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Twitter eases account suspension appeal for users

Earlier, users whose accounts were frozen needed to fill an online form to appeal Twitter's decision and the response time varied from a few hours to over a week.

Apr 03, 2019, 10:32 AM IST

Twitter lost 9 million users in Q3: Report

Many micro-blogging platform users reported that their follower counts had dropped considerably during one of Twitter`s purges.

Oct 26, 2018, 13:15 PM IST

Twitter users who joined before age 13 facing ban: Report

The European Union`s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) stipulates that the age of consent for using online services should not be lower than 13.

May 31, 2018, 11:45 AM IST

Bug found in Twitter: Here are some tips to keep your account safe

You can change your Twitter password by going to the password settings page.

May 04, 2018, 09:41 AM IST

Twitter urges its 330 million users to change 'unmasked' passwords

A person familiar with the company`s response said the number was "substantial" and that they were exposed for "several months."

May 04, 2018, 08:54 AM IST

Twitter to let users make tweet threads more easily

With the new feature, users who create threads — stitching tweets together to tell a longer story — need no longer reply to previous tweets to do so.

Dec 12, 2017, 23:52 PM IST

Twitter users liking longer tweets more: Report

Longer tweets are being liked -- again on average -- 50.28 times compared with 29.96 times for shorter tweets, according to the analysis.

Dec 09, 2017, 16:52 PM IST

Twitter doubles the tweet for all, 280-character limit is now official

The changes will be rolling out in all languages except Japanese, Korean, and Chinese.

Nov 08, 2017, 07:37 AM IST

Twitter rolls out new safety calendar

Twitter has rolled out a new safety calendar that describes upcoming changes to the company`s rules towards hate speech and abuse.

Oct 20, 2017, 11:19 AM IST

Twitter allows account sharing feature for Android, iOS

TweetDeck offers a more convenient Twitter experience by letting you view multiple timelines in one easy interface.

Sep 09, 2017, 12:26 PM IST

Twitter data unreliable to understand popular emotions

With over 300 million monthly active users around the globe sharing their thoughts in 140 characters or less, studies based on Twitter data are "particularly alluring" to researchers and the media, said sociology expert Eric Jensen, from the University of Warwick in the UK.

Sep 08, 2017, 12:35 PM IST

Twitter is testing $99 subscription plan to promote tweets

If you want your tweets to appear in the timelines of strangers, Twitter is offering testing a plan to automatically promote your tweets, for which you will have to pay $99 month.

Jul 29, 2017, 14:35 PM IST

Twitter adds zero users users in Q2; now has 328 million monthly active users

Twitter now has 328 million monthly active users (MAUs) -- the same number it reported in the first quarter of 2017.

Jul 28, 2017, 11:36 AM IST

Twitter testing new feature to put current events on top

In a bid to show what people are talking about on the social network, micro-blogging website Twitter is testing a new feature wherein users` will see a list of current events at the top of their timelines.

Jun 13, 2017, 11:50 AM IST

Twitter eyes paid 'premium' service for power users

Twitter has begun surveying members on a paid subscription service that would give frequent users more tools for using the social network for marketing, journalism and other fields.

Mar 24, 2017, 20:49 PM IST

China's Weibo overtakes Twitter in market capitalisation

In a surpise for the social media fraternity, Chinese microblogging website Weibo has for the first time overtaken Twitter with its market capitalisation hitting $11.3 billion, surpassing Twitter`s $11.1 billion market cap which is a difference of about $200 million.

Feb 14, 2017, 12:32 PM IST