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New algorithm can spot Twitter cyberbullies
A new algorithm can identify Twitter accounts carrying out bullying and troll-like behaviour with 90% accuracy, researchers have said. The machine learning software uses natural language processing and sentiment analysis on tweets to classify them as cyberbullying or cyberaggression. The algorithm has been developed by researchers at Binghamton University in the United States. The research…
Twitter uses Instagram to take aim at rival
Twitter has taken aim at Instagram with a series of posts on the rival site highlighting the issue of cross-platform content sharing. In a sequence of six posts on the photo-sharing service, Twitter recreated a tweet from a user poking fun at the content on Instagram. instagram is literally just screenshots of tweets and i…
Twitter not providing edit button ‘anytime soon’
Hopes of an edit button coming to Twitter anytime soon are fading after a senior executive indicated that it is not a primary concern for the social network at present. One of the main reasons users have called for an edit feature is to correct mistakes – at the moment, errors in tweets either have…
Twitter account branded ‘homophobic’ after mass-blocking LGBTQ+ users
A Twitter profile set up in protest against inclusive sex education in UK schools has mass-blocked LGBTQ+ users. People who have had no interaction with the account have logged on to find they have been blocked from seeing tweets by @QuestionLGBTEdu. The account protests LGBTQ+ education in schools, referring to it as “dogma” and…
Twitter reveals revenue rise, daily user increase
Twitter reported a rise in revenue and daily active users as the social media platform published its latest financial results. The company said revenue for the last quarter was $841 million (£676 million), an increase of 18% compared to the same period last year. Monetisable daily active users (mDAU) – Twitter’s new preferred metric for…
French Teenager creates Emoji Mashup Bot
A new bot Twitter account has quickly earned a large following after tweeting mashup emojis every hour. The Emoji Mashup Bot was created by Louan Bengmah, an 18-year-old student from Nantes, France. It brings two different emojis together and combines them to create a new face. “I wanted to discover new ways of coding and…
Twitter takes down thousands of accounts linked to Iran
Twitter has removed almost 5,000 accounts it believes are linked to the Iranian government with the aim of manipulating conversations about political and social issues. The social network has been cracking down on state-backed information operations as part of an effort to clean up its platform of fake news. In its latest disclosure, Twitter removed…
Unmask Twitter trolls so they can be banned from football matches, says Labour
Twitter trolls who abuse sportsmen and women should be unmasked and identities handed over to governing bodies so they can be banned from attending matches, Labour has said. Shadow sports minister Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, leading an Opposition Day Debate on discrimination in sport, hit out at social media companies for not doing more to tackle…
Jack Dorsey payments firm Square to work with refugee entrepreneurs
Payment company Square is to support refugee entrepreneurs by providing them with equipment to take card payments for their small businesses. Announced as part of London Tech Week, the payment firm unveiled a partnership with the Entrepreneurial Refugee Network (Tern) to support those who have come to the UK and are trying to grow a…
Twitter updates rules to make them ‘easier to understand’
Twitter has revealed a major re-write of its rules as part of plans to make the site’s processes easier for users to understand. The social media platform said it had cut the words in its official guidelines from about 2,500 to fewer than 600, in an effort to simplify them for users. Twitter is one…
