The former Kiwi student made anti-Islamist and anti-Turkish comments online.

A middle-class upbringing and Ivy League education don't quite captivate the imagination.

Some of the biggest accounts on the platform lost as many as 3 million followers.

Givealittle page launched for film-maker Renae Maihi's legal fees in defamation battle.

Researchers are examining tweets to see how people really feel about their surroundings.

All 330 million users on the platfrom have been encouraged to change their passwords.

Amy Adams and Judith Collins were on the same song sheet - but Simon Bridges was off key.

The Advertising Standards Authority has updated its guidelines to cover influencers.

Social media company are grappling with the fallout of foreign election meddling

These workers left their jobs with a bang.

Praise is pouring in for a Twitter employee who deleted Trump's account on their last day.

He believes social media and the lure of notifications is as addictive as heroin.

COMMENT: Managing 1.2 billion users has turned out to be beyond computers and people.

Tweets could soon be twice as long as they are now.

Twitter says improving automation tools are helping block accounts promoting terrorism.

Overall, Twitter just isn't growing as much as investors would like to see.

Twitter is exploring adding a feature that will let users flag misleading information.

Twitter has unveiled a new look and users have had a lot fun mocking the redesign.

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has signalled his company is going to let users edit their tweets in the future.

Twitter is a "mess" that even President-elect Donald Trump can't save.

An internal error caused Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey to be banned from Twitter.

Stars have taken to social media to say their goodbye to music legend, Leonard Cohen, who died today aged 82.

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All Black Aaron Smith has quit social media as he tries to repair the damage to his reputation and relationship.

How can Disney transition to a world where mobile devices, not TV screens, dominate news and entertainment?

Media extras such as photos, GIFs, and videos will no longer "use up" the 140-character limit per tweet.

Fifth Harmony's Normani Kordei has quit Twitter after being sent racist messages.

A 20-year-old woman was found guilty of "sending the most vile and degrading messages via Twitter to" Jamie Bulger's mum, even pretending to be one of his killers