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Viral Misinformation About Mailbox Removals Does Not Violate Twitter Policies, Won’t Be Fact-Checked Company Says

Tweets theorizing that officials are removing mailboxes to prevent people from casting mail-in ballots ahead of November do not violate…

6 years ago

Twitter Suspends DNC’s Account For Retweeting Trump Clip Suggesting Kids Are ‘Almost Immune’ To COVID

Twitter partially suspended the Democratic National Committee’s account Thursday for sharing a tweet from President Donald Trump that contains a…

6 years ago

Twitter, Facebook Censor Trump Over Post Suggesting Children Are ‘Almost Immune’ From Coronavirus

Twitter partially suspended President Donald Trump’s campaign Twitter account on Wednesday for posting a tweet containing a video of Trump…

6 years ago

Three Individuals Charged for Alleged Roles in Twitter Hack

Three individuals have been charged today for their alleged roles in the Twitter hack that occurred on July 15, 2020.…

6 years ago

FLASHBACK: Twitter Never Suspended Chinese Spokesman After He Blamed US For COVID Outbreak

Twitter suspended Donald Trump Jr., but not one of China’s chief spokesmen, after being accused of spreading false COVID information.…

6 years ago

Twitter Says More Than 100 Accounts Were Compromised During Bitcoin Hack Attack

Twitter said Friday that hackers compromised around 130 user accounts in order to post malicious messages in a bitcoin scam…

6 years ago

FBI Opens An Investigation Into Twitter Hack Amid National Security Concerns: Report

The FBI is leading an investigation into a hacking campaign that targeted several high-profile Twitter accounts, The Wall Street Journal…

6 years ago

Josh Hawley Urges Twitter To Call In FBI To Help Stop Massive Cyberattack

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri urged Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to call in the Department of Justice and the…

6 years ago

Twitter Permanently Suspends Trump’s Favorite Twitter Troll Over Alleged Copyright Violations

Twitter permanently suspended Tuesday a prolific meme-maker frequently retweeted by President Donald Trump citing alleged copyright violations, Twitter spokeswoman Liz…

6 years ago

Twitter Hires Ex-FBI Lawyer Who Played Key Role In Probe Of Trump Campaign

Twitter has hired former FBI general counsel James Baker, the firm announced Monday.  Baker was the FBI’s top lawyer during…

6 years ago

Twitter Provides No Explanation After Censoring GOP Candidate Rich McCormick Twice In One Week

Twitter said it mistakenly censored a tweet from House Republican candidate Rich McCormick Tuesday, the day of the Georgia primary…

6 years ago

Twitter, Reddit Fight State Dept’s Order Requiring Visa Applicants To Detail Their Social Media Handles

Twitter and Reddit filed an amicus brief last week in support of a lawsuit challenging federal rules requiring visa applicants…

6 years ago

Twitter Censors White House Account For Quoting Trump’s Flagged ‘THUGS’ Tweet

Twitter censored the White House’s official Twitter account after it shared and quoted a tweet from President Donald Trump Friday…

6 years ago

Trump vs. Twitter, Social Media Companies Must Now Decide: Platform or Journalists

President Trump recently accused Twitter of “stifling FREE SPEECH” and interfering in the 2020 election by fact-checking one of his…

6 years ago

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Addresses Trump Fact-Check, Asks Media To ‘Leave Our Employees Out Of This’

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey took sole responsibility Wednesday night after his company applied a fact-check on a tweet from President…

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