World news about “Twitter” published by euronews.
Italy: Twitter rape insult A local councillor has sparked outrage in Italy as she called for the country’s first black minister to be raped. Integration Minister Cecile Kyenge was… 14/06/2013
Chinese protest against chemical plant in south More than two thousand people have held a rally protesting against a planned chemical plant in southern China. It is the second demonstration this month… 16/05/2013
Racial storm in France over viral anti-gay marriage posterA poster calling for an anti-gay rights demonstration in Paris has been attacked as being racist after going viral overnight in the French Twittersphere… 07/05/2013
Yoko Ono tweets picture of John Lennon’s blood-spattered glassesIf a picture paints a thousand words then Yoko Ono’s contribution to America’s gun law debate will be difficult for the firearms lobby to counter. She has… 21/03/2013
Happy Birthday Twitter – 200 million users in just 7 yearsTwitter is celebrating its seventh birthday today and can reflect on its mammoth growth in that time. On March 21, 2006, the social network’s creator Jack… 21/03/2013
Tweeting from the afterlifeTwitter fanatics can now rest in peace comfortably knowing that they can continue to tweet from beyond the grave. A new application allows users to send… 13/03/2013
The Holy Grail of advertising The 47th edition of the Super Bowl takes place on Sunday and pits the San Francisco 49ers against the Baltimore Ravens in New Orleans, Louisiana. But as… 01/02/2013
Pope Benedict takes to Twitter and blesses followers – nocomment After weeks of anticipation, Pope Benedict sent his first tweet on December 12: “Dear friends, I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter. Thank… 12/12/2012
Cole available for EnglandChelsea left-back Ashley Cole will be available to play for England against San Marino on Friday after apologising to English Football Association chairman… 10/10/2012
French PM’s shy Twitter debutJust four tweets since October, a Twitter alias and a default egg as a profile picture. There are thousands of accounts like this on Twitter, but this… 12/12/2011
Twitter steps up securityAs a result of the recent Twitter hacking cases of several high profile celebrities and organisations, the company has decided to strengthen its security… 26/04/2013
Chavez homecoming tweets attract record number of followersVenezuela’s Vice President Nicolas Maduro would comfortably win a presidential election, according to a new poll. But only if his boss Hugo Chavez steps… 19/02/2013
Hackers chop Twitter account of fast food giantThe Twitter account of fast food giant Burger King has been hacked and turned into McDonalds. Hacktivist group Anonymous says it was behind the infiltration… 18/02/2013
“Erase” your ex-mate!Many say that there is no way to erase the past. The only thing you can do, is to forget about it. Wrong. At least in the social world of Facebook. A new… 15/02/2013
Twitter hit by hackersTwitter says 250,000 accounts have been hacked in a major security breach. Anonymous hackers gained access to usernames, email addresses and passwords… 02/02/2013
Follow the 2013 World Economic Forum in Davos live onlineThe 2013 World Economic Forum has started in Davos, Switzerland. It is where the elite, rich, and powerful from the worlds of politics, business and academia… 23/01/2013
The best of #burgergateThe discovery of horse meat in beef burgers on sale in British and Irish supermarkets has shocked many people and raised questions about how little some… 16/01/2013
French students take Twitter to courtA French student organisation has taken the social network site Twitter to court in Paris claiming it should reveal the identities of users posting… 09/01/2013
Berlusconi twitterati boosted by record followersSilvio Berlusconi’s political ambitions have been called into question again over an extremely popular fan-generated twitter account. Few people signed up to… 02/01/2013
Holy tweet! Pope Benedict XVI’s first Twitter messagePope Benedict XVI has posted his first message on the social networking site Twitter. The Pontiff’s inaugural tweet reads: “Dear friends, I’m pleased to get… 12/12/2012
In nomine @Pontifex – Pope’s Twitter address announcedThe Vatican has unveiled the handle of the pope’s new Twitter account. @Pontifex is expected to be one of the most-followed Twitter accounts ever — Benedict… 03/12/2012
“Twitter bomb” fears cast shadow over US election raceWith the US presidential election race too close to call, there are fears that social media might be misused in the hope of tipping the balance in a key state… 04/11/2012
Lance Amstrong acknowledges the UCI decision on TwitterStripped yesterday of his 7 Tour de France by the UCI, Lance Amstrong has not officially commented on the decision yet. However, the cyclist, now banned for… 23/10/2012
Twitter blocks neo-Nazi group’s messages in GermanyTwitter has blocked messages in Germany from a group banned by local authorities over right-wing extremism, using its powers to withhold content in one… 18/10/2012
Turkish musician faces Twitter blasphemy chargesProtesters in Istanbul are rallying in support of musician Fazil Say’s right to express himself. The leading Turkish pianist and composer is facing blasphemy… 18/10/2012
French Tweet warsA row has broken out over a Tweet sent by Valerie Trierweiler, the French First Lady, wishing success to Olivier Falorni, the candidate who is going up… 12/06/2012
Twitter users stop tweeting to protest ‘censorship’Twitter users are being urged to go on strike today in response to the company’s decision to block or remove tweets in specific countries. Previously posts… 28/01/2012
Beware Twitter – Castro not dead…againTwitter may be a great tool for giving and getting real time information from all over the world but it is also a dangerous machine for spreading false… 03/01/2012
Sp@nish elections: the race for web supremacyIt’s fair to say the Spanish election race has failed to get hearts racing with excitement. In fact rather than a ‘race’ it resembles a fatigued shuffle… 18/11/2011
Mexico pair face jail over ‘terror tweets’Two people have been charged with terrorism in Mexico after spreading false reports of an attack on a school via Twitter and Facebook. Their messages warned… 08/09/2011
Twitter marks fifth year since public debutUS micro-blogging service Twitter said on Friday that it has 200 million users worldwide as it marked the fifth anniversary of its public debut. President… 15/07/2011
Holy Tweet! Pope uses iPad for his first Twitter messageThe Pope has sent his first tweet, using the occasion to announce the Vatican’s new Internet information portal. The Twitter message read Dear Friends, … 29/06/2011
President’s tweet increases speculation on his healthPresident, Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has tweeted to his people on the anniversary of an historic battle. The message on the social networking site has… 25/06/2011
French TV and radio hit with social media banFrench television and radio programmes have been banned from mentioning social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter except for news purposes. … 07/06/2011
High-tech wedding invites allExperience-sharing Internet platforms and umpteen eager television teams are all prepared to make the William and Kate extravaganza your extravaganza. They… 26/04/2011
To tweet or not to tweet?Re-writing the classics in the style of Twitter will strike some as sacrilegious, some as side-splitting. For the authors – American literature students… 05/04/2010
French Obama hacker makes a Twit of himselfLike many men his age, Francois Cousteix enjoys playing video games and surfing the web. But this 24-year-old Frenchman may have taken his hobby just one… 26/03/2010
Obama Twitter hacker arrested in FranceThe FBI and French police have arrested a 25 year-old unemployed man for targeting the Twitter accounts of, among others, Barack Obama. The man, who had… 25/03/2010
Twittering types forced to think twicePlease Rob Me.com – the ideal research tool for would-be burglars looking for an easy night’s work, or even a bit of daylight robbery. For the victims are… 25/02/2010
