Twitter flags Trump’s retweet as “manipulated media” as new rule comes into effect
A President Trump’s retweet was on Sunday flagged by Twitter as “manipulated media;” making it the first time that the new policy banning such video will be implemented by the social media giant. The video, according to The Washington Post, was deceptively edited to mean something different from what it was originally intended to be. On Saturday, former vice president Joe Biden made a speech where he was quoted to have said: “Excuse...
Twitter is working on the ability for users to save draft tweets
Finally, it seems we are going to have a feature that enables us to save our tweets to be posted later. This, according to reliable reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong who took to her Twitter page to post a screenshot she spotted lately. According to the screenshot posted by Jane, Twitter will allow you save a tweet that can be sent from your unsent tweets. This is a very interesting one to look forward to considering the responses...
Twitter is testing Conversation Control on desktop
Being able to control who can reply to your tweets could be Twitter’s next big feature that could be out soon. Conversation Controls, according Jane Manchun Wong a reverse engineer, is now being tested and could be available once all tests have been completed. So, what does Conversation Control do? The feature will allow you to control who can reply to your tweets. It sorts of allow you to have a closed-group of select individuals...
Twitter adds threaded replies to iOS to make conversations easier to parse
Threaded replies are finally here; and that as you know will make conversations and replies easier for everyone. The small but important change was announced by Twitter via its page today; but is currently only available on the iOS version of the app for now. You might not need to update the current version of your app for now as it seems like one made on Twitter’s end. Prior to this change, the threading feature on the app does a...
Twitter temporarily suspends UK hate preacher for violating abuse rules
Twitter’s hammer has come down hard on controversial right-wing commentator Katie Hopkins for violating its rules on abusive tweets. The social media giant confirmed the decision to suspend Hopkins in a message per TechCrunch. “Keeping Twitter safe is a top priority for us — abuse and harassment have no place on the service. We take enforcement action against any account that is violative of our rules – which includes violations of...
Twitter adjust search prompt to fight coronavirus disinformation
Twitter has taken a new step to put a stop to disinformation about the outbreak of the coronavirus in China. The social media giant in a tweet on Wednesday said it wants to help users access “credible information” about public health its platform. According to Twitter, its search prompt in key countries have are being adjusted to fight against fake news about the coronavirus. “We’ve adjusted our search prompt in key countries across...