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December 6, 2016

EU slams US tech giants on hate speech

The European Commission has slammed tech titans Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Microsoft, saying that they are not moving quickly enough to deal with online hate speech.

December 6, 2016

Tech titans join forces to battle online terrorist content

Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube have joined forces in an attempt to curb the spread of terrorist content on the Internet.

December 5, 2016

Twitter says it will ban Trump if he violates hate-speech rules

Like all companies, Twitter has a set of user guidelines. These rules also apply to one Donald J. Trump, and Twitter is putting him on notice. No hate-speech on their servers, or else.

November 28, 2016

Adopt a piece of space junk, get its tweets as it flies overhead

The jury may be out on intelligent extraterrestrial life, but this we know: We are not alone.

November 28, 2016

How Ohio State University harnessed tech to alert students of campus attack

Ohio State University’s Buckeye Alert system warned students of a campus attacker within minutes of the car and knife attack unfolding Monday morning.

November 23, 2016

Twitter fail: CEO Jack Dorsey accidentally suspended from platform

Earlier today, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was briefly booted from the platform he helped co-found. Dorsey joked about the error in a tweet, but it has led some to question whether his account was hacked?

November 21, 2016

Napa wineries embrace social media

The web has done amazing things for the wine world and has enormously helped to educate novices like me. But one Napa winery has taken social media a step further.

November 21, 2016

Fired chef takes revenge out on pub using its own Twitter account

What do you do if you’re fired 10 days before Christmas? Here’s one solution.

November 21, 2016

Notable Twitter accounts hacked, posted links promoting free followers

It appears all of the tweets had been sent via Twitter Counter (@thecounter), a tool that provides statistics of Twitter usage and tracks over 14 million users and sells ad space to free followers services.

November 18, 2016

Actor James Woods leaves Twitter over alt-right 'censorship'

Actor and producer James Woods has decided to quit Twitter, citing censorship concerns.