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Twitter starts rolling out anti-abuse and threat filter to keep trolls at bay
The quality filter was only available to blue tick users previously.
Agamoni Ghosh Aug 19, 2016
Usain Bolt wins historic 200m gold at Rio 2016 Olympics: Twitter erupts in joy
The Jamaican becomes the first athlete to win three consecutive gold medals in the same event.
Arjun Devgan Aug 19, 2016
Twitter axes 235,000 accounts for violent threats and promoting terrorism
Daily suspensions are up 80% over last year as terrorism and viglance increases, says Twitter.
Mary Papenfuss Aug 19, 2016
Dataminr solves Twitter's 'needle in haystack' problem for hedge funds and banks
An early alert about the recurring food scare at Chipotle illustrates the power of Dataminr's algorithms.
Ian Allison Aug 18, 2016
Down Periscope: Rio 2016 Olympics live-streams being taken down to fight pirates
Twitter-owned video broadcasting app subject to takedown strikes due to Olympics footage.
Oliver Cragg Aug 17, 2016
How to disable WPAD on Windows so hackers can't hijack your computer
Security researchers say WPAD needs to be disabled now as a huge amount of sensitive information is at risk.
Mary-Ann Russon Aug 15, 2016
Usain Bolt wins historic 100m gold at Rio 2016 Olympics: Twitter reacts after Jamaican creates history
The Jamaican becomes the first athlete to win three consecutive gold medals in the same event.
Arjun Devgan Aug 15, 2016
Scotland Yard creates 'Twitter Squad' to investigate online threats
The cyber unit will cost £1.7 million and will be staffed by five detectives.
Staff Reporter Aug 14, 2016
Arda Turan explains controversial 'like' of Real Madrid's Champions League success
Former Atletico Madrid midfielder 'liked' a picture celebrating Los Blancos' 11th Champions League win.
Eduardo Fernandez-Abascal Aug 12, 2016
Twitter and former CEO respond to report on alleged secret censorship of abusive tweets against Obama
Former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo reportedly censored abusive tweets directed at President Obama during his #AskPOTUS chat in 2015.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Aug 12, 2016
#SaveTwitter – Why does everyone on social media think Twitter is shutting down in 2017?
Thousands of users on Twitter started using the hashtag #SaveTwitter - but why?
Jason Murdock Aug 11, 2016
India marks 11 August as Daughter's Day, celebrates it on Twitter
Women and Child Development minister Maneka Gandhi started the campaign by tweeting the picture of her family.
Divya Kishore Aug 11, 2016
Lawsuit accusing Twitter of supporting Isis dismissed by California district court
The judge rules that service providers enjoy protection under the Communications Decency Act.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Aug 11, 2016
Kyle Chalmers creates history in men's 100m freestyle at Rio 2016
Kyle Chalmers becomes first Australian in 48 years to win gold in men's 100m freestyle swimming event.
Arjun Devgan Aug 11, 2016
Russia has a 'significant capability edge' over Britain on the battlefield, leaked report suggests
While Moscow has more powerful weapons than Britain, they are not the only tools in Russia's arsenal.
Romil Patel Aug 10, 2016
Rio 2016 Olympics opening ceremony: Twitter reacts after the event at Maracana stadium
Andy Murray leads Team Great Britain in the Rio 2016 Olympics opening ceremony.
Naveen Ullal Aug 06, 2016
Saudi women launch Twitter campaign demanding end to male guardianship
The campaign, promoted by Human Rights Watch, has received overwhelming response.
India Ashok Aug 05, 2016
Internet sensation Barefoot Bandit to be released from prison soon
Colton Harris-Moore was arrested at just 19 after embarking on an epic crime spree.
India Ashok Aug 05, 2016
Whistleblower Edward Snowden sparks curiosity with cryptic tweet – 'It's time'
The former NSA agent tagged journalist Barton Gellman in his Twitter post.
India Ashok Aug 04, 2016
Hackers leak over 150 GB of sensitive patient data from Ohio urology clinics
The data dump includes names, addresses, phone numbers and treatments received by patients.
India Ashok Aug 03, 2016
Social media saved Erdogan but his Stalin-style purge now aims to destroy it
The authoritarian leader is rounding-up journalists and has vowed to "eradicate" Twitter.
Hardeep Singh Aug 01, 2016
Scathing #TrumpSacrifices goes viral after candidate denigrates US Muslim war hero Humayun Khan
Trump once survived entire weekend at Mar-a-Lago resort with single can of hairspray, says tweeter.
Mary Papenfuss Aug 01, 2016
Twitter to live stream ELeague's Counter Strike GO tournament this weekend
'Gamers are one of the largest and most engaged audiences on Twitter,' says Twitter CFO Anthony Noto.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jul 29, 2016
Isis media arm blasts supporters' migration from Facebook and Twitter to Telegram
Islamic State media arm stresses the importance of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube as a 'battlefield'.
India Ashok Jul 28, 2016
Pop star Jack Johnson slammed for asking fans for their Twitter passwords to post messages for them
Jack Johnson is asking his fans to surrender their privacy and security by handing over passwords.
Mary-Ann Russon Jul 27, 2016
Twitter launches night mode feature on Android app
Users can now scroll through the tweets of the day on the Android app in the dark without hurting their eyes.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jul 27, 2016
Twitter to broadcast Premier League football during 2016/17 season
Goals and highlights will be shown immediately through the SkyFootball Twitter account, thanks to Sky Sports deal.
Alistair Charlton Jul 27, 2016
Twitter's revenue growth slowest since 2013; quarterly losses decline
Since July 2015, Twitter added 9 million monthly users while Facebook's user-base grew by 164 million.
Kedar Grandhi Jul 27, 2016
WikiLeaks criticised for tweeting link to leaked database of millions of Turkish women
WikiLeaks stresses it did not directly publish the information - it only linked to it.
Jason Murdock Jul 26, 2016
The end of privacy? It's become far too common to shame people on social media
There is no more important place to apply the 'do unto others as you would have them do unto you' principle.
Jonathan Coad Jul 20, 2016
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