Tag: Twitter
Twitter opens shop in Africa, snubs Nigeria as headquarters
By Abankula Twitter announced today it has established an African foothold in Ghana and is now hiring staff for its…
Nigerian Twitter influencer accounts suspended
American microblogging and social networking service, Twitter has suspended the Twitter accounts of some Nigerian social media influencers.
Russia accuses Twitter of breaking law
Russia’s communications regulator accused Twitter on Monday of violating Russian law, saying the social media platform had not complied with…
Twitter introduces new features
Twitter on Friday announced during a presentation for analysts and investors, its plans to introduce new features to the platform…
Dorsey defends Trump Twitter ban, but says dangerous precedent
Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey has defended the decision to suspend U.S. President Donald Trump’s account indefinitely, but also said it…
Twitter, Facebook move further to clean Trump mess
Twitter and Facebook moved further Monday to clamp down on Donald Trump supporters spreading divisive and conspiracy falsehoods.
DJ Cuppy thanks 3 million Twitter followers
Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, a popular Nigerian disc jockey known as DJ Cuppy, has celebrated her new feat after reaching three…
Twitter police catch Trump again, delete tweets
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump tried to evade Twitter ban on Friday, but he was caught red-handed and his tweets…
Twitter purges Trump’s co-conspirators, allies
Twitter Inc said on Friday it would permanently suspend accounts pushing QAnon content, banning prominent right-wing boosters of its conspiracy…
Updated: Twitter bans Trump permanently
Twitter on Friday announced a permanent ban of outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump, following the invasion of U.S. Capitol by…
Twitter locks Trump account
Twitter announced Wednesday night that it has locked Donald Trump's account for 12 hours. It said future violations of its…
Twitter appoints famous hacker Zatco head of security
Twitter has appointed Peiter Zatko, one of the world's best-regarded hackers to tackle everything from engineering missteps to misinformation.
Twitter bans Trump’s former adviser, Steve Bannon
Steve Bannon, a former Chief Strategist to President Donald Trump, has been banned from Twitter for suggesting that Dr Anthony…
Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin’ono rearrested for using Twitter
Police on Wednesday said Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was re-arrested after authorities accused him of contempt of court for using…
Twitter flags Trump’s post on vote rigging
Twitter has imposed restriction on a tweet by U.S. President Donald Trump in which he alleges attempt by unnamed persons…
Twitter, Facebook to label posts claiming early U.S. election victory
Social media companies Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc have decided to place warning labels on posts from U.S. election candidates…
Buhari becomes Twitter sensation again, gains 200,000 followers
President Muhammadu Buhari has become a Twitter sensation all over again, weeks after his followers dropped from 3.5million to 3.4million.
Buhari tweets: This is the time to tell your leaders they need to be afraid of you
President Buhari may have forgotten what he said on Twitter to win the confidence of Nigerians, but the tweets have…
Twitter explains worldwide glitch
Twitter Inc explained Thursday why users of its social networking site experienced a glitch in many parts of the world.
Twitter CEO Jack joins #EndSARS movement
Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and CEO of Twitter Inc, has joined Nigerian youths in their pursuit to end alleged police…
Twitter flags Trump’s tweet for misleading information
Twitter has flagged a tweet by US President Donald Trump in which he claimed immunity from the coronavirus.
Facebook deletes Trump’s posts giving COVID-19 misinformation
Facebook Inc and Twitter took action on posts from U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday for violating their rules against…
Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs to testify before U.S. Senate committee
The chief executives of Facebook, Twitter and Google have agreed to voluntarily testify at a hearing before the Senate Commerce…
Thailand takes first legal action against Facebook, Twitter
Thailand on Thursday began legal action against Facebook and Twitter for ignoring requests to take down content, in its first…
Twitter in Trump’s cross hairs again
U.S. President Donald Trump has once again been whining about Twitter, his most popular social media platform, where he has…
Twitter expresses interest in buying TikTok
Twitter Inc has approached TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance to express interest in acquiring the U.S. operations of the video-sharing app
Meet the 3 hackers of Twitter VIP accounts, Florida teen Graham Ivan Clark leader
A 17 year-old Florida teenager, Graham Ivan Clark led the three-man hacking gang that took over the Twitter accounts of…
Breaking: Twitter bans Donald Trump Jr.
Twitter has wielded the big axe against Donald Trump Jr. after he retweeted a video making bogus claims on coronavirus…
Twitter NG is about destruction- Veteran actress Ireti Doyle says
Veteran Nollywood actress Iretiola Doyle has opined that the Nigerian Twitter is about destruction and not for the pursuit of…
Trump deletes offensive Twitter video
U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted and then deleted a video in which his supporters could be heard repeating a “white…