Twitter and Snap add users as restrictions ease
Story by BBC Social media firms Twitter and Snap are continuing to add users even as pandemic restrictions ease. Snapchat’s number of daily users topped...
Twitter trials upvote and downvote buttons
Some iOS Twitter users will see up and down votes on comments as parts of research “to understand the types of replies you find relevant”,...
Twitter is saying goodbye to Fleets
Fleets just hasn’t been working out. Fleets was introduced to Twitter as a new way to interact on the platform. The idea behind it was...
Nigeria to prosecute anyone breaching Twitter ban
Nigeria will prosecute anyone found to have breached the country’s ban on the social media firm Twitter, a government spokesperson has told the BBC. The...
Nigeria to prosecute anyone breaching Twitter ban
Nigeria will prosecute anyone found to have breached the country’s ban on the social media firm Twitter, a government spokesperson has told the BBC. The...
Nigeria to suspend Twitter ‘indefinitely’
Nigeria’s government is suspending Twitter operations in the country “indefinitely”, the country’s information minister has said. Lai Mohammed said the ban was due to “the...
Nigeria to suspend Twitter ‘indefinitely’
Nigeria’s government is suspending Twitter operations in the country “indefinitely”, the country’s information minister has said. Lai Mohammed said the ban was due to “the...
Twitter lists new ‘Blue’ subscription service
Twitter has listed a new subscription service on app stores, in an indication that the social media giant is preparing to trial the offering soon....
WhatsApp goes to court over India privacy rules
WhatsApp is suing the Indian government over new digital rules that will force the messaging service to violate privacy protections. It said rules that require...
Twitter adds ‘tip jar’ to pay for good tweeting
Twitter has launched a new “tip jar” feature that lets people send money to others on the social network. The company says the feature is...