Twitter acquires Chroma Labs
Twitter Inc is acquiring Chroma Labs, a seven-person startup that was founded by former Facebook and Instagram employees for building photo and video-editing features. Chroma […]
New Twitter filter deletes naked pictures from messages
A new social media filter has been launched to prevent users from receiving unsolicited naked pictures. On Friday the plugin – called Safe DM – […]
Facebook’s Twitter and Instagram accounts hacked
Facebook’s social media accounts were temporarily taken over by a group of hackers on Friday afternoon. The hacking group OurMine posted on the Twitter and […]
Twitter apologises for letting ads target neo-Nazis and bigots
Twitter has apologised for allowing adverts to be micro-targeted at certain users such as neo-Nazis, homophobes and other hate groups. Twitter allows ads to be […]
Twitter to test ‘block all replies’ function
Twitter has said it will test new features that allow users to control who can reply to their posts – or block replies entirely. “We […]
Twitter prepares for huge cull of inactive users
Twitter will begin deleting accounts that have been inactive for more than six months, unless they log in before an 11 December deadline. The cull […]
Twitter to ban all political advertising globally
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 […]
Twitter removes abusive tweets automatically – Report
Twitter now removes half of tweets containing abusive content automatically without relying on content moderators or users reporting them. The social media platform’s 2019 third […]
Video: Movie director almost raped me – Actress Juliet Ibrahim
Actress Juliet Ibrahim By Emmanuel Afonne Ghanaian Actress Juliet Ibrahim has revealed how she escaped sexual assault from unnamed movie director when she was introduced […]
‘Go wild in the aisles’: Rylan Clark-Neal to host Supermarket Sweep reboot | Ents & Arts News
Rylan Clark-Neal has said it’s a “dream come true” to be presenting a rebooted version of Supermarket Sweep. The 1990s television show, which was originally […]
Magic says Lakers ‘almost unbeatable’ with Avery Bradley
Magic Johnson is quite infamously no longer the president of basketball operations for the Los Angeles Lakers. He has since taken on another important role […]
Festival scraps cheaper ‘people of colour’ tickets after ‘white supremacist threats’ | US News
Organisers of a music and arts festival in Detroit that was charging attendees different prices based on their skin colour have ditched the controversial model […]