July 5, 2017 Dallas cop sues social media companies for allegedly helping influence police shooter Lawyers for a Dallas police officer filed a federal civil suit late Tuesday against Twitter, Facebook and Google for allegedly providing “material support” to the Palestinian militant group Hamas and purportedly helping radicalize Micah Johnson, the Army veteran who killed five police officers and wounded nine others in an ambush last July.
June 26, 2017 Brexit: Google sees spike in UK searches for 'getting an Irish passport' Google saw a 100 percent surge in U.K. searches for “getting an Irish passport” after Britain voted to leave the European Union.
June 22, 2017 Here's Donald Trump's first tweet ever Donald Trump started tweeting eight years ago today, a strategy that put him in the White House.
May 31, 2017 Girl missing 33 years tweets through sheriff's account Florida authorities have let the imagined voice of an 8-year-old girl who went missing on Memorial Day Weekend in 1984 take over the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Department Twitter account.
May 31, 2017 Covfefe lives: Twitter comes up with funny memes after Trump tweet Almost immediately after President Trump tweeted covfefe, sending Twitter into a frenzy, users of the social media platform did their best to poke fun at the situation.
May 26, 2017 Twitter has been down for users around the world today If you're experiencing a Twitter outage, you're not alone. This morning, the popular social media network began experiencing technical issues, with users around the world reporting difficulties accessing their accounts.
May 26, 2017 Twitter updates privacy policy, ends 'do not track' support You may see a notice informing you about the recent privacy policy changes the next time you visit the microblogging service, if you haven't seen it already.
May 24, 2017 Michelle Obama accidentally tweets ex-staffer's phone number Having former first lady Michelle Obama tweet your telephone number is one way to get a lot of attention.
May 23, 2017 China strengthens control of online news Online news outlets in China will require a government license to publish news on the web and social media, the country's internet regulator has announced.
May 23, 2017 Twitter inks new streaming deal with NFL after losing live games to Amazon Twitter recently lost its Thursday Night Football coverage to Amazon. But keen to keep fans on side, the social media company has just signed a new deal with the NFL for fresh content.
