Plagued by bots, misinformation and harassment: Twitter’s grim outlook
Twitter is sick. And it's sorry for infecting you. Oh, and – do you have an aspirin? That was the gist of Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey's mea culpa this week. In a series of tweets Thursday, Dorsey confessed that the company "didn't fully predict or understand the real-world negative …
Dwyane Wade calls Jimmy Butler-Jae Crowder Twitter trash talk a little ‘Marquette family affair’
The fourth quarter of the Jazz's win over the Timberwolves on Friday night was heated, to say the least. Minnesota's Jeff Teague bumped Utah's Ricky Rubio out of bounds, which caused Jae Crowder to back up his teammate by confronting Teague. Teague was ejected for his hit on Rubio, and …
Jimmy Butler goes off on Twitter, Jae Crowder after Timberwolves loss
Emotions ran hot after the Jazz beat the Timberwolves 116-108 Friday night in a game that included three ejections and five technicals. But the most interesting angle happened off the court, as T-Wolves All-Star Jimmy Butler made a rare Twitter appearance to defend teammate Jeff Teague and take on … Read …
Jimmy Butler, Jae Crowder latest in NBA to spark fake Twitter beef
Minnesota Timberwolves' Jeff Teague (0) and Utah Jazz's Jae Crowder, back, tussle after Teague was called for a foul for pushing Utah Jazz's Ricky Rubio to the court during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 2, 2018, in Salt Lake City. Teague was called for a …
Jae Crowder, Jimmy Butler get into it on Twitter after physical Jazz-Wolves game
The high-stakes matchup between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Utah Jazz on Friday night got heated on the court, and the confrontations didn't end there. Late in the fourth quarter of Utah's 116-108 win, Jeff Teague hip-checked Ricky Rubio into the Timberwolves bench, and was promptly called for … Read More
Twitter reacts to Darrion Caldwell’s submission of Leandro Higo to defend title at Bellator 195
Darrion Caldwell predicted a first-round finish in the Bellator 195 main event, and he lived up to his word when he put Leandro Higo away early in Friday's Bellator 195 main event. Caldwell (12-1 MMA, 9-1 BMMA) scored his first Bellator bantamweight title defense when he forced Higo (18-4 MMA, …
Jae Crowder, Jimmy Butler exchange Twitter insults after Jazz win
Utah Jazz's Jae Crowder (99) and Joe Ingles, right, defend as Minnesota Timberwolves' Jeff Teague, middle, looks to pass during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 2, 2018, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Kim Raff). By Tony Jones. · Published: 8 hours ago. Updated: 8 hours …
Save Tweets You Want to Read Later With Twitter’s New Bookmarks Feature
I spend a ton of time on Twitter. At least once a day, most of the time more, a friend or someone I follow tweets out something I want to check out but don't have time to right now. Sometimes it's an awesome article I want to read, but can't …
Twitter CEO wants to make the social platform a more “civil” space
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey posted a series of tweets asking for users to "help increase the collective health, openness and civility of public conversation" on the popular social networking site. In his tweets, Dorsey admits that the company hasn't always been the best at maintaining an open and civil … Read …
Twitter strives to make platform less toxic, seeks users’ help
With social media platforms increasingly coming under fire for fanning hate speeches, trolling and failing to stop spread of fake news, Twitter has said it is committed to making the platform less toxic. It is seeking help of users in improving what it calls the "conversational health" so that it …