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Twitter launches disappearing 'Fleets' feature globally

2 weeks ago

Twitter launches disappearing 'Fleets' feature globally

Twitter on Tuesday started rolling out its new disappearing tweet feature, dubbed "Fleets," globally for all users.

By Mike Peterson | 2 weeks ago

Senate Commerce Committee grills tech CEOs on content moderation, bias

1 month ago

Senate Commerce Committee grills tech CEOs on content moderation, bias

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday grilled the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter, and Google over their respective content moderation practices.

By Mike Peterson | 1 month ago

US Senate to subpoena Facebook, Google, Twitter CEOs over censorship issues

2 months ago

US Senate to subpoena Facebook, Google, Twitter CEOs over censorship issues

The U.S. Senate has voted to subpoena Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Google's Sundar Pichai, and Twitter's Jack Dorsey to testify before Congress about the existing Communication Decency Act, and allegations of political censorship on social media.

By Mike Peterson | 2 months ago

Twitter voice tweets rolls out to more iOS users, transcriptions in development

2 months ago

Twitter voice tweets rolls out to more iOS users, transcriptions in development

Twitter on Tuesday announced an expansion to its new voice tweets feature on iOS, which allows users to send a short audio clip with each post.

By AppleInsider Staff | 2 months ago

Twitter gains custom hashtag for #AppleEvent through September 28

2 months ago

Twitter gains custom hashtag for #AppleEvent through September 28

A Twitter hashtag for #AppleEvent has newly been given a blue Apple logo, and will exist on the social media platform until close to the end of September.

By Malcolm Owen | 2 months ago

Authorities identify another teenager behind massive Twitter hack

3 months ago

Authorities identify another teenager behind massive Twitter hack

Federal authorities have homed in on a 16-year-old from Massachusetts who allegedly played a significant role in the July Twitter hack.

By Mike Peterson | 3 months ago

New Twitter feature surfaces retweets with comments, now called 'Quote Tweets'

3 months ago

New Twitter feature surfaces retweets with comments, now called 'Quote Tweets'

Twitter on Monday said it now recognizes retweets with comments attached as "Quote Tweets," and in a feature addition will allow users to more easily find and view the messages in their timelines.

By Mikey Campbell | 3 months ago

Apple Music's Larry Jackson weighs in on Verzuz collaboration

3 months ago

Apple Music's Larry Jackson weighs in on Verzuz collaboration

Verzuz has partnered with Apple Music and Twitter to bring hip-hop and R&B battles to fans— and Apple Music's Head of Content couldn't be more pleased.

By Amber Neely | 3 months ago

Twitter in long-shot talks to potentially buy TikTok

3 months ago

Twitter in long-shot talks to potentially buy TikTok

TikTok has apparently been in other talks to help it avoid the incoming presidential ban, with a report claiming the short-form video app spoke to Twitter about some form of "combination" ahead of Microsoft's acquisition talks.

By Malcolm Owen | 3 months ago

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Teenager arrested for masterminding Twitter hack

4 months ago

Teenager arrested for masterminding Twitter hack

A 17 year-old has been arrested in Tampa, Florida and is accused of being the lead actor behind the Twitter cryptocurrency hack.

By Mike Wuerthele | 4 months ago

Twitter breach that impacted Apple was result of spear phishing attack

4 months ago

Twitter breach that impacted Apple was result of spear phishing attack

Twitter continues to release information about its investigation into a massive security breach that roped a number of high-profile accounts into spamming messages in a bitcoin scam campaign.

By Mikey Campbell | 4 months ago

DMs of 36 high-profile Twitter accounts accessed in breach

4 months ago

DMs of 36 high-profile Twitter accounts accessed in breach

Twitter on Wednesday revealed hackers accessed the direct message inboxes of 36 high-profile accounts in an unprecedented security breach last week.

By Mikey Campbell | 4 months ago

Twitter confirms staff manipulated for high-profile account access by hackers

4 months ago

Twitter confirms staff manipulated for high-profile account access by hackers

Twitter's employees were manipulated into providing access to the social network's internal systems to attackers, the company has revealed in an update to its investigation into a recent Bitcoin scam, one that affected prominent accounts including Apple.

By Malcolm Owen | 4 months ago

Holding out for Apple Silicon Macs, Apple News+ audio stories, and more on the AppleInsider podcast

4 months ago

Holding out for Apple Silicon Macs, Apple News+ audio stories, and more on the AppleInsider podcast

Twitter experiences a massive security breach, Apple releases iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, Apple News+ adds audio and local news in the US, "Apple Glass" could use AR to enhance screen privacy, and whether your upgrade should wait on Apple Silicon Macs.

By Stephen Robles | 4 months ago

Twitter says no evidence passwords were stolen in hack of high profile accounts

4 months ago

Twitter says no evidence passwords were stolen in hack of high profile accounts

Twitter on Thursday said it found no evidence that passwords were accessed in an unprecedented breach that saw a Bitcoin scam posted to numerous high-profile accounts.

By Mikey Campbell | 4 months ago

Apple Twitter account hacked in Bitcoin scam campaign

4 months ago

Apple Twitter account hacked in Bitcoin scam campaign

The official Apple Twitter account appears to have been hacked as part of a bitcoin scam campaign that targeted other prominent tech accounts.

By Mike Peterson | 4 months ago

Department of Justice releases list of potential Section 230 reforms

5 months ago

Department of Justice releases list of potential Section 230 reforms

Proposed reforms suggested by the Department of Justice on Wednesday seek to fine-tune and limit Section 230 immunity for online platforms who do not remove malicious content from their websites.

By Amber Neely | 5 months ago

Justice Department plans to curb Section 230 protections for internet firms

5 months ago

Justice Department plans to curb Section 230 protections for internet firms

Social media, internet firms, and forum hosts could lose key immunity protection under new proposed legislation changes suspected to be announced soon by the US Justice Department.

By William Gallagher | 5 months ago

Social media executive order aims to sidestep online publication protections

6 months ago

Social media executive order aims to sidestep online publication protections

A draft of an Executive Order expected to be released on Tuesday argues that social media venues need to be reclassified as publishers, contrary to an existing online venue protection law.

By Mike Wuerthele | 6 months ago

Twitter for Mac enables timeline streaming in latest update

7 months ago

Twitter for Mac enables timeline streaming in latest update

Some six months after Twitter returned to Mac, the ubiquitous social media platform updated its Catalyst app to support timeline streaming, a feature previously restricted to TweetDeck.

By AppleInsider Staff | 7 months ago

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