Twitter, the digital petri dish inhabited by screaming Nazis, racists, and misogynists who should be banned much faster than they actually are, is making steps to make the platform better… by reportedly removing the “like button.” The Telegraph reports that Twitter founder Jack Dorsey admitted at an event recently that he didn’t like the button and wanted … Read more
A Twitter bug is making it look like users are liking tweets that they’re not, including posts from President Donald Trump, Mashable reports. The bug falsely attributes “likes” to users with an official Twitter notification on the timeline, a Twitter spokesperson confirmed to Mashable. “[This] is a bug involving Likes that we’re working to fix,” the spokesperson said. … Read more
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday alongside Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg regarding the meddling prior to the 2016 presidential election, as well as the general abuse that occurs on their respective platforms. During his testimony, Dorsey was forced to address accusations of shadow banning, as members of GOP including President Donald Trump … Read more
Far-right “citizen journalist” Laura Loomer caused a ruckus over her lack of Twitter verification during Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday. Twitter revoked Loomer’s blue checkmark signaling verification during a crackdown last November on white supremacists and users who identify as Nazis. A C-SPAN clip shows Loomer standing up during Dorsey’s hearing to make … Read more