Twitter

Twitter's New Rules Aim To Prevent Confusion Around The 2020 Vote

1:54pm September 10, 2020

by Shannon Bond

Twitter will label or remove posts that spread misinformation. Social media companies are under pressure to curb the spread of false claims and prevent interference from foreign and domestic actors.

Twitter confirms it has placed temporary restrictions on the account of Donald Trump Jr., shown here speaking at an event last month in Phoenix.

Twitter Restricts Donald Trump Jr.'s Account Over COVID-19 Misinformation

2:17pm July 28, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

The company said Trump Jr.'s account would be limited for 12 hours. It said the president's son put out a tweet with "misleading and potentially harmful" information about the coronavirus.

Twitter says it is investigating the coordinated hack, which attacked the accounts of some of the richest and most popular names on the social media platform.

Twitter Says It Was The Victim Of A 'Coordinated Social Engineering Attack'

5:02am July 16, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

Twitter confirms to NPR that it is investigating the coordinated hack, which attacked the accounts of some of the richest and most popular names on Twitter and may have reaped more than $100,000.

President Trump, seen here during a meeting Thursday at the White House, shared a video on Twitter with a fake CNN headline. The social media network flagged the doctored footage as "manipulated media."

Facebook And Twitter Remove 'Racist Baby' Video Posted By President Trump

7:25pm June 19, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

The video, which condemns "fake news," fabricates a supposed-CNN segment from last year. The social media companies said the footage violated copyright rules.

This image from the Twitter account of President Donald Trump shows a tweet he posted on Friday, May 29, 2020, after protesters in Minneapolis. On Tuesday, the Center for Democracy and Technology sued Trump over the president's executive order aimed at li

National

Lawsuit Says Trump's Order Against Tech Companies Will 'Chill Future Online Speech'

7:55pm June 02, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

The Center for Democracy and Technology argues that Trump's executive order attempting to strip tech companies of a key legal protection was retaliatory and violates the First Amendment.

President Trump's latest confrontation with Twitter was set off after the tech company placed fact-checking warnings on two of his tweets.

Politics & Government

Stung By Twitter, Trump Signs Executive Order To Weaken Social Media Companies

8:11pm May 28, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

President Trump signs an executive order aimed at limiting the broad legal protections enjoyed by social media companies days after Twitter fact-checked two of his tweets.

President Trump, who uses Twitter as his primary form of communication, has long accused Facebook and Twitter of censoring conservative views.

Politics & Government

Trump Threatens To Shut Down Social Media After Twitter Adds Warning To His Tweets

6:01pm May 27, 2020

by Avie Schneider

President Trump's vow to "strongly regulate" such platforms comes a day after Twitter added a fact-check label to a pair of his tweets and renews his argument that those sites silence conservatives.

Twitter announced on Monday that tweets related to the coronavirus containing misleading, disputed or unverified claims will now carry labels warning users about the content.

National

Twitter Now Labels 'Potentially Harmful' Coronavirus Tweets

3:13pm May 11, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

Tweets that contain information deemed misleading, disputed or unverified will now carry labels warning about problematic content as Twitter attempts to combat fake news on the platform.

National

Meet The Security Chief Making A Cowboy Museum's Social Media Feeds Extra Delightful

11:29am April 23, 2020

by Catherine Whelan

Through the coronavirus pandemic, security guard Tim Tiller is often at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum solo, keeping an eye out for anything amiss — and finding just the right selfie.

Facebook and other tech companies sent workers home to protect them from the coronavirus. That's creating new challenges about how to handle harmful content on their platforms.

Facebook, YouTube Warn Of More Mistakes As Machines Replace Moderators

5:06am March 31, 2020

by Shannon Bond

As tech firms send workers home, it's creating new challenges over how to handle harmful content, including dangerous health claims. So Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are bringing in the machines.