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October 26, 2017

Twitter aims to boost user safety, updates its rules

Twitter is making a host of changes to its rules in an attempt to boost safety for the site’s users.

October 26, 2017

Twitter bans ads from Russian media outlets Russia Today and Sputnik

Twitter has banned ads from all accounts owned by Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik following the social media giant’s probe into alleged Russian interference in the U.S. election.

October 25, 2017

Twitter attempts to increase ad transparency after Russian-backed scandal

After accusing Russian-based operatives of purchasing $274,000 in advertising tied to the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Twitter unveiled new transparency steps to let users know which ad campaigns are active.

October 23, 2017

James Comey's 'secret' Twitter account revealed

Former FBI Director James Comey’s 'secret' Twitter account has finally been revealed after months of rumours linking him to cryptic tweets from the @FormerBU account.

October 23, 2017

Widow of soldier killed in Niger says Facebook 'post' slamming Frederica Wilson is fake

The widow of fallen Army Sgt. La David T. Johnson says a purported Facebook post that circulated with her name slamming a Democratic congresswoman is fake, according to a news report.

October 20, 2017

KFC only follows 11 people on Twitter, and it's genius

We're not sure if the guy who goes by the Twitter handle @edgette22 does any detective work on the side, but he may want to look into it.

October 19, 2017

#MeToo: Sexual harassment is bi-partisan

Early on in my career, I briefly had a despicable boss who tried to manipulate me into a relationship with him.

October 16, 2017

'Me Too' trending on social media following recent sexual harassment outrage

The hashtag #MeToo was trending on social media after actress Alyssa Milano asked victims of sexual harassment to come forward and let their voices be heard.

October 10, 2017

Twitter backtracks after blocking 'inflammatory' Marsha Blackburn ad

Twitter has decided to change course on a controversial Senate campaign advertisement by Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and will allow the ad to run, even though the social network initially claimed it violated ad guidelines.

October 9, 2017

Twitter drops GOP Rep. Marsha Blackburn's ad for 'inflammatory' line about Planned Parenthood

A Senate campaign ad by Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn was blocked on Twitter Monday because of a statement she made about the sale of fetal tissue for medical research.