Tag: Twitter
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Trump ban was right but sets dangerous precedent – Twitter chief
Twitter’s chief executive Jack Dorsey on Wednesday defended the platform’s decision to suspend U.S. President Donald Trump’s account indefinitely, but also said it sets a dangerous precedent. Twitter banned the outgoing president in the wake of the attack on the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob last week. “I do not celebrate or feel pride…
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Israeli PM removes joint photo with Trump from Twitter banner
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday changed his cover photo on Twitter, which was a joint picture with outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump. The Prime Minister replaced the old twitter banner with the one in which he is being vaccinated against COVID-19. A joint photo of the two leaders, with Netanyahu sitting next to…
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Trending: Aisha Yesufu fires back as critics attack her on Twitter for supporting LGBT rights
Prominent activist, Aisha Yesufu has come under attack on Twitter for publicly supporting rights affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Nigeria. The activist had on Monday took to her verified account on the micro-blogging platform to educate her followers on why gay rights should be allowed in Nigeria, stressing that homosexuality isn’t…
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Twitter shares slump 8% after Trump account suspension
Twitter’s German-listed shares slumped as much as 8 per cent on Monday, the first trading day after it permanently suspended U.S. President Donald Trump’s account late on Friday. The company said suspension of Trump’s account, which had more than 88 million followers, was due to the risk of further violence, following the storming of the…
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Twitter wields big stick against Trump, bans account permanently
Twitter on Friday evening wielded the big stick against outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump, suspending his account permanently. Announcing this in a blog post, the company said it took the decision “due to the risk of further incitement of violence’’. “After a close review of recent tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around…
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More woes for Donald Trump as Twitter permanently suspends accounts
Twitter said Friday it has permanently suspended President Donald Trump’s account, citing the risk of further violence following the assault on the US Capitol by his supporters. “After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account,” Twitter said in a blog post explaining its decision, “we have permanently suspended the account due to the…
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Trump’s favourite social media app, Twitter, others suspend his accounts over Capitol violence
Twitter and Facebook suspended Donald Trump on Wednesday over posts accused of inflaming violence in the US Capitol, as social media scrambled to respond to mayhem by supporters buying into his baseless attacks on the integrity of the election. The unprecedented sanctions came after the president took to social media to repeat his numerous false…
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Iran dismisses Trump’s tweet that Tehran behind attack on U.S. Embassy in Baghdad
Iran’s Foreign Minister on Thursday dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s allegations that Iran was behind the recent rocket attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. “Putting your own citizens at risk abroad won’t divert attention from catastrophic failures at home,’’ Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, tweeted. Trump, without giving evidence, said on Twitter on Wednesday…
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Arsenal goalkeeper deletes Twitter account after City loss
Arsenal goalkeeper Alex Runarsson has deleted his Twitter account after the backlash from their 4-1 Carabao Cup defeat to Manchester City. The Icelandic shot stopper was given a rare outing against the holders as the Gunners’ poor form continued. It was City’s second goal that saw the goalkeeper come in for criticism. Riyad Mahrez’s free-kick…
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Court sentences ‘Twitter Killer’ to death
A Japanese court on Tuesday sentenced to death a serial killer, Takahiro Shiraishi, also known as the “Twitter killer” for murdering eight women and a man he met on social media. Delivering judgment, the Judge, Yano Naokuni, said the death sentence against Shiraishi was prompted by the “extreme seriousness” of his crimes, the New York…