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Twitter adds new way for Birdwatch users to conceal their identity
Nov23

Twitter adds new way for Birdwatch users to conceal their identity

Twitter wants its Birdwatch contributors protected. To this end, the social media giant is adding aliases to its Birdwatch fact check program. Twitter’s Birdwatch has been a pilot project since the start of the year. The program involves crowdsourcing fact checks directly from other users on the platform.  Going forward, participants will be able to conceal their identity whenever they append a note to a user’s tweet....

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Twitter unveils its new Live Shopping interface
Nov22

Twitter unveils its new Live Shopping interface

Twitter has just unveiled its new Live Shoppin platform. This makes the microblogging platform the latest social media company to do so. The social media giant will host its first shopping livestream this Sunday at 7PM ET. The “Cyber Deals Sunday” stream will see Twitter collaborate with Walmart, and will take place during the post-Thanksgiving weekend.  The 30-minute show will be hosted by Jason Derulo, and will...

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Twitter is working on alt text reminder setting
Sep21

Twitter is working on alt text reminder setting

Image Credit: @wongmjane A reminder that lets you add description to your image before posting will not be a bad idea. Twitter is reportedly working on the feature. Twitter per Jane Manchun Wong has started testing the feature. Called “Description Reminder;” the feature will most likely work as an alert before you hit the tweet button. For the very busy social media user who has got a lot to deal with, posting an image without alt...

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Twitter is officially testing a new way to join Spaces
Jun04

Twitter is officially testing a new way to join Spaces

Twitter is working on a new Spaces tab—a button that allows you to join an audio conversation. This has never been a part of the audio feature since it was officially launched not quite long ago. With the button, which is still being tested, you will be able to join an ongoing audio conversation. In a series of tweets last Thursday, Twitter announced that the button is still being tested, and available to only a handful of users now....

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Twitter deletes president Buhari’s genocidal tweet
Jun03

Twitter deletes president Buhari’s genocidal tweet

Image Credit: Channels TV Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari has had his tweet where he threatened to use maximum force on breakup agitators deleted by Twitter. Twitter’s decision to take down the genocidal tweet came after several online protests asking that the microblogging platform dish out the same punishment it handed out to Trump. Recall that Twitter deleted several of Donald Trump’s tweets where the ex-president used words...

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Twitter’s new verification guidelines are now available to the public
May21

Twitter’s new verification guidelines are now available to the public

Image Credit: Twitter Twitter announced on Thursday that its new verification guidelines are now available to the general public. Twitter’s blue badge, which is one of the most coveted in the social media world, is what distinguishes any account of public interest or public figures from the rest. The social media company said it will start displaying the new verification application directly in the Account Setting tab to all users...

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