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Mariah Carey’s Twitter account has been hacked
Carey’s account is now locked while Twitter investigate.
The myth that Russian bots provided the criticism against The Last Jedi is back
A New York Times article reignited the myth.
Nigerian law will allow the blocking of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter to curb “fake news”
The law can be used to block regions or individuals from accessing apps.
Bernie Sanders has opened his DMs on Twitter and users are having fun with it
Sanders’ campaign says he’s the first 2020 candidate to open DMs but he was beat by Andrew Yang.
PewDiePie deletes Twitter account, calls it a “cesspool of opinion”
PewDiePie said Twitter is used as an easy way for people to “posture for social virtue points”‘
Civil liberties groups defend anonymous parody Twitter accounts against Devin Nunes lawsuit
The groups say the First Amendment protects the accounts.
Twitter to expand its “Trust and Safety Council”
The expanded team comes into effect in January.
Twitter plans “a level playing field” for the elections but won’t reinstate the candidates it banned
Twitter will tag election candidates but won’t allow all candidates to take part on the platform.
Larry Sanger slams Jack Dorsey for his “mishandling of social media”
Sanger made the comments in response to Jack Dorsey’s plans for decentralizing Twitter.
UK Labour voters surprised to learn Twitter doesn’t reflect reality
Digital echo chambers have been realized.
Lily Allen deletes Twitter account following backlash to her criticism of British voters
Allen escaped the backlash by closing her Twitter account.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey suggests a decentralized future for Twitter
The idea is somewhat at odds with how Twitter has operated up to this point.