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July 19, 2025

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Twitter allows Hamas, Iran leaders to use platform

May 12, 2021 North State Journal Staff

Twitter has allowed the Twitter account of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyyeh to remain active, despite a policy of a permanent ban on former President Donald Trump’s account for “risk of further incitement of violence.” During […]

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Supreme Court dismisses case over Trump, Twitter critics

April 5, 2021 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a case over former President Donald Trump’s efforts to block critics from his personal Twitter account. The court said there was nothing left to the case […]

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Twitter to establish legal entity in Turkey, comply with law

March 23, 2021 Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press

ISTANBUL — Twitter has announced it will establish a legal entity in Turkey in order to continue operating in the country, which passed a controversial social media law last year. In a statement Friday, the […]

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Twitter sues Texas AG, claiming retaliation for Trump ban

March 9, 2021 Jake Bleiberg and Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

DALLAS — Twitter has filed a lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, claiming the Republican used his office to retaliate against it for banning the account of former President Donald Trump following the riot […]

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Twitter to let users charge followers to see premium posts

February 26, 2021 Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

Twitter is branching out from advertising to find more ways to make money — both for itself and for its most prolific users, whether those are businesses, celebrities or regular people. In an investor presentation […]

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Chinese Embassy Twitter account locked for “dehumanization”

January 21, 2021 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Twitter locked the account belonging to the Chinese Embassy in Washington after a tweet stated that Uighur women in Xinjiang have been emancipated and are no longer “baby making machines.” One of […]

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Agency homing in on social media companies’ data collection

December 15, 2020 Marcy Gordon, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal regulators are ordering Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, TikTok’s parent and five other social media companies to provide detailed information on how they collect and use consumers’ personal data and how their practices […]

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Twitter, Facebook CEOs defend election actions, promise more

November 18, 2020 Marcy Gordon, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The CEOs of Twitter and Facebook on Tuesday defended their safeguards against ‘disinformation’ in the presidential election and promised Congress they would take vigorous action for two special elections in Georgia that […]

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Social media CEOs to face grilling from Republican senators

October 27, 2020 Marcy Gordon, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Less than a week before Election Day, the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google are set to face a grilling by Republican senators who accuse the tech giants of anti-conservative bias. Democrats […]

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Facebook, Twitter CEOs ordered to testify by GOP senators

October 22, 2020 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The GOP push against Facebook and Twitter accelerated Thursday after Republican senators threatened the CEOs of the social media companies with subpoenas to force them to address accusations of censorship in the […]

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