October 7, 2016 Judge allows a lawsuit to be served by tweet A California nonprofit was having a hard time serving a Kuwaiti sheikh with lawsuit papers, so it got permission to do it in the most 21st-century way possible: on Twitter.
October 5, 2016 Pence dominated Twitter during vice presidential debate Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence dominated conversations on Twitter during his feisty debate with Democratic nominee Tim Kaine Tuesday.
September 27, 2016 Clinton won Google searches, Trump dominated Twitter during first presidential debate Hillary Clinton led in Google searches during Monday’s fiery first presidential debate, although Donald Trump was the most discussed candidate on Twitter.
September 27, 2016 Disney reportedly calculating Twitter takeover bid with help of a financial adviser The Twitter takeover chatter rages on. The latest news is that Walt Disney Co. is evaluating a possible bid for the struggling social media platform. As it turns out, the Twitter-Disney connection runs deep, and could make sense under CEO Bob Iger.
September 23, 2016 Twitter surges after report that it may be on the block Twitter's stock is surging following a report that the social media company, forever struggling in Facebook's shadow, is close to a sale.
September 22, 2016 Governments are requesting more Twitter user data than ever before Twitter's latest biannual transparency report shows an increase in user data requests from governments, with the U.S. demanding the most info.
September 6, 2016 Back from the dead -- hackers manage to resuscitate suspended Twitter accounts "What is dead may never die" has now become a catchphrase for Twitter, too. Or rather, for a hacker group known as "Spain Squad" that has discovered a method for resuscitating suspended and inactive accounts on Twitter.
August 24, 2016 Murder suspect's tweet could make him eligible for death penalty A Twitter posting by an Arizona man who was arrested on suspicion of killing his roommate during a struggle could elevate the severity of charges he could face.
August 23, 2016 Arizona man who apparently tweeted that he'd murder his roommates is arrested in death of roommate An Arizona man who purportedly wrote on Twitter that he was going to “viciously murder” his roommates is now facing murder charges – for the death of one of his roommates.
August 23, 2016 Cincinnati Zoo takes down Twitter account amid Harambe meme onslaught Cincinnati Zoo has deactivated its Twitter account after it was targeted in an online deluge of jokes and memes about Harambe, the gorilla shot and killed after a 3-year old boy got into his enclosure earlier this year.
