The benchmark S&P 500 index rose on Monday, boosted by megacap tech and growth stocks and a surge in Twitter after Elon Musk revealed his stake in the company, amid cautionary signals in the bond market and talk of more sanctions against Russia over Ukraine. Defensive sectors, such as utilities and healthcare, lagged. Shares of […]
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Nigeria will lift a ban on Twitter from midnight after the social media platform agreed to open a local office, among other agreements with authorities in the West African country, a senior government official said on Wednesday. The Nigerian government suspended Twitter on June 4 after it removed a post from President Muhammadu Buhari that […]
Newly named Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has emerged from behind the scenes to take over one of Silicon Valley’s highest-profile and politically volatile jobs. But his prior lack of name recognition coupled with a solid technical background appears to be what some big company backers were looking for to lead Twitter out of its current […]
Britain’s Prince Harry has sharply attacked the failure of social media companies to challenge hate online, revealing that he warned the chief executive of Twitter ahead of the Jan. 6 Capitol riots that the site was being used to stage political unrest. Harry made the comments Tuesday in an online panel on misinformation in California. […]
Microblogging company, Twitter Inc., announced on Wednesday its proposals of developing a crypto team to implement the needed measures on the platform to help users earn and accept cryptocurrency payments. Branded as “Twitter Crypto,” the team will look into diversified ways to assist creators in accepting Bitcoin for payments, and different approaches to implementing blockchain […]
Twitter is finally responding to user’s infamous request, adding a “soft block” feature. While the feature was in the testing phase earlier last month, the micro blogging site is finally ready to add the option “Remove this follower” right next to your followers’ names. To get there, you’ll have to head to your profile, click followers, then click on the three-dot menu […]
One feature is being dropped from Twitter’s live broadcast tool, but it’s at the expense of ensuring better video quality. Users won’t be able to invite guests to join a video broadcast before going live. While the feature that saw tremendous popularity since its launch in March 2020 will no longer allow you to invite family or friends, users can still post in the broadcast chat or send emojis as a way […]
Almost 8 months following Twitter’s permanent ban of Former President Donald Trump from the platform, the ex-commander-in-chief is pleading his case to a federal judge to bring him back to the micro-blogging site. According to the complaint filed in the Southern District of Florida on Friday, Donald Trump is arguing that Twitter, “coerced by members […]
Twitter said Monday it will pay $809.5 million to settle a consolidated class action lawsuit alleging that the company misled investors about how much its user base was growing and how much users interacted with its platform. The San Francisco company said the proposed settlement, which must still be signed off by a judge, resolves […]
It’s a good day for Twitter users around the world, as the micro-blogging site has begun testing a number of features, including edge-to-edge media in tweets on iOS as well as incorporating the option to remove a follower without blocking them. According to The Verge, Twitter is testing a feature that will enhance user’s experience […]