Twitter says it will comply with Honest Ads Act to combat Russia social media meddling
Twitter today pledged to support a proposed Senate bill that would require technology platforms that sell advertising space to disclose the source of and amount of money paid for political ads. Called the Honest Ads Act, the bipartisan bill was first introduced back in October by Sen. Amy Klobuchar … Read …
Twitter endorses the Honest Ads Act
Twitter endorsed the Honest Ads Act in a series of tweets on its public policy account this afternoon, saying that the Honest Ads Act “provides an appropriate framework for [political] ads.” This comes after Mark Zuckerberg endorsed the act on his personal Facebook page last Friday. The Honest Ads Act, … …
Twitter to support Honest Ads Act
Twitter Inc. TWTR, +3.02% said Tuesday that it supports the Honest Ads Act. Twitter stock is up 1.4% in afternoon trading and closed at $28.01 Monday. "Twitter is moving forward on our commitment to providing transparency for online ads," the company said in a tweet. "We believe the Honest Ads …
Twitter, like Facebook, says political ads need regulation
The social media company announced on its public policy Twitter feed Tuesday that it will follow Facebook in supporting the Honest Ads Act, a Senate bill that would require tech companies to disclose how political ads are targeted and how much they cost. The bipartisan bill is sponsored by senators … …
Twitter Suspends @Bitcoin Once Again
It is no secret that Twitter has taken a rather aggressive stance toward cryptocurrency. With the platform banning all advertisements associated with cryptocurrency and ICOs, things are not headed in the right direction. It seems the “official” @Bitcoin account has also been banned, although no one knows … Read More
How bots rule Twitter: two-thirds of tweets posted by automated accounts, study finds
There are a lot of bots out there on Twitter. That's the message from a new study by the Pew Research Centre in the United States, which found that two-thirds of tweets that link to digital content are generated by bots – accounts powered by automated software, not real tweeters. …
Two thirds of real news articles on Twitter are shared by bots, study claims
Two thirds of tweeted links to popular websites are posted by bot accounts rather than human beings, a new study has claimed, suggesting that Twitter's engagement problem may be worse than first thought. The research, conducted by a US-based think tank Pew Research Center, found that 66pc of … Read More
Study finds 66 percent of links shared on Twitter to ‘popular’ sites such as news and sports came …
Analysis of a study conducted by the Pew Research Center that was published on Monday showed that a majority of links shared on Twitter are shared by bots, rather than human users. Focusing on popular websites and media outlets, 'as measured by the number of links posted on Twitter to …
Twitter insiders say Jack Dorsey is involved with blocking accounts — and that it’s a free speech …
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is reportedly taking abuse and spam on the platform more seriously. Insiders saying he has more of a say in banning accounts, according to Fast Company. Those insiders worry that Twitter could tilt over into censorship if Dorsey doesn't establish policy, rather than intervening … Read More
‘I’m back, Jack’: @Bitcoin returns after Twitter ban
There's a war going on. This one doesn't use conventional weapons of warfare, however, but does use a weapon that has proved to be immensely more powerful—Twitter. For the second time this year, Twitter has suspended the @Bitcoin account for “violating Twitter rules.” Cryptocurrency enthusiast … Read More