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Twitter joins social media clampdown on coronavirus-related ads
Twitter Inc said on Wednesday it would stop any attempt by advertisers to use the coronavirus outbreak to send inappropriate advertisements to its users.Government entities seeking to spread public health information will be allowed...
Social Networks
Musk tweets his support for Dorsey remaining as Chief Executive of Twitter
Elon Musk said late on Monday he supported Jack Dorsey remaining as Twitter Inc's chief executive officer, two days after reports that activist investor Elliott Management Corp has pushed for his removal from the...
Platform News
Twitter plans to build ‘decentralised standard’ for social networks
Reuters - Twitter Inc plans to set up an independent research group to create an "open and decentralised" system for social networks, CEO Jack Dorsey said on Wednesday, which could relieve pressure on the...
Platform News
Twitter makes global changes to comply with privacy laws
SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter Inc is updating its global privacy policy to give users more information about what data advertisers might receive and is launching a site to provide clarity on its data...
Platform News
Former Twitter worker accused of spying for Saudi Arabia can be released on bond
SAN FRANCISCO - A former Twitter Inc employee accused of spying for Saudi Arabia may be freed pending trial, a US District Court judge ruled on Thursday.Ahmad Abouammo and two other men were...
Media & Content Platforms
Factbox: How social media services handle political ads
SAN FRANCISCO - Online platforms including Facebook and Alphabet Inc's Google face growing pressure to stop carrying political ads that contain false or misleading claims ahead of the US presidential election.In the United...
App Stores
Where US presidential candidates stand on breaking up Big Tech
Reuters - In the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, America's big tech companies are being challenged on many fronts from across the political spectrum, from antitrust concerns to their policies on political ads...
Computing Platforms
Twitter wants your feedback on its deepfake policy plans
Reuters - Social media platform Twitter on Monday unveiled its plan for handling deepfake videos and other manipulated media, and called for feedback from the public.In the run-up to the US presidential election in...
Media & Content Platforms
Facebook and YouTube scrub the Trump whistle-blowers name
US platform players Facebook and YouTube have declared that they have removed content that mentioned the potential name of the whistle-blower whose complaint sparked an impeachment probe by Democrat politicians into President Donald J...