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Twitter is soaring high as users flock to the social network amid its efforts to crack down on abusive content and make the platform a more pleasant place to be. On Tuesday, Twitter said that monthly active users increased to 330 million in the first quarter from 321 million users in the fourth quarter. From …

Twitter boss Jack Dorsey recorded a podcast with a fitness personality who last month repeated a claim that “vaccines do indeed cause autism.” Host Ben Greenfield also told his followers not to trust internet watchdog Snopes in his Feb. 11 tweet, as previously reported by NBC. On Tuesday, Greenfield wrote that he and the social media CEO chatted about “advanced …

Following a conversation on Twitter can feel like a chore, especially if multiple users are replying to a tweet at the same time. Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey saw firsthand how hard it is to do that last week when he answered questions via tweets from Recode co-founder Kara Swisher for more than 90 minutes. Walt Mossberg, a veteran …

Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey couldn’t stop tweeting on Tuesday.  For more than 90 minutes, Dorsey participated in an interview through tweets with Recode’s co-founder Kara Swisher. The 42-year-old tech mogul talked about a variety of topics from tech responsibility and safety to the use of the platform by President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. He also …

Twitter can be filled with harassment, bullying, misinformation and hate speech — not exactly a warm and fuzzy place for people or companies hoping to spread their messages. On Thursday, Twitter showed it’s making strides against toxic users. The company reported that the number of monthly active users fell slightly to 321 million in the fourth quarter from 326 million in the …

Social media companies are removing hate speech from the internet more quickly and efficiently than ever — in Europe at least. The EU released a report on Monday showing that 89 percent of content flagged to social networks gets analyzed within 24 hours, and that the companies remove 72 percent of content reported as illegal hate speech in total. Social …

Twitter wants people who use its live video streaming app Periscope to channel their inner talk show host. On Monday, the social network said it added a new feature to Periscope that lets users invite and add guests to their live videos. Periscope users can invite up to three guests to their live video broadcasts. Twitter Periscope users can add …

Nearly a month after doing so for iOS users, Twitter is letting Android users switch to a chronological timeline. The company tweeted Tuesday to let people using Android devices know they could change from tweets picked by an algorithm to the most recent tweets from the accounts they’re following. Android, we got you. Starting today, tap ✨ to switch between …

Twitter will stream part of 20 NBA games this year, and each contest will feature a twist: The camera will focus on one player, who’s been voted on by basketball fans.  Now playing: Watch this: Twitter CEO and NBA head talk latest tech partnership 2:57 In a tweet — of course — on Wednesday, Twitter, the NBA and Turner Sports said …

Twitter is a confounding place for many reasons, but perhaps its oddest quirk is that since its founding in 2006, it hasn’t had an edit button. That may change, and soon. CEO Jack Dorsey reportedly told an audience in India that the company is considering adding the edit functionality to tweets, primarily to fix typos. “We have been considering this for …