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Oct 8, 3:03 PM ET
This 7-year-old rap sensation has nearly 1 million views on Twitter
Macyn McMillian, aka "Mac Sauce," writes lyrics to her own songs.
Oct 8, 3:03 PM ET
Oct 2, 2:40 PM ET
Overnight Twitter outage sends the internet reeling
Twitter and TweetDeck experienced outages overnight that impacted the ability to Tweet, view direct messages and more.
Oct 2, 2:40 PM ET
Sep 20, 3:45 PM ET
Twitter shuts down thousands of international accounts tied to political spam
The social media giant's revealed it suspended fake accounts and more in China, the UAE, Spain and more.
Sep 20, 3:45 PM ET
Sep 2, 12:29 PM ET
Twitter CEO gets hacked
Jack Dorsey's Twitter account was hacked and filled with racist and anti-Semitic content.
Sep 2, 12:29 PM ET
Aug 30, 10:19 PM ET
Twitter CEO Dorsey's account sent racist tweets after hack
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's account has been hacked and sending racist and vulgar tweets to his 4.2 million followers.
Aug 30, 10:19 PM ET
Aug 27, 8:03 PM ET
'We can do better': New York Times columnist quits Twitter after being called a 'bedbug'
Conservative <i>New York Times</i> columnist Bret Stephens deleted his Twitter account Tuesday morning after a social media flare-up over being called a "bedbug."
Aug 27, 8:03 PM ET
Aug 20, 5:10 PM ET
Facebook, Twitter remove accounts they say Chinese government was using to undermine in Hong Kong protests
Facebook and Twitter said the accounts were meant to undermine the protests in Hong Kong.
Aug 20, 5:10 PM ET
Jul 26, 6:31 PM ET
Twitter reports strong user growth
Twitter reported surprisingly strong user numbers and revenue even as it cracks down on fake accounts
Jul 26, 6:31 PM ET
Jul 11, 10:23 PM ET
'Miss us?' Twitter hit with hour-long outage
Twitter was down for about an hour Thursday in an outage that appeared to affect users around the world.
Jul 11, 10:23 PM ET
Jul 9, 11:40 PM ET
Outspoken Twitter user blocked by President Trump speaks out
Philip Cohen discusses how his involvement in a Twitter thread caused the president to block him on the popular social media site.
Jul 9, 11:40 PM ET
Jun 27, 11:20 PM ET
Twitter says it will start labeling tweets from world leaders that break its rules
Twitter will start labeling tweets from world leaders who break its rules about community safety.
Jun 27, 11:20 PM ET
Apr 30, 5:15 AM ET
Chase tried to be funny on Twitter. It didn't go well.
Chase Bank's verified account attempted to play on the weekly Twitter trend #MondayMotivation today -- and was quickly motivated to delete the tweet after criticism.
Apr 30, 5:15 AM ET
Apr 24, 2:10 PM ET
President Trump met with Twitter CEO at the White House
This was the first meeting between Trump and the Twitter CEO.
Apr 24, 2:10 PM ET
Apr 18, 10:01 AM ET
Twitter CEO's onstage uniform of beanie, hooded sweatshirt prompts women to call a double standard foul
Jack Dorsey wore a black beanie and sweatshirt at a Ted Talk event.
Apr 18, 10:01 AM ET
Apr 17, 12:49 AM ET
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey grilled on harassment policies at TED Talk
It didn't go so well.
Apr 17, 12:49 AM ET
Apr 11, 12:45 PM ET
Gillette posted a photo of a plus-size model and Twitter couldn't handle it
Twitter exploded into a heated debate over health, representation and more.
Apr 11, 12:45 PM ET
Mar 2, 5:30 PM ET
Twitter suspends aggressive Trump supporter Jacob Wohl for 'fake accounts'
The 21-year old told USA today he wanted to influence the 2020 election.
Mar 2, 5:30 PM ET
Feb 19, 12:59 PM ET
Twitter's mindboggling debate involves bath towels
It started with a tweet Sunday from journalist Yashar Ali, which attempted to answer a question from "Unrelatable" podcast host Abdul Dremali about how many towels a cohabiting couple should own.
Feb 19, 12:59 PM ET
Feb 19, 11:35 AM ET
Twitter's bath towel debate is perfectly mindboggling
What is a 'bath towel'? Twitter is on the case.
Feb 19, 11:35 AM ET
Feb 7, 3:36 PM ET
Twitter posts bigger 4Q profit, monthly user base slips
The company also disclosed its daily user base count for the first time.
Feb 7, 3:36 PM ET
Jan 31, 9:55 PM ET
Twitter says it removed fake accounts from Iran, Russia, Venezuela and Bangladesh
Thousands of "malicious" accounts have been removed.
Jan 31, 9:55 PM ET
Jan 7, 10:53 PM ET
Billionaire offers cash on Twitter, breaks record
Yusaku Maezawa's post has been retweeted more than 5 million times as of Monday.
Jan 7, 10:53 PM ET
Jan 7, 10:08 PM ET
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa pens most retweeted post of all time after offering cash to random Twitter users
Yusaku Maezawa's post has been retweeted more than 5 million times as of Monday.
Jan 7, 10:08 PM ET
Dec 19, 2:21 PM ET
Some women are attacked on Twitter every 30 seconds: Amnesty International
Women of color are most frequently targeted, according to Amnesty International.
Dec 19, 2:21 PM ET
Sep 6, 11:41 PM ET
Twitter permanently bans Alex Jones, Infowars citing abuse
The company said Jones won't be able to create new accounts on Twitter or take over any existing ones.
Sep 6, 11:41 PM ET
Aug 17, 3:33 PM ET
Twitter quietly kills suspected firearm-themed bot network
One minute, they were cranking out an endless stream of tweets, pushing conservative-leaning news articles or fiery video commentary. The next, they were gone.
Aug 17, 3:33 PM ET
Aug 8, 11:18 AM ET
Amid backlash, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey explains why Alex Jones hasn't been banned
Twitter plans to stand by its decision to keep accounts associated with Jones.
Aug 8, 11:18 AM ET
Jun 11, 11:25 AM ET
Twitter says an internal glitch exposed all users' passwords internally
The company says it did not find a breach or any misuse of the exposed passwords.
Jun 11, 11:25 AM ET
Jun 11, 11:16 AM ET
Twitter urges 330M users to change their passwords immediately
The social media platform said it found an internal bug that reveals passwords to employees.
Jun 11, 11:16 AM ET
May 4, 10:47 AM ET
Twitter warns users to change their passwords
Twitter says they’ve identified a bug that stored passwords “unmasked” (in plain text) in an internal log.
May 4, 10:47 AM ET
Mar 9, 3:41 AM ET
'Fake news' on Twitter spreads faster, farther than truth, study finds
The MIT study analyzed more than 126,000 Twitter stories between 2006 and 2017.
Mar 9, 3:41 AM ET
Jan 5, 11:41 PM ET
Twitter clarifies stance on blocking 'world leaders' as critics call for Trump's suspension
Critics of the president raised alarm at tweets threatening North Korea Tuesday.
Jan 5, 11:41 PM ET
Dec 27, 12:34 PM ET
Library of Congress will no longer archive every tweet
The decision to archive tweets "on a selective basis" is largely because of the dramatic increase in Twitter activity.
Dec 27, 12:34 PM ET
Dec 14, 8:11 PM ET
Twitter split over how to slice toast
For some, it's the biggest deal since sliced bread.
Dec 14, 8:11 PM ET
Nov 30, 4:31 PM ET
Employee who deactivated Trump's Twitter account feels 'like Pablo Escobar'
The man who deactivated Trump's account called it a "mistake."
Nov 30, 4:31 PM ET
Nov 8, 1:45 PM ET
Twitter expands character length
The social media platform increased the number of characters in a tweet from 140 to 280.
Nov 8, 1:45 PM ET
Nov 8, 9:30 AM ET
Twitter doubling its character count to 280 in nearly all languages
The company first started testing the new limit in September.
Nov 8, 9:30 AM ET
Nov 2, 9:07 PM ET
Infamous fake Twitter account prompted social media giant to re-evaluate policies
A Russian-backed Twitter account spreading divisive messages prompted the social media giant to re-evaluate its response to suspected Russian election interference.
Nov 2, 9:07 PM ET
Oct 27, 7:37 AM ET
Twitter bans ads from 2 Kremlin-backed Russian media outlets
ABC News' David Muir reports the stories people are buzzing about.
Oct 27, 7:37 AM ET
Oct 27, 7:37 AM ET
Twitter to ban ads from Russia's RT, Sputnik
Twitter also said this week it will disclose more information on political ads.
Oct 27, 7:37 AM ET
Oct 25, 11:07 AM ET
Twitter promises greater transparency with political ads
Social media sites are under pressure to reveal more information about political ads to help prevent anonymous accounts from spreading propaganda.
Oct 25, 11:07 AM ET
Oct 15, 2:12 PM ET
Twitter changes coming to curb abuse
Tech Crunch's Josh Constine says "to make progress they need stricter rules, and for artificial intelligence and human moderators to team up to remove hatred".
Oct 15, 2:12 PM ET
Oct 14, 11:56 AM ET
Following criticism, Twitter CEO says 'new rules' on abusive tweets coming soon
The social media company's CEO said
Oct 14, 11:56 AM ET
Sep 27, 1:47 PM ET
Twitter tests plan to double length of tweets
The social media platform's announcement that it is testing a plan to double the character limit from 140 characters to 280 prompted mixed feedback from users including Chrissy Teigen.
Sep 27, 1:47 PM ET
Sep 27, 12:35 PM ET
Twitter testing out doubling character limit
The company is experimenting with a 280 character limit.
Sep 27, 12:35 PM ET
Sep 27, 11:45 AM ET
Twitter testing out doubling character limit to 280
The company is experimenting with a 280 character limit.
Sep 27, 11:45 AM ET
Sep 27, 11:27 AM ET
Twice as much to tweet
Twitter tests a maximum character limit of 280 for a select number of users.
Sep 27, 11:27 AM ET
Aug 23, 3:18 PM ET
Twitter hashtag turns 10 today #blessed
The world was also introduced to the Twitter hashtag in 2007, and it hasn't looked back.
Aug 23, 3:18 PM ET
Jul 31, 1:25 PM ET
Twitter reveals new subscription option that will promote users' tweets
In a bid to boost ad revenue, the social media giant is testing a premium subscription plan for $99 per month.
Jul 31, 1:25 PM ET
Jun 16, 11:34 AM ET
Twitter unveils site redesign
Twitter rolled out a new site design that has a cleaner interface and is easier to navigate.
Jun 16, 11:34 AM ET