Tag: Twitter
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N-Power: Earlier registrations on portal null and void, says job office
The office of the Job Creation and Empowerment Initiative of the Social Investment Programme of the Nigerian Government has said earlier registrations made on the N-Power portal are null and void. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports this information is contained on the official Twitter account of the Job Creation and Empowerment Initiative of the Social Investment Programme…
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Twitter pulls another string on Trump
Twitter has pulled yet another string on US President Donald Trump by adding ‘manipulated media’ label on his tweet. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the President’s tweet featured a doctored video clip supposedly meant to be a news item from CNN of two kids. The original video, which went viral on social media in 2019, showed a…
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Here is everything you should know about the new Twitter voice note
Twitter is rolling out tweets with audio, similar to voice note, on iOS, and according to the firm, the feature is to add a more human touch to the way users interact on the microblogging platform. According to Twitter, some conversational nuances are lost in translation when users tweet with 280 characters instead of tweet…
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Twitter disables Trump’s campaign video on George Floyd
U.S. President Donald Trump is currently not having the best of time with his favourite social media platform, Twitter as the platform once again disabled the president’s campaign tribute video to George Floyd. The social media platform cited a copyright complaint, as basis for its action, reports Daily Mail. The clip, which is a collation…
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Trump’s altercation with Twitter assumes new dimension
Twitter on Friday flagged and hid a tweet made by U.S. President Donald Trump for allegedly glorifying violence, taking the altercation between the President and the microblogging platform to a different level. Trouble started recently after Twitter issued a fact check on some Trump’s tweets, marking the first time the U.S. President’s favoured social media…
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White House releases details of Trump’s order upholding free speech online
The White House has released content of the executive order signed on Thursday by U.S. President Donald Trump to protect and uphold the free speech and rights of the American people. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Trump signed the executive order on Thursday, taking executive action to fight online censorship by tech corporations, including social media platforms,…
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President Trump mulls executive order against social media
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on social media on Thursday, according to local media reports. The reports, citing unnamed White House officials, came a day after microblogging site, Twitter, tagged Trump’s tweets on mail-in voting as misleading. In the tweets, the president told his over 80 million followers that…
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Trump threatens to close down social media platforms
U.S. President Donald Trump, on Wednesday threatened to “strongly regulate or close down” social media platforms. The threat came a day after microblogging service provider, Twitter, labelled his tweet on voting by mail as misleading. “Republicans feel that Social Media Platforms totally silence conservatives voices. “We will strongly regulate, or close them down, before we…
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Trump accuses Twitter of interfering in U.S. elections
President Donald Trump has accused Twitter of interfering in the 2020 U.S. election scheduled for Nov. 3 after the microblogging service provider tagged his tweet as misleading. Trump also lashed out at the company for “completely stifling free speech”, saying he would never let that happen as president. “@Twitter is now interfering in the 2020…