Snapchat stock loses $1.3 billion after Kylie Jenner tweet
Technology
February 25, 2018
Snapchat stock loses $1.3 billion after Kylie Jenner tweet
Snap (SNAP) stock closed down 6 percent on Thursday after the reality TV star said she is no longer using the app.…
For advertisers, Snapchat’s got the kids
Business
February 13, 2018
For advertisers, Snapchat’s got the kids
Social network Instagram has come to look more like rival Snapchat after copying some of its features, but marketers say…
French opposition, Twitter users slam Macron’s anti-fake-news plans
Egypt
January 5, 2018
French opposition, Twitter users slam Macron’s anti-fake-news plans
French President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to legislate against fake news are running into opposition. Twitter users have propelled “InventYourFakeNews” to…
UK may use taxes to get tech giants to do more to fight extremism, minister says
World
December 31, 2017
UK may use taxes to get tech giants to do more to fight extremism, minister says
Britain may impose new taxes on tech giants like Google and Facebook unless they do more to combat online extremism…
Twitter faces backlash after suspending prominent Egyptian journalist Wael Abbas
Egypt
December 19, 2017
Twitter faces backlash after suspending prominent Egyptian journalist Wael Abbas
Twitter’s management came under fire from Egyptian and international activists after the social media giant suspended the Twitter account of…
Russia threatens to block Twitter and YouTube
World
December 15, 2017
Russia threatens to block Twitter and YouTube
Russia’s media regulators are demanding Twitter and YouTube delete the accounts of “undesired” NGOs. If they don’t, authorities say both…
As ‘net neutrality’ vote nears, some brace for a long fight
World
December 14, 2017
As ‘net neutrality’ vote nears, some brace for a long fight
As the federal government prepares to unravel sweeping net-neutrality rules that guaranteed equal access to the internet, advocates of the…
Twitter has a new reason for why it didn’t delete Trump’s anti-Muslim retweets
Technology
December 5, 2017
Twitter has a new reason for why it didn’t delete Trump’s anti-Muslim retweets
Twitter has changed its explanation as to why it did not delete three graphic anti-Muslim videos retweeted by President Donald…
Donald Trump’s latest Russia tweets could amount to ‘obstruction of justice’
World
December 4, 2017
Donald Trump’s latest Russia tweets could amount to ‘obstruction of justice’
Senior US lawmakers have warned President Trump after he fired off a series of controversial tweets about the FBI’s Russia…
Trump lashes out at UK PM Theresa May over far-right retweets
World
November 30, 2017
Trump lashes out at UK PM Theresa May over far-right retweets
Donald Trump has told British Prime Minister Theresa May to focus on Islamic terrorism after she critized his right-wing tweets.…