Twitter seeks public feedback on how to handle world leaders' accounts
It wants to know whether they should be subject to the same rules as other users.
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It wants to know whether they should be subject to the same rules as other users.
The site is also working on other new products, including Communities that let users chat about favorite topics.
Jack Dorsey said the ban was "the right decision for Twitter": "Offline harm as a result of online speech is demonstrably real, and what drives our policy and enforcement above all."
Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey have promised lawmakers they would aggressively guard their platforms from being manipulated by foreign governments or used to incite violence around the election results.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testified before a Senate committee about their platforms' handling of the 2020 election and their content moderation systems. CBS News tech reporter Dan Patterson joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero with his takeaways from the hearing.
Members of the Senate Commerce Committee grilled the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter and Google over how they moderate content on their platforms. Wednesday's hearing focused on the law known as Section 230, which protects social media companies from liability for content published by users. Politico technology reporter Steven Overly joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.
Six days before the election, the heads of America's largest tech companies defended their regulation of online speech.
CEOs from Facebook, Google and Twitter testified before the Senate Commerce Committee on the importance of the law known as Section 230, which protects social media companies from liability for content published by platform users. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson and Wall Street Journal congressional reporter Siobhan Hughes join CBSN to discuss the battle over social media networks, censorship and free speech on their platforms.
Twitter initially blocked a New York Post story based on alleged emails taken from his personal laptop.
Senate Commerce Committee voted unanimously to compel the CEOs to testify on issues of perceived political bias.
The Twitter co-founder's donation will help fund a group of guaranteed income pilot programs in a dozen U.S. cities.
Social media company disabled the video over a copyright claim. The Trump campaign claims it is being censored.
President Trump has long accused social media companies of political bias and on Thursday, he took a major step in paring down their legal rights. CBS News' Natalie Brand reports from the White House and Syracuse assistant professor of communications Jennifer Grygiel joins CBSN's Lana Zak to explain why the order may not be what it seems.
Twitter is halting all political advertisements across its social media platform starting in mid-November, founder and CEO Jack Dorsey announced Wednesday.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced he is banning all political ads on its platform ahead of the 2020 election. CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett has details, and CBS News contributor and Wired editor-in-chief Nick Thompson joins CBSN with more on the social media company's decision.
Employees have proven they can make it work, so if they want to "do so forever, we will make that happen."
That's about a-third of his fortune and may be most any one person has given to that cause so far.
President Trump has used Twitter to attack those involved in the whistleblower complaint against him
A tweet from the Hollywood actress's account claimed to reveal Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's Social Security number
The hacked tweets included sexist, racist and anti-Semitic comments, as well as bomb threats
The social media company made the announcement in a statement Thursday
President Trump is among the Republicans calling for stricter regulation of the social media company
They're on a list that includes a dozen of the world's most powerful tech leaders, including Apple's Tim Cook, and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg
Tweets touting travel to the Southeast Asian country draw criticism for ignoring plight of persecuted minority group
California voters tell tech companies to do more to combat issues ranging from soaring housing costs to homelessness
The wildfire, which has torn through Palo Pinto and Jack counties, forced evacuations, closed roads and disrupted schools.
Patrick Clancy, Lindsay Clancy's ex-husband, issued a scathing statement to conspiracy theorists who have been claiming he was involved in the deaths of the couple's children - "There will be consequences."
Both Democrats and Republicans are targeting the Senate seat that will be vacated by Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, who is not running for reelection.
Hurricane Lowell was skirting western Hawaii, bringing damaging winds, heavy rain and punishing waves, the National Hurricane Center said.
A small plane carrying four family members flying back home to Florida went missing off the Bahamas, the U.S. Coast Guard and authorities in the Bahamas said.
Canada's steep retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion in U.S. goods took effect just after midnight ET on Tuesday, deepening the trade war between the two countries.
"It's been a year that I hope we never do it again," said Lander Nicodemus, owner of Torrington Livestock Markets, which auctions about 450,000 head of cattle each year.
Most major retail stores and grocery chains will remain open on Labor Day, while banks will close.
The average price of regular gas was $4.15 a gallon on Labor Day, well above the Labor Day weekend record of $3.82 from 2012, and diesel was at a new all-time record of $5.90.
Mortgage rates have climbed sharply this year amid mounting concerns about inflation and U.S. debt.
Both Democrats and Republicans are targeting the Senate seat that will be vacated by Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, who is not running for reelection.
Canada's steep retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion in U.S. goods took effect just after midnight ET on Tuesday, deepening the trade war between the two countries.
U.S. efforts to advance plans to disarm Hamas and open the way for investment into rebuilding Gaza have stalled.
In less than two weeks, the high-energy laser weapon system has taken down 11 drones, coinciding with a 75% drop in drones probing the border, military officials told CBS News.
Alternative for Germany failed to secure an absolute majority in the state legislature to govern alone and overcome the so-called firewall of mainstream parties' refusal to work with AfD.
Experts discuss the symptoms, diagnosis and stigma surrounding postpartum psychosis (not to be confused with postpartum depression), a psychiatric emergency with symptoms that can be extreme and dangerous, as testified in the trial of Lindsay Clancy.
Postpartum psychosis (not to be confused with postpartum depression) is a psychiatric emergency with symptoms that can be extreme and dangerous, as testified in the trial of Lindsay Clancy. Correspondent Faith Salie talks with experts about the symptoms, diagnosis and stigma surrounding postpartum psychosis; and with a mother whose experience of hallucinations and distorted reality soon after giving birth threatened her and her family.
Dawn Jemison started dealing with pelvic pain as a preteen. It took decades to learn why — and to find a solution.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Lindsay Clancy's case is resonating with moms across the U.S. — bringing into focus the spectrum of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and the lack of resources for many women.
Before Russia invaded, Iryna Terekh designed patios. Now she runs a Ukrainian defense company testing a missile she says will soon put Moscow in range.
Lithuania is teaching civilians young and old to help defend their tiny nation from a hypothetical Russian invasion, and telling Putin, "We don't fear you."
The mayor of Paris announced an investigation into why female staff at the Eiffel Tower were taken off duty for a visit from a Hindu religious group.
Authorities are seeking thieves who broke into the Renoir Museum in the French Riviera and stole two paintings by the impressionist master, local authorities say.
Russian strikes pummeled Ukraine's capital as soon as a three-day pause for peace talks with President Trump's envoys ended.
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, already serving an 11-year sentence for defrauding investors, is now also the star of a new documentary co-created by an absurdist comedian. CBS News' Lilia Luciano has the story.
Prince Harry and Megan Markle have returned to the U.K., but not to any official royal duties. But just in case there is any hint of confusion, King Charles released a letter of clarification on Monday. CBS News' Holly Williams has details.
Labor Day weekend not only marks the traditional end of summer, but the start of the fall television season. The Hollywood Reporter senior editor Alex Weprin joins CBS News to discuss.
As the dust settled on NYC following the 9/11 attacks, Robert De Niro and producer Jane Rosenthal founded the Tribeca Film Festival as a way to pull Lower Manhattan out of the ashes and help revitalize a shattered city.
As the dust settled on New York City following the 9/11 attacks, Robert De Niro and his longtime business partner, producer Jane Rosenthal, looked for ways to pull Lower Manhattan out of the ashes. The Tribeca Film Festival, which debuted in 2002, has not only successfully launched a new generation of filmmakers; it has also helped revitalize the city in what De Niro called "an act of defiance." Tracy Smith talks with De Niro and Rosenthal about their festival's mission: to use art as an antidote to what they see as traumatic times facing America.
Leigh Kiniry tests out an autonomous, AI-powered Uber in London.
The FBI is using artificial intelligence to fight crime as it leans into targeting cartels and transnational criminal organizations. CBS News' Anna Schecter spoke with FBI Deputy Director Christopher Raia about the new technology.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
At the U.S. Open, artificial intelligence is giving players and fans a new way to experience the tournament.
At this year's U.S. Open, live artificial intelligence insights are bringing the digital world to the court, reshaping the tournament experience. CBS News digital reporter Lauren Fichten has the details.
Ten research teams were honored at a satirical science awards ceremony that was hosted outside the U.S. for the first time due to travel concerns. A study of cockroach milk was among the winners.
Marmots, not bears, are the largest "true" hibernating mammal, UCLA marmot researchers Katie Adler and Emily Renkey say. The two share more fun facts about these cute creatures and explain how to vote for the fattest marmot.
NASA's new telescope could change the way we see space. With a wide-field camera that will reveal an area up to 200 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope, and an orbit a million miles from Earth, the Nancy Grace Roman telescope is expected to find tens of thousands of unknown exoplanets.
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park told visitors Tuesday that invasive Joro spiders "may be hanging in a web near you."
July was the hottest month ever in the Lower 48 States – another escalation of our world into a hotter, more dangerous planet, where extreme weather events – such as heat waves, wildfires and hurricanes – will become more common and more extreme.
Authorities are seeking thieves who broke into the Renoir Museum in the French Riviera and stole two paintings by the impressionist master, local authorities say.
Brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and Jack Carter Rhoad were on a surfing trip to Mexico's Pacific coast in April 2024 when they were shot dead in Baja California.
"We just expected that as soon as this gets in front of a prosecutor actually looking at it and a judge, this is all gonna go away," Karyann Parkinson said.
A Virginia mother is walking the line between helping a child develop their independence and criminal child neglect, fighting charges of abuse after letting her 5-year-old son walk outside alone. CBS News' Mark Strassmann is following the story.
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, already serving an 11-year sentence for defrauding investors, is now also the star of a new documentary co-created by an absurdist comedian. CBS News' Lilia Luciano has the story.
NASA's Roman Space Telescope launched shortly after daybreak from Kennedy Space Center and blazed toward an observation point 1 million miles away.
The $4.3 billion telescope is expected to discover tens of thousands of exoplanets while probing the nature of mysterious dark matter and energy.
President Trump plans to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission in a ceremony Aug. 28.
The mission to save NASA's sinking space telescope has been called off, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year.
A NASA spacecraft circling the moon is providing the sharpest views yet of the crater carved by a crashing SpaceX rocket.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Dolly Parton, the country music legend who became a feminist icon, has died at the age of 80. Here is a look back at her life in pictures.
Sylvie Cachay was found dead in an overflowing bathtub at the exclusive Soho House in New York City on Dec. 9, 2010. A water leak at the hotel gave away a timeline that may have revealed her killer.
Summer is the time to enjoy live music, indoors and out. Scroll through our gallery of some of 2026's leading musical acts, featuring images by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
The Obama Presidential Center, museum and library opens in Chicago with a star-studded grand opening ceremony and public watch party on Midway Plaisance.
Iryna Terekh was an architect designing patios across Ukraine when her life changed. Now she runs Fire Point, a defense company testing a new ballistic missile intended to reach Moscow. CBS News' Aidan Stretch reports.
King Charles III clarified in a letter sent to senior government officials that Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are nonworking royals after their move back to the United Kingdom. Leigh Kiniry reports.
Canada's retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. took effect early Tuesday morning, impacting goods like milk, perfume and golf clubs as the trade war between the countries drags on. Ed O'Keefe reports.
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are preparing to become Russia's next target amid its ongoing war with Ukraine. Aaron MacLean reports.
Lithuanian citizens are preparing for potential Russian aggression as the Ukraine war rages on. CBS News' Aaron MacLean reports.