Twitter

Twitter is an amazing service with a simple idea, as all of you know. It is an amazing way to spread news. It is very easy to use, very fast and very open. It is exactly what a free-minded, truth-seeking global individual would want from any news source. However, this is exactly why Twitter is losing its edge and relativity globally.

Twitter revamped its timeline on Feb. 10 , allowing the "best" tweets to rise to the top, despite warnings of a revolt from members loyal to the real-time flow of the messaging platform.

Twitter said on Feb. 5 it suspended more than 125,000 accounts, most of them linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group, as part of increased efforts to eradicate "terrorist content" on the popular messaging platform.

The Avaaz petition calling for signatures so that Greek islanders can receive a Nobel Prize for their handling of the Greek crisis has gathered more than 630,000 signatures from around the world since it was started in November and is trending on Twitter in Greece with the hashtag #nobel_se_ellines

Four senior Twitter executives are leaving the media company, CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted late Jan. 24 night, the biggest leadership changes since Dorsey returned as chief executive as he struggles to revive the company's growth.

The hashtag ##1_Χρονος_Συριζα (#1_Year_SYRIZA) has lit up with Tweets as dozens of users have already started posting their own positions on Greece’s year of the radical left just a day prior to the anniversary.

Charlotte Rampling clarified that her controversial claim over the lack of black Oscar nominees was misinterpreted. The best actress nominee for her role in “45 Years” said that she regretted that her comments were misinterpreted. She told CBS News that she had simply meant to say that an ideal world every performance will be given equal opportunities for consideration.

Twitter's 140 character limit on tweets has long frustrated and challenged its most verbose users. Now the company could offer a solution, according to tech news website Re/code: the 10,000 character tweet, which could be available as soon as March.
 

Turkey will take measures after Twitter failed to pay a 150,000-Turkish Lira fine demanded by the authorities, Transportation, Communications and Maritime Affairs Minister Binali Y?ld?r?m stated on Jan. 6. 

Periscope and other social media platforms proved to be the major source of news in Turkey last year.