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Trump's Twitter Adviser Gets Reprimanded For Tweet

The White House social media director was warned after using his Twitter account for partisan political activity.

 | Casey Mendoza

Donald Trump Jr. campaigns for his father

The President Didn't Tweet About Comey, But Another Trump Did

While Trump was silent, his eldest son live-tweeted Comey's testimony to the Senate intelligence committee.

 | Casey Mendoza

President Trump

Lawyers Argue Trump Doesn't Have The Right To Block People On Twitter

Lawyers argue the president is violating the First Amendment by blocking Twitter users.

 | Casey Mendoza

President Trump and an anti-Trump Twitter account.

US Drops Request For Private Details Of Anti-Trump Twitter Account

Twitter says the U.S. government is no longer demanding the company turn over account details for an anti-Trump account.

 | Matt Picht

Twitter video on how to use the block feature

Twitter Takes Steps To Subdue Online Trolls

Twitter has announced more protections against hate speech and "low-quality" tweets.

 | Jake Jones

Barron Trump

'SNL' Writer Suspended Indefinitely For Tweet About Barron Trump

'Saturday Night Live' writer Katie Rich tweeted an offensive statement about Donald Trump's youngest son.

 | Jake Jones

Donald Trump and the Twitter logo

Two-Thirds Of American Voters Want Trump To Dump His Twitter Account

Young voters, especially, want the president-elect to stop using his personal Twitter account, according to a poll.

 | Lauren Stephenson

Martin Shkreli

'Pharma Bro' Got His Twitter Suspended For Alleged Harassment

Shkreli allegedly sent direct messages to Teen Vogue writer Lauren Duca. He also superimposed his face over her husband's in a profile photo.

 | Lindsey Pulse

Julian Assange

Verified Twitter Users May Be On WikiLeaks' Radar

The WikiLeaks Twitter account posted a tweet claiming it might publish user info — then deleted it.

 | Lindsey Pulse

Donald Trump at a election event

Trump Says Recount Bid Will Change Nothing — He Might Be Right

Even the Clinton campaign acknowledged the recount efforts probably won't do much to change the results.

 | Lindsey Pulse

A man points to a presentation of tweets.

Twitter Bots Have Had A Lot To Say This Election

Nearly 20 percent of Twitter's election-related tweets were from bot accounts.

 | Ryan Biek

Communications from Twitter are displayed on a mobile device.

Looks Like Twitter Is Trying To Tackle Hate Speech ... Again

Twitter has received sharp criticism for failing to respond sufficiently to abuse. This potential new feature could be a solution.

 | Lindsay Gloor

Donald Trump

Twitter's Political Robots Are Mostly Pro-Trump

Pro-Trump Twitter bots vastly outnumber pro-Clinton bots.

 | Matt Picht

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Twitter's Hopes Of A Bid Just Got Dashed ... Again

San Francisco software company Salesforce could have been Twitter's knight in shining armor.

 | Lauren Stephenson

A Google logo on a building

Google's Parent Company Might Want To Buy Twitter

There's been speculation about a possible Twitter sale for a while now amid less-than-stellar revenue growth.

 | Samantha Crook

Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump and the Twitter logo.

The Presidential Debates Will Break More Than Just Ratings Records

Twitter is partnering with Bloomberg Media to live-stream the debates.

 | Lauren Stephenson

Former Twitter CEO Evan Williams is seen silhouetted against a screen as he shows off Twitter's website.

Can This Strategy Finally Make Twitter Competitive With The Big Dogs?

Twitter is going to start paying content creators for videos.

 | Ben Lawson

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White People Are Less Likely To See Race-Related Tweets

Compared to white social media users, black and Hispanic social media users are significantly more likely to see race-related posts.

 | Samantha Crook

Leslie Jones at a "Ghostbusters" event.

Your Twitter Game Might Be Fire, But Did It Get You To The Olympics?

NBC exec Jim Bell was so entertained by Leslie Jones' live tweets, he invited her to the games.

 | Lindsey Pulse

Controversial Breitbart columnist Milo Yiannopoulos.

Breitbart Reporter Milo Yiannopoulos Is Banned From Twitter Forever

The controversial Breitbart columnist was banned shortly after he fueled Twitter users to send incendiary tweets toward actress Leslie Jones.

 | Matt Moreno

ISIS Twitter account hacked

This Anonymous Hacker Is Replacing ISIS' Hate With Rainbows

A hacker affiliated with Anonymous says he's targeted dozens of ISIS' Twitter profiles and littered them with LGBT-pride photos.

 | Melissa Prax

Twitter headquarters

Can A Deal With SoundCloud Give Twitter Birds Something To Sing About?

After almost buying SoundCloud in 2014, Twitter recently paid $70 million for a stake in the audio streaming company.

 | Calvin Stovall

Twitter logo and Passwords that were stolen by hackers for Twitter.

Millions Of Twitter Passwords Stolen, But This Time It Was Your Fault

More than 32 million active Twitter account holders' passwords are for sale on the dark web.

 | Leah Becerra

Piers Morgan

Piers Morgan Incites The Wrath Of The Internet After Ali Tweet

In a tweet, Piers Morgan compared Muhammad Ali to Donald Trump, and Ali fans weren't happy.

 | Melissa Prax

An opaque version of Twitter's blue bird logo is drawn.

After You Die, What Happens To Your Digital Life?

It's up to your friends and family to make sure a sexbot doesn't take over your social media accounts.

 | Leah Becerra

The first tweet ever posted on Twitter by Jack Dorsey in 2006. It reads, "Just setting up my twttr."

It's About Time Twitter Updated Its Character Limit

Nearly a decade old, Twitter will be updating its 140-character limit so pictures and links don't count against users.

 | Leah Becerra

An ISIS flag featuring the Twitter logo.

ISIS' #BostonMarathon Tweets Show How Much Ground It's Lost On Twitter

ISIS supporters are trying to flood the #BostonMarathon hashtag with threats, but it's not exactly working.

 | Jake Godin

Todd Gurley #30 of the St. Louis Rams leaps over Antrel Rolle #26 of the Chicago Bears.

Twitter Just Scored The Rights To Stream Thursday Night NFL Games

Twitter reportedly beat out Verizon, Yahoo and Amazon for the rights to stream the games.

 | Matt Moreno

Passengers wait in line at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago in 2014.

State Department: Unattractive? You Might Get Robbed On Spring Break

The U.S. State Department is in hot water on Twitter after warning that less-attractive people might get scammed overseas.

 | Ben Lawson

This is just another attempt by the tech company to help Twitter become a safer place for users, while making sure it's not trampling on freedom of expression.

Latest Twitter Tweak Creates Team To Cut Down On Online Abuse

This is another attempt by the tech company to help Twitter become a safer place for users.

 | Eugene Daniels