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Twitter is trying out some changes to the way that users report tweets that they believe might break Twitter’s rules. Like most social media companies, Twitter has long relied on user reporting to flag potentially policy-violating tweets. But in its new imagining of that system those reports...

Twitter has rolled out the option to listen to a recording of a Space to all users on iOS, Android and the web. This latest move brings the social media giant’s Spaces feature more in line with traditional podcasts, as users can now listen to a conversation after the live broadcast has ended...

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: Twitter acquires messaging app Quill, which will shut down after launching earlier this year to challenge Slack — In February 9to5Mac reported on the launch of a focus-focused Slack competitor called Quill. Today Twitter is bringing Quill under its wing, and the chat app...

Under a new CEO, Twitter’s made an acquisition that speaks to what it might be looking at developing down the line to diversify away further from ad-based, open-ended, consumer chatter. It has acquired Quill, a business-focused messaging service meant to compete against the likes of Slack and...

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last...

Earlier this week, Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey stepped down from his role. He appointed CTO Parag Agrawal as new CEO, effective immediately. Agrawal, who joined Twitter as an engineer in 2011, already announced a major reorganization of the company today, per an internal email...

Drew Harwell / Washington Post: Twitter says it mistakenly suspended a dozen accounts after “coordinated and malicious reports” targeted researchers and journalists, launches a policy review — Far-right activists had urged their followers to use a new company rule to target anti-extremism...

Washington Post: Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal announces a major reorganization, in which head of engineering Michael Montano and design lead Dantley Davis will step down — Engineering, design leads out as Parag Agrawal announces big changes. — Twitter's new CEO, Parag Agrawal, announced a major...

Drew Harwell / Washington Post: An anti-fascist researcher says her Twitter account was suspended after someone reported a 2019 tweet of hers following Twitter's new “private media policy” — Researchers fear the new ban on posts sharing people's private information will be ‘emboldening to the...

Mathew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review: Twitter's new privacy policy could clash with journalism — On Tuesday, Twitter said it is expanding its privacy policy to include what the company calls “private media.” Its current privacy policy prevents users of the service from sharing other...

Jack Dorsey was Twitter’s first CEO — and also its fourth. He led the platform from its launch in 2006 until he passed the torch to co-founder Ev Williams two years later. In 2015, Dorsey returned to the role after Dick Costolo’s stint, even though he was simultaneously serving as CEO of...

Ben Thompson / Stratechery: Twitter should consider changing its business model as its ad revenue remains weak, despite its locked-in userbase, indispensability, and impenetrable moat — From CNBC: … On one hand, congratulations to Twitter for its first non-messy CEO transition in its history...

Twitter updated its private information safety policy this morning to ban sharing images or videos of private individuals without their consent. The platform already banned users from sharing others’ personal information without permission, like their address or location, identity documents...

Kris Holt / Engadget: Twitter bans sharing private images and videos without consent, with exceptions for newsworthiness and public figures, and will remove reported offending media — Twitter has expanded its private information policy to include media, banning users from sharing photos or...

Bloomberg: Twitter's new CEO has to steer a company that has underperformed the market, haltingly introduced new products, and struggled to moderate harmful content — - Technologist steps into high-pressure, high-profile role — Dorsey hands years-long business struggles to new leadership

Casey Newton / The Verge: Twitter employees speculate why Jack Dorsey stepped down and what to expect from Parag Agarwal, who is among the company's most crypto-focused executives — Theories on why now, and what to expect from Parag Agrawal's Twitter — This story is part of a group of...

When Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey announced today his plans to step down as CEO, he didn’t go quietly. “There’s a lot of talk about the importance of a company being ‘founder-led,'” he wrote. “Ultimately I believe that’s severely limiting and a single point of failure. I’ve worked hard to...

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Well, so much for a relaxed post-holiday week on Monday. News broke this morning that Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is stepping down from the company entirely. The company’s CTO, Parag Agrawal, will be taking over at the helm. Saleforce exec Bret Taylor will take over as board chairman. So, Amanda...

New York Times: Profile of Twitter's new CEO Parag Agrawal, little known to the public and a Jack Dorsey confidant who has been involved in many big strategic initiatives — A longtime Twitter insider and a confidant of co-founder Jack Dorsey, Mr. Agrawal takes over as the social media company...