Twitter details political ads ban, issue ads allowed
NEW YORK -- Twitter says its new ban on political ads will cover appeals for votes, solicitations for campaign contributions and any political content.Twitter is defining political content to include any ad that references a candidate, political party, government official, ballot measure, or legislative or judicial outcome.
NEW YORK -- Twitter says its new ban on political ads will cover appeals for votes, solicitations for campaign contributions and any political content.Twitter is defining political content to include any ad that references a candidate, political party, government official, ballot measure, or legislative or judicial outcome.
Twitter bans all political advertisements beginning Nov. 22
SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter is banning all political advertising from its service, saying social media companies give advertisers an unfair advantage in proliferating highly targeted, misleading messages."While internet advertising is incredibly powerful and very effective for commercial advertisers, that power brings significant risks to politics, where it can be used to influence votes to affect the lives of millions," Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted Wednesday in a series of tweets announcing the new policy.Facebook has taken fire since it disclosed earlier in October that it will not fact-check ads by politicians or their campaigns, which could allow them to lie freely.
SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter is banning all political advertising from its service, saying social media companies give advertisers an unfair advantage in proliferating highly targeted, misleading messages."While internet advertising is incredibly powerful and very effective for commercial advertisers, that power brings significant risks to politics, where it can be used to influence votes to affect the lives of millions," Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted Wednesday in a series of tweets announcing the new policy.Facebook has taken fire since it disclosed earlier in October that it will not fact-check ads by politicians or their campaigns, which could allow them to lie freely.
'Miss us?' Twitter hit with hour-long outage
SAN FRANCISCO — "Miss us?" Twitter tweeted from its official account as the Great Twitter Outage wound down.We did, apparently.
SAN FRANCISCO — "Miss us?" Twitter tweeted from its official account as the Great Twitter Outage wound down.We did, apparently.
Federal court: President Trump can't ban critics from Twitter account
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump can't ban critics from his Twitter account, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, saying the First Amendment calls for more speech, rather than less, on matters of public concern.The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan upheld a lower court judge who said President Trump violates the Constitution when he blocks critics."The irony in all of this is that we write at a time in the history of this nation when the conduct of our government and its officials is subject to wide-open, robust debate," Circuit Judge Barrington D.
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump can't ban critics from his Twitter account, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, saying the First Amendment calls for more speech, rather than less, on matters of public concern.The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan upheld a lower court judge who said President Trump violates the Constitution when he blocks critics."The irony in all of this is that we write at a time in the history of this nation when the conduct of our government and its officials is subject to wide-open, robust debate," Circuit Judge Barrington D.
OJ Simpson is now on Twitter and says he's 'got a little getting even to do'
LAS VEGAS -- O.J. Simpson is officially on Twitter, and he seems to want to set the record straight.His Twitter biography is simple and straightforward: “If you don’t see it here, I didn’t say it.”“Hey Twitter world,” Simpson begins cheerfully in his first post – a video.
LAS VEGAS -- O.J. Simpson is officially on Twitter, and he seems to want to set the record straight.His Twitter biography is simple and straightforward: “If you don’t see it here, I didn’t say it.”“Hey Twitter world,” Simpson begins cheerfully in his first post – a video.
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Judge: President Trump can't block critics on Twitter
NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York says President Donald Trump violates the First Amendment by blocking critics on Twitter for political speech.Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald in Manhattan issued the written decision Wednesday.In ruling, she said no government official — including the president — is above the law.The case was brought last July by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and seven individuals blocked by President Trump after criticizing the Republican president.After a hearing this year, the judge had suggested that President Trump mute rather than block some of his critics.
NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York says President Donald Trump violates the First Amendment by blocking critics on Twitter for political speech.Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald in Manhattan issued the written decision Wednesday.In ruling, she said no government official — including the president — is above the law.The case was brought last July by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and seven individuals blocked by President Trump after criticizing the Republican president.After a hearing this year, the judge had suggested that President Trump mute rather than block some of his critics.
Twitter to add special labels to political candidates in US
NEW YORK — Twitter says it's adding special labels to tweets from some U.S. political candidates ahead of this year's midterm elections.Twitter says the move is to provide users with "authentic information" and prevent spoofed and fake accounts from fooling users.
NEW YORK — Twitter says it's adding special labels to tweets from some U.S. political candidates ahead of this year's midterm elections.Twitter says the move is to provide users with "authentic information" and prevent spoofed and fake accounts from fooling users.
Oh, Yeezus: Pres. Trump and Kanye West trade Twitter love
NEW YORK — Trump-West 2020?In a moment that seemed to encapsulate 2018's social media-driven blurring of celebrity and politics, President Donald Trump tweeted his thanks to rap superstar Kanye West on Wednesday for his recent and perhaps unexpected online support."Thank you Kanye, very cool!" the president posted in response to the tweets from West, who called the president "my brother."
NEW YORK — Trump-West 2020?In a moment that seemed to encapsulate 2018's social media-driven blurring of celebrity and politics, President Donald Trump tweeted his thanks to rap superstar Kanye West on Wednesday for his recent and perhaps unexpected online support."Thank you Kanye, very cool!" the president posted in response to the tweets from West, who called the president "my brother."
Twitter to stream 1 Major League Soccer match each weekend
NEW YORK — Twitter will stream a Major League Soccer match each weekend as part of a three-year contract announced Friday.The 24 live telecasts will take the video from Univision's national Spanish-language telecast and use English-language commentary via SAP.
NEW YORK — Twitter will stream a Major League Soccer match each weekend as part of a three-year contract announced Friday.The 24 live telecasts will take the video from Univision's national Spanish-language telecast and use English-language commentary via SAP.
Study finds false stories on Twitter travel way faster than the truth
WASHINGTON — A new study finds that false information on the social media network Twitter travels six times faster than the truth and reaches far more people.And you can't blame bots; it's us, say the authors of the largest study of online misinformation.Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology looked at more than 126,000 stories tweeted millions of times between 2006 and the end of 2016 — before Donald Trump took office but during the combative presidential campaign.
WASHINGTON — A new study finds that false information on the social media network Twitter travels six times faster than the truth and reaches far more people.And you can't blame bots; it's us, say the authors of the largest study of online misinformation.Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology looked at more than 126,000 stories tweeted millions of times between 2006 and the end of 2016 — before Donald Trump took office but during the combative presidential campaign.
KFC only follows 11 people on Twitter for this brilliant reason
We're not sure if the guy who goes by the Twitter handle @edgette22 does any detective work on the side, but he may want to look into it.Mashable reports the online sleuth made a startling find during what must have been a day filled with downtime, and it involves KFC's Twitter account."@KFC follows 11 people," he tweeted Thursday, before going on to detail exactly who those 11 are: "5 Spice Girls and 6 guys named Herb."
We're not sure if the guy who goes by the Twitter handle @edgette22 does any detective work on the side, but he may want to look into it.Mashable reports the online sleuth made a startling find during what must have been a day filled with downtime, and it involves KFC's Twitter account."@KFC follows 11 people," he tweeted Thursday, before going on to detail exactly who those 11 are: "5 Spice Girls and 6 guys named Herb."
President Trump's lawyers: Courts have no say over his Twitter feed
NEW YORK — Lawyers for President Donald Trump say a judge should reject a lawsuit challenging President Trump's ability to block his critics from following him on Twitter.The lawyers filed papers late Friday to try to put an end to a Manhattan federal court lawsuit that makes First Amendment claims.
NEW YORK — Lawyers for President Donald Trump say a judge should reject a lawsuit challenging President Trump's ability to block his critics from following him on Twitter.The lawyers filed papers late Friday to try to put an end to a Manhattan federal court lawsuit that makes First Amendment claims.
Twitter turns over 'handles' of 201 Russia-linked accounts
MENLO PARK, Calif. — Twitter has handed over to Senate investigators the profile names, or "handles," of 201 accounts linked to Russian attempts at influencing the 2016 presidential election.
MENLO PARK, Calif. — Twitter has handed over to Senate investigators the profile names, or "handles," of 201 accounts linked to Russian attempts at influencing the 2016 presidential election.
Police: Republican Paul Nehlen deliberately delayed investigation into ballot selfie
MILWAUKEE -- House Speaker Paul Ryan's Republican challenger deliberately delayed an investigation into a ballot selfie he took on election day in August 2016, Town of Delavan police say.
MILWAUKEE -- House Speaker Paul Ryan's Republican challenger deliberately delayed an investigation into a ballot selfie he took on election day in August 2016, Town of Delavan police say.
4 Madison schools block social media apps in pilot program
MADISON — Four public schools in Madison are preventing student access to some popular social media apps during the school day to test whether grades, student behavior and school safety improve with fewer online distractions.The Wisconsin State Journal reports the pilot program shuts down free Wi-Fi access to apps, including Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and 30 others.
MADISON — Four public schools in Madison are preventing student access to some popular social media apps during the school day to test whether grades, student behavior and school safety improve with fewer online distractions.The Wisconsin State Journal reports the pilot program shuts down free Wi-Fi access to apps, including Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and 30 others.
Twitter eases 140-character limit in replies
NEW YORK — Twitter has found more creative ways to ease its 140-character limit without officially raising it.Now, the company says that when you reply to someone — or to a group — usernames will no longer count toward those 140 characters.
NEW YORK — Twitter has found more creative ways to ease its 140-character limit without officially raising it.Now, the company says that when you reply to someone — or to a group — usernames will no longer count toward those 140 characters.
Twitter is purging 'terror accounts' at a dizzying rate
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ABC News says 3 of its Twitter accounts were hacked
NEW YORK — ABC News says three of its Twitter accounts were hacked Thursday morning and sent out profanity-filled tweets to its millions of followers.The tweets have since been deleted and ABC News says it is "working on resolving the problem."The hacked accounts included the main ABC News one, which has nearly 10 million followers, and two accounts related to its morning show "Good Morning America." ABC News is owned by Burbank, California-based The Walt Disney Co.San Francisco-based Twitter Inc.
NEW YORK — ABC News says three of its Twitter accounts were hacked Thursday morning and sent out profanity-filled tweets to its millions of followers.The tweets have since been deleted and ABC News says it is "working on resolving the problem."The hacked accounts included the main ABC News one, which has nearly 10 million followers, and two accounts related to its morning show "Good Morning America." ABC News is owned by Burbank, California-based The Walt Disney Co.San Francisco-based Twitter Inc.