Barbra Streisand advises Ariana Grande to eat ‘chicken soup’ for illness
Ariana Grande received advice on how to recover from her illness in a friendly Twitter exchange with Barbra Streisand on Sunday.
Twitter bolsters efforts to block misleading information as election looms
Twitter has said information about voting will face tougher scrutiny on its platform in the lead-up to the General Election.
Saudi Arabia ‘recruited Twitter workers to spy on critics’
Saudi Arabia recruited two Twitter employees to gather information on thousands of accounts that included prominent opponents, US prosecutors have alleged.
Twitter vice president suggests new features for 2020
A senior Twitter executive has suggested a number of new features that could appear on the social network in 2020, including the ability to block being mentioned without permission.
Woman goes viral for ‘romantic picture’ kissing stranger by the Eiffel Tower
A young woman who wanted a “romantic picture” in front of the Eiffel Tower has gone viral with a photo of her kissing a stranger.
Date set for Corbyn and Johnson to go head to head in election TV debate
The first televised election debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn has been set for November 19.
AI now spotting more than half of abusive tweets, says Twitter
Abusive tweets are now spotted by artificial intelligence (AI) more often than by humans, Twitter said in its latest transparency report.
#DieInADitchDay: PM mocked as October 31 Brexit deadline passes
British Twitter was a mix of jokes and jeers on the day the country was due, for the second time, to leave the European Union.
Zuckerberg defends Facebook decision to run political ads
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has stood by his company’s decision to run political adverts after Twitter announced it would ban them.
Twitter bans all political advertisements
Twitter is banning all political advertising from its service, saying social media companies give advertisers an unfair advantage in proliferating highly targeted, misleading messages.
Six of the best meme-inspired Halloween costumes of 2019
Halloween party-goers have this year picked creative memes and internet jokes to draw inspiration from for their costumes.
Lady Gaga called out by Amanda Knox for ‘fame is prison’ tweet
Lady Gaga has been criticised online by Amanda Knox for a tweet comparing fame to “prison”.
Twitter co-founder invests in AI project to create ‘new type of media’
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone has spoken about his decision to invest in artificial intelligence as part of a project which aims to create “a new type of media”.
Twitter boss vows to improve trolling problem as advertisers take flight
Twitter boss Jack Dorsey has insisted the company is cracking down on abusive content and spotting problem accounts faster.
Amber Rudd joins in Twitter exchange after her daughter reported being ‘ghosted’
Former Cabinet minister Amber Rudd has joined in on a Twitter exchange after her daughter, journalist Flora Gill, joked about being “ghosted” online.
Twitter working on rules to deal with deepfakes
Twitter is beefing up the fight against manipulated videos like deepfakes, with new rules specifically targeting synthetic content that could threaten someone’s physical safety or lead to offline harm.
Woman reunited with dog she fostered when new owner turned up on her porch
A woman in the US was reunited with the puppy that she fostered for a week in November when the dog’s new owner walked past her porch.
Twitter: Accounts of world leaders ‘not entirely’ above the rules
Twitter has said that accounts belonging to world leaders are not entirely above its rules, warning that it will do more to limit their reach.
Hogg challenges Scotland to play biggest game of their lives
Stuart Hogg says Scotland must be ready to play their biggest game of their lives as they bid to reach the last eight of the World Cup.
‘I was terrified’: LGBTQ community members share stories for #ComingOutDay
Members of the LGBTQ community have been sharing their stories for Coming Out Day, an annual celebration held on October 11 to celebrate opening up about sexual orientation.
Coleen Rooney compared to Miss Marple after Rebekah Vardy detective work
Coleen Rooney’s detective skills were the talk of Twitter after she linked Rebekah Vardy to the leaking of stories about her personal life on her private Instagram account.
Twitter apologises after sharing user contact details with advertisers
Twitter has apologised for sharing personal contact information from users with advertisers which was only meant for account security purposes.
Football rumours from the media
What the papers say Unai Emery has not ruled out cutting Mesut Ozil from Arsenal’s squad in January, according to The Sun. When pressed on whether the German, 30, could leave during the transfer window, the Gunners’ boss said: “He’s our player now.” Ozil is the club’s highest-paid player, earning £350,000 per week – but appears to have failed to gel with Emery in recent times and has not been favoured on the pitch.
Twitter removes Donald Trump’s Nickelback tweet following copyright complaint
Twitter has removed a tweet from President Donald Trump that featured an edited Nickelback music video clip that took aim at former vice president Joe Biden.
#AskLouis: Louis Theroux talks documentaries and biscuits in online Q and A
Documentary maker Louis Theroux has entertained his followers with a weird and wonderful question and answer session on Twitter.
Twitter working on fix for outage
An outage has hit Twitter, preventing some users from tweeting, receiving notifications and viewing direct messages.
Hector Bellerin hails four-goal Serge Gnabry after 7-2 win over Tottenham
Arsenal fans and players past and present could not help but revel in former Gunner Serge Gnabry’s four-goal rout of Tottenham in the Champions League group stage.
Twitter rolls out tool to filter spam and abuse in direct messages
Twitter has launched a new filter tool which can hide spam and abusive messages that are sent to users via the platform’s direct messages feature.
Stranger Things fans go wild on Twitter after season four teaser video
Stranger Things fans were left reeling after the show tweeted a video teasing the fourth series of the hit sci-fi drama.
Soldier facing probe over threatening tweet to Labour’s Angela Rayner
A serving British solider is facing investigation over an abusive tweet sent to senior Labour MP Angela Rayner warning she will “perish when civil war comes”.