BBC: Some popular Twitter users in India announce a move to Mastodon to protest Twitter’s inconsistent content moderation policies on issues such as hate speech — Some of India’s most …
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Will Oremus / OneZero: Twitter’s ban on political and issue ads will let companies advertise things like fossil fuel-based products but ban ads from activists advocating against them — The …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Twitter’s controversial “Hide Replies” feature launches today in the US and Japan after earlier tests in Canada — Twitter’s controversial “Hide Replies” feature, aimed at civilizing …
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Louise Matsakis / Wired: In a leaked letter from members of Twitter’s Trust and Safety Council, formed in 2016 to provide outside advice on policy, some say they’re being ignored …
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Casey Newton / The Interface: Twitter’s followable topics may open big new audiences for the company, as well as polarize them; Twitter still thinks its “trending” section can be fixed …
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Jane Manchun Wong: Twitter’s web app code suggests that the company is working on a search feature for Direct Messages — As Twitter users, we often have to scroll through …
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Jane Manchun Wong: The code in Twitter’s Android app shows that it is working on a “snooze” feature that will allow users to pause push notifications for 1, 3, or …
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Will Oremus / OneZero: Twitter’s redesign, which rebuilt the desktop website as a progressive web app, solves none of its problems, but will help the famously slow company move faster …
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Reuters: Parler, a right-wing social site, had ~200K signups this week, reportedly Saudi Arabians frustrated at Twitter’s policies; CEO says it doubled its total users — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – …
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