In a viral Twitter thread, a user breaks down the debacle he allegedly went through for getting “composite veneers” from a woman who claims to have a dentistry background. Twitter user Zooted Spitwell (@Zoo757) uploaded the series of tweets on May 19 recounting the journey that ended up with him […]
Tim Tebow’s ‘Blocking’ Had Twitter Talking After His First Game At TE
While Trevor Lawrence’s first appearance in a game for the Jacksonville Jaguars was a struggle, perhaps no one had a worse time than his tight end in his first ever game at the position. Former quarterback and minor league baseball player Tim Tebow is trying his hand at the position […]
Talk of election fraud online plunges after Trump kicked off Twitter, Facebook.
Online misinformation about the U.S. election fraud plunged by as much as 73 percent the week after President Donald Trump was kicked off Twitter, Facebook, and other social media sites, reports the Washington Post. There are other factors that could have contributed to that dramatic drop, including the banning of […]
Squelched by Twitter, Trump seeks new online megaphone
FILE – In this Thursday, June 18, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump looks at his phone during a roundtable with governors on the reopening of America’s small businesses, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Though stripped of his Twitter account for inciting rebellion, President […]
Twitter bans Trump, citing risk of violent incitement
Twitter banned President Donald Trump’s account Friday, citing “the risk of further incitement of violence” following the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Twitter has long given Trump and other world leaders broad exemptions from its rules against personal attacks, hate speech and other behaviors. But in a […]
Hillicon Valley: Google denies allegations in DOJ antitrust complaint | Biden faults Trump after hack | Biden campaign says Twitter will wipe POTUS account’s followers
Welcome to Hillicon Valley, The Hill’s newsletter detailing all you need to know about the tech and cyber news from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. If you don’t already, be sure to sign up for our newsletter with this LINK. Welcome! Follow our cyber reporter, Maggie Miller (@magmill95), and tech […]
The Hottest Campaign Ads on Twitter Didn’t Really Work: Study
At various junctures during the 2020 campaign an attack ad would pop online that had observers on Twitter buzzing about how devastating for Donald Trump it would be. Except, more often than not, the ads weren’t effective, at least not for the nominal point of the election: persuading on-the-fence voters […]
Kevin Sorbo Was Hercules. Now He Owns the Libs on Twitter.
Last week, I interviewed two celebrities who have used their considerable platforms to downplay the COVID-19 pandemic that’s killed more than 260,000 Americans. The first was Jake Paul, the YouTube stunter turned stunt boxer who claimed the highly contagious virus was “a hoax” and further implied that it was part […]
My Twitter Addiction Got So Bad, I Had to Block Myself
Augustine points out—and this seems especially relevant to your dilemma—that the most insidious temptations are those that we cannot completely banish from our lives. We need food, of course, for our health and survival. But there is a fine line between nourishment and gluttony, and our weaker nature can exploit […]
Sacha Baron Cohen joins Twitter as Borat to mock Trump
Sacha Baron Cohen has joined Twitter as Borat, the character at the center of his comedy films of the same name, and has fired off a number of tweets poking at President TrumpDonald John TrumpNorth Korea unveils large intercontinental ballistic missile at military parade Trump no longer considered a risk to […]
The Technology 202: Trump’s ‘Don’t be afraid of Covid’ post tests Facebook and Twitter
From Lena Wen, a visiting professor at George Washington University and emergency room doctor: And former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Tom Frieden: The companies’ hands-off approach to Trump’s posts undermines their longstanding promises to crack down on specific kinds of coronavirus misinformation. Twitter and Facebook have promised […]
‘Epidemiologists Just Want To Vomit’: Twitter Critics Sick About Trump Removing His Mask
Twitter critics were appalled Monday when the first thing President Donald Trump did when he returned to the White House from Walter Reed hospital was to take off his face mask and jam it, frowning, into his pocket. Trump, who is still considered contagious, had gloated the previous day in a […]
Do Twitter bots spread vaccine misinformation? Research shows it’s not that simple
Discussion of online misinformation in politics and public health often focuses on the role of bots, organised disinformation campaigns and “fake news”. A closer look at what typical users see and engage with about vaccines reveals that for most Twitter users, bots and anti-vaccine content make up a tiny proportion […]
Why Chrissy Teigen Is Taking a Twitter Break
From Marie Claire If you’re one of the millions who follow Chrissy Teigen on Twitter, you’ve probably noticed that she’s not as active on social media lately as she used to be. In a new interview for the fall issue of Marie Claire, Teigen opens up about her decision to […]
Twitter gets tough on hydroxychloroquine, fake cures; Cuomo gets hot over The Chainsmokers concert
President Donald Trump called the Senate Republicans’ coronavirus economic stimulus package “semi-relevant” as the U.S. approaches 150,000 COVID-19 deaths Wednesday. The president told reporters Tuesday the $1 trillion package proposal has provisions that he doesn’t support. Twitter continued a crackdown on tweets about fake cures that has already ensnared the […]
Twitter removes tweet highlighted by Trump falsely claiming COVID-19 ‘cure’
WASHINGTON — Twitter removed a tweet that had been retweeted by President Donald Trump that falsely said that there was a cure for the coronavirus. Late Monday night, Trump retweeted the tweet from an account with the handle “@stella_immanuel” that said: “Covid has cure. America wake up.” Twitter soon after […]