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May, Juncker aides in Twitter spat over dinner leaks
Oct 23, 2017News Hour: Another unflattering account of Theresa May at dinner with Jean-Claude Juncker has appeared in a German newspaper and sparked a Twitter spat between aides past and present to the British prime minister and EU... -
Twitter toughened its stance on online sexual harassment and abuse
Oct 18, 2017News Hour: Twitter has toughened its stance on online sexual harassment and abuse, laying out stronger penalties for misconduct on the social media platform in an email to its Trust and Safety Council published by Wired... -
Facebook, Google, Twitter asked to testify on Russian meddling
Sep 28, 2017News Hour: Executives from Facebook, Alphabet Inc’s Google and Twitter have been asked to testify to the U.S. Congress in coming weeks as lawmakers probe Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. election, committee sources said... -
Twitter will test 280-character tweets
Sep 27, 2017News Hour: The days of Twitter Inc limiting messages to 140 characters, a signature of the social network since its launch in 2006, may be numbered. Twitter said on Tuesday that it would begin a test... -
Katy Perry makes history with 100 million Twitter followers
Jun 17, 2017News Hour: Pop superstar Katy Perry has made history by becoming the first user to garner 100 million followers on Twitter, the social media platform announced. “Today we #WITNESS history,” Twitter said Friday in a tweet,... -
Twitter feed working again after suspension, Al Jazeera says
Jun 17, 2017News Hour: Pan-Arab satellite network Al Jazeera said on Saturday the Twitter account for its main Arabic language channel was back up and running after briefly being suspended. A source at the Qatar-based broadcaster, which is... -
Tom Hanks jokes Twitter CEO inspired his character in ‘The Circle’
Apr 25, 2017News Hour: Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks, who plays a Silicon Valley tycoon in the new film “The Circle” about a powerful social media company, teased Twitter Inc Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey on Monday that he... -
Twitter refuses U.S. order to reveal user behind anti-Trump account
Apr 7, 2017News Hour: Twitter Inc on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit to block an order by the U.S. government demanding that it reveal who is behind an account opposed to President Donald Trump’s tough immigration policies. Twitter... -
Twitter to allow brands to buy commercials on its video streams for Periscope
Mar 28, 2017News Hour: Twitter Inc, trying to boost its sagging advertising revenue, will allow brands to buy commercials on its video streams for Periscope, signaling a major push to make money off the live-streaming platform, the company... -
Square Inc launched in the United Kingdom in its first European foray
Mar 28, 2017News Hour: Square Inc, the payments company led by Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey, has launched in the United Kingdom in its first European foray. The San Francisco-based company said on Tuesday that small-and medium-sized...
