Source: Rory Cellan-Jones, bbc.com, May 29, 2020 The president said he would “send in the National Guard”, and followed that up with a warning that “when the looting starts, the shooting starts.” Twitter has hidden one of President Donald Trump’s tweets from his profile, saying it violates rules about glorifying violence. But instead of being… Continue reading Trumps Tweet Is Hidden for ‘Glorifying Violence’
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Trudeau, Harper, Singh lose thousands of followers as Twitter purges fake accounts
Source: Rachel Aiello, CTV News, July 13, 2018 OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, former prime minister Stephen Harper, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s follower accounts have all lost thousands of Twitter followers, as the social media giant moves to purge fake accounts. Twitter announced July 11 that it would be removing accounts that have been locked… Continue reading Trudeau, Harper, Singh lose thousands of followers as Twitter purges fake accounts
Twitter bug causes passwords to be stored in plain text — go change your password now
Source: Rebecca Joseph, Global News, May 3, 2018 Twitter is urging its 330 million users to change their passwords after discovering an internal bug in the system. The bug – which has since been fixed — stored passwords unencrypted in an internal log, according to a blog post from Twitter Chief Technology Officer Parag Agrawal. Usually, passwords are… Continue reading Twitter bug causes passwords to be stored in plain text — go change your password now
Ride along with the Regina police officer behind an outspoken Twitter account
Source: CBC News, November 9, 2017 Traffic constable known for attention-grabbing posts One Regina police officer is reaching the general public by skipping the formalities on social media. It’s a platform that works well for Regina Police Service Const. Curtis Warnar, who is the brain behind the traffic unit’s Twitter account. Read full article here… Image… Continue reading Ride along with the Regina police officer behind an outspoken Twitter account
How to Regain Control of a Hijacked Twitter Account
Source: Michael Crider, HowToGeek.ca, October 4, 2017 Someone logged into your Twitter account, and that someone isn’t you. They’re probably a spammer hoping to inundate your followers with junk, or maybe a “hacker” (in a very loose sense) being paid to follow other accounts. It’s just possible that they’re intentionally targeting you and hoping to… Continue reading How to Regain Control of a Hijacked Twitter Account
Twitter’s Woes Signal the End of the Social Wars
By Klint Finley, Wired.com, October 11, 2016 TWO BUZZWORDS DEFINE the past decade of computing: mobile and social. Those days are coming to an end. Although smartphones and social media remain as important as ever, the war to control those platforms are over. Winners are being coronated as the losers are, at last, conceding. Microsoft plans to unload what’s… Continue reading Twitter’s Woes Signal the End of the Social Wars
Twitter Accuses Saskatchewan Election of Ugly Politics
Source: CBCNews.ca, March 17th The Saskatchewan Party released more controversial social media posts, and some don’t like it… The Saskatchewan Party has released more controversial social media posts of Saskatchewan NDP candidates. Some are saying it means more NDP candidates should be questioned, while others say it is an example of ugly politics. Sask. Party… Continue reading Twitter Accuses Saskatchewan Election of Ugly Politics