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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Scotland Yard creates 'Twitter Squad' to investigate online threats
The cyber unit will cost £1.7 million and will be staffed by five detectives.
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.
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.
#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?
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.
Lawsuit accusing Twitter of supporting Isis dismissed by California district court
The judge rules that service providers enjoy protection under the Communications Decency Act.
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.
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.
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.
Saudi women launch Twitter campaign demanding end to male guardianship
The campaign, promoted by Human Rights Watch, has received overwhelming response.
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.
Whistleblower Edward Snowden sparks curiosity with cryptic tweet – 'It's time'
The former NSA agent tagged journalist Barton Gellman in his Twitter post.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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'.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.