Tag: Twitter

Twitter Says It ‘Incorrectly Applied’ Warning to Photos of Crowded Migrant Facilities

Twitter acknowledged that it had “incorrectly” applied a warning on a post that showed photos of unaccompanied children huddled under emergency blankets in crowded “cells” at a Texas detention center. “This warning was incorrectly applied by one of our automated tools and it has since been removed,” a Twitter spokesperson told The Epoch Times in…


Most Congressmembers Don’t Consume News From Across the Aisle: Study

Most Democratic and Republican members of Congress don’t interact with news sources from across the aisle, according to a new study. While no Democrats interact more than half the time with right-leaning news sources on Twitter, 5.3 percent of Republican members interact more than half the time with left-leaning sources. Republicans with the most left-leaning…


Verified Twitter Users, Including AFP Fact-Checker, Spread Disinformation About Boulder Shooting Suspect

An AFP fact-checker and other verified Twitter users spread disinformation about the Colorado shooting suspect, falsely claiming he was white. Uzair Hasan Rizvi, who says he specializes in “debunking misinformation/fake news” for AFP, a global wire agency, wrote in a tweet that “a poor white guy” committed the shooting in Boulder, killing 10. “He was…


Out of the White House, Banned From Twitter, What Can Trump Do to Stay Popular?

Ever since he announced a run for the White House in 2015, former President Donald Trump dominated headlines in the United States and around the world. Many attributed Trump’s surprise victory in 2016 partly to the media’s obsession with the real estate billionaire and reality television star. His popularity continued to grow throughout the four…


Twitter Says It Locked Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Account Due to an ‘Error’

Twitter on Friday said it locked Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) personal account due to an error and reinstated access. “We use a combination of technology and human review to enforce the Twitter Rules across the service,” a spokesperson for the San Francisco-based firm told news outlets on Friday afternoon. “In this case, our automated…


Teen Who Hacked Celebrity Twitter Accounts to Run Bitcoin Scam Gets Jail Time

An 18-year-old Florida teenager who ran a scam that used hacked celebrity Twitter accounts to dupe ordinary people out of their money has been sentenced to three years behind bars, the Office of the State Attorney 13th Judicial Circuit in Tampa announced. Graham Clark, who was 17 when he committed the crimes, reached a deal with…


Russia Gives Twitter a Month to Delete Banned Content or Get Blocked

The Russian government is threatening to block Twitter in the country unless the social media platform removes banned content within a month. The ultimatum comes after Roskomnadzor, Russia’s federal executive authority overseeing online and media content, began slowing down the speed of Twitter last week in retaliation for an alleged failure to remove content related…


Twitter Tries to Dismiss Lawsuit Filed by Child Sex Trafficking Survivor Using Section 230 Immunity

Twitter is asking a federal court in Florida to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a child sex trafficking victim, who alleged that the social media giant refused to immediately remove explicit content depicting the child on its platform. The lawsuit, filed in January, is accusing the Silicon Valley company of knowingly benefiting financially from the…


Steven Crowder’s Lawyer Considers Suing Twitter Over Reasonless Account Suspension

Bill Richmond, lawyer of conservative talk show host Steven Crowder, is considering a lawsuit against Twitter, saying the social media company’s suspension of Crowder’s account amounts to anticompetitive behavior and false advertising because Crowder has yet to be given a reason for the suspension. Crowder was blocked from accessing his Twitter account with 1.2 million…


Conservative Commentator Crowder May Sue Over Twitter Suspension, Lawyer Says

Bill Richmond, lawyer of conservative talk show host Steven Crowder, is considering a lawsuit against Twitter, saying the social media company’s suspension of Crowder’s account amounts to anticompetitive behavior and false advertising because Crowder has yet to be given a reason for the suspension. Crowder was blocked from accessing his Twitter account with 1.2 million…