Twitter: Accounts & Profiles

Facebook, Twitter grilled by Senate committee; Dorsey says company may label bots

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via C-SPAN Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Wednesday appeared before a Senate committee to face questions over their companies’ failure to keep bad actors off of their platforms, allegations of bias against conservative content, and what they’re in fact doing to address lawmakers’ concerns. Google, which was also asked to testify, chose not […]

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Twitter suggested accounts to unfollow, says it was part of an ‘incredibly’ limited test

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Twitter confirmed this week it recently ran a test suggesting accounts to unfollow. The test lasted for only a few days, was applied to a small fraction of users, and has since ended, according to a report by Slate. Twitter would not comment on whether or not any brand accounts, or accounts belonging to high-profile

Facebook, Twitter & Google take down malicious content originating from Iran

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Facebook, Twitter, and Google’s security teams are staying busy. All three companies reported this week that they had removed malicious items from their platforms that had originated in Iran — Facebook took down 652 Pages, groups and accounts, Twitter removed 284 accounts and Google disabled a total 42 YouTube channels, 16 Google+ accounts, six Blogger

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Twitter shares how it ranks search results after being accused of shadow banning accounts

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After being accused last week of “shadow banning” accounts — a deliberate move to hide an account’s content from everyone except the person who posted it — Twitter said it has since fixed a bug in its search system and shared insights into the ranking factors it uses for accounts in search results. Twitter says

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Twitter tightens access to API platform & restricts number of daily actions an app can perform

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Twitter is following through on its commitment to improve the health of its platform. Tuesday, the company announced that all new requests to access the company’s API platform will be required to apply for a developer account. It is also restricting the default number of apps registered to a single account to 10 and limiting

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Twitter puts verification process work on hold to focus on elections integrity

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rvlsoft / Shutterstock.com In March, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said Twitter intends to open verification to everyone as it works to improve the health of the platform. But, according to a recent update from Twitter’s new head of products, Kayvon Beykpour, the company is pausing its work on the verification process to give its full

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Report: After purging locked accounts from follower lists, Twitter’s own account takes the biggest hit

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Last week, Twitter made a grand gesture to show its commitment to improving the health of its platform by removing locked accounts from follower lists. The purge began toward the end of last week, resulting in many Twitter users with significant follower numbers losing, on average, 2 to 3 percent of their followers. Socialbakers tracked

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Twitter is removing locked accounts from follower counts

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As part of Twitter’s ongoing mission to improve the health of the platform, the company says it is removing locked accounts from follower counts globally this week. Twitter’s current policy is to lock an account any time it detects unusual behavior — such as tweeting a large volume of unsolicited replies or mentions, sharing misleading

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Twitter now removing 214% more spammy accounts YoY as it ramps up efforts against bad actors

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Earlier this year, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, along with three other executives who head up the company’s product and security teams, hosted a 45-minute live Q&A with users. During the livestream, Dorsey said Twitter’s primary goal was improving the health of the platform. According to Twitter’s latest transparency numbers, the work they’ve put toward security

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Twitter introduces new US election candidate labels & launches its Political Campaigning Policy

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Twitter is arming itself against abuse from outside forces in advance of this year’s midterm elections. The site is introducing new labels for US midterm election candidates and is set to launch its Political Campaigning Policy later this summer. The new US midterm election labels will be displayed on a candidate’s Twitter profile page and

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