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2021
Victim sues Twitter over alleged facilitation of sexual abuse
A minor, now 16, sued Twitter in federal court, alleging that the platform facilitated his sexual abuse by refusing to remove sexual exploitation material. The allegations are not stated as court findings in the source.
2021
Block Party launches social media safety service
Block Party launched a service that helps people filter unwanted content on Twitter into a Lockout Folder for later review.
2021
Twitter faces criticism over Pelosi tweet moderation
Twitter users criticized the platform for what they described as inconsistent moderation after a 2017 Nancy Pelosi tweet resurfaced and remained available, contrasting it with Twitter's suspension of Donald Trump's account.
2021
Social media platforms restrict Trump content after Capitol attack
After the Capitol attack, Twitter locked Donald Trump's account and required removal of three tweets; Facebook removed his video and blocked him from posting for 24 hours, Instagram locked his account for the same period, and YouTube removed the video. The article also reported calls for the platforms to take stronger action over posts linked to violence and false election claims.
2021
Breaker announces it will shut down its podcast app on January 15
Following its acquisition by Twitter, Breaker announced that its podcast app would shut down on January 15.
2021
Twitter to acquire podcast app Breaker
Breaker said on Monday it would be acquired by Twitter Inc. The article also reported that Breaker's team was joining Twitter.
2021
Twitter acquires Breaker
Twitter acquired social broadcasting app Breaker. Breaker's team is to join Twitter to work on Twitter Spaces and other efforts; the article also reports that Maple Media would take over operations of Breaker's apps.
2020
Mac repair shop owner sues Twitter for defamation
Mac repair shop owner John Paul Mac Isaac sued Twitter for $500 million, claiming that Twitter defamed him through its actions concerning a New York Post story about a laptop.
2020
Twitter launches Spaces into private beta testing
Twitter began private beta testing Spaces, an audio-chat product, with access limited to selected individuals, largely from underrepresented backgrounds.
2020
Irish regulator fines Twitter €450,000 over data breach handling
Ireland's Data Protection Commission fined Twitter €450,000 over its handling of a data breach, finding that it failed to notify the regulator in time and adequately document the breach. The breach involved a bug in Twitter's Android app that made some users' protected tweets public.
2020
Data Protection Commission fines Twitter International Company
The Data Protection Commission found that Twitter International Company infringed GDPR provisions by failing to notify it of a breach on time and failing to document the breach adequately, and imposed an administrative fine of 450 thousand euros.
2020
Twitter selects AWS for global cloud infrastructure
Twitter selected Amazon Web Services to provide global cloud infrastructure for delivering Twitter timelines under a multi-year deal.
2020
Twitter and Snap integrate platform sharing
Twitter and Snap announced an integration that lets users share Twitter content through Snapchat; the feature was available on iOS, with similar Android integrations planned.
2020
Squad app shutdown announced
Twitter confirmed that the Squad app would shut down the day after the acquisition announcement; this was reported as a planned shutdown, not a completed closure.
2020
Twitter announces acquisition of Squad
Twitter announced that it is acquiring Squad, and that the screen-sharing social app's team will join Twitter. The article says the app itself is not part of what is coming aboard.
2020
Twitter and Snap partner on native Snapchat integration
Twitter and Snap partnered to bring tweets into Snapchat through a native integration, allowing users to share and interact with public tweets from Snapchat on iOS.
2020
Twitter accused of shadow-banning an Indian Army account
A news report said Twitter had allegedly shadow-banned the Indian Army’s Chinar Corps account after it posted about a rescue operation. The Kalinga Rights Forum said it filed a complaint with the federal government seeking action against Twitter.
2020
Turkey fines social media platforms for failure to appoint local representatives
Turkey ordered Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Periscope, YouTube and TikTok to pay 10 million lira each for failing to comply with the requirement to appoint representatives in Turkey.
2020
Twitter India introduces ArtHouse
Twitter India introduced ArtHouse, a creative suite of services to help brands create and optimize content designed for Twitter.
2020
Twitter apologizes to Indian parliamentary panel over location-tag error
Twitter India tendered a verbal apology to India’s joint parliamentary committee on personal data protection after a location tag in a live broadcast showed Leh and Jammu and Kashmir as part of China. The panel asked Twitter to submit a written apology and an affidavit.