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Twitter reveals revenue rise, daily user increase
Twitter reported a rise in revenue and daily active users as the social media platform published its latest financial results. The company said revenue for the last quarter was $841 million (£676 million), an increase of 18% compared to the same period last year. Monetisable daily active users (mDAU) – Twitter’s new preferred metric for…
Jack Dorsey payments firm Square to work with refugee entrepreneurs
Payment company Square is to support refugee entrepreneurs by providing them with equipment to take card payments for their small businesses. Announced as part of London Tech Week, the payment firm unveiled a partnership with the Entrepreneurial Refugee Network (Tern) to support those who have come to the UK and are trying to grow a…
Twitter revenue up 18%, but 6 million less active users than last year
Twitter has reported growth in revenue but saw monthly active users drop by six million on this time last year, the firm’s latest financial results show. The social media company’s revenue for the first quarter of 2019 was 787 million dollars (£605 million), up 18% on the same period last year and above analysts’ expectations.…
Twitter announces trial programme to improve conversations
Twitter is inviting users to apply for a new testing programme to improve user experience on the site. The social media platform is to launch a new prototype app for successful applicants, within which they will try out potential new features on the service and give feedback to the firm. It is the latest initiative…
Twitter boss admits it needs to improve help for victims of abuse
Twitter boss Jack Dorsey has admitted that the social network needs to do more to help victims of abusive behaviour online. The chief executive said that the company had made progress in improving the health of conversation on Twitter, but admitted that it had placed most of the burden on the victims of abuse. Speaking…
Twitter reports revenue growth but monthly users fall in financial results
Twitter has reported growth in revenue, profit and daily active users as the social media site published its latest set of financial results. The micro-blogging platform revealed revenue had risen 24% on this time last year to 909 million dollars (£705 million), while net income rose from 91 million (£70.6 million) to 255 million dollars…
How an edit feature could work on Twitter, according to founder Jack Dorsey
Speaking on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Mr Dorsey confirmed Twitter was “looking at” the feasibility of the feature and how it could work if implemented. The ability to edit tweets already posted is one of the most common requests made of the platform and its founder – with high-profile users including Kim Kardashian among…
Apple iPhone users warned to disable FaceTime until ‘eavesdropping bug’ is sorted
Image: Press Association Apple iPhone users are being warned of a bug that allows eavesdropping on their devices through the FaceTime app. The software glitch reportedly allows a caller to hear audio from a target device before they either pick up or reject the call. The bug is said…
Twitter boss Jack Dorsey considers edit button – again
Twitter (PA/Andrew Matthews) Twitter boss Jack Dorsey has talked about the possibility of adding an edit button to the social network in the future, but only when he is sure that such an option can be done in the right way to prevent abuse. Speaking at an event in Indian…
Cheeky newcomer Dorsey sticks it to mighty Nokia at launch of Lumia and Asha
Three is the magic number, says Twitter-founder Jack Dorsey. Using the appropriately succinct medium that is Twitter, @jack said: "Nokia: you make too many phones. Focus on 3." This comes as Nokia introduces its new "basic smartphones", called Asha,…