Twitter announced a new tool today. It is called Personal Knitting Pattern Designer. This tool lets users make their own knitting patterns. People can do it directly on Twitter. Twitter wants to help people who like knitting. Many users share their knitting projects on Twitter. Twitter saw this activity. The company decided to build something … Read More “Twitter Introduces Personal Knitting Pattern Designer” »
Twitter announced a test program today focused on community history projects. This initiative explores new ways to help users discover and share local history online. The company is starting small. It will partner with several community groups and local historians. They aim to build dedicated online spaces. These spaces will gather historical photos, documents, and … Read More “Twitter Tests Community History Projects” »
Twitter Boosts Login Security with Two-Factor Upgrade (Twitter Improves Two-Factor Authentication) San Francisco, CA – Twitter announced significant improvements to its two-factor authentication (2FA) system today. The changes aim to make user accounts much harder for hackers to break into. Twitter wants to provide stronger protection for everyone using the platform. The company fixed a … Read More “Twitter Improves Two-Factor Authentication” »
Twitter announces new support for languages at risk of disappearing. The platform now offers special tools for these languages. This effort aims to help communities keep their languages alive online. Twitter recognizes many languages face decline. Speakers often struggle to find digital spaces for their language. This new feature directly addresses that challenge. (Twitter’s Feature … Read More “Twitter’s Feature for Endangered Languages” »
Twitter Tests User Editing for News Articles (Twitter Tests ‘Crowdsourced Editing’ for Articles) Twitter now tries something new. The company tests a feature letting users suggest edits to news articles. This experiment uses its existing “Community Notes” tool. Community Notes lets people add context to tweets. Now Twitter expands this idea to articles. Twitter wants … Read More “Twitter Tests ‘Crowdsourced Editing’ for Articles” »
Twitter Announces Major Data Privacy Upgrades for Users (Twitter’s Data Privacy Enhancements) San Francisco, CA – Twitter revealed significant improvements to user data privacy today. The company implemented stronger protections across its platform. These changes aim to give users more control over their personal information. The updates include enhanced encryption methods for direct messages. This … Read More “Twitter’s Data Privacy Enhancements” »
Twitter Announces New Policy Restricting Deep Links on Platform (Twitter’s Policy on Deep Links) Twitter has made a major change. The company is now blocking deep links across its platform. This decision affects all users. A deep link sends people directly to a specific part of an external website or app. It bypasses the main … Read More “Twitter’s Policy on Deep Links” »
Academic researchers increasingly rely on Twitter for studying human behavior and societal trends. The platform provides real-time public data at an enormous scale. Scholars collect tweets to analyze public opinion on diverse topics. They track how information spreads during major events. For example, during elections, researchers monitor political discussions across regions. They identify emerging issues … Read More “How Twitter Is Used in Academic Research” »
Twitter expands audio features for users. The platform now offers more ways to create and share sound. People can make voice tweets directly. This feature lets users record their voice instead of typing text. It feels more personal. Twitter tested voice tweets before. Now it’s available to more users. (New Twitter Features for Audio Content) … Read More “New Twitter Features for Audio Content” »
Twitter is testing a new feature that turns voice tweets into text automatically. This tool uses speech recognition to create written versions of audio posts. The goal is to make voice tweets more accessible. People who are deaf or hard of hearing will benefit. Others might prefer reading in quiet places. (Twitter tests automatic conversion … Read More “Twitter tests automatic conversion of voice tweets to text” »
