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A collage of people's faces with blurred lines emanating from the center, to represent big data harvesting on social media. — Who owns the data used to train AI? Elon Musk says he owns it – but Twitter’s terms and conditions suggest otherwise

A look back at 7 other tech companies to undergo major rebrands As Elon Musk announces a total change of Twitter’s branding after 17 years, we look back at how similar projects have panned out for other big tech firms

Innovation is harder than it looks – we should go easy on tech firms From Google’s bungled generative Bard launch to Twitter’s ongoing troubles, we must remember the often-forgotten truth that innovation is slow and software is difficult to build

Latest about Twitter

Twitter shuts down 125,000 ISIS-related accounts

By Aaron Lee published 8 February 16

News Social network emphasises its commitment to combatting extremism

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Twitter’s anti-troll methods are working

By Clare Hopping published 29 December 15

News The social network's European head said bad behaviour has reduced as a result of its changes

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Twitter will warn you of state-sponsored attacks

By Jane McCallion published 14 December 15

News Social network follows in the footsteps of Facebook by alerting users targeted by governments

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A group of people stand in a circle bringing four puzzle pieces together

Twitter diversity under criticism from former employee

By Christine Schauer published 6 November 15

News The company intends to work on ‘blind spots’ that block underrepresented minorities from advancement

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Virginia shooting - don't open that link!

By Jane McCallion published 1 September 15

Opinion Scammers and cyber criminals love to capitalise on tragedy, and we can't help but click

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Twitter removes 140-character DM limit

By Clare Hopping published 13 August 15

News The move will make it easier for companies to use the social network for customer service

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Twitter’s news service will be called ‘Moments’

By Caroline Preece published 6 July 15

News Periscope CEO gives the name away during an interview about his live broadcasting app

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Twitter CEO Dick Costolo resigns

By Jane McCallion published 12 June 15

News Co-founder of social media site steps down amid worries over business growth

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Twitter trolls targeted with automated life tips

By Clare Hopping published 15 April 15

News Zero Trollerance uses clever disappearing bots to find those using sexist language

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More Twitter takeover rumours see share price boom

By Clare Hopping published 9 April 15

News Twitter's share price rose four per cent as speculators reacted to more rumours about the social network's future

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