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Taking a week off from social media causes withdrawal symptoms

New European research finds that even just a one-week break from social media can cause withdrawal symptoms similar to those experienced when quitting addictive substances.
Twitter to verify those behind hot-button US issue ads

The new ad policy at Twitter applies to paid messages that identify political candidates or advocate regarding legislative issues of national importance.
Twitter becomes a Freeway of Love for singer Aretha Franklin

Tributes pour in for legendary singer Aretha Franklin in social media following her demise.
Trump accuses Twitter of stifling Republicans, offers no evidence

President Donald Trump accuses Twitter Inc of restricting the visibility of prominent US Republicans, without providing evidence, and the avid user of the social media platform promises to investigate.
Twitter to confirm new accounts in spam fight

Twitter says it will begin asking for email addresses or phone numbers to confirm new accounts as part of a battle against manipulation, particularly by automated bots.
Twitter urges all users to change passwords after glitch

Twitter Inc urges its more than 330 million users to change their passwords after a glitch caused some to be stored in readable text on its internal computer system rather than disguised by a process known as "hashing".
Twitter maintains that Trump stay on their site

After so many calls from netizens for Twitter to ban US President Donald Trump, the social media site stands its ground and says they are keeping his account.
One man’s ‘plea for nugget’ top Tweet of 2017

A plea for chicken nuggets has topped the list of most retweeted messages of 2017 on the social network Twitter.
Twitter to upgrade some features to prevent cyber-bullying

Twitter, facing pressure for not doing enough to curb abusive behavior on its platform, says it would upgrade some features to better combat cyber-bullying.
Twitter suspends 200 accounts linked to Russia

Twitter (TWTR.N) says it has suspended about 200 Russian-linked accounts as it probes online efforts to meddle with the 2016 US election, but an influential Democratic senator slammed its steps as insufficient.
Need more room? Twitter testing 280-character limit

Need more room to type those deep thoughts? Twitter is testing a 280-character limit for tweets, doubling the current length restriction that's been in place since the company's founding 11 years ago.
Twitter weeding out users advocating violence

Twitter says its internal controls have been allowing it to weed out accounts being used for the "promotion of terrorism" earlier rather than responding to government requests to close them down.
Hashtag against Barca president becomes global trending topic

Hashtag asking for Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu to step down becomes global trending topic on social media platform twitter.
Katy Perry makes Twitter history with 100 million followers

Pop superstar Katy Perry makes history by becoming the first user to garner 100 million followers on Twitter.
Twitter challenges US order for anti-Trump user records

Twitter defies a US government request for records that could identify users behind an account opposes to President Donald Trump, and is challenging that order in court.
Soumya opts for DRS after getting bowled

Bangladesh left-handed batsman Soumya Sarkar took a DRS after getting bowled by Sri Lanka's Asela Gunaratne on the fifth day of the first Test in Galle.
Shaila bowls left and right handed in the same over

The 27-year-old Sharmin performed the miraculous act in Bangladesh women's game with Pakistan this morning.
From CR7 to Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a special gift, a Portugal football team jersey personally signed by one of the world's greatest sporting icons and Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo
Man City go second with 3-0 win over Hull

Yaya Toure slammed home a penalty and Kelechi Iheanacho netted a simple goal for Manchester City as they secured a 3-0 win at struggling Hull City who again came up empty-handed despite a battling display on Monday.
Toure to help Man City become 'bigger' than United

Midfielder Yaya Toure is determined to realise his dream of helping Manchester City eclipse arch rivals Manchester United.
Frozen Tigers, Mannequin Challenge

Waves crashed on the background, sea breeze substituted for that catchy song as the members of Bangladesh national cricket team completed the Mannequin Challenge at the picturesque beach in New Zealand today.
Mourinho adamant United are not getting any luck

Not for the first time this season, Jose Mourinho was left in a wretched mood after watching his Manchester United side control a Premier League match only to end up missing out on victory on Sunday.
‘Lack of urgency cost us League Cup semi-final’

Arsene Wenger said Arsenal's lack of urgency early in the match and not his team selection was to blame for the London club's 2-0 League Cup quarter-final loss to Southampton.
Bravo dropped from WI squad for 'idiot' tweet

Batsman Darren Bravo has been dropped from the West Indies squad in Zimbabwe for a triangular one-day international series because of "unacceptable behaviour", the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) said on Saturday.
Ajmal wishes wrong Bravo

Twitter was full of praise for Pakistan cricket team, who defeated West Indies by 56 runs in Asia's first ever day-night Test.
Golf legend Arnold Palmer dies at 87

Arnold Palmer, the golf great whose charisma and common touch drew a legion of fans known as "Arnie's Army" and propelled the game into the mainstream, dies at the age of 87.
Is Morgan risking his career?

Is England one-day captain Eoin Morgan risking his international career by refusing to tour Bangladesh on security fears?
Wawrinka into semis after ousting Del Potro

Swiss third seed Stan Wawrinka outlasts tiring former champion Juan Martin del Potro in four sets to advance to the semi-finals of the U.S. Open.
Williams fights off Halep to reach semis

Simona Halep does something no one else was able to do against Serena Williams at the U.S. Open but still cannot not stop the world number one from advancing to the semi-finals.
False shutdown rumor fuels #SaveTwitter frenzy

Tweets regarding Twitter's pending demise are greatly exaggerated.