August 11, 2016 Twitter is not liable for the rise of ISIS, rules US District judge A lawsuit alleging that Twitter was legally responsible for facilitating ISIS attacks that saw two U.S. government contractors killed in Jordan has been dismissed by a California District Court judge.
August 10, 2016 Judge dismisses suit claiming Twitter liable for killing of Americans by ISIS A federal judge in San Francisco has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Twitter of supporting the Islamic State (ISIS) group.
July 28, 2016 Trump vs. Clinton battle goes digital Hillary Clinton ramped up her online presence with the launch of a new app this week – and a bulked up staff to keep it running. But which candidate looks set to win the digital election battle?
July 27, 2016 Facebook, Twitter cooperated with Brazil's probe into suspected Olympics terror plot For you, Twitter and Facebook may be little more than a way to waste some time at work, but for investigators in Rio, the two social media giants were key tools in taking down a suspected terror plot.
July 20, 2016 Breitbart's Milo permanently suspended from Twitter after feud with Leslie Jones Under a barrage of hateful posts on Twitter, "Ghostbusters" star Leslie Jones said she was "in a personal hell" and urged the social networking service to do more to eradicate abuse.
July 18, 2016 Twitter lights up with 95th birthday wishes for John Glenn Pioneering astronaut John Glen is being showered with birthday recognition by people on social media, NASA and residents in his home state of Ohio.
July 11, 2016 Hackers hit Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's Twitter account Perhaps he should reread Twitter's account security warnings.
June 29, 2016 Twitter dominated by tongue-in-cheek #HeterosexualPrideDay What appears to be a tongue-in-cheek social media movement to mark June 29 as a day to celebrate heterosexual pride has become one of the day's top online trends.
June 27, 2016 Twitter copies Snapchat in desperate bid to remain relevant Twitter is acutely aware that it's no longer the hip social network of choice for tweens.
June 13, 2016 Witnesses tweet while hiding from gunman in Orlando nightclub massacre As a gunman held hostages during a bloody Orlando nightclub siege that left at least 49 people dead early Sunday, witnesses tweeted that they were hiding in the hopes that they could escape alive.