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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

Law professor explains why President Trump?s executive order targeting social media is likely unconstitutional
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UC Hastings Constitutional Law Professor David Levine says President Trump's executive order targeting social media companies will likely face a legal challenge, could actually lead to more censorship and backfire on the president.

President Trump preparing order targeting social media protections

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted, "We'll continue to point out incorrect or disputed information about elections globally."

Twitter announces option for employees to work from home forever

Some Twitter employees may never have to return to the office. The company is giving its more than 5,000 employees the option to work from home forever.

Twitter's Jack Dorsey donates $25 million to undocumented immigrants, inmates

Mayor London Breed said that Dorsey's donation more than doubles the total contributions to Give2SF and brings the total funding to $26.3 million.

Twitter to label disputed COVID-19 tweets

Twitter announced Monday it will start alerting users when a tweet makes disputed or misleading claims about the coronavirus.