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2020
Twitter faces backlash over Jammu and Kashmir map display
Twitter India displayed Jammu and Kashmir as part of China, prompting criticism and calls for government action from people in India.
2020
Twitter experiences global platform outage
Twitter experienced a global platform outage on Thursday evening. Twitter said the issue was caused by an inadvertent change to its internal systems and that it was working to restore service.
2020
Mozilla releases Firefox 81.0.2 to fix Twitter compatibility issue
Mozilla released the Firefox 81.0.2 maintenance update, which fixed an incompatibility with Twitter that could cause intermittent network protocol error pages.
2020
Thailand files complaints against Facebook and Twitter over blocked content
Thailand’s government filed complaints with police against Facebook and Twitter, alleging that they failed to comply with court orders to block content judged illegal under Thai law.
2020
Twitter launches voter registration campaign
Twitter launched a U.S. voter-registration campaign encouraging users to register or confirm their registration. The campaign included a push alert linking to voter-registration information and voter-registration resources from TurboVote in the promoted trend.
2020
Twitter acknowledges responsibility for photo-cropping algorithm issue
After users reported that Twitter’s photo-cropping algorithm favored white faces, Chief Design Officer Dantley Davis accepted the company’s responsibility and said the issue would be fixed soon.
2020
Twitter launches Chinese-language advertising website
Twitter launched a Chinese-language website for its advertising business, providing Chinese companies seeking overseas markets with information and access to advertising tools and support.
2020
Ali Al-Ahmed files lawsuit against Twitter over alleged hack
Saudi opposition activist Ali Al-Ahmed filed a civil lawsuit against Twitter in the Southern District of New York, alleging that people exposed through a 2016 hack were later killed or tortured. The article reports the allegation and does not establish a court determination.
2020
Saudi dissident sues Twitter over 2016 hack
Saudi dissident Ali al-Ahmed filed a civil suit against Twitter, seeking damages and alleging that information exposed in a 2016 hack led to contacts being killed or tortured. The article reports allegations, not a court determination.
2020
Twitter and NHL activate fan-tweet rinkside display
Twitter and the NHL began prompting Canadian fans to submit tweets and photos of handmade signs using #NHLWarmUps. Selected posts are displayed on arena screens in Toronto and Edmonton during warm-ups.
2020
Technology companies challenge US entry restrictions
Amazon and Facebook, joined by other technology companies, filed a legal complaint challenging the US restrictions on entry for certain foreign workers. The complaint argued that the visa controls could harm US businesses, workers and the economy.
2020
Facebook and Twitter remove Trump-related COVID-19 posts
Facebook removed a post from Donald Trump's personal page, and Twitter removed a post from Trump's campaign team, citing rules against false COVID-19 information. Twitter also barred the campaign from posting new tweets until it stopped posting the violating content.
2020
Twitter faces boycott over handling of antisemitic posts
Some Twitter users staged a 48-hour boycott over the platform's handling of antisemitic comments posted on Wiley's social media accounts. Complaints said Twitter was too slow to remove offensive material; a UK government minister demanded an explanation, and the prime minister's spokesman said Twitter's performance had not been good enough. Twitter banned Wiley for seven days.
2020
Twitter rolls out direct-message access from the home page
Twitter rolled out a web feature that lets users read or reply to direct messages from the home page, with the message panel appearing in the bottom-right corner.
2020
Twitter discloses details of account hack
Twitter disclosed that attackers manipulated employees to access internal systems and take actions on user accounts, including viewing personal information on some accounts. Twitter said its forensic review was ongoing and apologized for the incident.
2020
Twitter announces API v2 and plans its rollout
Twitter announced API v2, a rebuilt developer API with new features, and said it planned to roll it out the following week. The article says the Standard track was launching that day, while the API v2 rollout was planned for the following week.
2020
Twitter partners with India's National Disaster Response Force
Twitter partnered with India's National Disaster Response Force to expand its efforts around disaster situations.
2020
Twitter faces lawsuit over alleged account hacking and suspension
Saudi dissident Ali al-Ahmed filed a lawsuit against Twitter, accusing it of failing to protect his account from being hacked and refusing to reinstate a suspended account. The suit also alleges that Saudi spies accessed company information about dissidents; these claims are allegations in the lawsuit.
2020
Twitter apologizes for unrelated COVID-19 labels
After unrelated tweets received COVID-19 misinformation labels, Twitter apologized for the confusion and said it was working to make its labeling process more precise.
2020
Twitter discloses business-client data exposure
Twitter said business users' billing information may have been stored in a browser cache and exposed in a security lapse. The compromised data included email addresses, phone numbers and the last four digits of credit card numbers. Twitter said it resolved the issue and notified potentially affected clients.