Media, social network, social networking, Tech, Twitter, zero hedge

[ad_1] In a statement, Twitter said only that it had banned Zero Hedge for violating the social network’s “platform manipulation policy.” However, Zero Hedge said it had received a notice on Friday that it was violating Twitter policies against “abuse and harassment.” Twitter had warned in late January that it would ban accounts involved in […]

Twitter’s new reply layout for iOS makes conversations easier to follow

Post author By Randall
Post date February 1, 2020
Categories In gear, ios, Mobile, nested, replies, Tech, threaded, Twitter, twttr

[ad_1] We’ve given conversations a makeover on iOS. When people you follow are in a conversation, you’ll see their replies in a new way in your Home timeline. This new layout makes it easier to see who’s replying to who so you can join in on relevant conversations. pic.twitter.com/xNmnAtQFeI — Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) January 31, […]

Twitter launches Facebook-like reaction emojis for DMs

Post author By Randall
Post date January 23, 2020
Categories In gear, Internet, Mobile, reaction, Tech, Twitter

[ad_1] You can easily react to a DM by clicking or tapping on the heart-plus icon that appears right next to a message. Double-tapping messages brings up the emoji panel, as well. The recipient will get a notification if you react to their DM, and they’ll get your reaction as a text reply if they’re […]

Your online activity is now effectively a social ‘credit score’

Post author By Randall
Post date January 17, 2020
Categories In airbnb, bad password, badpassword, bias, business, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, Instagram, Internet, Lgbtq, morality police, opinion, orwellian, personal computing, personalcomputing, policing, Security, services, sex, sex workers, social credit, Social Media, Tech, trooly, Twitter

[ad_1] Despite that, Instagram kicked her off all three accounts, saying her behavior on Twitter violated Instagram’s sexually suggestive content guidelines. On Twitter, Ms. Ward — as The Naked Philanthropist — offered a privately-sent nude photo to those who provided verifiable proof of donation to organizations including Australian Red Cross and The Koala Hospital. Her […]