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Porn, rap interrupt Zoom hearing of Twitter hacking suspect

The interruptions — including one by a user who shared a screen and took over the hearing with a porn video — forced Hillsborough County Judge Christopher C. Nash to temporarily halt the session for Graham Ivan Clark, 17.

August 5

3 charged in massive Twitter hack, Bitcoin scam

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of Justice conducted a complex nationwide investigation, locating and apprehending the suspect in Hillsborough County, Florida.

July 31

Lawsuit: Trump still blocks Twitter critics after court loss

Some individuals identified in a lawsuit filed in 2017, along with dozens of others who were blocked on the basis of viewpoint, have been unblocked, the lawsuit said.

July 31

Twitter limits Donald Trump Jr.'s account, deletes video shared by president pushing false COVID-19 treatment

Numerous studies have shown that hydroxychloroquine is not an effective treatment for COVID-19.

July 28

Twitter to ban QAnon accounts, block links related to conspiracy theory

Twitter announced on Tuesday that it will take action on "QAnon" activity and permanently suspend accounts tweeting about the QAnon conspiracy theory.

July 21

Twitter: Hack hit 130 accounts, company 'embarrassed'

The San Francisco-based company said in a blog post Saturday that for up to eight of these accounts the attackers also downloaded the account’s information through the “Your Twitter Data” tool.

July 19

Biden, Gates, other Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam

The scam was a simple message. It asked people to send money to an anonymous Bitcoin account and get double the funds back. More than $100,000 reportedly was collected in the short time, but some cybersecurity experts say it points to a much bigger danger.

July 15

Hackers appear to target Twitter accounts of Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Kanye West, others in bitcoin scam

Messages appearing on their accounts showed statements about bitcoin and promised to “double” payments sent to a bitcoin wallet address.

July 15

Twitter says it will add an edit button to tweets when ‘everyone wears a mask’

Twitter users have long asked for the ability to edit their tweets, and now the company has offered to provide one — but there are strings attached.

July 2

Starbucks latest to say it will pause social media ads

Starbucks is the latest company to say it will pause social media ads after a campaign led by civil rights organizations called for an ad boycott of Facebook, saying it doesn't do enough to stop racist and violent content.

June 28

PayPal pledges $530M to support minority-owned businesses in US, YouTube launches $100M creator fund

PayPal and YouTube are among many tech companies that have pledged support to the black community in the wake of George Floyd’s death.

June 11

Twitter flags President Trump's tweet about Minneapolis

WASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter has added a warning to one of President Donald Trump’s tweets about protests in Minneapolis, saying it violated the platform’s rules about “glorifying violence.”

May 29

President Trump calls Floyd death 'shocking,' calls protesters 'thugs'; Twitter adds warning to tweet

(AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday called protesters in Minneapolis “thugs” and said that "when the looting starts, the shooting starts” — drawing another warning from Twitter for his rhetoric. Trump tweeted after protesters outraged by the death of a black man in police custody torched a police station.

May 29

Trump’s executive order targeting social media likely to face legal challenge

A law professor says the president's executive order is likely unconstitutional, could actually lead to more censorship and backfire on the president.

May 28