All news on the topic: Twitter

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Police chief forced to defend latest recruits after trolls make cruel jokes
Superintendent Helen Brear, of West Yorkshire Police, eventually had to intervene to defend the force's recruits, writing online the additions "will make great cops"
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'X' sign gone from former Twitter HQ as city officials inundated with complaints
Workers have removed the flashy, obnoxious 'X' sign that was erected at the former Twitter HQ last week. It's unclear why the sign was taken down or what will come next
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Gay couple say Christian painter 'refused to decorate home because of sexuality'
Josh and George, from Bristol, have announced they will not be naming the woman who refused to paint their house due to her religion – because they don't want to 'open the floodgates' for an online pile-on
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Huge 'X' sign at Twitter office angers residents living opposite pulsating light
Elon Musk's 'X' surprised California residents by installing a massive pulsating sign on the company's San Francisco headquarters after being accused of removing the original Twitter logo without permits
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Twitter's new 'X' logo mocked as Elon Musk launches major rebrand of site
Musk replaced his own Twitter icon with a white X on a black background and posted a picture on Monday of the design projected on Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters
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Firm behind Titanic sub deaths tries to scrub internet of traces it ever existed
OceanGate, the firm behind the Titan submersible which imploded near the Titanic wreckage last month, has attempted to scrub its digital footprint, taking down its Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn pages
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Twitter gets brand-new web address hours after Elon Musk hints at new logo
Elon Musk has confirmed a new URL is available to for users to access Twitter. The world's second richest man is proposing yet more changes to the popular platform
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Musk to scrap Twitter's blue bird logo after over 10 years as he shares new one
Elon Musk could be set to ditch the famous Twitter bird icon in favour of a new 'X' design. Mr Musk has previously suggested Twitter could be incorporated into some sort of super app
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People are realising they've been emptying eggs out of carton all wrong
A Twitter user sparked a mass debate after asking how we should be removing eggs from their packaging - with experts detailing the most effective methods to avoid them cracking
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Fans declare Madame Tussauds' Harry Styles waxwork 'the best one ever made'
Fans of Harry Styles have expressed delight at Madame Tussauds' seven new waxworks of the star, declaring one particularly 'uncanny' figure to be 'the best one ever made'
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Elon Musk admits Twitter is 50% down in advertising revenue and drowning in debt
More than half of Twitter's top advertisers, including major brands, have pulled their ad dollars following Elon Musk's acquisition resulting in a significant decline in monthly revenue
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Elon must act to stop the tide of frauds swamping Twitter
Ed Sheeran, Bear Grylls, Daniel Radcliffe and Tom Holland have all had their names exploited in scam tweets. So, ironically, has Elon Musk.
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'The BBC presenter should just name himself, before this nightmare gets worse'
Keyboard warriors who think they're exposing a 'nonce' are naming every male TV star they can think of, says Fleet Street Fox. The man at the centre of a sex pics scandal is the only one who can end it
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Elon Musk's Twitter theatens to sue Zuckerberg's Meta as letter released in full
It's billionaire wars as Twitter, owned by Tesla billionaire Elon Musk, threatens to sue Facebook's parent company Meta, founded by Mark Zuckerberg, over the new rival app Threads and the firm's hiring of sacked Twitter staff
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We tried out Meta's new Threads app and it's lacking some crucial features
I spent hours on Threads so you don't have to - it's lacking some crucial features but it's so far worth it for the flood of witty puns and jabs at Twitter
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Experts give verdict on whether 'opportunist' Threads can challenge Twitter
Threads, which is named after a series of tweets on Twitter, has been launched by Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram. It already has millions of users just hours after setting up
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Mark Zuckerberg's new app Threads to rival Elon Musk mocked by Twitter users
Threads, Mark Zuckerberg's Meta's rival to Twitter, garnered mixed reactions with over 10 million sign-ups, facing criticism for bugs and lack of features, but also drawing praise
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Twitter users flock to Spill app created by ex-workers after Musk's tweet limit
Twitter users have said they have been flocking to Spill, an app created by former Twitter employees. Spill said the app is for 'everyone' but hope to appeal to marginalised groups
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Twitter changes as Elon Musk announces new restrictions to all accounts
Elon Musk said that unverified accounts can read up to 600 posts a day, while verified accounts can read up to 6,000 - furthermore, newly unverified accounts are limited to 300 posts per da
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Angry dad drags his son into car to take him home during riots across France
French police have been on the frontlines of a gruelling running battle with rioters setting the streets of Paris ablaze in protest against the killing of 17-year-old Nahel M
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Elton John fans slam Piers Morgan as he criticises Glastonbury performance
Talk TV presenter Piers appeared to try and ridicule the pop superstar on Twitter, before he was quickly shut down by hundreds of Elton's fans
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Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg agree to cage fight in Twitter exchange
Tech titans Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have sparked viral debate and excitement after expressing their agreement to engage in a cage fight match
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Elon Musk says Twitter accounts can be suspended for using 'cisgender as a slur'
Elon Musk has sparked debate after saying that the terms 'cis' and 'cisgender' are "considered slurs" on Twitter, saying the terms are an "obvious slur that bigots are trying to impose"
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'Mutant pigeon' with giant feet and swollen neck sends people into frenzy
The bird can be seen waddling unsteadily across a table as it puffs its chest out in an unusual manner, with some suggesting that its other-worldly appearance is reminiscent of a Pokemon character
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Nurse's Twitter post for a 'celebrity boyfriend' lands her a match
The nurse's appeal for a 'celebrity boyfriend' like pop star Hozier paid off when a stranger joked that he was formally a bass player for a cartoon.