Twitter is rolling out its redesigned Spaces tab, which includes podcasts, to Twitter Blue subscribers on Android. The Android launch comes a few weeks after Blue subscribers on iOS got access to podcasts and the redesigned Spaces tab. When Twitter first announced that it was introducing podcasts to its platform, the social network said they would be […]
Twitter is rolling out podcasts to Blue subscribers on Android by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk is sick and tired of having to pause before tweeting to consider the potential implications on his company’s stock price. The celebrity executive is urging a federal appeals court to throw out a provision in his 2018 consent decree with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that requires him to […]
Elon Musk wants “government-imposed muzzle” on his tweets thrown out by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
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The communications world is an enigma, and at times, feels counter to the job of a journalist. So to hear that there’s an effort to help more comms people trade notes, share stories and prepare curated responses, I have the selfish worry that we’ll have less vulnerability coming from founders and executives around the startup […]
Twitter’s first comms exec is building a comms network for execs by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
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Weeks after Twitter’s ex-security chief accused the company of cybersecurity mismanagement, Twitter has now informed its users of a bug that didn’t close all of a user’s active logged-in sessions on Android and iOS after an account’s password was reset. This issue could have implications for those who had reset their password because they believed […]
Twitter discloses it wasn’t logging users out of accounts after password resets by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
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Earlier this year, Twitter launched the Twitter Moderation Research Consortium (TMRC), a group of experts from across academia, civil society, nongovernmental organizations and journalism dedicated to studying Twitter’s platform governance issues. Previously, membership in the TMRC was limited to select trusted partners, but Twitter today began offering all researchers the chance to apply. To be […]
Twitter allows more researchers to access platform data by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
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If you’ve experienced any form of harassment on Twitter in the last couple of years, then you’ve probably heard of Block Party. And if you haven’t, lucky you! Developed by software engineer and tech diversity advocate Tracy Chou, Block Party helps people curate a safer experience on Twitter. By building on top of Twitter’s API, […]
Block Party, a tool to combat online harassment, raises a $4.8M seed by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
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Nintendo is ending support for account logins through Facebook and Twitter on October 25, the company announced on Tuesday. After that date, players won’t be able to sign in or create a new Nintendo Account using a Facebook or Twitter account. Nintendo says players will still be able to log on or create a new […]
Nintendo is ending support for account logins via Facebook and Twitter by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
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Twitter is expanding access to an opt-in feature that is designed to make its platform more accessible for people who use screen readers. The social network is rolling out an image description reminder to encourage more people to add descriptions to the photos they share. Twitter began testing the feature in July with 10% of […]
Twitter’s new opt-in feature will remind you to add alt text to photo uploads by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
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There is no secret that both viewers and creators are confused by the puzzle that is YouTube’s recommendation algorithm. Now, a new study by Mozilla suggests that users’ recommendations don’t change a lot when they use options like ‘dislike’ and ‘not interested’ to stop YouTube from suggesting similar videos. The organization’s study observed that YouTube […]
YouTube’s ‘dislike’ and ‘not interested’ options don’t do much for your recommendations, study says by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
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Web Summit, one of the world’s largest events centered around technology startups, is to launch a brand new venture capital vehicle consisting of two new funds, TechCrunch understands. The move follows an acrimonious fall-out between Web Summit’s co-founders, who first started the now-defunct Amaranthine VC fund in 2018, in part to join the ballooning investment […]
Sources say Web Summit Ventures will be a new $40M follow-on fund by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch
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