Facebook and Twitter ‘failing to tackle fake review factories’ January 13, 2022 Facebook and Twitter have been accused of failing to tackle an online industry of fake product reviews, with new research uncovering schemes on the platforms with hundreds of thousands of members.
Twitter confirms it removed 3000 accounts connected to state-linked information operations December 2, 2021 Twitter said this morning that it has removed more than 3,000 accounts which were operating as state-linked information operations.
The long view: Cathie Wood’s ARK nabs 1m Twitter shares as Dorsey steps down December 1, 2021 Cathie Wood, the well-known U.S. investor and founder of ARK Investment Management, loaded up on 1m Twitter shares on Tuesday as the social media giant’s stocks hit a 12-month low in the wake of founder Jack Dorsey’s decision to step down as CEO. AEK Investment Management, which already has one of the biggest shareholdings in [...]
Twitter CTO Parag Agrawal succeeds Jack Dorsey as CEO November 29, 2021 Twitter’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Parag Agrawal is replacing its founder Jack Dorsey at the helm of the social media giant “starting today”, its now former CEO has announced in a tweet. “The board ran a rigorous process considering all options and unanimously appointed Parag,” Dorsey wrote in a letter to Twitter employees, which he [...]
Exclusive: Half of all Brits no longer trust tech giants with their personal data November 12, 2021 Nearly half of Britons no longer trust Big Tech companies to safeguard their personal data, according to new research that was shared exclusively with City A.M. today. Only one in four Brits believe Big Tech firms have their best interests at heart, according to a survey by cloud solution provider NexGen Cloud. This comes amid reports that [...]
He saw it coming: Prince Harry claims he warned Twitter CEO ahead of US Capitol riots November 10, 2021 Prince Harry claimed last night that he warned Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter that the micro-messaging platform was allowing a coup to be staged against the US a day before the January 6 riots. Asked if he has spoken to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg or Twitter CEO Dorsey, Harry said he warned the latter [...]
Causing ‘psychological harm’ to be added to the Online Safety Bill November 1, 2021 Online abusers could face two years in prison for sending messages or posting content that causes psychological harm under the new parliamentary bill.
Twitter falls short of user estimates as class action weighs on losses October 26, 2021 Twitter’s monetisable daily active users fell short, the company reported. In its third quarter results, the social media platform registered 211 daily active users, falling short when compared to analysts’ estimates of 212.6 million. “Average monetizable daily active users (mDAU) reached 211 million, up 13 per cent year over year in the third quarter, accelerating [...]
Trump to launch social media app, TRUTH Social October 21, 2021 Former U.S. President Donald Trump will launch his own social media app, TRUTH Social to "create a rival to the liberal media consortium and fight back against the "Big Tech” companies of Silicon Valley."
Twitter jumps on crypto bandwagon as it rolls out Bitcoin tipping functionality September 24, 2021 Twitter will now allow people to tip their favourite content creators with bitcoin and it will test new ways to help users have a safer experience on the social media app, the company said last night. Watch the full report.