Articles about Twitter

Social media analysis shows SA ‘happy’ with GNU

South Africans are “happy” about the newly-formed Cabinet under the Government of National Unity, a new study reveals.

The reality of cyber bullying in SA

This form of abuse severely affects a child’s identity and self-worth and often leads to long-term negative effects, says Candice Toprek, underwriting lead: personal cyber at iTOO Special Risks.

BlueSky announces open access

The Jack Dorsey-backed social media platform removes invite codes, opening and making its features accessible to the public.

Demand for SA software developers slows amid global tech layoffs

As global tech companies introduce a fresh round of layoffs, the effect spills over to South Africa, with demand for software developers declining.

X heeds 24hr ultimatum to delete Hamas-affiliated accounts

Since the terrorist attack on Israel, X has removed or labelled tens of thousands of pieces of content, it says.

eBook: The CISO’s guide to API security

Strategies for preventing data breaches, shadow APIs, abuse and other common challenges.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Threads app heads to desktop

Meta starts rolling out the desktop version of its text-based social media platform, in an attempt to entice users to return.

Elon Musk rebrands Twitter to ‘X’

We shall bid adieu to the Twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds, says the billionaire in a tweet announcing the rebranding.

Meta’s Threads sees plummeting user engagement

A week since its launch, Threads is down to 23.6 million active daily users, or about 22% of Twitter’s audience.

Elon Musk enters AI race with new firm

The tech billionaire launches his xAI company, to challenge OpenAI’s ChatGPT generative artificial intelligence space.

Meta’s Threads reaches 100m users in five days

The new app reached 100 million sign-ups within five days of launch, says Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Twitter vs Threads: Billionaires feud over social media apps

In a letter sent to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter accuses Meta of hiring former employees with access to its trade secrets.