Will Twitter Be Able to Resist Authoritarian Government Control Under Elon Musk?

Twitter 2.0 is being asked to make rulings on government requests, which could put Musk in a difficult position.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 6, 2023

Twitter Faces Potential Fines in Germany for Failing to Remove Illegal Content

The fines would come under Germany’s Network Enforcement Act.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 4, 2023

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A look at the recent top stories in social media and what they mean for marketers.

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Twitter’s Verification Process: A Brief History [Infographic]

Here’s a look at how Twitter’s verification process has evolved, and is evolving, over time.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 3, 2023

Twitter Unveils New Doge Logo

Elon’s hilarious antics continue at Twitter HQ.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 3, 2023

Twitter Updates Description on Verified Accounts, Making it Impossible to Distinguish Paying Profiles

It’ll reportedly take Twitter some time to de-badge legacy verified accounts.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 3, 2023

Twitter Publishes its Tweet Ranking Algorithm Data on GitHub, Providing More Transparency in Process

As promised, Twitter has publicly shared is algorithm info.

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 31, 2023

Should You Pay for a Checkmark on Twitter, for Yourself or Your Business?

Legacy blue ticks are about to be taken away - so should you pay for Twitter's subscription verification plan?

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 30, 2023

Twitter Announces New API Access Tiers, Which Could Price Many Third Party Apps Out of the Market

The new API costs could have impacts for all third-party Twitter apps.

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 30, 2023

Twitter’s Working on a New Way to Tag All Instances of an Image with a Community Note

The update could be an important step in managing the rise of AI-generated images.

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 29, 2023

Twitter Wins Court Order to Unmask Source Code Leaker

Twitter’s source code was published on GitHub some time back.

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 29, 2023

Twitter’s Amplifying Tweets from a Selected List of VIPs as it Seeks to Prop Up Engagement

Elon Musk has established a list of VIP accounts that get preferential treatment in the app.

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 28, 2023

Musk Says That, as of April 15th, Only Tweets from Twitter Blue Subscribers Will be Recommended in the Main Feed

A big change to try and drive Twitter Blue take-up - but will it work?

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 27, 2023

Elon Musk Says that Paid Social Media Will Become ‘The Only Social Media That Matters’

Elon Musk is banking heavily on subscription revenue, which, thus far, hasn’t fared well.

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 27, 2023

Twitter Source Code Leaked Online, Adding to the Company’s Challenges

The leak could leave Twitter more vulnerable to hackers.

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 26, 2023

Twitter Will Begin Removing ‘Legacy’ Blue Checkmarks from Next Week

The next stage for Twitter’s subscription revenue push.

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 23, 2023

Twitter Expands ‘Verification for Organizations’ to More Regions

More gold checkmarks could soon be making their way into your tweet feed.

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 23, 2023

Musk Says That Twitter Will Open Source its Feed Algorithm Next Week

Musk has pledged to provide more transparency into Twitter's internal proceses.

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 20, 2023

Twitter Experiments with New Option to Get Notifications on Tweet Activity

The option would enable you to get notifications for replies on any tweet.

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 20, 2023

Twitter Looks to Add ID Verification to its Twitter Blue Sign-Up Process

Twitter's looking to add an extra layer of verification to the Twitter Blue process.

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 20, 2023

New Data Suggests that Hate Speech is on the Rise on Twitter 2.0

Elon Musk claims that hate speech is down, but new evidence suggests otherwise.

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 20, 2023

Twitter’s New Text Formatting Options Move a Step Closer

Bold, italics and underline options are coming to your tweets.

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 20, 2023

The BBC Calls for Staff to Remove TikTok from Corporate Devices

The TikTok bans continue to expand.

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 19, 2023

Elon Musk Says Priority Ranking for Tweet Replies from Twitter Blue Subscribers will Come Into Effect Soon

Priority tweet ranking was one of the original perks outlined by Elon Musk as part of the new Blue plan.

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 19, 2023

Twitter Adds Tweet Bookmark Count to Details View

Now, you have even more context as to how people are interacting with your tweets.

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 16, 2023

Twitter’s Developing a New Option That Would Enable Users to Opt Out of Ads in Certain Categories

The option will enable you to reduce the amount of ads you see in chosen categories.

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 15, 2023