Twitter now lets you pin DMs, and here’s how to do it
Twitter has rolled out a new feature for iOS, Android, and web that lets you pin as many as six DMs to the top of your inbox.
Twitter rolls out ‘automated’ label to identify ‘good’ bots
Twitter has launched a new feature that lets an operator of an automated account add a special label to their profile to indicate to others that it’s a bot.
Twitter is testing adjustable video playback speeds
Twitter revealed that it’s trialing adjustable playback speeds for video content, as well as for voice tweets posted on its service.
The worst social media celeb screw-ups ever
Some celebrities should never use social media. Here are some of the most disastrous fails they have ever been involved in.
Elon Musk asked to pay $50K to end Twitter bot that tracks his jet
A teen who built a Twitter bot that provides updates on the movements of Elon Musk’s private jet says he’ll delete the account if the billionaire pays him $50K.
Social media scammers stole a huge amount of money in 2021
Scammers targeting social media apps such as Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter stole at least $770 million from victims in 2021.
Twitter zaps spoilsport bot that ruined Wordle games
An automated Twitter account that posted Wordle spoilers to people who shared their daily results has been kicked off the platform.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 cancels all NFT plans shortly after doubling down on them
GSC Game World has canceled all of its NFT plans for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 one hour after doubling down on the tech.
Genshin Impact was the most-tweeted-about game in 2021
Twitter revealed that Japanese users tweet the most about gaming and that E3 was the most-talked-about gaming event last year.
Twitter Super Follows are now available to Android users
Twitter's Super Follows subscription service was launched for iOS users in September. Now, the feature has been extended to Android users.
Jack Dorsey resigns as CEO of Twitter, hands reins to CTO Parag Agrawal
It looks like Twitter’s founder, Jack Dorsey, is leaving the chief executive's office once again — but this time it's by choice.
Twitter taps big retailer for launch of new livestream shopping feature
Twitter has partnered with Walmart for the launch of its livestream shopping platform designed to compete with similar ones from Facebook, TikTok, and others.
Twitter update will help keep tweets from disappearing while they are being read
Twitter has introduced changes that would prevent auto refreshes and allow users to control when they see tweets.
Twitter just fixed one of its most annoying problems
Twitter has finally fixed an annoying problem with the web version of its service that seemed to make tweets suddenly disappear.
Twitter Blue launches in the U.S. with ad-free news and improved customization
Twitter today announced an expansion of its Twitter Blue subscription service to the U.S. alongside an expansion of its feature set.
Twitter Spaces is now accessible to people without accounts
Twitter Spaces audio access is now available to even those users without a Twitter account. Here's how to use it.
Twitter for iOS now lets you dig up people’s tweets more easily
Twitter has added a new search shortcut on Twitter for iOS, enabling support for searching user profiles.
Instagram link previews have finally returned to Twitter
Instagram links on Twitter are showing preview images again. The feature disappeared from Twitter nine years ago, forcing users to click through to Instagram.
Twitter finally enables tabbed option to toggle between home and latest tweets
Twitter's latest update enables users to see their home and latest tweets in different tabs instead of toggling.
Twitter finally allows you to soft block annoying followers
Twitter is testing a way to make it easier for you to be the curator of your own follower list by being able to soft block the most annoying people.
Twitter is facing its own outages as Facebook users flock to other sites
As everyone realized that Facebook's various services were down, the groundswell of movement to Twitter seems to have caused problems there.
The internet had a field day dunking on Facebook while it’s down
Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are all down, leaving the whole internet with no choice but to post their dunks on Twitter. Here are the best ones.
Twitter wants to make it easier to spot ‘good’ bot accounts
Twitter has launched a test feature that allows automated accounts to identify as such, giving users more information about the precise nature of the account.
Twitter wants to give your photos and videos ‘more room to shine’
Twitter this week revealed it's testing a new design that increases the size of images, videos, and GIFs on your timeline.
Major Twitter hack in 2020 results in another arrest
Police in Spain have arrested a British man in connection with a major Twitter hack last year that targeted high-profile accounts as part of a Bitcoin scam.
Psychonauts 2 features an ‘invincibility toggle’ to reduce difficulty
Psychonauts 2 will have an invincibility mode that will allow games to complete the game regardless of difficulty.
Twitter mulls ‘trusted friends’ feature for targeted tweets
Twitter is considering a new "trusted friends" feature that would offer a simpler way to share tweets with a particular group of people.
Twitter for web returns after major outage on Wednesday
Twitter for web suffered major issues around the world for several hours on Wednesday evening, preventing users from seeing tweets and other content.
A Twitter bug could use your phone number to expose personal information
A security researcher has revealed that it's possible to find phone numbers and match them to Twitter usernames, a security flaw that could leave millions of people's accounts exposed. The researcher said he'd already found the phone numbers of several high-profile users and politicians.
Twitter says 130 accounts were targeted in massive Bitcoin hack
Around 130 accounts were targeted in Wednesday's epic Twitter breach, though the company said hackers could only tweet from "a small subset" of the accounts.
Some accounts had private messages stolen in Twitter hack
Twitter has shared more details about how dozens of high-profile accounts were accessed and used to promote a cryptocurrency scam this week.
How a well-timed hashtag made Juneteenth an official holiday for millions
The movement to make Juneteenth a federally recognized holiday in the U.S. is gaining steam -- and it's mostly thanks to a well-timed social media campaign.
Read the eerily beautiful ‘synthetic scripture’ of an A.I. that thinks it’s God
Travis DeShazo fed an A.I. algorithm all of the world's major religious texts, and then trained it to spit out biblical-sounding synthetic scripture.
How to delete that regrettable Twitter Direct Message before someone sees it
Deleting an embarrassing DM on Twitter is luckily as simple as clicking "delete."
Twitter confirms cost of Twitter Blue subscription service
Twitter's new subscription service, Twitter Blue, is showing on its App Store page for iPhone. It offers various features, though doesn't appear to reduce ads.
Details emerge about Twitter’s paid service, Twitter Blue
Twitter's expected subscription tier looks set to be called Twitter Blue and cost $3 a month. Features may include an undo-tweet option and an ad-free feed.
Twitter has finally made it possible to post longer tweets
After first announcing the idea four months ago, Twitter has finally made it possible to post longer tweets. Starting Monday, photos, videos, GIFs, polls, and quote tweets no longer count toward the 140-character limit.
Twitter finally gives up on cropping image previews
Twitter has launched full-size images for previews so you'll no longer have to guess what's hiding in the rest of a cropped picture in your feed.