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A Bitcoin Twitter War Is Raging And No Account Is Safe

At first glance, the tweet, from investor and entrepreneur Nick Tomaino, might not be distinguishable in the all-out flame war that crypto Twitter – and all crypto social media – has become. But while the situation has long been simmering, Tomaino's tweet comes at what might be a new boiling …

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LAFC’s game on Saturday to be streamed live on Twitter

Under the agreement, which was first reported by Variety.com, Twitter will stream at least 24 matches this season. They will stream the same games being broadcast on Univision networks. The Twitter streams will be in English while Univision will carry the games in Spanish. Games will be streamed via … Read …

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Comedian raises over $270k telling Twitter users when International Men’s Day is

A British comedian has poked fun at men asking when their day of recognition is on twitter, letting them know it's November 19 and raising more than £143,000 (NZ$273,000) in the process. Richard Herring spends each International Women's Day on Twitter responding to users accusing the day of … Read More

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Twitter Looks to Expand Blue Tick Verification to More Users

Twitter will soon open the blue tick verification process for all users on the platform who can prove their identity. The micro-blogging site is working on a new process to verify people's identity and, thus, ensure credibility. Despite its original function of authenticating accounts, the much-coveted blue check … Read More

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Social Media Buzz: False News Travels Faster On Twitter, Study Finds

A new MIT study shows false news travels six times faster on Twitter and reaches significantly more people than actual news. Here & Now's Robin Young rounds up stories trending online with Femi Oke (@FemiOke) of Al Jazeera English, including one judge's novel idea to resolve free-speech concerns … Read More

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Twitter’s Jack Dorsey says the platform’s intention is to open verification to everyone

During a 45-minute livestream yesterday, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey addressed a number of safety-abuse and misinformation issues currently plaguing the site. He was joined by three other Twitter executives: David Gasca, head of product health; Vijaya Gadde, head of legal, policy and trust and safety; … Read More

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Twitter Plans on Making It Easier for Everyone to Get Verified

Twitter has been having some issues with their verification system. The platform has a history of handing out the coveted blue check mark to some pretty unsavory types (except for yours truly!), so now Jack Dorsey & co. are thinking of making it easier to get verified, as to shake …

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MLS, Twitter reach deal to provide live matches, highlights and features

A three-year deal will provide MLS fans with a broad slate of weekly programming including live matches, highlights and features. Fans nationwide will be able to follow their favorite teams and players via MLS's Twitter handles, @MLS and @FutbolMLS, and can expect Twitter and MLS to collaborate on … Read More

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Twitter CEO Hints at Verification-for-All in Bid to Combat Bots

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey hinted that anyone might be able to become verified on Twitter during a Periscope livestream on Thursday night. “The intention is to open verification to everyone, and to do it in a way that's scalable, where [Twitter] is not in the way and people can verify …

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Twitter to stream 1 Major League Soccer match each weekend

NEW YORK (AP) Twitter will stream a Major League Soccer match each weekend as part of a three-year contract announced Friday. The 24 live telecasts will take the video from Univision's national Spanish-language telecast and use English-language commentary via SAP. The streams will be … Read More