Category: Twitter
Twitter to remove inactive accounts in massive ‘clean-up’
Twitter has started warning users who have been inactive on its platform for more than six months that their account risks being deleted as part of a huge “clean-up”. The social network is reaching out to people affected, saying they have until December 11 to log onto the service in order to prevent the removal.…
Actor Ralf Little suspended from Twitter for mocking Tories
Actor Ralf Little said he has been suspended from Twitter after changing his account to mimic the Conservative Party press office. The Tories came under fire for rebranding one of their official Twitter accounts as a “fact-checking service” during Tuesday night’s televised election debate. Twitter warned that a repeat of the incident would result in…
Twitter apologises for sharing personal contact information with advertisers
Twitter has apologised for sharing personal contact information from users with advertisers which was only meant for account security purposes. The social media site said some email addresses or phone numbers provided to the site as part of safety and security procedures, such as two-factor authentication to log in, had been “inadvertently” used for advertising.…
Twitter removes Donald Trump tweet following copyright complaint
Twitter has removed a tweet from President Donald Trump that featured an edited Nickelback music video clip that took aim at former vice president Joe Biden. The post was removed because of a copyright complaint. It featured a doctored version of the band’s 2015 music video Photograph, showing singer Chad Kroeger holding a photo of…
Twitter rolls out tool to filter abuse in direct messages
Twitter has launched a new filter tool which can hide spam and abusive messages that are sent to users via the platform’s direct messages feature. The tool adds a new section to the Message Requests area of the inbox, where messages from Twitter users you do not follow appear. Now, messages in that section which…
Twitter cracks down on financial scams
Twitter is targeting financial scams in its latest attempt to deal with malicious activity on its platform. The social network has outlined a new policy against any intent to deceive other users into sending money or personal financial information. Creating a fake account or posing as a public figure to trick people into sending cash…
New algorithm can spot Twitter cyberbullies
A new algorithm can identify Twitter accounts carrying out bullying and troll-like behaviour with 90% accuracy, researchers have said. The machine learning software uses natural language processing and sentiment analysis on tweets to classify them as cyberbullying or cyberaggression. The algorithm has been developed by researchers at Binghamton University in the United States. The research…
Twitter uses Instagram to take aim at rival
Twitter has taken aim at Instagram with a series of posts on the rival site highlighting the issue of cross-platform content sharing. In a sequence of six posts on the photo-sharing service, Twitter recreated a tweet from a user poking fun at the content on Instagram. instagram is literally just screenshots of tweets and i…
Twitter not providing edit button ‘anytime soon’
Hopes of an edit button coming to Twitter anytime soon are fading after a senior executive indicated that it is not a primary concern for the social network at present. One of the main reasons users have called for an edit feature is to correct mistakes – at the moment, errors in tweets either have…
