All posts tagged "Twitter"

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  Trump’s latest US corporate Twitter target: General Motors

  DETROIT – In another tweet targeting a U.S. company, President-elect Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to slap a tax on General Motors for importing compact cars to the U.S. from Mexico. But GM imports only a small percentage...

  • Posted January 3, 2017
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  Trump Twitter crosshairs: The companies singled out

  Donald Trump has singled out a number of companies individually before and after winning the U.S. presidential election. Here’s a quick rundown of the businesses he’s targeted and what he has said. Amazon “If @amazon ever had...

  • Posted January 3, 2017
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  Trump Claim on N. Korean Nukes May Underestimate Program

  SEOUL, South Korea – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter to vow that North Korea won’t develop a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the United States. But it might already have done so. Views...

  • Posted January 3, 2017
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  Snapchat: How the Vanishing-Photo App Managed Not to Fade

  NEW YORK — Snapchat has managed to build something lasting out of photos that vanished almost instantly. The fast-growing social network for millennials has come a long way since its founder Evan Spiegel dropped out of Stanford...

  • Posted December 9, 2016
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  Tech Companies Move to Target Terrorist Propaganda Online

  WASHINGTON — Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube are joining forces to more quickly identify the worst terrorist propaganda and prevent it from spreading online. The new program announced Monday would create a database of unique digital “fingerprints”...

  • Posted December 6, 2016
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  Twitter Suspends Several Alt-Right Accounts

  NEW YORK – Twitter has suspended the accounts of several prominent members of the so-called “alt-right” in an apparent crackdown on accounts tied to hate speech or threats of violence. Twitter declined comment, but noted that its...

  • Posted November 16, 2016
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  Twitter adds new options to curb abuse, harassment

  NEW YORK — Twitter, long criticized as a hotbed for online harassment, is expanding ways to curb the amount of abuse users see and making it easier to report such conduct. Twitter says it is expanding a...

  • Posted November 15, 2016
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  Forget the TV: How to follow Election Day online

  NEW YORK — TVs are so last century. News outlets are using Facebook Live, Snapchat, YouTube and other tools to offer live coverage of Election Day in ways not possible four years ago. It’s a fitting close...

  • Posted November 7, 2016
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  Twitter Cuts Staff, Kills Off Vine App Amid Pressure to Grow

  NEW YORK  — Twitter, seemingly unable to find a buyer and losing money, is cutting about 9 percent of its employees worldwide. It is also killing off Vine, a mobile video app where people share short video...

  • Posted October 27, 2016
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  A Twitter presidential election: A look at some memorable hashtags

  NEW YORK – The 2016 presidential campaign has played out on Twitter as much as it has on TV, in convention halls and diners, rallies and watercoolers across the country. There were, of course, memorable tweets, such as...

  • Posted October 26, 2016