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Twitter suspends thousands of accounts for creating new ones after suspension

Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it had suspended 100,000 accounts for creating new accounts after a suspension during January-March period, a 45 percent increase from last year. “Previously, we only reviewed potentially abusive Tweets if they were reported to us. We know that’s not acceptable, so earlier this year we made it a priority to… Read More Twitter suspends thousands of accounts for creating new ones after suspension

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Canada to regulate social media firms as measure against election meddling

The world’s major social media companies are not doing enough to help Canada combat potential foreign meddling in this October’s elections and the government might have to regulate them, the cabinet minister in charge of ensuring a fair vote said on Monday. Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould spoke shortly after Canada’s electronic signals spy agency… Read More Canada to regulate social media firms as measure against election meddling

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BlackBerry files lawsuit against Twitter over patent infringement

BlackBerry Ltd on Wednesday filed a patent infringement lawsuit accusing Twitter Inc of illegally using technology in its mobile messaging applications that had been developed by the former smartphone maker. The lawsuit said Twitter wrongly sought to compensate for being a relative latecomer to mobile messaging by co-opting Blackberry’s inventions for such services as the… Read More BlackBerry files lawsuit against Twitter over patent infringement

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Twitter to boost hiring, liaise with electoral body in India

Twitter Inc plans to boost hiring in India and appoint an officer to liaise with the Election Commission (EC), a senior executive said on Tuesday, responding to concerns about political misuse of social media ahead of this year’s general elections. Speaking a day after an Indian parliamentary committee told the company to engage more with… Read More Twitter to boost hiring, liaise with electoral body in India

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Twitter co-founder Evan Williams to step down from board at end of month

Twitter Inc said on Friday one of its co-founders, Evan Williams, will be stepping down as a member of its board at the ending of the month. Williams, who also announced the move in a series of tweets, is currently the chief executive officer of online publishing website Medium and had also served as the… Read More Twitter co-founder Evan Williams to step down from board at end of month

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Russia launches civil cases against Facebook and Twitter

Russia’s communication watchdog said on Monday it was opening administrative proceedings against Twitter and Facebook for failing to explain how they plan to comply with local data laws, the Interfax news agency reported. Roskomnadzor, the watchdog, was quoted as saying that Twitter and Facebook had not explained how and when they would comply with legislation… Read More Russia launches civil cases against Facebook and Twitter

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Facebook, Twitter remove accounts and pages linked to fake news sites ahead of elections in Bangladesh

Facebook and Twitter said on Thursday they had removed accounts and fake news pages linked to the Bangladesh government that had posted anti-opposition content, days ahead of an election in the South Asian nation. Facebook, Bangladesh’s most popular social network with an estimated 30 million users, said it had removed nine fake news pages linked… Read More Facebook, Twitter remove accounts and pages linked to fake news sites ahead of elections in Bangladesh

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Twitter deletes thousands of bot accounts campaigning for boycott of U.S. election

Twitter Inc deleted more than 10,000 automated accounts posting messages that discouraged people from voting in Tuesday’s U.S. election and wrongly appeared to be from Democrats, after the party flagged the misleading tweets to the social media company. “We took action on relevant accounts and activity on Twitter,” a Twitter spokesman said in an email.… Read More Twitter deletes thousands of bot accounts campaigning for boycott of U.S. election

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