Twitter accounts belonging to former Fox News hosts Greta Van Susteren and Eric Bolling appeared to have been hacked on Tuesday. The accounts began tweeting pro-Turkish messages and uploaded images of what appeared to be their direct messages. Van Susteren regained control of her account as of late Tuesday, but Bolling’s account remained compromised. Twitter accounts belonging to two former Fox News hosts appeared to be hacked and began tweeting pro-Turkish messages Tuesday afternoon.Greta Van Susteren and Eric Bolling’s accounts lost their blue Twitter verification checkmarks and the accounts began tweeting messages in support of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Turkish army. Van Susteren had 1.21 million followers, while Bolling had 888,000 followers as of Tuesday afternoon. The hacks appear to be related, considering the changes on both Van Susteren’s and Bolling’s accounts … [Read more...] about Twitter accounts belonging to 2 former Fox News hosts were hacked
Researchers raise concerns as Twitter, Facebook seek role in Canadian election debates
Facebook and Twitter want a role in the election debate show, reigniting broader questions about social media’s function in the democratic process.Ottawa is currently designing a policy to create an independent body to organize political party leaders’ debates in the 2019 federal election and beyond. Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould will meet behind closed doors with academics, media and public interest groups in Toronto on Wednesday, as part of a cross-country consultation tour launched last week along with a website where the public can weigh in until Feb. 9.Meanwhile, more than two dozen experts have provided input to a parliamentary committee studying party leaders’ debates. Facebook and Twitter told MPs late last year that if they want to engage the most people, digital platforms must be embedded in the distribution model, echoing several other witnesses. Read more: U.S. Senate releases trove of Russian Facebook ads, revealing sophisticated … [Read more...] about Researchers raise concerns as Twitter, Facebook seek role in Canadian election debates
Shareholders urge Twitter, Facebook to combat sexual harassment
Facebook and Twitter, under fire for Russian manipulation of their social media sites, are now facing heat from shareholders, who say the companies need to do more to combat sexual harassment of women on their platforms. Arjuna Capital and the New York State Common Retirement Fund announced Thursday they had co-filed shareholder resolutions asking both companies to produce a “detailed report on the scope of sexual harassment on their platforms and the remedies either in place or already contemplated for the future.” The resolutions, aimed at the companies’ annual shareholder meetings later this year, also address the topics of fake news, election interference, violence and hate speech.“Sexual harassment online is a threat to women and a danger to long-term shareholder value,” said Natasha Lamb, managing partner at Arjuna Capital. “If users feel unsafe on the platform, they simply won’t use it.” Read more: Twitter rolls out stricter … [Read more...] about Shareholders urge Twitter, Facebook to combat sexual harassment
Twitter’s Europe boss revealed what it would take for Trump to be locked out of his account
President Donald Trump would be cautioned by Twitter if he wrote certain tweets, according to the company’s head of Europe. Trump would be cautioned if he tweeted someone’s personal details, for example. Failure to remove a tweet of this nature could result in his account being locked. The head of Twitter in Europe, Bruce Daisley, said on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump is not above the rules that apply to everyone else using Twitter’s platform. Daisley, Twitter’s vice president of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, said on The Emma Barnett Show on BBC Radio 5 Live that Trump would be asked to remove certain tweets if they broke the site’s rules. For example, he would be contacted by Twitter moderators if he published someone’s personal details on Twitter, Daisley said. Twitter’s rules forbid people from tweeting certain things including other people’s personal … [Read more...] about Twitter’s Europe boss revealed what it would take for Trump to be locked out of his account
Trump reportedly starts his days later because he wants more ‘executive time’ to watch TV and go on Twitter
President Donald Trump shrank his daily schedule because he wanted more “executive time” to watch TV and tweet, according to the news site Axios. He reportedly has three hours of “executive time” every morning and another few hours of it during the day as well. That’s in addition to the time he spends watching cable news and going on Twitter every evening after retiring to the private residence. President Donald Trump’s official daily schedule is getting shorter because he wants more time to watch cable news and go on Twitter, Axios reported on Sunday. Trump – who’s said in the past that he wakes up at 5 a.m. – now starts his days at 11 a.m. after taking three hours of “executive time” in the Oval Office, most of which the report said he spends in his private residence watching TV and perusing Twitter. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee … [Read more...] about Trump reportedly starts his days later because he wants more ‘executive time’ to watch TV and go on Twitter