December 28, 2017 Twitter suspends outspoken ex-WSU College Republicans president amid far-right purge A former Washington State University College Republicans student president received a bitter Christmas gift from Twitter amid ongoing far-right purges by the tech giant.
December 24, 2017 Tech Q&A: Apple CarPlay, deadly chargers, taking advantage of Twitter and more I don’t like how much of my personal information is available online. Is it possible to remove your listing from the people search sites?
December 20, 2017 Twitter's purge of far-right accounts sparks backlash, praise and confusion Twitter began enforcing its new rules on hate speech and abuse on Monday, suspending a number of far-right accounts including those linked to prominent white nationalists and neo-Nazis, prompting responses that range from defiance to praise and bafflement.
December 18, 2017 Twitter begins purge of far-right accounts as new hate speech rules take effect Twitter has begun enforcing new rules to combat hateful and abusive content today and a number of well-known far-right organizations and users were suspended.
December 13, 2017 Twitter will soon make 'tweetstorms' easier to post Twitter plans to allow users to publish multiple tweets at once.
December 12, 2017 Former Facebook exec won't let own kids use social media, says it's 'destroying how society works' Chamath Palihapitiya, a former Facebook executive and the CEO of venture capital firm Social Capital, said in a November interview that social media is damaging society and voiced concerns about its impact on his own children.
December 6, 2017 McCain reaches 3 million Twitter followers despite #UnfollowMcCain protest U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., reached his goal of 3 million Twitter followers Tuesday -- but not before thousands of social media users staged an online protest.
December 5, 2017 Obama beat Trump in 2017's most retweeted tweets On Tuesday, Twitter released its lists of the most shared/retweeted and liked tweets in 2017 and former President Barack Obama had a significant presence on both lists, whereas tweets from President Trump were nowhere to be found.
December 1, 2017 James Comey tweets 'justice' Bible verse after Flynn pleads guilty Former FBI Director James Comey tweeted a Bible verse regarding "justice" after news that former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn would plead guilty to making false statements to the FBI on Russia.
December 1, 2017 iPhone X, Bitcoin, WannaCry and more: Biggest tech stories of 2017 As in previous years, 2017 was a huge year across the technology landscape. New products were announced, backlash against the tech sector became more pronounced than it has been in years and concerns about how technology is being used for nefarious reasons popped up seemingly daily.
