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Twitter Labels Edited Biden Video 'Manipulated Tweet'

Twitter Labels Edited Biden Video ‘Manipulated Tweet’

March 9, 2020 4:22 pm

Twitter has used its new “manipulated media” tag for the first time on an edited video of a speech by Joe Biden.

The tag, introduced on 5 March, tells readers when a picture or video has been “significantly altered or fabricated”.

The footage of Mr Biden, posted by Dan Scavino, White House director of social media, claimed to show the Democrat calling for people to vote for President Donald Trump, a Republican.

The video was shared by Mr Trump twice.

In the clip, Mr Biden appeared to tell a crowd in Kansas City: “We can only re-elect Donald Trump.”

However, …

NETFLIX

Netflix Launches Nigerian Twitter Account

February 26, 2020 5:21 am

 

Movie streaming giant, Netflix has officially announced its presence in Nigeria with a Nigerian twitter account, launched on Tuesday.

The platform took fans by surprise when the tweet, “Naija how far” surfaced from @Netflixnaija.

Netflix is an American streaming platform whose primary business is its subscription-based streaming service which offers online streaming of a library of films and television programs, including those produced in-house.

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As of April 2019, Netflix had over 148 million paid subscriptions worldwide, including 60 million in the U. S., and over 154 million subscriptions total …

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Barcelona, Olympics Twitter Accounts Hacked

February 16, 2020 12:56 pm

The official Twitter accounts for football clubs, Olympics and Barcelona were hacked on Saturday, February 15, by “OurMine” a group known to hack social media accounts owned by prominent persons.

In a tweet which has long been deleted from the Olympics Twitter account, OurMine said, “Hi, we are OurMine. Everything is hackable.”

The group also disclosed that Neymar da Silva Santos Jr might be heading back to Barcelona as it said it read private messages that backed the claim.

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The tweet read;

“Well, we read some private messages and it looks like …

Twitter User Accuses French Montana Of Hacking Spotify

January 4, 2020 11:14 am

The struggle for supremacy in the music industry is a well-known one as artistes attempt to stay atop their game while competing with the many other talents vying for the top position.

Did one entertainer take his game a bit too far? Twitter user, @Karlamagne seems to think with a series of tweets that accuses rapper, French Montana of cheating the system.

@Karlamangne’s tweets are coming on the heels of Montana’s song “Writing on the Wall” charting on Spotify this week.

The three-months-old song features fellow rappers Post Malone, Cardi B, and Jamaican pop star Rvssian. The song debuted on

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Saudi Recruited Twitter Employees Charged With Spying – US

November 7, 2019 3:37 pm

Saudi Arabia’s government, frustrated by growing criticism of its leaders and policies on social media, recruited two Twitter employees to gather confidential personal information on thousands of accounts that included prominent opponents, prosecutors alleged on Wednesday.

The complaint unsealed in US District Court in San Francisco detailed a coordinated effort by Saudi government officials to recruit employees at the social media giant to look up the private data of Twitter accounts, including email addresses linked to the accounts and internet protocol addresses that can give up a user’s location.

The accounts included those of a popular critic of the government

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Twitter To Ban All Political Advertising

Twitter To Ban All Political Advertising

October 31, 2019 3:32 am

Twitter is to ban all political advertising worldwide, saying that the reach of such messages “should be earned, not bought”.

“While internet advertising is incredibly powerful and very effective for commercial advertisers, that power brings significant risks to politics,” company CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted.

Social media rival Facebook recently ruled out a ban on political ads.

News of the ban divided America’s political camps for the 2020 election.

Brad Parscale, manager of President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, said the ban was “yet another attempt by the left to silence Trump and conservatives”.

But Bill Russo, spokesman for the campaign to …

Twitter Tumbles As ‘Bugs’ Hit Their Revenue Growth

Twitter Tumbles As ‘Bugs’ Hit Their Revenue Growth

October 24, 2019 11:05 am
Twitter shares plunged Thursday after reporting glitches that impacted its ad-targeting ability, pulling down revenue growth in the past quarter.Profit for the third quarter was $37 million, a sharp drop from last year when the online messaging platform was helped by a large tax benefit.

Revenue rose nine percent from a year earlier to $824 million, well below analyst forecasts, impacted by what the company called “revenue product issues.”

Shares in Twitter slid as much as 20 percent in pre-market trade on the disappointing results.

Twitter said revenue was hit by “bugs” which made it harder to deliver targeted

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Trump Twitter Photo Attack Backfires As Pelosi Owns It

Trump Twitter Photo Attack Backfires As Pelosi Owns It

October 17, 2019 9:42 am

President Donald Trump’s Twitter attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi following an acrimonious White House meeting appears to have backfired spectacularly.

Trump tweeted a picture of the encounter Wednesday showing a standing Pelosi pointing at the president while he and everyone else in the room was seated, with the caption “Nervous Nancy’s unhinged meltdown!”

However, far from being upset at the picture, Pelosi posted it as her Twitter banner, and her supporters said it showed her literally standing up to Trump.

“Can a woman beat Donald Trump? …

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