Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has announced another round of Start Small business grants. During the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and protests across the US against the death of George Floyd in police custody, Dorsey says $3 million will go to former NFL player and civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp, which works to educate, empower …
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A group of civil rights leaders issued a scathing statement about Facebook on Monday in the wake of a meeting with the social networking company’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg and other top executives, according to a report by Axios. The meeting was set-up to discuss Facebook’s decision to leave up a post by US President Donald Trump that the civil rights …
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Twitter obscured a tweet sent by Rep. Matt Gaetz on Monday, finding that the Florida Republican had violated its policies prohibiting tweets that glorify violence. But Twitter didn’t delete the tweet, instead deciding to hide it and require users to click a “View” button to see the tweet’s contents. In a tweet posted Monday morning, Gaetz wrote: “Now that we …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Jack Dorsey’s Square employees are being given the option to work from home permanently. The CEO told workers Monday if they want to continue working remotely once COVID-19 lockdowns and quarantines come to an end, they are free to do so. The policy …
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Editor’s note: In recognition of World Password Day, CNET is republishing a selection of our stories on improving and replacing passwords. You’ve probably heard this security advice: protect your accounts by using two-factor authentication. You’ll make life hard for hackers, so the reasoning goes, if you pair a password with a code sent by text message or generated by an …
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It’s no edit button, but Twitter is testing a way to let you revise replies you might later regret. The company on Tuesday said it’s running a limited test on iOS that will show people a prompt if their reply to a tweet uses language that may be considered offensive. “When things get heated, you may say things you don’t …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. US Rep. Adam Schiff has a message for Google and Twitter: It’s time to take a tip from Facebook. Specifically, the California Democrat and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee sent letters this week to Google, Twitter and YouTube requesting that they do more …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Twitter saw a big bump in daily users during the first quarter as people turned to the site for real-time information about the coronavirus outbreak. Even so, uncertainty about the economy is casting a shadow over the company. For the first quarter, Twitter …
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey video chatted with comedians and TV hosts Desus Nice and The Kid Mero on Wednesday, weighing in on various topics from how his company approaches coronavirus misinformation to whether users will ever get a feature to edit their tweets. (Disclosure: Desus & Mero airs on Showtime. Both Showtime and CNET are owned by ViacomCBS.) The hour-long …
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Days after a report suggested that a billionaire activist investor wanted to replace Jack Dorsey as Twitter’s CEO, another company’s chief executive came to Dorsey’s defense. Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk, a constant tweeter with more than 30 million followers — sent an affectionate tweet late Monday. “Just want say that I support @Jack as Twitter CEO. He has …
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