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Twitter puts verification process work on hold to focus on elections integrity

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rvlsoft / Shutterstock.com In March, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said Twitter intends to open verification to everyone as it works to improve the health of the platform. But, according to a recent update from Twitter’s new head of products, Kayvon Beykpour, the company is pausing its work on the verification process to give its full […]

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Report: After purging locked accounts from follower lists, Twitter’s own account takes the biggest hit

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Last week, Twitter made a grand gesture to show its commitment to improving the health of its platform by removing locked accounts from follower lists. The purge began toward the end of last week, resulting in many Twitter users with significant follower numbers losing, on average, 2 to 3 percent of their followers. Socialbakers tracked

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Twitter is removing locked accounts from follower counts

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As part of Twitter’s ongoing mission to improve the health of the platform, the company says it is removing locked accounts from follower counts globally this week. Twitter’s current policy is to lock an account any time it detects unusual behavior — such as tweeting a large volume of unsolicited replies or mentions, sharing misleading

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Twitter undergoes reorg, makes former Periscope co-founder head of products

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rvlsoft / Shutterstock.com Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced a major company reorg yesterday, tapping Periscope co-founder Kayvon Beykpour to head products and Mike Montano to lead the company’s engineering team. “Through the lens of increasing our durability, agility, invention and entrepreneurial drive, and simplifying the way we work, I’ve decided to make our organization more

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Twitter’s new Ad Transparency Center shows all ads shown in past 7 days

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rvlsoft / Shutterstock.com In anticipation of the upcoming midterm elections, Twitter is rolling out phase two of its efforts to bring more transparency around political ad campaigns. Starting today, anyone around the globe will be able to search ads displayed on Twitter within the last seven days via the app’s new Ad Transparency Center. The

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Twitter now removing 214% more spammy accounts YoY as it ramps up efforts against bad actors

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Earlier this year, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, along with three other executives who head up the company’s product and security teams, hosted a 45-minute live Q&A with users. During the livestream, Dorsey said Twitter’s primary goal was improving the health of the platform. According to Twitter’s latest transparency numbers, the work they’ve put toward security

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Twitter introduces new US election candidate labels & launches its Political Campaigning Policy

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Twitter is arming itself against abuse from outside forces in advance of this year’s midterm elections. The site is introducing new labels for US midterm election candidates and is set to launch its Political Campaigning Policy later this summer. The new US midterm election labels will be displayed on a candidate’s Twitter profile page and

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Twitter is changing how conversations happen based on user behavior and conduct

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rvlsoft / Shutterstock.com In its latest attempt to improve the health of its platform, Twitter says it will be modifying the way conversations happen based on the behavior and conduct of users versus the actual content of their tweets. The site will now use thousands of behavior signals when filtering search, replies and algorithmic recommendations,

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Twitter to launch 8 new pilot series supported by branded in-stream video sponsorships

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Twitter is going all in on video at NewFronts this year, announcing more than 30 video content deals with a number of media organizations, including NBCUniversal, Ellen Digital Studios, ESPN, Viacom, MLB, and multiple gaming companies. The social media platform is also developing eight new pilot series via Niche, Twitter’s creator network, and pairing them

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Twitter attributes more than half of its $575M Q1 ad revenue to video

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According to Twitter’s Q1 2018 earnings report, video ads accounted for more than half of the $575 million advertising revenue it earned during the first quarter of this year. Twitter’s total revenue for the quarter was $665 million, a 21 percent increase year over year, and was split nearly evenly between its US market ($347

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