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Twitter is reportedly considering adding special labels to President Trump’s tweets if it decides they “violate” the site’s rules.

In a new Twitter app prototype currently being tested, the company completely hides the number of likes, retweets, and replies that posts receive in an attempt to improve “the health of the conversations.”

Twitter suspended Daily Caller reporter Chuck Ross for twelve hours, Sunday, after he posted “Learn to code.”

Twitter suspended and then reinstated a conservative contributor for the Washington Examiner, Tyler Grant, after he tweeted “learn to code” in the context of a discussion about automation and the oft-debated Universal Basic Income (UBI).

Journalist Tim Pool’s questioning of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and executive Vijaya Gadde on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Tuesday, is what Dorsey’s congressional hearing should have been.

Twitter is reportedly working on a new “hide tweet” feature, which will allow users to completely hide unwanted or critical replies made to their posts from the public.

Rock band R.E.M lodged a successful copyright claim against President Trump’s Twitter account, which led to Twitter removing a video mocking Democratic lawmakers and featuring the band’s hit song “Everybody Hurts.”

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was criticized this week after he boasted about Twitter’s “misgendering” ban while simultaneously claiming that users are not suspended for their political views.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey claimed Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is the most exciting user on the social network during an interview, Tuesday.

Twitter apologized on Tuesday after many conservatives on the platform reported that most of their posts’ likes and retweets were disappearing.

Meghan Murphy, the founder of the radical feminist blog Feminist Current, has filed a lawsuit against Twitter after the social network blacklisted her in November for stating that men are not women.

Twitter shares dropped by as much as 10 percent Thursday as the company revealed its number of daily active users for the first time, disappointing investors. Only 39 percent of Twitter use the platform every day.

Author Sam Harris asked Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on his podcast why he hasn’t banned President Donald Trump, who Harris claimed “has had a worse influence on the nature of our conversation” than anyone else. Harris recently closed his Patreon account to protest the blacklisting of political commentators on the site.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey offered some strong praise of Bitcoin in a series of tweets on Tuesday. Dorsey pointed out Bitcoin’s “strong brand” and resiliency.

Remember the kids of Covington Catholic high school, who were bombarded with graphic threats of violence by verified left-wing accounts on Twitter for little more than wearing MAGA hats? Remember how Twitter waited for days to remove the potentially illegal threats, and failed to ban or even deverify any of the responsible users?

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey claimed during an appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience that he didn’t know what exactly led to Infowars’ Alex Jones permanent blacklisting from the platform.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey claimed in an interview to have served a goat which Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg killed with a “laser gun” and a knife.

Following Breitbart News’ article on verified Twitter accounts using Jack Dorsey’s platform to encourage violence against conservative high school kids, the company has said it has “taken action” against the tweets that were flagged in Breitbart’s article. But its actions haven’t scratched the surface of real accountability.

Twitter has suspended a “suspicious” and “misleading” account controlled by a Brazilian blogger which made the Covington Catholic High School hate hoax video go viral.

Twitter has spent years assuring the public that it will crack down on trolling, harassment, and violent threats. It’s also pledged to tackle “misinformation” and “unhealthy conversation,” using these loaded terms as excuses to ban a wide range of anti-progressive dissidents from the platform.

Conservative Hollywood star James Woods blasted socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in a social media post Thursday, calling her the “most dangerous person in America.”

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey granted an interview to HuffPost, Thursday, where he discussed collaborating with other Big Tech companies on censorship “methods,” expressed respect for conservative activist Laura Loomer’s fight against his own company, and denied sending his beard hair to rapper Azealia Banks.

Conservative strategist Ali Alexander, who met with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in 2018 to discuss the social network’s censorship of conservatives, was blacklisted from the platform this morning — but his account was quickly restored.

Hackers have reportedly begun using inactive Twitter accounts to spread propaganda on behalf of the Islamic State, thanks to a bug on the platform that has existed for a decade.

A number of prominent conservative and libertarian accounts were banned from Twitter this year as Big Tech ramped up the blacklisting of ideological dissidents and mainstream conservatives alike.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sent some of his beard hair to rapper Azealia Banks so that Banks could make him a protective magical amulet, according to a report.

After Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey faced criticism for encouraging his followers to “go to Myanmar” this week after he spent ten days in the country for a meditation retreat, it was reported on Friday that Dorsey ignored an invitation from a local “key civic group” who wanted to speak to the Twitter CEO about technology in Myanmar.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has been accused of ignoring “ethnic cleansing” after he encouraged his followers to “go to Myanmar” following a meditation vacation in the country.

A recent study claims that American Twitter users are overwhelmingly negative on the platform and utilize swear words more often than those from other countries. Researchers claim Twitter data matches the “established stereotypes” about Americans.

Twitter’s stock dropped, Thursday, after the social network faced controversy for banning two conservatives: Jesse Kelly and Laura Loomer. Financial news site the Street believes the drop is tied to fears of a conservative boycott of the social media platform.

Twitter banned @PutinRF_Eng earlier this evening, saying it received a report that the account, previously believed to be the official English-language account of Vladimir Putin, is a fake.

Yet to take office, Senator-elect Hawley already has big tech in his sights.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee is reportedly reviewing whether Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey made false statements during his testimony in September.

Jesse Kelly, an Iraq War veteran and former GOP congressional candidate, appeared on Fox News to discuss his recent Twitter blacklisting with host Tucker Carlson, warning moderates that “They’ll come for you too.”

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has come under fire for holding a sign stating “smash Brahminical patriarchy,” referring to the members of India’s highest Hindu caste.

Following Twitter co-founder Ev Williams’ criticism of the social network’s follower system last week, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey also criticized the system, Monday.