Twitter is adding new video control that lets you skip back or forward
A new back and forth feature that lets you skip video almost the same way people do on YouTube is now being added to Twitter. This small, but very important update, will let you quick-tap any video either on the left or right side of your screen to skip it back or forward by five seconds, Android Police reports. Unlike what we have in YouTube where you double-tap a video to skip it back or forward, that of Twitter only requires a...
Twitter rolls out special animation button for Thanksgiving
♥️ this Tweet. You’ll be #thankful you did pic.twitter.com/fI1SrmLCHj — Twitter (@Twitter) November 22, 2018 Another year, another Thanksgiving day—and everyone is excited to be a part of it. Twitter has just announced a lovely new animated turkey button to celebrate this year’s Thanksgiving day in the US. The Twitter turkey love button will appear as GIF once you hit the like button—and besides that there is nothing more to it....
Twitter updates Explore tab for iOS with best tweets now properly organized
Twitter has announced an update to the Explore tab for iOS—a new tab at the top of the page now organizes all the best tweets “picked just for you.” The microblogging platform announced this minor update in a tweet posted a few hours ago. When you visit the tab on your iPhone or iPad, you will see sections such as Entertainment, Sports, News, and Fun at the top. When you tap on any of them, you will see trending topics for that...
Twitter is testing new way to switch your timeline
Our wishes are about to be granted as Twitter finally confirms it is testing chronological timeline. The microblogging company in a tweet said tests are already being carried out with a handful of Twitter users. Chronological timeline will display tweets by post time, instead of showing an algorithmically that we all have been used to for a while now. Well, it might not be in the order of importance necessarily, but at least you will...
Twitter spam tools now allow you to flag specific spam
Twitter has updated its spam reporting tools—you now have the ability to flag specific tweet as spam. As a matter of fact, you can now specify what kind of spam you are seeing, and report spam you believe may have originated from a fake Twitter account. It has always been a part of the platform to allow to allow users to report spam, but things are going to get even better with this new update. As a user, you now have the ability to...
Twitter removes loads of accounts affiliated with Infowars and Alex Jones
Not done with blocking and suspending Alex Jones and Infowars from using its microblogging platforms, Twitter is again wielding the big stick. The social media behemoth has removed tons of accounts affiliated with Infowars and Alex Jones, CNN reports. A Twitter spokesperson told the cable news giant that it has permanently suspended 18 accounts that have a thing or two to do with Infowars and Alex Jones. Recall that those two accounts...