Industry Keyword: Twitter
FinTech Platforms
Afterpay gets shareholder nod for Block Inc buyout; majority of proxy votes in favour of deal
Buy now pay later firm Afterpay Ltd said on Tuesday its $29 billion buyout by Block Inc, previously known as Square, got overwhelming support from shareholders, with 99.79% of the proxy votes cast in...
Communication & Collaboration
Indian PM Modi’s personal Twitter handle ‘briefly compromised’
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal Twitter handle was "very briefly compromised," the Prime Minister's Office said in a tweet on Sunday morning.
The matter was escalated to Twitter and the Prime Minister's personal twitter...
Communication & Collaboration
Twitter tests overhaul of process to flag harmful tweets
Twitter Inc will begin overhauling how users report harmful tweets in an effort to make it easier for people to describe what is wrong with the content they are seeing, the social networking site...
Communication & Collaboration
Twitter acquires Slack-like company Quill to improve messaging tools
Twitter Inc has announced that it has acquired Slack competitor Quill to help the social networking company improve its own messaging tools.
The acquisition comes as Twitter recently named a new chief executive Parag Agrawal...
Social Networks
US financial regulators investigate Trump social media deal
Wall Street's top financial regulators are investigating former US President Donald Trump's $1.25 billion deal to float his new social media venture on the stock market, a filing showed.
Digital World Acquisition Corp, the blank-check...
Social Networks
Twitter’s design, engineering heads to step down in management rejig
Twitter Inc said on Friday its engineering head Michael Montano and design chief Dantley Davis would step down from their roles by the end of this month, as part of a broader management restructuring...
Social Networks
Sources: President Trump’s social media venture seeks $1 billion raise
Controversial former President Donald J Trump's new social media venture is seeking to raise up to $1 billion by selling shares to hedge funds and family offices at several times the valuation it commanded...
Communication & Collaboration
Reddit rolls out real-time features to keep users engaged
Reddit has said it would launch several real-time features, including voting animations and typing indicators, some of which are already available on rival apps operated by Facebook and Twitter.
The company said these new features...
Application Platforms
Tech regulation leads the agenda at UK G7 forum
Governments, tech leaders and policymakers discussed working together to ensure the internet remains open and democratic, and to improve online safety by better regulation at a conference in London, a prominent British minister said.
The...
Social Networks
Who is Twitter’s new CEO Parag Agrawal?
Twitter Inc has promoted company insider and technology head Parag Agrawal to replace Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey.
The social media networking platform joins tech giants Apple, Amazon and Alphabet in tapping a company insider...
Communication & Collaboration
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey hands reins to technology chief Agrawal
Twitter Inc CEO Jack Dorsey is stepping down from his role and CTO Parag Agrawal will now lead the company, the social networking platform has announced.
The appointment of Agrawal, a 10-year veteran of Twitter,...
Social Networks
Australia challenges Facebook to back anti-troll defamation law
Facebook Inc will show it has no interest in making the online world safe if it quits Australia over laws holding it liable for defamation on its platform, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on...