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Greta Thunberg Turns 18, Posts a Very Greta Tweet

Swedish climate activist also reveals her 2 birthday wishes

(Newser) - The precocious teen who stunned the world with her dedication to climate change is now a full-fledged adult. CNN reports that Swedish activist Greta Thunberg celebrated her 18th birthday on Sunday, and in honor of her special day, she posted a tongue-in-cheek missive on Twitter. After thanking followers for their...

'Bean Dad': Your First Twitter Villain of 2021

Musician leaves social media site after uproar over Twitter thread

(Newser) - Hoo boy. Musician and podcaster John Roderick is probably regretting his choice to tell a story about his 9-year-old daughter on Twitter Saturday night. Roderick, lead singer of the Long Winters and co-host of the Omnibus podcast alongside Jeopardy! GOAT Ken Jennings, went on the social media network to explain,...

Mistaken Tweet Spurs Online Tiff Between Walmart, Senator

Retailer says snarky post to Josh Hawley tweeted in error by social media team member

(Newser) - Everyone from Democrats to Mitch McConnell likely aren't happy with GOP Sen. Josh Hawley's announcement that he'll be challenging the certification of Joe Biden's electoral win in Congress on Jan. 6. Walmart, apparently inadvertently, added itself to that list. Politico notes that after Hawley announced his...

Twitter to Scrub POTUS Followers on Inauguration Day

Though they will be prompted to re-follow, if they so choose

(Newser) - Joe Biden will start his presidency with no Twitter followers. The social media giant says it will reset the official presidential account, @POTUS, as well as the official White House account and any other official administration accounts, to zero followers when Biden is sworn in on Jan. 20, Variety reports....

Prosecutors Say 'Ethical Hacker' Guessed Trump Password

It took him seven tries to guess 'maga2020!'

(Newser) - Despite denials from the White House, prosecutors have determined that Dutch cybersecurity researcher Victor Gevers successfully hacked into President Trump's Twitter account weeks before the election—but they've decided he shouldn't be punished. Dutch prosecutors said Wednesday that Gevers acted "ethically" when he guessed President Trump'...

Twitter: Time to Say Goodbye to Periscope

Company is shutting down livestreaming app

(Newser) - Twitter says it has made the "difficult decision" to shut down Periscope, the livestreaming video app it snapped up for around $100 million before it launched in early 2015. The company announced in a blog post Tuesday that the service will be discontinued in March and new account signups...

&#39;Twitter Killer&#39; Hears His Fate
'Twitter Killer' Hears His Fate
Dec 15, 2020 6:40 AM CST

'Twitter Killer' Hears His Fate

Takahiro Shiraishi gets death after pleading guilty to murdering, dismembering 9 in Japan

(Newser) - The "Twitter Killer" of Japan has heard his fate, and he didn't react. Takahiro Shiraishi received the death penalty Tuesday after pleading guilty in September for the murder and dismemberment of nine people, and the judge who handed down the sentence had to ask if the "stone-faced"...

Black Panther Star Derided for Posting Anti-Vax Video

Letitia Wright casts doubt on vaccine for a virus that has killed over 1.5M people

(Newser) - Black Panther star Letitia Wright didn't make many friends on Twitter this week when she posted an anti-vax video that Don Cheadle called "hot garbage," Variety reports. The 27-year-old actor tweeted the video of Tomi Arayomi, a leader at the Light London Church, calling COVID-19 vaccines into...

Trump: Terminate Social Media Shield or I'll Veto Defense Bill

President goes after Section 230 again

(Newser) - President Trump returned to his beef with social media companies and what he perceives as their bias against conservatives on Tuesday night. The president took to Twitter to rail against a legal protection that Twitter and other social media companies currently enjoy. He wants to see it gone—and indicated...

Trump Thought His Sister Had His Back— She Didn't

Seems Elizabeth Trump Grau hadn't really come out of seclusion

(Newser) - President Trump's reclusive older sister hadn't really emerged from the shadows, but he thought so—and he tweeted eagerly about it, the Guardian reports. "Thank you Elizabeth, LOVE!" he wrote while retweeting an article by conservative radio host Wayne Dupree, who quoted a line of election-related...

Twitter Confirms Trump Will Lose @POTUS

It'll go to Biden on Inauguration Day

(Newser) - President Trump has yet to concede to President-elect Joe Biden, and in Twitter's eyes, it doesn't matter if that day ever comes. The company tells Politico that the @POTUS Twitter handle will shift to Biden the second the swearing-in is completed on Inauguration Day. The @whitehouse, @VP, @FLOTUS,...

Senators Grill Tech CEOs Again
Facebook, Twitter CEOs
Face Angry GOP Senators
THE RUNDOWN
Nov 17, 2020 7:03 PM CST

Facebook, Twitter CEOs Face Angry GOP Senators

Lawmakers accused them of anti-conservative bias

(Newser) - Two social media CEOs appeared for another grilling by a Senate panel Tuesday, with senators from both parties expressing concerns about their content moderation policies. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey appeared remotely at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, where Republican lawmakers accused them of anti-conservative bias,...

Famous Hacker Is Twitter's New Security Chief

Peiter Zatko is better known as 'Mudge'

(Newser) - Months after one of the worst hacks in social media history, Twitter has hired a new security chief who definitely knows how to spot weaknesses. Peiter Zatko, a famous hacker better known as "Mudge," is the company's new head of security, and he has been given a...

Trump Tweets 'He Won,' Then Says He's Not Conceding

Followup says only the media believe Biden prevailed in the election

(Newser) - President Trump tweeted "He won" in a reference to President-elect Joe Biden on Sunday, then returned minutes later to clarify the Twitter record. "He only won in the eyes of the FAKE NEWS MEDIA," the followup tweet said. "I concede NOTHING!" Both tweets charged that...

No. 1 Downloaded App Is a Snub to Twitter
No. 1 Downloaded App
Is a Snub to Twitter
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Nov 14, 2020 7:00 AM CST

No. 1 Downloaded App Is a Snub to Twitter

Parler is a right-leaning alternative for conservative users

(Newser) - A peek at the charts for Apple's App Store and the Google Play Store reveals a common theme: Parler is the No. 1 free downloaded app. As it turns out, the trend is a recent one, and it's all tied to Election 2020, reports TechCrunch . Parler is a...

Trump Goes on 2AM Twitter Spree
Trump: 'Twitter
Is Out of Control'
Nov 6, 2020 4:17 AM CST

Trump: 'Twitter Is Out of Control'

He attacks Twitter, vote-counting in 2AM tweets

(Newser) - President Trump apparently didn't get a good night's sleep after a Thursday evening White House briefing in which he claimed the election was being stolen, causing major networks to cut away . In three tweets starting around 2am, the president warned that Democrats were trying to take control of...

Steve Bannon Calls for Fauci's 'Head on a Pike'

His podcast account has been permanently banned from Twitter

(Newser) - Steve Bannon's podcast has been permanently banned from Twitter after President Trump's former White House chief strategist called for the beheading of Dr. Anthony Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray. Bannon, on his "War Room" YouTube podcast Thursday, was discussing what he thinks should happen should Trump...

Ted Cruz to Twitter CEO: 'Who the Hell Elected You?'

He accuses Dorsey of committing felony

(Newser) - Sen. Ted Cruz gave Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey an earful at a testy Senate Commerce Committee hearing Wednesday. The Republican slammed Dorsey over the company's decision to restrict tweets relating to a controversial New York Post story about Hunter Biden , the Hill reports. "Mr. Dorsey, who the hell...

Hacker Breaches Trump&#39;s Twitter Account. Again
Twitter Skeptical of
Report Trump Was Hacked
UPDATED
Oct 23, 2020 8:28 AM CDT

Twitter Skeptical of Report Trump Was Hacked

Dutch security researcher says he gained access with 'maga2020!'

(Newser) - A Dutch tech researcher says he was able to gain access to President Trump's Twitter account last week by correctly guessing the password "maga2020!" There's a precedent here: He happens to be the same guy who accessed the president's Twitter account in 2016 by guessing...

Fight Over Chris Pratt Gets Very Political

A Twitter meme turns into a battle over Pratt's religion, beliefs, politics, and character

(Newser) - Chris Pratt, anger magnet? Sure looks that way. The Hollywood actor was savaged on Twitter and defended by colleagues this week after an Internet challenge named him Hollywood's "worst Chris," Deadline reports. TV writer and producer Amy Berg started it by asking Twitter which Hollywood Chris "...

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