The Pressure Is Now on Facebook to Ban Political Ads, Too
Twitter's ban on political advertising is ratcheting up pressure on Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg to follow suit. But so far, that doesn't appear likely to happen.
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Twitter Shuts Chinese Accounts Targeting Hong Kong Protests
The company also said it will ban ads from state-backed media companies.
‘Miss Us?’ Twitter Hit with Hour-Long Outage
Twitter blamed an "internal configuration change" as the cause.
Twitter Bans ‘Dehumanizing’ Posts Toward Religious Groups
The company has come under fire — along with other social media networks — for the prevalence of harassment and offensive language on its service.
Trump’s Next Tweet Could Get a Warning Label
Twitter said the new policy applies to all government officials, candidates, and similar public figures with more than 100,000 followers.
OJ Simpson Announces Official Twitter Account in Video
Simpson confirmed the new account to The Associated Press, saying in a phone interview that it “will be a lot of fun.”
Twitter Profit Rises as Trump Demands ‘Fairer’ Social Media
Shortly after the numbers were released, President Trump took to Twitter to lambaste the social media company's treatment of him.
Twitter Removes Trump Video for Use of ‘Dark Knight’ Score
Warner Bros. said use of the score from the Batman movie starring Christian Bale was "unauthorized."
UK Plan Steps Up Global Crackdown on Social Media
"No one in the world has done this before, and it's important that we get it right."
Did Rashida Tlaib Tweet About America ‘Raping and Pillaging’ Her People?
Political trolls take advantage of the fact that capital I's and lower case L's can easily be mistaken for one another.
Does This Photograph of a Marine Saluting the U.S. Flag Violate Twitter’s Rules?
Despite claims that an image of a marine saluting an American flag was deemed offensive by Twitter, we found no evidence that it violated the company's rules.
Facebook, Twitter Defend Efforts to Stop Election Meddling
Facebook's No. 2 executive, Sheryl Sandberg, and Twitter's CEO, Jack Dorsey, testified before the Senate intelligence committee.
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