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Finally, Twitter shares actual examples of violent and sexual content *not* allowed

sudshr47 November 3, 2017

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Listen up, tweeps and President Trump—Twitter has some new tips on what not to post. 

On Friday, Twitter added specific examples of “graphic violence” and “adult content” that would not be allowed on the site. 

Twitter’s policy against violent and sexual content is not brand new, but the company’s never been so transparent about what it categorizes under each of these categories. The updates were shared via a blog post Friday. 

For graphic violence, Twitter lists depictions of:

  • the moment at which someone dies

  • gruesome crime or accident scenes

  • bodily harm, torture, dismemberment, or mutilation  Read more…

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Donald Trump reacts to his Twitter account being taken down for 11 minutes

sudshr47 November 3, 2017

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Everything happens on Twitter these days. 

Donald J. Trump responds, Trump-style, on Twitter after a Twitter employee (who was on his last day at the company) deactivated his Twitter account.

“My Twitter account was taken down for 11 minutes by a rogue employee. I guess the word must finally be getting out-and having an impact,” the President tweeted. 

My Twitter account was taken down for 11 minutes by a rogue employee. I guess the word must finally be getting out-and having an impact.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 3, 2017 Read more…

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People freaked out as Trump’s Twitter follower count dropped to only 4,000

sudshr47 November 3, 2017

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Hours after it was restored, U.S. president Donald Trump’s Twitter account still struggled with technical issues, as its follower count dropped drastically to 4,000.

The account was shortly restored to its previous 41 million followers, but panic had already ensued.

Trump’s account had been taken down for 11 minutes on Thursday, as the Twitterverse freaked out. Twitter later discovered it was done by a customer service rep who deactivated the account on their last day at work.

Through our investigation we have learned that this was done by a Twitter customer support employee who did this on the employee’s last day. We are conducting a full internal reviewhttps://t.co/mlarOgiaRF

— Twitter Government (@TwitterGov) November 3, 2017 Read more…

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American hero deactivates Trump’s Twitter account on their last day

sudshr47 November 3, 2017

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Some heroes wear capes. 

Some heroes work in Twitter customer support. 

Donald Trump’s Twitter account went down for 11 glorious minutes on Thursday, and the internet went absolutely crazy. 

It turns out this wasn’t some accident. Some brave employee deactivated the account on their last day. 

Through our investigation we have learned that this was done by a Twitter customer support employee who did this on the employee’s last day. We are conducting a full internal reviewhttps://t.co/mlarOgiaRF

— Twitter Government (@TwitterGov) November 3, 2017 Read more…

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Trump’s Twitter account temporarily disappeared

sudshr47 November 3, 2017

 President Trump’s infamous Twitter account, @realDonaldTrump went briefly offline on Thursday, setting forth a wave of confusion and emotions. Trump’s Twitter account appears to be down. pic.twitter.com/VLNfnGcz6H — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 2, 2017 If Trump’s Twitter is down, does this technically mean he’s no longer POTUS?

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Stephen Colbert uses candy to brutally destroy Donald Trump Jr.’s Halloween tweet

sudshr47 November 2, 2017

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Stephen Colbert has no time for born-rich people making obnoxious points about socialism, using innocent children. 

We’re referring to Donald Trump Jr.’s incredibly tone-deaf tweet on Halloween, which included a picture of his daughter Chloe looking sad, and a supposedly economic and political “lesson.” 

“Yes, it’s never too early to teach kids the danger of sharing,” Colbert said. “Also, it’s never too early to learn the proper spelling of ‘too.'”

“But while we’re at it, Don Jr., on Halloween, kids go to door to door to get free candy from the neighbors, because the kids don’t have it, and the neighbors do. That’s socialism,” Colbert added.  Read more…

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Why Best Buy charged so much for the iPhone X

sudshr47 November 2, 2017

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Best Buy was marking some iPhone X pre-orders to $100 over Apple’s price — but no longer. 

The electronics retailer announced today that it will no longer allow customers to pre-order the iPhone X unactivated and with upfront payment. Apple aficionados will now have to order the phone tied to a specific carrier, and with an installment plan. 

When you purchase an unactivated phone, you’re essentially purchasing a clean slate: a phone that has yet to be associated with a carrier or a data plan. Best Buy claims that there was high customer demand for unactivated phones because people with employer-financed data plans often need their phones approved before they’re activated.  Read more…

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Thoughts on the #techhearings from my time in Product Safety at Twitter

sudshr47 November 1, 2017

 I created the Product Safety and Security Team at Twitter. At different points in time I was responsible for the engineering of tools to mitigate abuse, compromised accounts and the login infrastructure, up to, and including, 2 factor authenticat…

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Periscope ups payouts to broadcasters on sales of Super Hearts, adds holiday bonuses

sudshr47 November 1, 2017

 Twitter’s Periscope is going after live broadcasters in a big way, as it’s now promising to give back more of their earnings from the sales of Super Hearts in their live video streams.
Introduced in June, Super Hearts are in-app virtual goods that offer a form of virtual tipping.
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