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Musk-Trump X-Chat Hit by Tech Glitches

Elon Musk's much-anticipated X-chat with Donald Trump was marred by technical issues. The conversation, in which Elon Musk asked friendly…

3 months ago

Threads: Twitter Threatens Legal Action Against Meta’s App

Twitter has announced it is considering legal action against Meta over its fast-growing rival app Threads. Threads, which was launched…

1 year ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Twitter Account Suspended over Misleading Covid-19 Posts

Image source: Wikimedia Commons Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Twitter account has been suspended for posting "misleading" information about Covid-19.…

3 years ago

Twitter Bans 7,000 QAnon Accounts and Shuts Down Topics Related to Conspiracy Theory

Twitter announced that it was banning 7000 QAnon accounts and limiting the spread of 150,000 others in an effort to…

4 years ago

President Donald Trump Re-Tweets Britain First’s Controversial Videos

President Donald Trump has re-tweeted three controversial videos from British far-right group Britain First. The first tweet from Jayda Fransen,…

7 years ago

Ed Sheeran Quits Twitter Following Abusive Comments

Ed Sheeran has announced he quits Twitter after receiving a stream of abuse. The 26-year-old singer told The Sun: "I've…

7 years ago

Kanye West Deletes His Twitter and Instagram Accounts

Kanye West has deleted his Twitter and Instagram accounts, which had tens of millions of followers. The reasons why were…

8 years ago

Presidential Debate: 32.7% of Pro-Trump Tweets Posted by Bots

According to a recent research, more than four times as many tweets were made by automated accounts in favor of…

8 years ago

Narendra Modi Wishes Happy Birthday to Ashraf Ghani on Wrong Date

Indian PM Narendra Modi has wished Afghan President Ashraf Ghani a happy birthday on a wrong date. Narendra Modi tweeted…

9 years ago

Twitter Shuts 125,000 Accounts for Promoting Terrorist Act

Twitter has suspended more than 125,000 accounts since mid-2015 "for threatening or promoting terrorist acts". In a blog, Twitter said…

9 years ago

Twitter Shares Drop amid Silver Lake Deal Speculation

Twitter’s shares have dropped after major gains earlier in the day following reports that a deal with private equity firm…

9 years ago

Donald Trump in Twitter Rant with Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal

Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has described Donald Trump as a "disgrace to America". Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said on…

9 years ago

Omid Kordestani Joins Twitter as Executive Chairman

Former senior Google executive Omid Kordestani has been appointed as the new executive chairman of Twitter. Omid Kordestani, 53, joined…

9 years ago

Edward Snowden Is on Twitter and Follows Only NSA

Edward Snowden has opened an account on Twitter. The fugitive NSA contractor’s opening tweet was: "Can you hear me now?"…

9 years ago

Dick Costolo Resigns as Twitter Chief Executive

Dick Costolo has resigned as Twitter CEO, the social messaging company has announced. Twitter's co-founder Jack Dorsey will take over…

9 years ago

Royal Baby #2 Birth Announcement to Be Made via Twitter and Instagram

Prince William and Kate Middleton’s baby No 2’s birth announcement will be made via Twitter, People magazine reported. Once the…

10 years ago

Mehmet Selim Kiraz’s death: Turkey blocks access to social media sites to stop photo sharing

Turkish net companies have been ordered to block access to social media sites to stop the sharing of photos of…

10 years ago

Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s tweet on Chinese accent sparks outrage

Twitter users in Argentina and China have ridiculed President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner for poking fun at how the Chinese…

10 years ago

Centcom’s Twitter and YouTube accounts hacked by ISIS sympathizers

The US Central Command’s Twitter and YouTube accounts have been suspended after being hacked by a group claiming to back…

10 years ago

Je suis Charlie meaning: Message of solidarity with Charlie Hebdo attack victims

French hashtag Je suis Charlie, meaning "I am Charlie", has trended after the attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine’s offices in…

10 years ago

Malaysia Airlines removes offensive year-end promotion tweet

Malaysia Airlines apologized for a year-end promotion tweet that draw anger after it inadvertently drew parallels with the still-missing MH370…

10 years ago

George W. Bush responds on Instagram to Bill Clinton’s Twitter challenge

President George W. Bush sent an incredible reply after President Bill Clinton asked why he wasn't on Twitter on November…

10 years ago

Peaches Geldof’s Twitter account attacked by hackers

Peaches Geldof’s Twitter account appears to have been hacked. Peaches Geldof died earlier this year at the age of 25.…

10 years ago

Queen Elizabeth is on Twitter

Queen Elizabeth II sent her first tweet through the @BritishMonarchy account heralding the launch of a major new exhibition at…

10 years ago

Monica Lewinsky joins Twitter and earns 8,000 followers in one day

Monica Lewinsky joined Twitter on October 20, quickly earning thousands of followers. The 41-year-old former White House intern tweeted: "#HereWeGo."…

10 years ago