Twitter stops some images from animating to protect those with epilepsy
Twitter has announced that it will stop animating APNG files posted by users so that people with sensitivity to motion and flashing imagery can feel more…
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A Twitter bug could use your phone number to expose personal information
Don’t upload your contacts to Twitter. If you do, or if you already have on your Android device, your phone number could be one of 17 million exposed on the…
Twitter bans animated PNG files after online attackers targeted users with…
Twitter is banning animated PNG image files (APNGs) from its platform, after an attack on the Epilepsy Foundation’s Twitter account sent out similar animated…
French police charge two boys after alleged rape shared on Twitter
France’s equalities minister has said social networks must do more to ensure illegal content is immediately taken down, after a video of an alleged rape was…
Twitter and Microsoft show data privacy is moving from sticking point to…
Two battles are underway simultaneously in the area of user data privacy. One is a well-publicized regulatory battle. Through laws like 2018’s General Data…
Twitter deletes close to 6,000 Saudi accounts in fight against interference
Twitter has identified and removed nearly 6,000 accounts that it said were part of a co-ordinated effort by Saudi government agencies and individuals to…
Update your Twitter app right now if you’re on Android
Twitter says it has patched a vulnerability inside its Android app that could have potentially let malicious actors view information of private accounts and…
Malicious attacker targeted epilepsy group on Twitter in bid to cause…
A widespread attack that took place on Twitter in November 2019 attempted to cause epileptic seizures in people who have the condition. The Maryland-based…
How to Post Live Photos from iPhone as Animated GIFs on Twitter
Sharing your Live Photos among non-Apple device owners used to be hard. But now Twitter allows you to upload them to the social network as animated GIFs. One…
Twitter makes some notable changes for folks who like posting photos
If you’ve ever felt a little frustrated by the way Twitter’s compression tools degrade the quality of your photos, then you’ll be pleased to learn that this…