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Twitter's new 280-character limit trial is a risky strategy

The new measure heaps new problems onto an unstable business model that keeps Twitter unprofitable

Twitter struggles for profit, seeks ad dollars with live news, CEO tweets

Twitter launched a round-the-clock streaming news network with Bloomberg Media this week, which is designed to appeal to business people as well as a general audience

Modi world's most tweeted about leader after Trump; Obama the most popular

Three of Obama's were among the 10 most popular tweets of the year

Twitter launches Lite Android app in India, 20 countries to save on data

The app, built for 2G and 3G networks which are still in use in several parts of India, helps a user save on data while using it

Twitter adds new Bookmark feature; now you can save tweets for later

With 'Bookmark' sharing becomes simplified as tweets can be saved privately now

Twitter adds filters to tackle trolls; know how to block hateful content

Users may now mute notifications from newly-registered accounts and those accounts that don't follow

Soon, new tool to tackle Twitter bots spreading fake news

Researchers aim to create computer programmes that distinguish bot from human

Twitter bots can promote good behaviour, not just fake news

Information is likely to become viral when people are exposed to same information multiple times through multiple sources

Twitter launches feature to show current events at the top of timelines

Twitter also rolled out 'Direct Messages' that will filter them from unknown followers last month

Thousands of Twitter accounts hacked with swastikas

The hijacked accounts have all posted the same Turkish-language tweets with a Nazi swastika

Twitter's updated plan of removing dormant accounts to impact EU

However, the company has announced that the policy is limited to the EU, it may expand to other countries over time

Google, Apple, Disney out from Twitter acquisition race: Report

Twitter's shares dropped 17 per cent in pre-market trading on Thursday

Twitter tweaks DM feature, businesses can respond to DMs 5 times in 24 Hrs

Adaptive rate limits help to ensure that businesses can always respond to customers who privately message them, even when inbound volumes are high

Twitter suspends 45 suspected propaganda accounts related to Brexit, Trump

Twitter took the action when the tech website uncovered a network directly connected to the Russia-linked accounts Twitter submitted to Congress

New system uses Twitter, artificial intelligence to predict floods

They found that social media and crowdsourcing can be used to complement datasets based on traditional remote sensing and witness reports

Researchers develop new algorithm to detect fake accounts on FB and Twitter

Using the meta-features, the researchers, constructed a generic classifier that can detect fake profiles in a variety of online social networks

Twitter expands character limit to 280 for users

Japanese, Korean, and Chinese will continue to have 140 characters because cramming is not an issue in these languages

Twitter launches in stream ads in India with Amazon, Maruti, Motorola

The Micro-blogging platform offers 15 content categories that advertisers can choose from

Realme X2 Pro Black Friday sale now live: Price, discount offers, and more

Realme X2 Pro has something in store for everyone, including premium design, 90Hz super AMOLED screen, Dolby-tuned stereo speakers, ultra-fast charging and quad-camera set-up on the back

Browser notifications scams tripled to 5.5 mn in first 3 quarters: Study

Kaspersky said its products protected more than 14 million users from attempts to allow websites to show unwanted notifications