New York Times says it won’t pay for Twitter verified check mark
By Urvi Dugar and Lavanya Ahire (Reuters) – The New York Times will not pay a monthly fee to get verified check mark status on Twitter, a spokesperson for the…
Parts of Twitter source code leaked online, court filing shows
By Maria Ponnezhath (Reuters) – Some parts of Twitter Inc’s source code have been leaked and the social media platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk is seeking information on the…
Twitter’s lead EU regulator concerned over blue tick roll-out
By Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) – Twitter’s lead European Union privacy regulator said on Tuesday she was concerned that the Elon Musk-owned U.S. firm had launched its Twitter Blue subscription…
Twitter to charge users to secure accounts via text message
By Shivani Tanna (Reuters) – Twitter said on Friday it will allow only paid subscribers to use text messages as a two-factor authentication (2FA) method to secure their accounts. After…
Twitter becomes first social media platform to allow cannabis ads in U.S
By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) – Twitter on Wednesday became the first social media platform to allow cannabis companies to market their brands and products in the United States. The company…
Twitter faces legal complaint in Germany over anti-Semitic content
By Madeline Chambers BERLIN (Reuters) – A group of Jewish students and an anti-hate speech association have filed a legal complaint against Twitter at a German court, they said on…
Twitter launches the Blue for Business program
Organisations can submit the request for validated registration with the associated accounts Twitter is now accepting signups for the Organizational Verification Program. Previously known as Blue for Business, those who wish…
Twitter offers free ads to brands that advertise on its platform
By Maria Ponnezhath (Reuters) – Twitter Inc is offering free advertisements to brands that advertise on its platform, an attempt to woo brands back to the social-media platform, which has…
Twitter further cuts staff overseeing global content moderation
By Shubhendu Deshmukh (Reuters) – Twitter Inc made further staff cuts in the trust and safety team handling global content moderation and in the unit related to hate speech and…
Twitter hacked, 200 million user email addresses leaked
By Raphael Satter LONDON (Reuters) – Hackers stole the email addresses of more than 200 million Twitter users and posted them on an online hacking forum, a security researcher said…