A hacker compromised the social media accounts of the British Army to push people toward cryptocurrency scams. The army’s Twitter and YouTube profiles were taken over by the hacker, or hackers — the …
Elon Musk says Twitter deal ‘cannot move forward’ without more information.
Elon Musk raised further doubts about the future of his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter on Tuesday, saying “this deal cannot move forward” until he gets more details about the volume of spam and …
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Musk’s Twitter goal of authenticating all users is good for ending bots but bad for humans
According to security professionals, Elon Musks's plans for Twitter may have consequences for human users. Should the major deal close, Musk will face criticism regarding the direction of Twitter. …
Elon Musk Takes 9.2% Stake in Twitter After Hinting at Shake-Up
Elon Musk took a 9.2% stake in Twitter Inc. to become the platform’s biggest shareholder, a week after hinting he might shake up the social media industry. Twitter shares surged as much as 26% after …
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Hackers Target India’s Prime Minister
Hackers compromised the official Twitter account of India's prime minister, Narendra Modi. The cyberattackers were able to hack into the social media account on December 11 and tweeted messages to his …
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Twitter removes another 3,000 state-backed accounts linked to six countries
Twitter has reportedly removed roughly 3,465 state-backed accounts from its platform in an effort to limit the influence of information manipulation and disinformation campaigns on the site. Twitter …
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Twitter Launches Cryptocurrency Team to Explore Bitcoin, Blockchain Uses
Twitter is launching a team dedicated to diving deeper into the rapidly growing cryptocurrency space, the Financial Times first reported on Tuesday. The new team, called Twitter Crypto, is aimed at …
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Twitter to allow users in US, South Korea, and Australia to report misleading tweets
On Wednesday, Twitter announced that it will begin a test trial of a new feature that would allow users in the United States, South Korea, and Australia to report misleading tweets that may be …
Twitter drops automated image-cropping tool after determining it was biased
This week, Twitter admitted that an algorithm responsible for the platform's automatic photo cropping feature was biased. Twitter has since removed the feature from its platform. The social media …
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Facebook, Google, Twitter caution Australia against a blanket terrorism content ban
On Friday, representatives from Google, Facebook, and Twitter appeared before an Australian security committee to warn them against banning all mentions of content deemed inappropriate on Australian …