Tag: Twitter
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Kiddwaya laments suspension of his Twitter account
Terseer Kiddwaya, one of the housemates of the just concluded 5th season of the Big Brother Nigeria (BBNaija) reality TV show has lamented the suspension of his official Twitter account. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the microblogging and social networking service suspended the official account of the reality TV star for yet to be confirmed reasons. This…
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Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs avoid subpoena, agree to testify before U.S. Senate committee
The chief executives of Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet-owned Google have agreed to voluntarily testify at a hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee on October 28 about a key law protecting internet companies. Facebook and Twitter confirmed on Friday that their CEOs, Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey, respectively, will appear, while a source said that Google’s…
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Twitter suspends Kiddwaya’s account
Microblogging and social networking service, Twitter has suspended the account of Terseer Kiddwaya, one of the housemates of the just concluded 5th season of the Big Brother Nigeria (BBNaija) reality TV show. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) confirmed the development on Sunday after lockdown housemate, Olamilekan Agbeleshe, popularly known as Laycon pipped Dorathy to win the 2020 edition…
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Twitter restores accounts locked, suspended by mistake
Microblogging and social networking service, Twitter said it has restored accounts that were mistakenly locked, suspended or limited on the platform. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports this is coming hours after some users reported delay in tweets showing up on timelines as well as accounts being locked by mistake. Twitter acknowledged that some accounts were locked, suspended…
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Twitter account of India’s Modi hacked
The official Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal website was hacked early on Thursday, the social media company has confirmed. A series of tweets were sent from the account asking its followers to donate cryptocurrency to the prime minister’s relief fund. Twitter said it was aware of the activity and had taken…
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BREAKING: Twitter bans Donald Trump Jr.
Twitter has wielded the big axe against Donald Trump Jr. after he retweeted a video making bogus claims on coronavirus cure. The social media has restricted him from posting any tweets, claiming he shared ‘potentially harmful information’. Trump Jr posted a link Monday evening to a viral video of Nigeria-trained doctor, Stella Immanuel, claiming hydroxychloroquine…
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Buhari, most followed African leader on Twitter
Burson Cohn and Wolfe (BCW), a global communications agency, in its Twiplomacy findings, ranked President Muhammadu Buhari as the most followed Sub-saharan African leader on Twitter with 3,121,169 followers. The company made this known in its newly released 2020 Twiplomacy Study. According to the study, Muhammadu Buhari, the president of Nigeria is by far the…
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Twitter rolls out new messaging interface
Twitter is rolling out a new feature that will enable users to easily slide into Direct Messages (DMs). The new messaging interface essentially allows users to read or reply to messages without having to leave the home page. Earlier, to access the direct messages on Twitter, users had to switch to the DMs section by…
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Again, Twitter goes tough on Trump over copyright complaint
Twitter has on Saturday disabled a campaign-style video shared by US President Donald Trump, citing a copyright complaint. The video disappeared from the president’s Twitter feed with the notification: “This media has been disabled in response to a report by the copyright owner.” The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.…
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Why Kanye West wants to run for president
Standing on the need to build the future, American rapper, Kanye West, who is a vocal supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that he would run for president in 2020. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Kanye West announced his intention to run for the post of president on Saturday in an apparent challenge to Trump…