Twitter sets up trust and safety council to curb abuse

Twitter has been constantly working towards making the platform safe for its users. Today, the micro blogging site has announced that is it setting up a Twitter Trust and Safety Council to “ensure that people feel safe expressing themselves on Twitter”.

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Twitter brings trending tweets and Moments on mobile without logging in

Twitter is bringing some new improvements to its desktop client and mobile website. The micro blogging site is rolling out home timeline across 23 countries including India that will allow users to access trending tweets and Moments without logging in.

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Twitter CEO confirms exit of four top level executives

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has confirmed that four of the platform’s top executives are exiting the company. VP of media Katie Stanton, VP of product Kevin Weil, VP of engineering Alex Roetter and HR head Brian Schipper are departing from the micro blogging site.

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Twitter may consider 10,000 character limit for tweets soon

Every social network has that one unique element which sets it apart from others. There are no two opinions about the 140 character limit being that element for Twitter, but this could soon change according to a new report.

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Twitter strengthen rules to deal with abuse and hateful content

Twitter has been taking measures to combat abuse on its platform throughout this year. The micro-blogging site has now updated its rules to tackle abusive behavior and hateful content.

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Twitter announces native video support for Twitter Kit – iOS users first to receive it, Android to follow

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Twitter has announced native video support for Twitter Kit. This means that users will be able to enjoy Twitter videos and GIFs without having to leave their app or launch the Twitter app.

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Instagram rolls out a new video feature called “Best Videos”

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Instagram is introducing a new video feature called “Best Videos” which is basically a curated video channel like Snapchat Stories and Twitter Moments.

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Twitter records $569 million in revenues for Q3 2015, claims 320M MAU

Twitter has announced its earnings report for the third quarter and recorded $569 million in revenues, up 58% year-over-year. It had issued guidance that it would generate $545 to $560 million in revenue.

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Twitter Polls to soon roll out on Android, iOS and web

Twitter is introducing a new feature that will allow everyone to create polls on the micro blogging site. The company has been testing polls with a handful of users, but they will now be rolling out to iOS, Android, and Web over the next few days.

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Twitter rolls out Moments curation tool to track live events

Twitter was testing a new feature code named as Project Lightning since June, that focused on current events. Today, the micro blogging site has officially introduced the new tool and is calling it as Moments. Twitter Moments Continue reading “Twitter rolls out Moments curation tool to track live events”

Twitter planning to remove the 140 character limit for tweets

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Last month, Twitter made the decision to remove the 140 word restriction when sending direct messages and it seems that they are considering building a new product that will remove the 140 character limit for tweets as well.

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Twitter updates iPad app with adaptive UI and responsive design

Twitter has updated its iPad app to bring it in line with its iPhone app. The move comes from Twitter to provide a more unified experience for its users across all iOS devices.

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