January 17, 2019 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speech broke C-SPAN record Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., made C-SPAN history on Wednesday during her first speech on the floor of the House of Representatives.
January 17, 2019 Ocasio-Cortez's latest role on Capitol Hill: Twitter tutor for House Democrats As the youngest member of Congress, it's no surprise that U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has used social media effectively in her campaigning and in her first weeks as a member of Congress. Now she's offering other House Democrats a chance to learn the techniques she has used.
January 11, 2019 Cuban government accused of censoring negative text message about new constitution The Cuban government has been accused of censoring text communications that oppose the new proposed constitution.
January 8, 2019 Japanese billionaire's Twitter post becomes historic after offering people cash A Japanese billionaire has become the author of the most retweeted post ever on Twitter after offering to pay people to retweet him.
January 6, 2019 GOP’s Steve Scalise shuts down Twitter debate on taxes with Ocasio-Cortez after ‘radical followers’ allude to Virginia shooting U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., abruptly ended a Twitter debate with newcomer Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York early Sunday after at least three commenters made references to the June 2017 shooting in which Scalise and three other people were shot by a left-wing activist.
January 3, 2019 Hackers spread ISIS propaganda by hijacking dormant Twitter accounts Hackers are exploiting an old flaw to hijack dormant Twitter accounts to spread ISIS propaganda.
January 1, 2019 US military tweets, then deletes strange New Year's Eve message about dropping bombs after outcry The arm of the U.S. military responsible for the country's nuclear strike capabilities drew widespread condemnation on New Year's Eve when it tweeted a strange message about dropping a bomb.
December 18, 2018 Female journalists and politicians were abused every 30 seconds on Twitter in 2017, new report charges Women on Twitter are sent abusive or problematic content every 30 seconds, according to a new investigation from Amnesty International.
December 18, 2018 Mysterious Twitter bug linked to 'unusual activity' from China and Saudi Arabia A mysterious Twitter bug has been linked to suspicious activity from China and Saudi Arabia.
December 13, 2018 Twitter's Jack Dorsey responds to Myanmar criticism over meditation trip Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey responded to a backlash over his comments following a 10-day meditation retreat in Myanmar, which has seen the country's Rohingya Muslims suffering at the hands of its military.
