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Clinton camp recruits Bon Jovi for 'Mannequin Challenge' advert

In an election day advertsment, members of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton)s camp and singer Bon Jovi appeared frozen like mannequins as they took part in the ‘Mannequin Challenge’: so

USA

Donald Trump's aides revoke his Twitter privileges ahead of US election

Donald Trump’s campaign staff have reportedly taken away the candidate’s Twitter access in a last-ditch attempt to minimise the real estate tycoon’s frequent social media ramblings ahead of the US pre

Markets

Twitter's shares jump on takeover talks report

Twitter's shares got their biggest bump in two years on Friday as it was reported to be talking with several tech companies - including Alphabet's Google and Salesforce.com - about being bought.

USA

Donald Trump Jr's Skittles gaffe provokes outrage on Twitter

A tweet by Donald Trump Jr, the presidential candidate’s son, has provoked outrage.

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USA

European NFL fans given chance to watch games on Twitter

European fans of American Football will have the chance to watch tonight’s NFL game for free on Twitter.

Business Series

Twitter serves up tennis to attract traffic

Twitter is live-streaming the Wimbledon tournament hoping to improve its growth of active users.

Business Series

Twitter rejects study saying it is losing social media ads to Instagram

Advertising agencies are turning to Instagram more frequently than Twitter for social media ad campaigns, according to a new survey.

Germany

Germany: #Cutesolidarity response to Kinder chocolate controversy

Business Series

Twitter 140 character tweet limit to end - report

Twitter won't comment on a Bloomberg report users will soon be able to write longer tweets as it plans to stop including photos and links as part of its 140 character limit.

Turkey

Dutch journalist held in Turkey over 'insulting' Erdogan tweets

A Dutch journalist, who is an outspoken critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was taken for questioning then barred from leaving Turkey after

United Kingdom

Happy Birthday Ma'am! Queen Elizabeth's 90th as seen on Twitter

Euronews has selected various tweets and videos marking the 90th birthday of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. Many happy returns!! The birthday balloon

Turkey

No Joke: Turkey's president files complaint against German comedian

Erdogan has called for the prosecution of Jan Böhmermann for performing a satirical poem on the German TV channel ZDF. in Germany it is illegal to insult a foreign head of state.

Germany

German prosecutors probe TV satirist who 'insulted' Turkey's Erdoğan

German authorities are investigating whether a satirical TV presenter who allegedly “insulted” Turkey’s President Erdoğan could face charges. Jan

United Kingdom

UK man charged with inciting racial hatred after Brussels Tweet

A man from London has been charged by police with inciting after sending a tweet in which he says he asked a Muslim woman to explain the Brussels

Business Series

Ten years of Twitter, but still no profit

It is exactly 10 years since Twitter came into being, during which time the social media website has had a big impact on internet culture but its financial road had been a rocky one.

France

Mocking stereotypes: the hashtag causing a stir on Twitter

Stereotypes die hard. People who live up to them in one way or another are often not even aware of what they’re doing. A hashtag aiming to mock the

Business Series

Twitter's stalled user growth pulls shares down further

Twitter's share price fell again after it announced there was no growth in the number of people using its service during the past quarter.

USA

Twitter suspends over 125,000 accounts for "promoting terrorist acts"

Business Line

Oil prices to stay low, Russia suffers

The World Bank has slashed its forecast for oil prices, saying the cost of a barrel of crude will stay near the current lows for the rest of 2016

Business Series

All change at Twitter as four senior executives leave

Four senior Twitter executives are leaving the struggling media company amid concern the company has failed to significantly boost its user base.