Survey shows most American adults get news from social media
As of August 2017, two-thirds (67%) of Americans report that they get at least some of their news on social media – with two-in-ten doing so often, according to a…
Twitter now allows users to avoid trolls by muting new users and strangers
Twitter rolled out a new feature that allows users to mute notifications from newly registered accounts, people you don’t follow and people who don’t follow you. With the new feature,…
Twitter testing feature to let users flag fake news
Twitter is reportedly testing a feature that would let users flag tweets that are considered false or inaccurate, as part of their commitment to twart the spread of disinformation on…
Twitter rolls out new features to address online abuse
Twitter announced on Tuesday (November 15, 2015) new ways for its users to control online abuse, bullying, and harassment in the platform. In a Twitter blog post, the company wrote…
Twitter is shutting down its Vine platform
Twitter is shutting down Vine, its standalone short-form video app that became famous for showing six-second long video clip loops. The social media company did not reveal details but said…
Salesforce officially backs out from Twitter acquisition
Salesforce.com backed out from its bid to acquire Twitter, a report from Financial Times said. “In this case, we’ve walked away. It wasn’t the right fit for us,” Marc Benioff, CEO of…
Spotify is reportedly in advanced talks to buy SoundCloud
Music streaming service Spotify is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire its rival SoundCloud, according to a report from The Verge. The report pointed out that the move would give…
Twitter opens verified accounts process to all users
Twitter announced that they are opening an online application process for regular Twitter accounts to receive the blue badge icon. Vice President of Twitter’s User Services Tina Bhatnagar wrote in…
Twitter reveals the most used emojis around the world
In celebration of the World Emoji Day, Twitter on Sunday released a photo showing which emoji are most tweeted in different countries around the globe. According to the photo, the…
Twitter increases GIF size limit to 15MB
Twitter once again made a significant upgrade to their platform when they announced that they are increasing the file size limit of GIFs uploaded on Twitter from 5MB to 15MB.…