Tag: Twitter

Twitter Suspends ‘From the Desk of Donald J. Trump’ Account

Twitter has suspended an account of unclear origin that seemed nominally affiliated with former President Donald Trump’s newly launched communications platform “From the Desk of Donald J. Trump.” Visitors to the account, which has the handle “@DJTDesk,” are met with the message “Account suspended.” A Twitter spokesperson told The New York Post that it pulled…


Twitter Says Account Suspension of Stefanik’s Comms Director an ‘Error’

Twitter has restored the account of Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R-N.Y.) communication director after suspending it in “error,” though Karoline Leavitt—the director—insists it was a “purge in their ongoing effort to silence conservatives voices.” The Twitter account of Leavitt, who served as assistant White House press secretary in the Trump administration, went offline on Wednesday night,…


Twitter Says Account Suspension of Stefanik’s Press Aide Was an ‘Error’

Twitter has restored the account of Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R-N.Y.) communications director after briefly suspending it in “error,” although the press aide, Karoline Leavitt, insists it was a “purge in their ongoing effort to silence conservatives voices.” The account of Leavitt, who served as an assistant White House press secretary in the Trump administration, went…


Huntington Beach City Council Imposes Social Media Guidelines

Huntington Beach city council unanimously passed a policy that prohibits elected officials from blocking or deleting public comments on social media sites. The city adopted the ordinance during a May 3 vote. “This policy is the bare minimum,” Mayor Kim Carr said during the council meeting. “If you’re an elected official … allow that content to be accessible to anybody who…


Twitter Plans to Keep Trump Ban Intact, Says CFO

Twitter will not reinstate former President Donald Trump’s account, according to an executive, which comes as Facebook’s oversight board announced he will remain suspended. There have been “no changes” about Trump’s permanent suspension, Twitter CFO Ned Segal told Yahoo on Tuesday. Twitter suspended the former president’s account several days after the Jan. 6 Capitol breach….


Use Twitter’s New Weakness to Start Upending Big Tech

Commentary Twitter’s stock fell 15 percent last week apparently because they’re not getting sufficient numbers of new users to please the market. People are not as intrigued as they used to be with an allegedly open social media platform that’s not really open, in fact is something of a dictatorship. I know you’re not supposed…


Challenging the Media Bullies in Court

Commentary We grew up knowing our parents would punish us if we did something wrong. If it involved lying or picking on a playmate, we’d have to apologize for it. So, how about applying the same notion to Big Tech and Big Media? More and more people who feel unfairly characterized or canceled by these…


Florida Passes Bill Prohibiting Social Media Giants Deplatforming Politicians

The Florida legislature on April 29 passed a bill to prohibit social media platforms with huge user bases from knowingly deplatforming politicians and other Floridians. If a social media company deplatforms a user they know to be a political candidate they face penalties of up to $250,000 per day for statewide officials and $25,000 per…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (April 30)

Big oil companies Exxon Mobil and Chevon report earnings. Both back in the black for the first quarter, boosted by higher oil prices. New York City is set to fully reopen soon. NTD takes it to Wall St to see whats happening there. We talk to a CEO and business leaders at different stages of…


Twitter Stock Drops After Weak Quarter, Missing Target on User Growth

Twitter’s stock dropped about 13 percent on Friday to $56.74 per share after the firm issued weak second-quarter guidance on revenue growth while its user numbers fell short of expectations. The San Francisco-based tech giant said its average monetizable daily active users increased 20 percent year-over-year to 199 million. Some analysts had expected the number…