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.

AppleInsider Staff 5 years ago 1

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.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 3

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.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 6

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.

Amber Neely 5 years ago 1

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.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 4

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.

Mike Wuerthele 5 years ago 28

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.

Mikey Campbell 5 years ago 5

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.

Mikey Campbell 5 years ago 4

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.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 17

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Stephen Robles 5 years ago 4

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.

Mikey Campbell 5 years ago 3

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.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 22

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.

Amber Neely 5 years ago 0

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.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 0

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.

Mike Wuerthele 6 years ago 0

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