Tag: Twitter
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Joy and anger as Twitter bans Alex Jones
Did Twitter make the right decision? The site has followed Facebook and YouTube in banning the right-wing conspiracy theorist. His views may be extreme — but fear is growing over big tech...
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Now Kanye West wants to be the new Socrates
Is Kanye West wise or idiotic? The rapper is making headlines with a remarkable series of tweets which express his opinions on a range of subjects. He describes it as his “philosophy book”.
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Fake news spreads ‘faster, deeper’ than truth
Is human nature to blame? A new study tracked the spread of falsehoods on Twitter and found that they are 70% more likely to be retweeted than truth. Why? Because lies are more surprising…
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Fury as Twitter doubles length of tweets
Is brevity really the soul of wit? This week Twitter gave all its users 280 characters to play with, instead of 140. But many believe the site has lost its “unique selling point”.
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#Winning: hashtags celebrate 10th birthday
Ten years have passed since the # symbol was lifted out of obscurity and turned into a revolutionary tool of communication. How have hashtags changed the world? And should we be grateful?
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Twitter bamboozled as logic puzzle goes viral
A question from a Singaporean maths test left thousands of people scratching their heads after it was spread by social media. What on Earth is the explanation for this improbable scenario?
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Young voters take cues from social media
Voters think social media could influence their vote, but say it’s ruining political debate. Now political parties have adapted to online campaigning, can they make it work in their favour?
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Selfies and Scotland top Twitter in 2014
The World Cup and a growing obsession with celebrity selfies have broken Twitter records this year. The social hub is more popular than ever, but is it changing news for better or worse?
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Unsuspecting teenager shoots to online fame
It was an ordinary Sunday at work for Alex Lee until a chance photo rocketed him to Twitter stardom as ‘Alex from Target’. Should we be alarmed by social media’s power to transform our lives?
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Millionaire’s treasure hunt arrives in Europe
At the weekend a US philanthropist hid envelopes stuffed with banknotes around a London park. Is the Hidden Cash craze just harmless fun, or a depressing example of our obsession with money?
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Tributes flood in for teenage cancer hero
Described as a ‘credit to humanity’, Stephen Sutton, the 19-year-old who raised over £3 million for charity, has died. What message should we take from his untimely death?
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Turks take to Twitter to defy government ban
Turkey’s prime minister attempted to ban social media to crush dissent, but Turks responded by posting anti-censorship messages on Twitter. Is the internet an unstoppable ally of democracy?
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Bold new app allows users to shun ‘friends’
Cloak, the latest app to cause a stir in the tech world, enables users to deliberately avoid people. Are social networks becoming more intelligent, or simply making us more antisocial?
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Outrage over zoo’s decision to destroy giraffe
Despite a 27,000-strong petition, a ‘surplus’ giraffe was put down by Copenhagen Zoo yesterday because of concerns about inbreeding. Was the decision justified?
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Facebook is ‘so over,’ teenagers say
Social media has transformed our lives and opened up opportunities, but a new survey says teenage users are leaving the biggest site of all, Facebook: are snooping parents to blame?