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Brazil sues Twitter over alerts

BBC News - Technology — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:57:13 +0000

The Brazilian government files a lawsuit against Twitter, demanding it block material that helps motorists evade drink-driving traps.

Super Bowl prompts Twitter record

BBC News - Technology — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:09:39 +0000

A new record for activity on Twitter during a sports event was set during the 2012 Super Bowl, with more than 10,000 messages sent per second, Twitter says.

Twitter ‘can censor by country’

BBC News - Technology — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:59:06 +0000

Twitter says it now has the technology to censor tweets on a country by country basis, as it continues to expand internationally.

Wendi Deng Twitter account fake

BBC News - Technology — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:21:49 +0000

A Twitter account written under the name of Rupert Murdoch’s wife Wendi Deng is revealed to be a fake.

Rupert Murdoch begins tweeting

BBC News - Technology — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:52:01 +0000

Rupert Murdoch joins the microblogging service Twitter and attracts over 45,000 followers in his first few days.

Man sued over Twitter followers

BBC News - Technology — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:01:53 +0000

A man is being sued by his former employer after he left the company and took a 17,000-strong Twitter following with him.

Lady Gaga fans hit by hack attack

BBC News - Technology — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:42:04 +0000

Lady Gaga fans are tricked into following a harmful link after the singer is hit by a targeted attack on Twitter and Facebook.

Russia Twitter protests ‘spammed’

BBC News - Europe — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:19:20 +0000

Security experts say hijacked PCs may have helped drown out online chat about Russian election protests.

Russia Twitter protests ‘spammed’

BBC News - Europe — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:19:20 +0000

Security experts say hijacked PCs may have helped drown out online chat about Russian election protests.

Twitter’s brand-friendly revamp

BBC News - Technology — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:06:26 +0000

Micro-blogging site Twitter is joining the ranks of Facebook and Google+ as it launches ‘brand’ pages as part of a service-wide redesign.