Twitter is an online social networking service and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based messages of up to 140 characters, known as "tweets". Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and by July, the social networking site was launched. The service rapidly gained worldwide popularity, with over 500 million registered users as of 2012, generating over 340 million tweets daily and handling over 1.6 billion search queries per day.
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You influence recommendation algorithms just as much as they influence you — here's how
Have you ever watched a video or movie because YouTube or Netflix recommended it to you? Or added a friend on Facebook from ...
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Twitter confirms Holocaust denial is banned on its platform, too
Twitter today followed Facebook's lead in confirming that yes, it will remove any post on the site that denies or distorts ...
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NY watchdog attacks Twitter over 'jarringly easy' Bitcoin scam hack
New York's Department of Financial Services has called on the government to regulate social media giants in response to Twitter's ...
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Twitter will soon call you out for retweeting articles you haven't actually read
Back in June, Twitter began testing a feature that would prompt users to read an article before they retweet it. Because, ...
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Twitter will now prompt high-profile political accounts to ramp up security
A select group of Congress members, government officials, and journalists will soon start receiving notifications to improve ...
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Trump accuses Twitter of promoting negative stories about him
Trump claims Twitter is tweaking the algorithms behind its trending topics to make him look bad. It's surely the only possible ...
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Twitter will soon have automated captions for audio and video
You won't have to skip past clips on Twitter simply because you forgot your earbuds — the service is working automated ...
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Hackers took over Indian PM website's Twitter account to clear their name in Paytm Mall breach
In the wee hours of the morning, a bunch of attackers, identifying themselves as “John Wick,” took over a Twitter account linked ...
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New algorithm can identify misogyny on Twitter
Researchers from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia have developed an algorithm that detects tweets ...
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Twitter's new API encourages devs to craft powerful third-party apps and useful bots
Twitter's had a rocky relationship with third-party developers creating apps on top of the service. Over the years, it has ...
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Algorithm reveals which new emoji Twitter users most desire
Researchers from the Haslam College of Business and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville are tracking the most requested ...
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Twitter says this new app for copying others' timelines violates its rules — but it may live on
If you've ever wanted to know what someone else's Twitter timeline is like, you'd have to replicate their 'following' list, ...
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Dear Twitter, can we get encrypted DMs already?
We don't need any more signals that enabling end-to-end encryption for DMs is the logical next step for Twitter in the evolution ...
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130 Twitter accounts were targeted by hackers in the grand Bitcoin scam
Yesterday was probably one of the busiest days for Twitter's security team, as a hacker managed to get hold of high-profile ...
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The giant Twitter hack is being investigated by the FBI
Yesterday, Twitter saw its most brazen hack ever, in which one or more hackers were able to access the accounts of some ...
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Everything we know about how Twitter’s biggest hack went down
If you're waking up just now like me, all of us missed Twitter's most dramatic and biggest hack of all time. Here's what ...
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Dataminr helped police surveil BLM protestors using their tweets
AI startup Dataminr helped law enforcement surveil the ongoing protests against police violence by analyzing tweets about ...
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Here's how Facebook found disinformation networks tied to Bolsonaro and Roger Stone
Facebook has taken down four disinformation networks focused on domestic politics. Here's how they operated, according to ...
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Twitter's new secret project is a subscription platform
A Twitter job listing suggests a team called Gryphon is working on a secret project: a subscription platform built into Twitter ...
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Social media etiquette 101 for businesspeople: The dos and don’ts
Social media etiquette is important if you want to do business online. Here's everything you need to know to succeed across ...
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Twitter introduces 'voice tweets' because sometimes 280 characters aren't enough
Twitter may have doubled tweet lengths for user rants and quips back in 2017, but sometimes even 280 characters isn't enough ...
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Twitter test guilts you for retweeting unread articles
A new feature from Twitter would essentially ask users if they're sure they'd like to retweet an article if they haven't ...
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Twitter's relaunching the 'blue checkmark' verification process
Twitter confirmed it's bringing back the verification application -- meaning anyone can apply for a blue checkmark. It's ...
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After Trump, Twitter hides Rep. Matt Gaetz's tweet for glorifying violence
Last week, Twitter hid US President Donald Trump's tweet over threatening Minnesota protestors with military action. The ...
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Twitter now lets you schedule tweets — here's how
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...
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Donald Trump is threatening to punish Twitter. Here's why everyone should take this seriously
US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday afternoon declaring social media companies to ...
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Automating your social media posts could hurt your startup's online presence
It’s the 21st century and automation sits on the brim of just about everything in business — customer service, development, ...
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Twitter's new test feature asks you to mind your language
Fuck you Twitter. If you're going to write something like this in a reply to a tweet, the social network might soon ...
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'Strava Wankers' pokes fun at the worst people in society — tryhards
Since lockdown measures have forced gyms to shut, many are exercising outside. The side effect is that everyone is now on ...
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Twitter is winding down its SMS-based system for delivering tweets
Twitter is shutting down its service that let you use the social network over text messages. Twitter was originally built ...
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AI study of Twitter bots reveals boredom is what separates us from machines
Our horrible attention spans distinguish us from bots, according to University of Southern California study of human and ...
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7 tweets that show what it's REALLY like to work from home
We took to Twitter to find out what it's really like to work from home and here's what we've found!
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How to use Chrome's media controls to easily switch between videos and podcasts
This is how you use Chrome's media control button to switch between YouTube, Netflix, and Spotify content without juggling ...
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What the world’s biggest tech companies are doing to fight coronavirus
Coronavirus is having a ripple effect on every part of the world. Here's what the biggest tech companies are doing to help. ...
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White House asks Silicon Valley for AI solutions to coronavirus
White House officials called on the tech sector to help combat the coronavirus with AI in a meeting with Silicon Valley heavyweights ...
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Facebook warns misleading video of Biden supporting Trump is 'partly false'
Shortly after Twitter began labeling misleading political videos, Facebook is following suit with its own disclaimer on such ...
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Jack Dorsey still Twitter's CEO thanks to billion-dollar hedge fund deal
Jack Dorsey will continue to serve as Twitter's CEO after the social media giant signed major deals with two influential ...
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Trump's retweet with doctored Biden video earns Twitter's first 'manipulated media' label
Last month, Twitter released a set of rules to identify and label tweets with manipulated media, as a way of battling misinformation ...
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SXSW has officially been canceled amid coronavirus concerns
South by Southwest, the huge music, technology, and film festival in Austin, has been canceled for the first time in 34 years. ...
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Twitter expands hate speech guidelines to include disability, illness, and age
Twitter today updated its rules on hate speech to include dehumanizing language against several new groups of people -- specifically ...
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It’s 2020 — so you may as well learn to pitch from a Twitter bot
@infconference generates ridiculous panel topics for a 'never-ending tech confrence' — but it can teach you more than you ...
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Twitter is working on its version of Stories and we're already over it
Twitter is testing a feature called "Fleets," text updates that vanish after 24 hours. After all this time, we fail to see ...
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Twitter's new stakeholder reportedly wants to remove CEO Jack Dorsey
Twitter's new stakeholder, activist investor Elliott Management, reportedly wants to remove CEO Jack Dorsey. It's nominated ...
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Hackers send cryptocurrency exchange offline with DDoS attacks
Two cryptocurrency exchanges have disclosed being hit by powerful DDoS attacks in the same day, with one suffering outages ...
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How to see where you're logged in on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
You should always know what devices have access to your social media platforms. Here's how you can check -- and log out if ...
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Twitter tests labeling and correcting 'harmfully misleading' tweets by politicians
The 2016 election was a watershed moment for the spread of misinformation online, so social networks have been exploring ...
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How to use Twitter's new 'Continue Thread' feature
Twitter is now rolling out an option that allows users to continue older threads with new tweets. Here's how you can do it. ...
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Reddit is down right now [Update: It's coming back up]
Nope, you're not the only one. Reddit is currently experiencing technical difficulties, with swathes of users reporting being ...
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Instagram is testing a way to display posts in chronological order
In 2016, Instagram began messing with users' feeds, much to fans' chagrin. The posts they would see from the accounts they ...
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The UK has no idea how to handle 'harmful content' — and that's bad for free speech
The UK government is considering offloading its responsibility to moderate content to Facebook and Twitter — that's a terrible, ...
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Twitter posts first billion-dollar quarterly revenue despite political ad controversy
Jack Dorsey's Twitter generated over a billion dollars in revenue for the very first time last quarter, as its monetizable ...
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Apple now allows you to make universal purchases for Mac and iOS apps
It's quite annoying when you have to pay two times to use the same app on Mac and iOS. Thankfully, you won't have to do that ...
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Twitter's default settings could be exposing identifying information
Twitter recently disclosed an “incident” in how the service handles phone numbers. The announcement declared that it ...
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Twitter's new manipulated media rules leave a lot of gray area
Last year, deepfake technology emerged as a dangerous form of technology, and social networks were scrambling around to form ...
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Moonday Mornings: Twitter adds custom Bitcoin emoji
Hello Forkers, welcome to Moonday Mornings! Hard Fork's wrap-up of the weekend's top cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines ...
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Twitter now lets you report voter suppression -- here's how
Twitter rolled out a new reporting option that allows users to report political misinformation. Here's how you can do that ...
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You can now bother Google for tech support with #AndroidHelp
No, it's not a scam: Google is now officially providing tech support for Android-related questions over Twitter. Just use ...
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How to add people to Twitter lists without notifying them
Twitter lists are useful, but you might not want the people on the list to get a notification. Here's how to use private ...
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Xbox Series X photos allegedly leak on Twitter
We might have finally gotten our first look at the next-generation Xbox Series X -- via a leak on Twitter. And it looks about ...
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Don’t update Twitter for Android — it crashes (but you can fix it)
Twitter has advised users against downloading the to the latest version of the app on Android because it crashes. Here's ...
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Leaked trailer offers a new look at Godfall, the first game announced for PS5
We already saw a teaser in December, but there's now leaked footage of Godfall — the first announced game for PlayStation ...
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Jack Dorsey on Twitter's edit button: "We'll probably never do it"
The edit button, a feature just about every avid Twitter user has wanted at some point, will probably never become a reality. ...
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Twitter is experimenting with new solutions to reduce toxicity
One of the biggest challenges Twitter has right now is to reduce abuse and bullying on its platform. Last week, the company's ...
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Twitter lets pedophiles publicly discuss their sexual 'attraction to minors,' scholar argues
Twitter's guidelines allows discussion about “attraction towards minors” as long as “they don’t promote or glorify ...
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Twitter will soon let you control who replies to your tweets
In order to curb online bullying and harassment, Twitter will soon let you control who can reply to your tweets. Speaking ...
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The new PS5 logo is what it looks like when a company gives up
Sony has released the new PS5 logo and it's... almost identical to the PS4. Is this a bad thing? Well, that depends on what ...
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Dodgy Google Chrome extension reportedly causes $16K crypto theft
A malicious Google Chrome extension has reportedly cost one user Ledger user around $16,000 worth of the cryptocurrency Zcash. ...
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Crypto exchange Poloniex forces users to change passwords after data leak
Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex is forcing its users to reset passwords after a list of email addresses and passwords was ...
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Alleged Bitcoin extortionist extradited to US for ties to 'Dark Overload' hacker crew
An alleged member of “The Dark Overload,” hacking group — which demanded Bitcoin ransom payments from victims — ...
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Twitter scumbags scam 64-year-old lady out of $158K Bitcoin fortune
Two men have pleaded guilty to defrauding a 64-year-old woman out of more than $158,000 worth of Bitcoin.
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13 fun Bitcoin and blockchain tweets that epitomize this wild industry
As another year draws to a close in the world of Bitcoin and blockchain, we’ve decided to look back at some of our favorite ...
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Twitter in 2019: Chaos, K-Pop, and the egg that captured our hearts and minds
Twitter today released its data what's proved the most popular on the site in 2019. If you've been on Twitter regularly for ...
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Byte Me #10: Very old dildos, deadly lipstick, and a tanned asshole
Welcome back to Byte Me, our feminist newsletter that makes everyone mad <3
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Twitter to introduce stricter content NSFW guidelines — worrying adult content creators
Twitter, a platform that tolerates sexual expression, has joined the censorship-ranks by changing its guidelines around its ...
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Reddit's DataIsBeautiful is sick of bar chart races — so it's banning them
The moderator team of Reddit's DataIsBeautiful community has been getting an avalanche of spammy race charts, so it's temporarily ...
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Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger are down — go back to work
Yep, it's not just you: Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger are all down right now — and nobody knows why. Find something ...
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Legendary Bitcoin contributor Hal Finney’s Twitter profile is safe — for now
Bitcoin fans can rest easy as Twitter has backpedalled on its plans to purge inactive accounts until it can figure out how ...
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Twitter delays deleting inactive accounts to decide how to respect dead users
Yesterday, news broke that Twitter would begin to get rid of accounts that hadn't been used in over six months, starting ...
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Twitter will delete inactive accounts starting December
Twitter is going to start getting rid of derelict accounts. The company sent warning emails to users who haven't been using ...
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You can now hide replies to your tweets — here's how
Today, Twitter rolled out the feature globally, giving you “more control over your conversations” with the ability to ...
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PSA: Twitter finally ditches SMS for two-factor authentication
Twitter is finally allowing users to enroll for two-factor authentication (2FA) without requiring a phone number.
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These songs inspired by Trump's handwritten quid pro quo defense are peak Twitter
The Twitter-verse is alive with the sound of music that was inspired by the most unusual of lyricists: US President Donald ...
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Google finally takes a stance on political ads with microtargeting restrictions
Google has announced a crack down on political ads that limits advertisers from targeting ads based on voters' political ...
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Hackers inject 'coin-stealing' malware into official Monero cryptocurrency wallet
Privacy-focused cryptocurrency Monero has warned users that hackers compromised its official website after a coin stealer. ...
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Unlike Facebook, Snapchat will fact-check political ads
In an interview with CNBC, Evan Spiegel, Snapchat's CEO, said his company will fact-check and review all ads on the platform, ...
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey attends Bitcoin meetup in Ghana
Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey has attended a Bitcoin meetup in Ghana just weeks after he invested in a cryptocurrency ...
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We reviewed the hate tweets that 'dark mode' fans sent us
We wrote an unpopular opinion article about dark mode that was, well, unpopular. So we reviewed some of the hate tweets we ...
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Facebook is secretly using your iPhone's camera as you scroll your feed
iPhone owners, beware. It appears Facebook might be actively using your camera without your knowledge while you're scrolling ...
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Here's how you can see all quoted replies to a tweet
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...
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The EU is coming after big tech again — this time for political ads
The EU is said to be considering new political ad regulations so that "people know who is behind the campaigning, who pays ...
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How a ban on political ads is the second best gift Twitter ever gave Trump
The climate crisis is a heavily partisan issue in US politics. Thought it's not a hard-and-fast rule, most Democrats believe ...
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Twitter makes it easy to follow specific topics rather than users
Twitter can be extremely useful for keeping up to date with the latest news around various topics, but to do so you have ...
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Facebook spelled 'password' wrong in new Instagram renders
Hundreds of brand designers and communications reps worked on Facebook's new look — and nobody spotted this embarassing ...
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Jack Dorsey: Twitter will stop all political ads next month
Twitter is making a big change to how it handles political ads: It's getting rid of them altogether (with very few exceptions). ...
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says "hell no" to joining Facebook's Libra 'cryptocurrency'
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has said the popular microblogging site will never join Facebook’s controversial ‘cryptocurrency’ ...
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Instagram is testing a feature to clean up your pity follows
We've all been there: You meet someone who wants to stay in touch later, but you don’t want to share your number with them. ...
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Facebook’s Libra ‘cryptocurrency’ is turning into a soap opera — and it's gonna be a long season
Facebook’s controversial ‘cryptocurrency’ project is turning into a bit of a soap opera, starring the tech giant and ...
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Twitter details what world leaders would have to do to be banned
Twitter today revealed its list of rules specific to world leaders, and exactly what they can and can't do. It also revealed ...
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Facebook's ‘cryptocurrency’ Libra unveils official backers, but its future is still uncertain
Facebook has managed to officially sign up 21 organizations to its Libra Association following several high-profile departures ...
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Disney reveals its Disney+ launch titles in the mother of all Twitter threads
Disney today revealed the titles its bringing to Disney+, its streaming service. And by "revealed," we mean one-by-one, on ...
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Twitter says it used your 2FA info to advertise by accident
Twitter today revealed it may have misappropriated its users private info by giving it to advertisers. The information in ...
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NBA stands to lose billions as China lashes out over tweet supporting Hong Kong
The NBA boasts some 600 million fans in China and rakes in billions of dollars from lucrative TV and merchandising contracts ...
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US detains Bitcoin fraudster to prevent him from escaping to Canada
A Canadian man alleged to have conned an Oregonian woman out of $230,000 worth of Bitcoin is being held in prison so that ...
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This AI researcher is fighting unsolicited dick pics... with more dicks
After waking up to yet another unsolicited dick pic, a developer decided to create a tool that will automatically detect ...
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Twitter's refusal to dox a cow stymies Republican's $250M lawsuit
US Rep. Devin Nunes can't seem to catch a break. First, despite his memo blaming Obama and the FBI for all the evils in the ...
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Samsung says Galaxy Fold will run 'hundreds' of optimized apps at launch
Samsung's Galaxy Fold was delayed so much we were beginning to think it wouldn't even come out this year. Luckily that all ...
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PSA: You can use emoji to easily find the right GIF to use on Twitter, WhatsApp, and more
GIFs are great for punctuating your tweets and message replies. Here's a simple trick to find the right one real quick, using ...
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's account has been hacked
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's had his account hacked. Several tweets have been sent from his verified @Jack account, many of ...
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Gaming's 'MeToo' moment continues as more women come forward
After the initial wave, more and more women in gaming are coming forward with stories of abuse and inappropriate behavior ...
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Google plays politics with China as it quietly bans state-sponsored YouTube accounts
Google yesterday announced it'd banned 210 YouTube accounts “related to the ongoing protests in Hong Kong” and the discovery ...
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Meet the brave devs trying to take Dogecoin beyond the meme
Hard Fork spoke with devs Ross Nicoll and Michi Lumin about what it takes to take Dogecoin beyond its meme and build it into ...
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4chan users pose as Jews to peddle anti-Semitic propaganda on Twitter
A group of 4chan users have taken to Twitter, impersonating Jews and promoting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories following ...
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Twitter announces complete advertising ban on state-run media outlets
Twitter earlier today announced it's banned more than 900 accounts purported to be linked to a China-sponsored disinformation ...
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China is paying Twitter to publish propaganda against Hong Kong protesters
Twitter has found itself in a tight spot after it was caught running ads from China's state-backed media outlet Xinhua attacking ...
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A beginner’s guide to cryptocurrency feuds for curious Bitcoin newbies
Feuding happens in almost every industry and thanks to social media, normies like me can sit back and watch the juicy fights ...
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(Update: out now) Twitter is testing a safety feature to detect and hide offensive DMs
The safety feature will hide the message’s content and replace it with: “This message is hidden because it may contain ...
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Twitter invests in ShareChat, an Indian social network for regional language users
Twitter just made its first investment in India with ShareChat, a social networking app that targets local languages instead ...
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UK ad watchdog scorns BitMEX over Bitcoin's 10th birthday 'celebration'
The UK's advertising watchdog has upheld its complaint about a Bitcoin newspaper ad from cryptocurrency derivatives exchange ...
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Teen finds way around parents' tech confiscation: Tweeting from the smart fridge (Update: bogus)
Having your tech confiscated feels close to the end of the world. But this teen did what any future genius would do — tweet ...
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Twitter's trying really hard to make itself a news app
There's no secret that a bunch of people, use Twitter to keep up with the news. Now, the company is trying to further establish ...
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#GreenShirtGuy is the cure for political absurdity
Social media discourse is generally unhinged. But for those who follow US politics, simply opening the Twitter or Facebook ...
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Binance offering up to $290,000 bounty to catch cryptocurrency KYC extortionist
An unknown individual has been terrorizing cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its users by attempting to extort 300 Bitcoin ...
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British Airways system failure causes delays and infinite queues... again
Flying with British Airways? You might want to call your boss and tell them you won't make it in time for that meeting – ...
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Dear Twitter, I thoroughly despise the new 'embed tweet' UI
I wanted to love Twitter's new design. It's faster, more intuitive, and easier to personalize... But its new tweet embed ...
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The 'feral hog' meme encapsulates the best side of the internet
The feral hog meme came out of nowhere, but means a bit more than many of the short-lived jokes beloved by the Very Online ...
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How to make Twitter’s new design suck less
I know, I know – lots of people hate Twitter's new design. But you should try these tricks before you give up on it. You ...
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Bitcoiners are predicting the future of blockchain with #TheYearIs2030
The year is still 2019, but Twitter's Bitcoin community is sharing its predictions for the blockchain and cryptocurrency ...
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This century-old oak tree is live-tweeting climate change
This summer has proven a punishing reminder that climate change isn’t a far-off scenario, but one that’s happening right ...
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Hate Twitter’s new design? Here’s how to get the old look back
Do you hate Twitter's new design? Don't worry, we've got you covered. Here's how to bring back the old look on Chrome and ...
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TRON’s Justin Sun confirms he’s a ‘big-mouthed over-marketer’ in Warren Buffett lunch apology
The founder of cryptocurrency platform TRON, Justin Sun, has issued a public apology after postponing the charity lunch with ...
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Google confirms Search results are broken for ‘some’ Android users
No, you're not the only one: a bunch of Android users are complaining they're unable to load Google Search results in full ...
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Met Police website hacked, tweets 'F*CK THE POLICE'
It appears hackers took over control of Metropolitan Police's website, posting a series of bizarre messages on its press ...
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How to build Reddit custom feeds (also known as ‘multis’) like a pro
Here is how to build up custom feeds (otherwise known as multis) on Reddit, and avoid mixing business with pleasure like ...
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TikTok is testing a WhatsApp shortcut to let you share videos with your best friends
TikTok is testing a bunch of new features, including a new Discover tab, account linking with Facebook and Google, and a ...
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Instagram is hiding likes in 6 more countries so you can post like no one’s watching
In an effort to remove the pressure of posting more often, Instagram doubling down on its experiment to hide likes and views ...
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Over 3.5 billion people are on social media; Facebook still biggest with teens; Esports on the rise
The new Global Digital Statshot report from Hootsuite and We Are Social is packed with all the latest data you need to understand ...
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How to find and remove fake accounts on Twitter
Are fake followers hindering your influence in the Twittersphere? Do you want to get rid of them once and for all? We're ...
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President Trump can't block you on Twitter, federal court rules
The US federal court has ruled today that president Donald Trump can't block his haters on Twitter anymore as he uses it ...
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'User in yer face' is an online museum of design horrors
If you think the design of Facebook, Twitter, or any other popular site you use regularly is bad, hold your horses. I'm going ...
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How to read your first tweet (and all your other old ones)
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...
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Twitter launches its faster, cleaner design, including new color themes
We've been hearing rumblings of a redesigned Twitter.com for months, but it's finally here. The social network today revealed ...
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Florida city that paid $500,000 Bitcoin ransom, fires IT director
Lake City, the Florida city that paid a $500,000 Bitcoin ransom last week, has fired its IT director following the debacle. ...
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Here’s how to delete or deactivate your Twitter account
If you’re still on the fence about deleting your Twitter account for good, you have the option to simply deactivate your ...
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Twitter will de-list, not delete politicians' bannable tweets of 'public interest'
Twitter revealed today it will be adding a special label to certain tweets -- namely those that violate Twitter's terms of ...
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Twitter’s bringing lists to the home screen and I’m jumping with joy
Twitter is considered to be a handy tool for journalists looking to stay on top of the news – I've written some great news ...
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Hackers target major UK supermarket's Twitter with phoney Bill Gates Bitcoin scam
Hackers took control of British multinational retailer Tesco’s Twitter account yesterday, urging followers to send Bitcoin ...
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Crypto Twitter responds to the reality of Facebook's Libra 'cryptocurrency'
Following months of speculation, Facebook finally confirmed the release of Libra next year and released its long-awaited ...
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'Crypto Twitter' anxiously awaits white paper for Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency
Facebook is set to release its white paper for the new Libra 'cryptocurrency,' and the industry seems divided over exactly ...
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Wikipedia titles you can sing to the 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' theme song, tweeted
We all know the theme to 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' is the world's greatest song. Somehow, it's been made even better. ...
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Facebook, Twitter and major social media sites blocked amid Liberian anti-corruption protest
Telecommunications companies and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Liberia have restricted Internet access in the country ...
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[Best of 2019] The most popular social media networks each year, gloriously animated
It's hard to remember a world without social media, but it existed – as did a lot of other networks. We tracked their evolution. ...
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Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan’s Twitter account allegedly hacked by Turkish group
Last night, a group of Turkish hackers took over Bollywood actor and Indian cultural icon Amitabh Bachchan‘s Twitter account, ...
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How to mute noisy conversations (and accounts) on Twitter, Gmail, Slack, and more!
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...
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Twitter's simplified policies won't help fix its underlying abuse problem
Twitter has updated, reorganized, and shortened its rules to make it clear for users to understand what is and isn't acceptable ...
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Baltimore didn’t pay Bitcoin ransom so hackers leaked sensitive data on Twitter
Officials investigating the Bitcoin-fueled ransomware attack that hit Baltimore City last month believe hackers have leaked ...
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Twitter 'accidentally' blocked accounts of China dissidents ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
Twitter has apologized after it suspended hundreds of accounts that were critical of Chinese government, days ahead of the ...
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'Crypto-Twitter' is explaining Bitcoin in 280 characters or less
Cryptocurrency fans on Twitter have been challenged: define Bitcoin in a single tweet as effectively as possible. Here are ...
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Meet Karen Wickre, the editor who helped Twitter and Google find their voice
We often think of tech companies as faceless platforms; social networks where we imprint our personalities, empty documents ...
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Thailand's oldest bank hints at new blockchain app powered by Ripple
Thailand's oldest bank, Siam Commerical Bank (SCM), has hinted it will be experimenting with blockchain technology powered ...
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Here's the real tea: A primer on YouTube drama channels
YouTube channels devoted specifically to gossip about other YouTubers. Here's a quick primer on what they do and why it's ...
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White House launches social media survey to collect Conservative tears
The Trump administration on Wednesday launched a new tool where pissed off Conservatives can whine about social media bias. ...
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This AI-powered bot is learning how to tweet like Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin
Meet Vitalik Boterin, a new form of artificial intelligence that mimics Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin with alarming ...
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Twitter bug accidentally shared location data of some iOS users
Twitter says it has fixed a security bug that resulted in a user's approximate location information being shared with an ...
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Twitter tears into Delta for its tone-deaf anti-union, pro-video game poster
Twitter is not amused by Delta's bizarre posters, urging its employees to invest in video game consoles rather than a union. ...
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Prince Charles on Bitcoin: 'It's a very interesting development'
A Twitter user posted a video of them asking Prince Charles what he thought of Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and blockchain yesterday. ...
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Twitter will now let you add pictures, GIFs, and videos to RTs
Starting today, Twitter will now let you add pictures, videos, or GIFs to your retweets with comments. This update is rolling ...
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Here's what Democratic presidential hopefuls say about AI on Twitter (not much)
In the era of Trumpian politics the public forum is no longer the evening news or the morning paper: it's Twitter. We decided ...
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What your favorite YouTubers did before they got famous, according to that viral Twitter meme
A Twitter meme has people revealing their job history -- YouTubers included. So what did famous 'Tubers do before they hit ...
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This Japanese town’s mascot is a mechanical doggy drone
The importance of dogs should never be understated. One town in Japan is taking this to heart — its appointed its area’s ...
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Twitter users trolled Jack Dorsey so hard they had to shut off the screen during his TED Talk [Update]
Ted Talk organizers today hosted a conversation with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. The conversation went mostly as planned. It ...
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Notre Dame fire sparks Twitter conspiracy theories
Various commenters on Twitter are using the burning of the beautiful, historic Notre Dame cathedral to further a number of ...
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Hackers tweet Bitcoin nonsense and racism via Sweden's top political party
The Twitter account of Sweden's governing party was hacked with cryptocurrency-related nonsense and wildly offensive hate ...
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Jumbo is an iPhone app that clears your old tweets and Google searches
There’s an insane amount of news every day about social networks screwing up and compromising user data. So, it’s advisable ...
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Women are only 24% of the infosec workforce. Now go follow them on Twitter
The future is female.
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This tool judges your Twitter for subconscious gender bias
Proporti.onl works by estimating the gender distribution of Twitter followers and follows based on their profile descriptions ...
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How to get Twitter's new 'Lights out' dark mode on iOS
Twitter had a dark mode but now it's rolling out a darker mode called lights out for iOS that has true black background instead ...
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Australian celebs targeted in long-running Bitcoin scam on Facebook
Bitcoin fraudsters are still using celebrities to promote their scams on Facebook and dupe investors out of money.
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PSA: Don’t change your birth year to 2007 on Twitter, or you’ll be locked out
The new twitter hoax is about chanigng your birth year to 2007 so that you can get colorful theme. Don't fall for that, you'll ...
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says he will pay you to work on Bitcoin full-time
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has made an offer to the cryptocurrency community: he will pay devs to work on Bitcoin full time. ...
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4 ways social media platforms can stop hateful content after terror attacks
The deadly attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in which 50 people were killed and many others critically ...
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Here's how much 'Bitcoin Twitter' loves presidential candidate Andrew Yang
Cryptocurrency fans have a favorite presidential candidate. They believe his plan to gift $1,000 to US citizens every month ...
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Reddit operates exactly as it was designed -- and that’s a problem
After carefully selecting a semi-automatic weapon from the trunk of his car, one of at least three, a 28-year-old gunman ...
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Twttr is (very subtly) better than Twitter
Twitter's tester app, the aptly named "Twttr," is perhaps not as different from the main Twitter as we'd hoped, but it's ...
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Apps are stealing your attention — here's how to break up with your phone
On average, people spend almost six hours on their phone everyday. But it's not all their fault, phones and apps are designed ...
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4 cryptocurrency Twitter takes you really need to read
Did you miss these hot Twitter takes from cryptocurrency insiders? Hard Fork has you covered, we wouldn't let them go to ...
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Why is Netflix obsessed with homicidal heartthrobs?
Soon after Netflix released its series on Ted Bundy, Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, thousands of people ...
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People are slapping their babies with cheese because internet
Very often on the internet, you see videos where you want to laugh, but know you shouldn't. Or you suddenly do laugh, and ...
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Twitter's cryptocurrency scam bots are back with a fresh new look
More cryptocurrency scam bots have been spotted in the wild (Twitter), but these look way better than previous incarnations ...
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Here's who has the most juice in Twitter's AI influencer community
The most influential people in the world of AI on Twitter might surprise you. We examine an Onalytica study on the reach ...
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Twitter is testing a reply moderation feature for threads
Twitter appears to be testing replies moderation that allows users to hide replies under their tweets, while providing an ...
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Pinterest takes the lead in the fight against online misinformation
The battle against misinformation just signed up a powerful, albeit unlikely ally: Pinterest. Earlier this week, the social ...
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How to decentralize social media, according to Wikipedia’s co-founder
The problem about social media is that it is centralized. Centralization empowers massive corporations and governments ...
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Something magical happens if you google Rihanna and your birthday
Seriously. Do it. Go to Google.com, type in “Rihanna (your DOB),” you’ll get… a picture of Rihanna taken on the ...
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Jack Dorsey's latest idea for kinda-editable tweets sounds like a reasonable compromise
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey recently described a possible implementation of an edit button that would let you clarify or annotate ...
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How Twitter's Jack Dorsey became Bitcoin's unlikely champion
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey endrosed Bitcoin and blockchain in chat with Joe Rogan, and now the cryptocurrency community has ...
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After the US, Twitter faces wrath from India’s right wing over alleged bias
Last September, when Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey appeared in front of US Congress, several Republican representatives asked him ...
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How to mute spoilers on Twitter and Facebook
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice on how to get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...
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Teens are eating their own fingers to Evanescence covers on TikTok
Have you ever heard of Evanescence, the Arkansas-originating metal band — when we say metal we mean more like the shiny ...
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Medieval monster-drawing monks and why it's ok to hate-follow shitty people on Twitter
What would a social media feed be without monsters? I’m talking figurative monsters here; your racist uncles, your Trumps, ...
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Huawei has a reasonable explanation for the disappearing Twitter photos
No, it's not censorship.
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Massive Twitch livestream showcases the future of online fundraising
Twitch streamer H.Bomberguy raked in more than $340,000 in donations for a beleaguered children’s charity during a marathon ...
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Twitter bug exposed some Android users' private tweets since 2014
Today, Twitter disclosed a bug persisting from 2014 on its platform that affected protected tweets and accounts on Android. ...
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What Miley Cyrus’ birthday tweet to her hubby has to do with EU’s upcoming Copyright Reform
This actually isn't as far-fetched as it seems, the highly contested Article 13 of the proposed Copyright Reform might block ...
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Twitter's Android app finally gets a chronological timeline button
After rolling out the button to switch between chronological and algorithmic timelines for iOS, it arrives on Twitter for ...
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Twitter's upcoming conversation interface looks like a colorful mess
Last week, Twitter announced that it'll launch a new beta program to test out its upcoming features to reshape how conversations ...
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Moonday Mornings: Ethereum Classic hackers return $100K worth of stolen funds
It's another Monday and that means we have another Moonday Mornings for you. Here's what you need to catch up on from over ...
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Facebook and YouTube aren't even trying to enforce the Alex Jones ban
After Alex Jones was effectively banned from the internet — or at least his major distribution channels — last August, ...
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Twitter will begin testing ‘ice breakers’ to spark healthy conversation
Last year, Twitter touted a handful of features meant to spur conversation on the platform. Or, “increase the health of ...
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How to quietly ditch people you follow on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice on how to get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...
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Twitter let someone promote an obvious PayPal phishing scam
How did this slip through the cracks?
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Memes are taking the alt-right’s message of hate mainstream
Think of an internet meme and you’ll probably smile. The most memorable viral images are usually funny, from Distracted ...
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Researchers show how data science techniques can find Twitter 'amplification bots'
It's easier than you might think.
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Tumblr's new algorithm is flagging innocent posts as NSFW
Tumblr's recent controversial announcement on purging all pornographic and NSFW content from its platform has also resulted ...
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Twitter's 2018 recap was an odd mix of dogs, pop music, and 'Wakanda forever!'
Twitter today released its year-end recap, shining a light on what was most popular on the platform in 2018. Usually, one ...
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How social media dilutes scientific discoveries into clickbait
Scienceploitation is embodied in especially egregious “click-bait” headlines. For example, equating a glass of red wine ...
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This study shows why people fall for fake online profiles
The first step in online propaganda and misinformation campaigns is a fake social media profile. According to this study, ...
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The internet is toxic because humans are toxic
No matter how well we code, no matter how convincingly we simulate and augment reality, there's no software that can make ...
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Twitter suspended someone for tweeting as George Bush Sr. in hell
George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States, died after a long battle with Parkinson's disease on November ...
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The fascinating evolution of the Bitcoin giveaway scam on Twitter
2018 saw a new scam epidemic that gradually took over Twitter – and eventually the entire cryptocurrency and blockchain ...
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Twitter finally banned misgendering transgender people
Last month, Twitter banned misgendering transgender people as a part of a wider update to its hateful conduct policy. The ...
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Here's how to find your old embarrassing tweets
Twitter doesn’t allow you to simply scroll to the bottom of your personal feed — it only shows your last 3,200 tweets. ...
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Hate speech is still too easy to find on social media
If social media sites want to avoid becoming vectors for hate speech, plagues of hateful ideas, and memes, they need to step ...
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This Japanese extension will disguise Twitter as Slack so you can pretend to work
Pretending to work is a rite of passage, so be thankful someone has designed an extension that makes Twitter look like Slack. ...
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Twitter is sorry about that whole 'Kill all Jews' thing
Many New Yorkers awoke to a bit of a surprise when "Kill all Jews" briefly made an appearance in their Twitter sidebar. On ...
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Twitter's privacy settings, explained
Twitter is one of the most open social media platforms on the web, which is why it might be easier to ignore the privacy ...
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Twitter now shows if a tweet was deleted for policy violations
Twitter recently announced it’s rolling out a feature to provide context around deleted tweets - including who deleted ...
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This Google project visualizes the global effect of #MeToo's first year
The #MeToo movement is one year old and Me Too Rising, a Google product, visualizes the movement's global effect from October ...
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Will the algorithmic timeline be the death of social media?
A built-in stopping point provided a sense of control over our social timelines and newsfeeds. Do you miss the days of chronological ...
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Twitter's new policy aims to eradicate 'dehumanizing speech'
Twitter today announced it'd be altering its hateful conduct policies to prohibit "dehumanizing speech." By doing so, it ...
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Gaming Twitter showed its strength and rage after Telltale's catastrophic closure
Telltale Games announced on Twitter last week, with little warning, that it'd be shuttering its doors. The news drew a not-unexpected ...
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Instagram is testing a 'regram' feature to natively repost content
On Twitter there's the retweet button. Facebook has the share icon. On Instagram, nothing. To date, users have had to ...
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Twitter will soon let you switch between algorithmic and real-time feeds
Twitter today announced a change to the way it shows tweets to users. The announcement detailed a future that includes ...
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It's National Video Games Day, and everyone's being nosy about my gaming habits
So today is National Video Games Day, apparently. I know, I know...I was waiting with bated breath for it too, because ...
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Twitter CEO's comments will ignite the right, context be damned
Stripped of context, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's comments sound a bit like an admission. Speaking to members of congress, Dorsey ...
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Twitter fixed the biggest problem with its promoted political tweets
Twitter announced it was making a change to its policy on political ad tweets, and in doing so it's fixed on of the biggest ...
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Anti-semitic vandals rename Manhattan ‘Jewtropolis’ on Snapchat
New Yorkers using apps including Snapchat, Citi Bike, or The Weather Channel will have noticed that this morning New York ...
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SEC ruling suggests cryptocurrency airdrops violate securities law
Recent SEC documents suggest that popular cryptocurrency airdrops and marketing bounty programs might be violating securities ...
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Over 50k people have blocked Twitter's biggest advertisers over the Alex Jones debacle (and you can too)
Alex Jones can't win these days. As the unofficial mascot of conspiracy theorists everywhere, Jones -- the man who answers ...
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Twitter is now recommending users follow cryptocurrency scambots
Despite constant pressure to ban them, Twitter has been recommending users follow obvious cryptocurrency scambots impersonating ...
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Bitcoin dev finds potentially crippling security flaw in Bitcoin Cash
A massive security vulnerability was found in Bitcoin Cash that, if exploited, would have crippled its blockchain with a ...
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Watch this 15-year-old hacker play DOOM on John McAfee’s ‘unhackable’ crypto-wallet
John McAfee’s ‘unhackable’ cryptocurrency wallet has been cracked to run the iconic game DOOM, courtesy of a teenage ...
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Inside Google's plan to stalk your social media accounts
Google, once again, is excited about social media. But not in the ways you might think; this isn't about another in a failed ...
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And then there was Twitter
Having been banned by Apple, Spotify, Facebook, and YouTube -- and having a significant amount of his content removed on ...
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Why the lobster emoji has become an unlikely ally to the trans community
The trans community have teamed up with an unlikey ally for representation, the lobster emoji. #ClawsOutForTrans campaign ...
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Fitbit’s lousy period feature proves the need for more women in tech
Fitbit's recently released female health feature faces backlash over limited period tracking and this could be because there's ...
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Ripple booked Bill Clinton for a speech and Twitter won't shut up about it
It seems Ripple is really into celebs. After announcing Bill Clinton as keynote speaker of its Swell conference, Twitter ...
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Open thread: Should Twitter users automatically delete old tweets?
After multiple baseball players were forced to apologize this month for old tweets containing racist and homophobic slurs, ...
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Researchers find tons of red flags in Bitfi’s ‘unhackable’ cryptocurrency wallet
An ad-hoc collective of security researchers and hackers has revealed that the Bitfi cryptocurrency wallet is full of spyware ...
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No, Twitter isn't 'shadow banning' conservative voices. Here's what's really going on.
President Trump today took to Twitter to do what he does best: Make false, inflammatory statements as loudly as possible. ...
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Here's how Afrika tweets during elections
The latest "How Africa Tweets 2018" report by Portland, an international strategic communications agency, has revealed that ...
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John McAfee will pay you $100K if you get into his 'unhackable' crypto-wallet
McAfee says he will give $100,000 to anyone who can break into the 'Bitfi' wallet, the supposedly ‘unhackable’ cryptocurrency ...
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🚡 is no longer Twitter’s most unpopular emoji
The aerial tramway was the least used emoji after 77 days as of yesterday. Thanks to @leastUsedEmoji, the ABCD emoji is officially ...
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Coindar is the nifty cryptocurrency trading tool that every investor should use
Coindar is a cryptocurrency calendar for your desktop with a direct line to the developers of blockchain projects - which ...
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Yes, you're losing Twitter followers. No, it's not because you're an asshole (probably).
Twitter today announced it'd be removing locked accounts from users' follower counts. If you've noticed a precipitous drop ...
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Twitter suspended over 70M accounts since May. Here's a better solution.
Twitter has gone to war with fake and suspicious accounts -- for real this time. According to a report from The Washington ...
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A tale of two Elons: Why this superhero should get banned from Twitter (but won't)
Depending on who you are, Elon Musk is either a hero or a villain, and little about him or his actions makes us believe he ...
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Twitter might soon slide encryption into your DMs
A peek into an installer for Twitter's Android app revealed a 'Secret conversation' feature with encryption keys - indicating ...
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Twitter, Pornhub and other platforms ban AI-generated celebrity porn
'Deepfakes', the latest trend in online pornography is about to take a hit as Twitter and PornHub are banning its distribution ...
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Why this funky 80s graphic generator is taking over Twitter
Oh Twitter, wonderful place on the internet. Sometimes you can be a cesspool of darkness, and sometimes you can be pretty ...
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Twitter finally relaxes 140 character limit, but with a catch
Twitter is finally, at long last, relaxing its 140 character limit with a move it should have made years ago. The company ...
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Twitter is being spoiled by one type of user
As much as I love Twitter, there's one type of user I really can’t stand on the platform. They irritate the hell out of ...
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The mega guide to ideal image sizes for Facebook, LinkedIn and all your social media posts
How exactly should your image look so it fits in the News Feed, timeline, or stream? Here is a guide to ideal image sizes ...
