The COMELEC will work with Twitter and Facebook for the verification of political candidates’ accounts. COMELEC — The Commission on Elections will work with social media platforms Twitter and Facebook for the verification of political candidates’ accounts. COMELEC Spokesperson James Jimenez confirmed this after he announced over the weekend that the Commission on Elections will … Read more
Jack Dorsey was stepping down as the CEO of Twitter. JACK DORSEY — The Twitter co-founder announced on Monday that he’s stepping down as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the social media network. He made the statement over a year after he survived a bid to oust him by an activist investor. Dorsey, who was … Read more
Twitter was testing its new prompt that warned its users before jumping into a conversation that could get heated. Twitter was recently testing its new prompt on Android and iOS that warned its users before jumping into a conversation that could get heated. In Twitter’s battle to add more “social privacy” upgrades to its platform … Read more
Donald Trump asked the US judge to ask Twitter to restore his account. DONALD TRUMP — The former United States President asked a federal judge in Florida to ask Twitter to restore his account. Reuters reported that Trump filed a request for a preliminary injunction against Twitter in the US District Court for the Southern … Read more
Twitter started rolling out its new “Tips” feature to all iOS users. Twitter recently started rolling out its new “Tips” feature to all iOS users and also turning on the ability to ask for tips in Bitcoin. It was last May when the social network started rolling out its Tip Jar feature for some users. … Read more
Twitter was testing a new ability that will allow its users to remove their followers without blocking them. Twitter was currently testing a new ability that will allow its users to remove their followers without blocking them as the company was working on more “social privacy” upgrades. It was last week when a report indicated … Read more
Twitter was working on a new edge-to-edge media in tweets. Twitter was currently working on a new timeline with edge-to-edge media in tweets, creating an almost Instagram-like experience. Twitter, in an email sent to The Verge, wrote that it’s testing the change because it wanted to better support conversations that were both text-based and visual. … Read more
Twitter was reportedly working on a new “archive tweets” feature and other “social privacy” upgrades. TWITTER SOCIAL PRIVACY UPGRADES — Twitter was reportedly working on a new “archive tweets” feature and other “social privacy” upgrades. According to a report on Bloomberg, Twitter was planning to test its privacy-related features aimed at giving its users greater … Read more
Twitter was testing a new safety feature that can automatically block hateful messages. On Wednesday, Twitter officially announced that it was testing a new safety feature that can automatically block hateful messages as the company came under increasing pressure to protect its users from online abuse. GMA News Online reported that users who activated the … Read more
Twitter was reportedly working on bringing support for speaking in Spaces to the web. TWITTER SPACES — Twitter was reportedly working on bringing support for speaking in Spaces to the web. It was last May when Twitter added support for its users to join Spaces through the web app. Currently, the team behind the said … Read more
