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Russians seek to evade social media ban with virtual private networks

After Russia put a block on access to Facebook and Twitter, internet searches for ways around it shot up

The Guardian - UK

Russia to block Instagram over ‘death to invaders’ posting rule

Moscow opens criminal case into Instagram’s owner, Meta, for allowing posts calling for violence against Russian forces.

Al Jazeera

Twitter reacts to Bears releasing defensive tackle Eddie Goldman

It's a fire sale in Chicago as Eddie Goldman becomes the latest Bears cap casualty. See how Twitter is reacting to Ryan Poles' latest move.

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Twitter reacts to Bears releasing running back Tarik Cohen

Bears GM Ryan Poles isn't messing around after Tarik Cohen becomes the first of several projected cuts.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Twitter Names New Leaders For Consumer Division

Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) named new leaders in its consumer division, Bluebird, to develop new features and services. Jay Sullivan, who led product for Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) Facebook's AI Assistant, and led the privacy and safety product teams on Messenger and Instagram Direct, joined Twitter late last year as the new head of product in…

Benzinga

Twitter Names New Leaders of Consumer Unit in Push to Add Users

Twitter Inc named three new leaders in its consumer division on Thursday to oversee development of new features and services as it races to reach 315 million daily users by the end of 2023, up from 217 million now. Over the past year, Twitter has added features such as Spaces,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Facebook Allows Calls for Violence against 'Russian Invaders'

Facebook has temporarily eased its policy on violent speech after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, allowing statements like "death to Russian invaders" but not credible threats against civilians, the tech giant said Thursday. Moscow's internationally condemned attack on its neighbor has provoked unprecedented sanctions from Western governments and businesses, but also…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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The murky world of Prashasak Samiti: Meet BJP and Adityanath’s social media warriors

Last year in May, the village of Noorpur in Uttar Pradesh made news when its Dalit residents alleged that a marriage procession of theirs had been stopped by a group of local Muslims. The situation became tense enough to warrant armed police being deployed in the area.

Newslaundry

Twitter to cut spread of BelTa, other Belarus state media posts

Twitter Inc will place labels on and limit the spread of posts from Belarus state media and their senior staff, the company said on Thursday, in a move aimed to curb misinformation from Russia's ally in its invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Twitter and Facebook remove Russian embassy posts claiming Mariupol hospital bombing was faked

Embassy repeats without evidence claims that hospital was ‘non-operational’

The Independent UK

Twitter reacts to Bears trading Khalil Mack to Chargers

Bears fans aren't loving Ryan Poles' first move as GM to trade Khalil Mack to the Chargers.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Ugh, even Twitter is a store now

Twitter Shops is the latest venture into e-commerce by a social media company. When will it end?

Input

When satire is factchecked without needing to be factchecked

The factchecking enterprise is a necessary one in an age where fake news is flourishing. Yet some factchecking is perhaps not truly necessarily, if audiences have a slight sense of humour and sufficient common sense to identify satire. We take a look at one or two examples loosely connected to…

France 24

Twitter, Facebook remove Russian embassy tweet on Mariupol hospital bombing

Twitter Inc and Meta Platform's Facebook have removed posts from the Russian Embassy in the United Kingdom about the bombing of a children's hospital in Mariupol for breaking its rules against denying violent events, the companies said on Thursday.

Reuters

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Twitter takes down Russian Embassy tweet claiming bombed children's hospital was hiding 'radicals'

The embassy falsely claimed that the hospital was no longer in service and was being used by the Ukrainian military.

ABC News

Gender Pay Gap Bot calls out brands tweeting about International Women's Day while paying women less than men

Striking fear into the hearts of CEOs, a lowly Twitter bot left a trail of carnage through this year's International Women's Day by exposing brands that pay women less than men.

Sports Illustrated

Top MLB Insider’s Twitter Account Gets Hacked During Labor Negotiations

May what happen to Jeff Passan be a reminder to everyone to update their passwords regularly.

The Guardian - UK

Twitter removes Russian embassy tweet on Mariupol bombing

Post by embassy in London had claimed images of women injured in hospital bombing were faked

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Benzinga

Twitter Introduces New Version To Secure User Activity, Information From Russian Surveillance: Bloomberg

Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) launched a version of its social media service for the Tor internet browser, Bloomberg reports. The Onion Router version looks to keep user activity and information secure from potential Russian surveillance. Users can access websites on Tor via a Tor browser, which hides a user’s location and activity. Related…

Benzinga

Meta Axes Google Veteran Heading Insta For Kids; Project Remains Halted

Meta Platforms Inc's (NASDAQ:FB) VP of youth Pavni Diwanji departed as part of a restructuring, the Wall Street Journal reports. Diwanji supervised Instagram's development of a controversial product for children. Diwanji previously served as a VP at Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google, where she led YouTube kids and other family-oriented projects. Adam Mosseri, head…

The Conversation

Ukraine’s Twitter account is a national version of real-time trauma processing

TikToks of cats in cardboard tanks. Flirty comments on Instagram accounts dedicated to Vladmir Putin, begging him to stop Russia’s attacks on Ukraine. Memes bemoaning what it’s like to live during a pandemic and war.

Benzinga

Google Halts YouTube, Google Play Payment-Based Services In Russia

Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) YouTube and Google Play store halted every payment-based service in Russia, including subscriptions, Reuters reports. Western sanctions have started to pose banking challenges in Russia. Visa Inc (NYSE:V) and Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) blocked Russian banks from their networks following sanctions. Google and YouTube had recently stopped selling online advertising in Russia following Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR)…

USA Today Sports Media Group

How Twitter reacted to Colts trading QB Carson Wentz

Here's how Twitter reacted to the news of the Colts trading away Carson Wentz:

Benzinga

Jack Dorsey Cites Ray Dalio To Pronounce The Death of 'State-Controlled Money'

Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) co-founder Jack Dorsey has once again come out in support of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and pronounced the death

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Boris Johnson says he fears Putin may use chemical weapons in Ukraine – as it happened

PM says Russian claims about enemies getting ready to use chemical weapons echoes what happened before the use of chemical weapons in Syria

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