Twitter suspended in Nigeria amid face-off over president’s tweet

Mariella Moon

Twitter faces another setback for taking action against a political leader’s tweets. According to Reuters, Nigeria has suspended Twitter for allegedly “undermining” the country by removing a tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari. Twitter said the post violated its abuse policy by threatening to punish secessionists who allegedly attacked government buildings. Attorney General Abubakar Malami meanwhile … Read more

Amazon addresses pee bottle denial tweet – TechCrunch

Amazon addresses pee bottle denial tweet – TechCrunch

Amazon started the holiday weekend with a slight step backwards in a social media offensive that played out in the dwindling days of a historic union vote. The earlier comments reportedly came in as Jeff Bezos pushed for a more aggressive strategy. In addition to taking on Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, Amazon News’ … Read more

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has created an NFT for the first tweet

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has created an NFT for the first tweet

If you’ve used social media a lot, you’ve seen the first tweet ever. Posted on March 21, 2006 by Twitter co-founder and current CEO Jack Dorsey, It didn’t say much, “I’m just setting up my twttr.” Thanks to the wild west of NFTs – crypto-authenticated tokens that uniquely value and verify digital objects – you … Read more