Twitter Previews Potential Enhancements for Lists and Topics, Including Activity Details and Location Sorting

As part of its increased focus on Lists, Twitter is working on a range of list updates, including new activity details, location sorting and custom images for List headers. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 2, 2020

Twitter and Facebook Announce Over 6,000 Account Removals Related to Political Manipulation

Facebook and Twitter have removed thousands of profiles and Pages related to state-backed political misinformation and manipulation tactics.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 21, 2019

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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 Adds New Preview Cards When Sharing Twitter List URLs

Twitter has added a new card format for sharing Twitter lists as it seeks to further highlight topics and profiles of interest.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 19, 2019

Twitter Announces Expansion of Trust and Safety Council to Improve Platform Policies

Twitter has announced that it will expand its Trust and Safety Council advisory group to ensure that it considers the perspectives of more groups. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 14, 2019

Twitter Adds Updated Candidate Profile Labels for 2020 US Election Period

Twitter is adding a new version of its candidate labels for the upcoming US election period.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 13, 2019

Twitter Will Set Up a New Team to Explore a Decentralized Social Media Network Model

Twitter will set up a new team to examine the potential of an open and decentralized standard for social media, which could help address some key areas of concern.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 12, 2019

You Can Now Convert Your iOS Live Photos into GIFs on Twitter

Twitter is making it easier to create your own GIFs by utilizing the Live Photo functionality of iOS devices.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 12, 2019

Twitter Shares the Top Tweet Trends of 2019

Twitter has published a new listing of the top tweet trends of 2019.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 10, 2019

Twitter Expands Access to Brand Survey Tools to Help Brands Understand Ad Effectiveness

Twitter is looking to help brands better understand their tweet campaign performance by giving them access to its survey tools.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 4, 2019

20 Predictions for Social Media Marketing in 2020

Where is the social media sector headed in the next year? Here are 20 predictions to help in your consideration and planning.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 3, 2019

Twitter Launches New Privacy Center to Better Communicate Platform Rules and Processes

Twitter has launched a new Privacy Center, which will help users connect with the platform's various privacy tools and resources.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 3, 2019

Twitter Publishes 2020 Marketing Calendar to Help with Strategic Planning

Twitter has published its 2020 marketing calendar, highlighting all the key dates and events to be aware of in the year ahead.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 3, 2019

Deconstructing A Crisis: After An Accident, 1 Tweet Could Ruin a Contractor's Reputation

False information can spread on social media and become "almost impossible to manage,” according to a communications consultant, unless the right strategy is in place.

By Jennifer Goodman • Nov. 26, 2019

Twitter Rolls Out Option to Hide Tweet Replies to All Users

After months of testing, Twitter is now rolling out its 'Hide Replies' option to all users.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 22, 2019

Twitter Adds New 'Conversation Insights' to Media Studio

Twitter has added a new Conversation Insights element to Media Studio which provides information on your Twitter mentions and where they're coming from.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 21, 2019

Twitter's Testing Tweet Scheduling Built Into the Tweet Composer

Twitter has announced a new test of native tweet scheduling built into the tweet creation process.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 21, 2019

Twitter Adds New Push Notifications for Suspicious Login Attempts

Twitter is adding a new security measure, with push notifications for suspicious login attempts.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 20, 2019

Twitter Releases New Political Ad Policy Following Announcement of Ban on Political Ads

Twitter has released the details of its revised political ad policy, which aims to ban political ads entirely, but allow certain issues-based ads within specific parameters.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 16, 2019

Twitter Outlines Policy Plan for Identifying Deepfakes in Tweets

After calling for public input into its deepfakes policy last month, Twitter has now outlined its first take at a policy to address concerns with digital impersonation.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 12, 2019

Twitter's Testing a New Option Which Would Enable You to Switch Accounts in Tweet Replies

Twitter is testing out a new option which would enable you to switch accounts within a tweet reply, facilitating easier tweet management. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 9, 2019

Twitter Provides Listing of Key Thanksgiving Hashtags for Marketers to Consider

Twitter has published a new listing of key Thanksgiving hashtags to use, along with some tips on how to use them. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 7, 2019

Twitter Launches New Option to Follow Specific Topics, in Addition to User Accounts

Twitter is rolling out a new option which will enable users to follow topics, as opposed to specific profiles.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 7, 2019

Twitter Launches New Study of Key Cultural Shifts, Based on Billions of Tweets

Twitter has published a new study which highlights key cultural shifts based on billions of tweets, 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 5, 2019

Twitter VP of Design Shares List of Coming Platform Features

Twitter's VP of Design and Research Dantley Davis has shared a list of features that he's looking forward to rolling out in 2020.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 5, 2019

Twitter Releases Latest Transparency Update Which Shows Improvement in Bot and Abuse Removal

Twitter has published its 15th Transparency Report, listing all the information requests and enforcement actions taken on the platform. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 1, 2019