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Twitter ropes in AP and Reuters as it amps up fight against misinformation

The partnership will help provide additional context to Twitter’s Curated content while also speeding up how the firm participates in public conversations.

Bitcoin, AI & decentralisation key to Twitter’s future says Jack Dorsey

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has outlined his vision for the platform’s future, and Bitcoin appears to be playing a big part down the line.

Twitter testing up and downvotes on iOS

Twitter currently testing upvotes and downvotes on iOS devices, hoping to gather enough data to decide on whether it should be launched.

Tweetdeck is getting an update and we aren’t fans

Twitter has decided to improve Tweetdeck by ripping apart the app and making it more like Twitter. Users aren’t pleased.

Captions have been added to Twitter’s voice tweets

Android users still don’t have access to voice tweets though.

Twitter kills Fleets with a passive aggressive announcement

Added in November 2020, Fleets are going away in August 2021.

Twitter adds ability to change who can reply to your tweets

Now Twitter users have the ability to change who can reply to their tweets, even after they’ve been posted.

Indian government says Twitter no longer has liability protection

Citing a failure to comply with new rules, India’s IT Ministry filed court documents outlining that Twitter’s lost its liability protection.

Google, Facebook and Twitter put Hong Kong’s government on notice over doxing laws

Concerns continue to be raised over Hong Kong and its newly amended data protection laws around doxing.

Twitter bug mistaken for a new feature

Twitter didn’t remove the option to order your timeline chronologically, but the confusion was justified.

We sure saw a lot of Starfield ads this weekend

Starfield was in our feed a lot after E3 2021.

Banned man congratulates Nigeria for banning Twitter

A former president has congratulated Nigeria for banning Twitter and showcased he has no understanding of the situation at the same time.

We get a better look at Twitter’s Super Follows feature

The Patreon-style Super Follows feature that Twitter is working on could give content creators another source of revenue on the platform.

Nigeria’s Twitter ban escalates, citizens can be prosecuted for tweeting

A tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari flagged by Twitter has resulted in the Nigerian government actively looking to prosecute citizens who are tweeting.