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Twitter Punts After Being Asked Whether It Will Submit To An Independent Political Bias Audit

A Twitter executive appeared to punt after Republican Sen. Josh Hawley asked him Wednesday during a congressional testimony whether the…

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Twitter Backs Off Partnership With SPLC Amid Bombshell Reports. Amazon Stays Silent

Twitter appears to be one of the only big tech companies to back out of an alliance with the Southern…

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Twitter Beats France Over The Head With Its Own Anti-Fake News Law

Twitter used an anti-fake news law France passed in 2018 to block the French government’s social media campaign to get…

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Twitter Explains Why Pro-Life Group’s Movie Got Blacked Out During Opening Weekend

Twitter said Monday that a pro-life group account was mistakenly suspended on Saturday and that people were unable to follow…

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HUD Is Also Probing Twitter And Google For Housing Discrimination Practices

Federal officials alerted Twitter and Google in 2018 that they are peering into the tech giants’ business practices for possible…

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Twitter Might Have A Plan for How To Handle Trump Tweets They Dislike Without Deleting Them

A top Twitter executive announced Wednesday that Twitter is pondering adding explanatory notes to hateful rhetoric in what might be…

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Huckabee Makes The Claim That Twitter Has Morphed Into A Public Utility

Former Arkansas Republican Gov. Mike Huckabee said Twitter has become a public utility and is serving as a political arm…

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GOP Rep Devin Nunes Sues Twitter For $250 Million

Republican California Rep. Devin Nunes filed suit against Twitter and some Twitter users Monday for $250 million in compensatory damages,…

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Twitter Makes Big Changes As Execs Work To Improve Online ‘Conversations’

Twitter is rolling out a new prototype that executives say is designed to make the social media platform a friendlier…

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Twitter Locks Man’s Account After Revealing Ocasio-Cortez’s Boyfriend’s Government Email Address

Twitter suspended conservative political consultant Luke Thompson’s account on Friday after he revealed that Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s…

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Feminist Writer Sues Twitter Over Ban For Transgender Tweets

Feminist writer Meghan Murphy sued Twitter on Monday for deceptive trade practices and breach of contract Twitter banned Murphy in…

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Twitter And Facebook Ding Network Of Accounts Tied To Russia And Iran

Facebook and Twitter said they coordinated efforts ahead of the 2018 elections to remove thousands of accounts tied to foreign…

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Twitter Suspends Suspicious Account That Helped Start The Covington Controversy

Twitter suspended a suspicious account Monday responsible for framing the initial media narrative around the Covington Catholic High School students’…

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What’s Acceptable On Social Media? Twitter’s Asking Conservatives For Input

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey hosted dinners to pick the brains of conservative leaders including Grover Norquist about criticism over content…

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Twitter Dings 285,000 Different Accounts For ‘Hateful Conduct’ In Six Months

Twitter took action against more than 285,000 different accounts for “hateful conduct” in the first six months of 2018, according…

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